It never fails. Every year as spring rolls around, baseball season really gets into full swing. For us, as a sporting goods retailer, this means long days and a high influx of traffic to this section of the store. But, it never fails. I should be more specific… people who want to steal my baseball bats. Last year alone, I lost about $10,000 in product that I narrowed down to external theft. More alarming is that 95% of that was taken by just one individual.
A few years back, we began using O-Tags to secure the baseball bats, in addition to a locking mechanism on the display feature. As the season progressed, I noticed that merchandise was missing, along with the O-Tags, but I didn’t have a single sale. They were all high end items that retail for anywhere between $300-$500. I thought I had an internal problem, but couldn’t develop any leads. I changed gears and looked at vendor shipping errors, but again came up dry. It wasn’t until I noticed some bent locking arms one morning that I found my culprit.
It was early Saturday morning and my staff was pretty light. This shoplifter slipped in virtually undetected. He was wearing what appeared to be a very nice suit. He had a female accomplice with a long flowing dress, with a large Sunday hat. The pair looked as if they were on their way to church services. Within two minutes, the male had removed 10 baseball bats from the arms and handed them to the female. It was as if I were watching a street magician. With one smooth motion, the bats disappeared under her dress. One by one by one, they all made their way… somewhere. 30 seconds later, they walked out the door, but the O-Tags set off the door alarm. Based on their appearances, and lack of any bag/purse, the manager on duty at the front doors simply apologized and let them on their way. Kind of ironic now that I think about that apology. This pair hit me 3 more times during the season, and to this day, I’ve not made an arrest.
For more information, contact us: O-Tags, or call 1.770.426.0547
It never fails. Every year as spring rolls around, baseball season really gets into full swing. For us, as a sporting goods retailer, this means long days and a high influx of traffic to this section of the store. But, it never fails. I should be more specific… people who want to steal my baseball bats. Last year alone, I lost about $10,000 in product that I narrowed down to external theft. More alarming is that 95% of that was taken by just one individual.
A few years back, we began using O-Tags to secure the baseball bats, in addition to a locking mechanism on the display feature. As the season progressed, I noticed that merchandise was missing, along with the O-Tags, but I didn’t have a single sale. They were all high end items that retail for anywhere between $300-$500. I thought I had an internal problem, but couldn’t develop any leads. I changed gears and looked at vendor shipping errors, but again came up dry. It wasn’t until I noticed some bent locking arms one morning that I found my culprit.
It was early Saturday morning and my staff was pretty light. This shoplifter slipped in virtually undetected. He was wearing what appeared to be a very nice suit. He had a female accomplice with a long flowing dress, with a large Sunday hat. The pair looked as if they were on the way to church services. Within two minutes, the male had removed 10 baseball bats from the arms and handed them to the female. It was as if I were watching a street magician. With one smooth motion, the bats disappeared under her dress. One by one by one, they all made their way… somewhere. 30 seconds later, they walked out the door, but the O-Tags set off the door alarm. Based on their appearances, and lack of any bag/purse, the manager on duty at the front doors simply apologized and let them on their way. Kind of ironic now that I think about that apology. This pair hit me 3 more times during the season, and to this day, I’ve not made an arrest.
For more information, contact us at losspreventioinsystems.com, or call 1.770.426.0547
Managers and owners in the pharmacy business have to be on constant guard for drug theft. There is the danger of an external robbery, but the more pressing problem is the possibility of internal theft by your very own employees. RX Caps can help deter this type of theft, and keep your valuable inventory on the shelves until they are ready to be legally dispensed.
Even with a camera covering every inch of the pharmacy work area, a person that is determined to steal drugs will find a way to get it done. They could slip an entire bottle in their lab coat pocket, and then put that bottle in a garbage back to take out, for example. Another tactic many employ is to just skim some from the stock bottle they are using to fill a patient’s prescription. They may take some of the patient’s medication, or just take some extra out before returning the bottle to the shelf. Knowing which types of medications may be targeted for theft can help you determine which bottles you could benefit from locking up with RX Caps.
We had an employee recently terminated for drug theft. You are probably thinking pain pills, but in this case, you would be wrong. We had noticed that she had been losing weight lately, and she seemed somewhat nervous, her hands shaky, while counting pills. She had also began requesting to be assigned certain tasks, such as cycle counting (verifying actual quantities on hand to the computer’s stated quantities). Fortunately for us, our system is designed to alert us if quantities on hand are changed on bottles that are also being ordered. We got such an alert on an appetite suppressant drug that was being ordered in amounts over what the system thought we needed since we were not dispensing it regularly. This was not a drug we had thought we needed to protect with an RX Cap. It turns out we were very wrong about this one. This young woman was hiding the drugs she was stealing in a small vial and slipping it into her clothing when she wanted more.
The idea behind RX Caps is that they will secure the bottles closed until they are needed for a prescription. Then the person authorized to open it will use the special magnet key to unlock it, dispense the medication into the proper customer’s bottle, and re-lock it back. Besides the fact that the bottle is secured shut while not in use, if there is an attempt to remove the bottle from the pharmacy, the cap has an alarm that will sound. In the pharmacy business, there is a lot of paperwork and time consuming reports around the loss of drugs. Between the DEA and the pharmacy board, it can be enough reason to consider locking up every bottle back there!
This is an ingenious way to keep the bottles on the shelves, while keeping their contents safe and reducing the temptation of drug theft. RX Caps can make your life in the pharmacy business a lot easier.
For more information contact us at Antishoplifting.net or call 1.770.426.0547
Managers and owners in the pharmacy business have to be on constant guard for drug theft. There is the danger of an external robbery, but the more pressing problem is the possibility of internal theft by your very own employees. RX Caps can help deter this type of theft, and keep your valuable inventory on the shelves until they are ready to be legally dispensed.
Even with a camera covering every inch of the pharmacy work area, a person that is determined to steal drugs will find a way to get it done. They could slip an entire bottle in their lab coat pocket, and then put that bottle in a garbage bag to take out, for example. Another tactic many employ is to just skim some from the stock bottle they are using to fill a patient’s prescription. They may take some of the patient’s medication, or just take some extra out before returning the bottle to the shelf. Knowing which types of medications may be targeted for theft can help you determine which bottles you could benefit from locking up with RX Caps.
We had an employee recently terminated for drug theft. You are probably thinking pain pills, but in this case, you would be wrong. We had noticed that she had been losing weight lately, and she seemed somewhat nervous, her hands shaky, while counting pills. She had also began requesting to be assigned certain tasks, such as cycle counting (verifying actual quantities on hand to the computer’s stated quantities). Fortunately for us, our system is designed to alert us if quantities on hand are changed on bottles that are also being ordered. We got such an alert on an appetite suppressant drug that was being ordered in amounts over what the system thought we needed since we were not dispensing it regularly. This was not a drug we had thought we needed to protect with an RX Cap. It turns out we were very wrong about this one. This young woman was hiding the drugs she was stealing in a small vial and slipping it into her clothing when she wanted more.
The idea behind RX Caps is that they will secure the bottles closed until they are needed for a prescription. Then the person authorized to open it will use the special magnet key to unlock it, dispense the medication into the proper customer’s bottle, and re-lock it back. Besides the fact that the bottle is secured shut while not in use, if there is an attempt to remove the bottle from the pharmacy, the cap has an alarm that will sound. In the pharmacy business, there is a lot of paperwork and time consuming reports around the loss of drugs. Between the DEA and the pharmacy board, it can be enough reason to consider locking up every bottle back there!
This is an ingenious way to keep the bottles on the shelves, while keeping their contents safe and reducing the temptation of drug theft. RX Caps can make your life in the pharmacy business a lot easier.
For more information contact us at Antishoplifting.net or call 1.770.426.0547
Having your club or bar show up on the nightly news because of troublesome patrons is not the way to have a long running successful business. You hear it on a regular basis, fights and gunfire inside the building or even in the parking lot. Either people just stop coming or the owners lose their liquor license and the bar is forced to close down.
One answer to this ever increasing problem is to offer Bottle Service. Some people look down on Bottle Service, saying it may turn off the every day customer. While it is meant as a VIP service, it does not exclude the average blue collar group at all. In most cases there is at least a 2 bottle minimum purchase, and those are usually going to be premium vodkas or champagnes. The charge for these bottles range from $200 to $400. The idea is for groups to reserve these tables, not individuals, so the charges are split evenly among the party. The total bill will generally include the tip, and cover charge as well. This can get a group of 10 a great night out for about $75 each. The table has an assigned waitress, and is provided with all the mixers, clean glasses, and anything they need is replenished during the evening.
One extra step the club or bar can take is to attach Bottle Locks to those premium spirits so the waitress has control of the drinks. He or she provides this personal service to those patrons as part of the experience. Only they pour the drinks and mix them, so they are consistent and not too weak or strong. They can also monitor the party and keep track of how many drinks each person has. This keeps the party safe and fun instead of it turning into a dangerous situation. If someone becomes too intoxicated, the waitress can alert management and make sure they are not allowed to have any more drinks.
While Bottle Service does add a swanky feel to the night out, it should not discourage your average club-goer. It will, however, attract some higher end clientele. When your location attracts more of a professional business crowd, you change the atmosphere of your establishment.
Plus when you add Bottle Service, you take away some of the open space in your bar area. You will have the majority of your seating area taken up by reservations and paying customers instead of people just loitering around. Your business can still service those that are there for a quick drink with a friend or coworker, but when they have finished their beverages they should exit the bar seating area to allow others in. Bottle Service customers pay the premium prices for their seating, the personal attention, and the experience.
When your club takes the initiative to offer this type of service, and executes it well, word gets out among the young professional demographic. Nothing helps a business more than word of mouth and referrals. If your business needs to change it’s image, either from bad to good, or just to make to add a more high end feel, take a look at what Bottle Service can do for you.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Bottle-Services.net
Having your club or bar show up on the nightly news because of troublesome patrons is not the way to have a long running successful business. You hear it on a regular basis, fights and gunfire inside the building or even in the parking lot. Either people just stop coming or the owners lose their liquor license and the bar is forced to close down.
One answer to this ever increasing problem is to offer Bottle Service. Some people look down on Bottle Service, saying it may turn off the every day customer. While it is meant as a VIP service, it does not exclude the average blue collar group at all. In most cases there is at least a 2 bottle minimum purchase, and those are usually going to be premium vodkas or champagnes. The charge for these bottles range from $200 to $400. The idea is for groups to reserve these tables, not individuals, so the charges are split evenly among the party. The total bill will generally include the tip, and cover charge as well. This can get a group of 10 a great night out for about $75 each. The table has an assigned waitress, and is provided with all the mixers, clean glasses, and anything they need is replenished during the evening.
One extra step the club or bar can take is to attach EASy Bottle Locks to those premium spirits so the waitress has control of the drinks. He or she provides this personal service to those patrons as part of the experience. Only they pour the drinks and mix them, so they are consistent and not too weak or strong. They can also monitor the party and keep track of how many drinks each person has. This keeps the party safe and fun instead of it turning into a dangerous situation. If someone becomes too intoxicated, the waitress can alert management and make sure they are not allowed to have any more drinks. While Bottle Service does add a swanky feel to the night out, it should not discourage your average club-goer. It will, however, attract some higher end clientele. When your location attracts more of a professional business crowd, you change the atmosphere of your establishment.
Plus when you add Bottle Service, you take away some of the open space in your bar area. You will have the majority of your seating area taken up by reservations and paying customers instead of people just loitering around. Your business can still service those that are there for a quick drink with a friend or coworker, but when they have finished their beverages they should exit the bar seating area to allow others in. Bottle Service customers pay the premium prices for their seating, the personal attention, and the experience.
When your club takes the initiative to offer this type of service, and executes it well, word gets out among the young professional demographic. Nothing helps a business more than word of mouth and referrals. If your business needs to change it’s image, either from bad to good, or just to make to add a more high end feel, take a look at what Bottle Service can do for you.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Bottle-Services.net
It is well-known in retail that there are shoplifters out to steal merchandise straight off of your shelves. There are even trickier ways that thieves can cause your store to experience loss, and many ways to prevent them from happening. In my business, they call these special shoplifting situations. One of the sneakiest ways shoplifters perform their “craft” is by switching merchandise tags. This can happen either before purchasing the merchandise, or before returning it. Another special shoplifting situation is when a customer attempts to return merchandise to the store that was not purchased at the store, called return fraud. Below are explanations of these tricky tactics, and some great ways to prevent shoplifting.
Ticket switching happens frequently and can be difficult to catch. The most common type of ticket switching is when an illegitimate customer takes the price tag from a less-expensive item, and places it onto the more expensive item they want to purchase. The level of sophistication in these schemes can vary. Most tag switchers will try to peel off clearance price tags, bend or tear cardboard tags off of the plastic tag holder and place them onto the item they want to purchase. Some thieves even utilize the plastic tagging guns that your associates use and replace the tags in a legitimate-appearing fashion.
Another form of tag switching is UPC switching, which involves either covering up, or replacing UPC barcodes on items to get them at a cheaper price. Sometimes thieves will take items completely out of a box and place them into the box of a cheaper item to get them at a reduced price. In my experience, I have even seen customers create their own UPC barcode stickers and place them over the original UPC on the item, ringing them up at a lower price. Likewise, I have seen UPC labels cut out of boxes and replaced with others for the same reason. Not only will shoplifters try to buy items at a lesser price, but they will also try to return them at a higher price than what they paid for, if they even paid at all!
Another special shoplifting situation is return fraud. This can happen in many ways, but most typically involves a shoplifter attempting to return merchandise that has either already been shoplifted, or that was just picked off of the shelf. This allows shoplifters to get 100% of the value of the product, instead of having to sell it on the streets for ten cents on the dollar. Likewise, they get immediate access to cash. There are many different elements that can be added to the return fraud scenario including the use of a receipt to conduct the fraud, tag switching or box-stuffing before return, UPC switching, just to name a few. There are two fairly simple yet powerful ways to stop shoplifting of this kind.
To prevent shoplifting that occurs through these special scenarios, employee training is most important. Ensure that employees know the return policy and stick to it; this goes for management also. There will be some exceptions of course, but following policy is the best way to insulate you from return fraud, along with having a good return policy. Secondly, employees must be familiar with product and prices! This will prevent return of merchandise that didn’t come from the store, and items being returned or purchased at a greater or lower price. Well trained employees can spot the brands that don’t belong in the store, and the prices that don’t match the product.
For more information contact us: Prevent Shoplifting or call 1.770.426.0547
It is well-known in retail that there are shoplifters out to steal merchandise straight off of your shelves. There are even trickier ways that thieves can cause your store to experience loss, and many ways to prevent them from happening. In my business, they call these special shoplifting situations. One of the sneakiest ways shoplifters perform their “craft” is by switching merchandise tags. This can happen either before purchasing the merchandise, or before returning it. Another special shoplifting situation is when a customer attempts to return merchandise to the store that was not purchased at the store, called return fraud. Below are explanations of these tricky tactics, and some great ways to prevent shoplifting.
Ticket switching happens frequently and can be difficult to catch. The most common type of ticket switching is when an illegitimate customer takes the price tag from a less-expensive item, and places it onto the more expensive item they want to purchase. The level of sophistication in these schemes can vary. Most tag switchers will try to peel off clearance price tags, bend or tear cardboard tags off of the plastic tag holder and place them onto the item they want to purchase. Some thieves even utilize the plastic tagging guns that your associates use and replace the tags in a legitimate-appearing fashion.
Another form of tag switching is UPC switching, which involves either covering up, or replacing UPC barcodes on items to get them at a cheaper price. Sometimes thieves will take items completely out of a box and place them into the box of a cheaper item to get them at a reduced price. In my experience, I have even seen customers create their own UPC barcode stickers and place them over the original UPC on the item, ringing them up at a lower price. Likewise, I have seen UPC labels cut out of boxes and replaced with others for the same reason. Not only will shoplifters try to buy items at a lesser price, but they will also try to return them at a higher price than what they paid for, if they even paid at all!
Another special shoplifting situation is return fraud. This can happen in many ways, but most typically involves a shoplifter attempting to return merchandise that has either already been shoplifted, or that was just picked off of the shelf. This allows shoplifters to get 100% of the value of the product, instead of having to sell it on the streets for ten cents on the dollar. Likewise, they get immediate access to cash. There are many different elements that can be added to the return fraud scenario including the use of a receipt to conduct the fraud, tag switching or box-stuffing before return, UPC switching, just to name a few. There are two fairly simple yet powerful ways to stop shoplifting of this kind.
To prevent shoplifting that occurs through these special scenarios, employee training is most important. Ensure that employees know the return policy and stick to it; this goes for management also. There will be some exceptions of course, but following policy is the best way to insulate you from return fraud, along with having a good return policy. Secondly, employees must be familiar with product and prices! This will prevent return of merchandise that didn’t come from the store, and items being returned or purchased at a greater or lower price. Well trained employees can spot the brands that don’t belong in the store, and the prices that don’t match the product.
For more information contact us: Prevent Shoplifting or call 1.770.426.0547
Pretty recently I was flipping through the television stations on a Friday evening. It had been a long week at work and I felt like staying in. As I’m flipping through the 400 channels that I pay for and don’t use, I stumbled across an older sitcom that I hadn’t seen in a while. It was another rerun, but I didn’t care. To my surprise, the main plot of the show was based on the main characters wife wardrobing. It was funny to watch, since the show was filmed about 15 years ago and they didn’t have all the cool LP advancements like we have today. Sure, they had EAS systems and Checkpoint tags, but retailers didn’t have a way of spotting fraudulent refunds like they do today.
The basic plot was the main characters wife was buying high end clothing since she worked for a very reputable law firm. Since she felt that she needed to make an impression on her bosses and clients, she had to wear designer names daily. She was only a paralegal, so her salary couldn’t keep up, so she realized that she could wear the product once, then return it, just as long as the tags were still on the clothes.
Her argument, like so many people today when it comes to wardrobing, is that it really doesn’t hurt anyone. She was not stealing the merchandise, nor was she damaging it, so what’s the big deal? He husband though, saw the problem. Just like in today’s world, it is ethically wrong and detrimental to a store’s business to conduct this act. So much so that there are tags, like the Alpha Shark Tag, that are designed to specifically combat this scheme.
The tags can be affixed to any garment, and they are then removed by the customer at home. If you are a small boutique store, or high end retailer, you can then clearly state in your return policy that if the tag is tampered with, or removed, returns cannot be accepted. Placement of the tag is also key. You want to have it in an open and obvious place that can’t be covered with an accessory like a scarf, or belt. By placing the tag in this manner, you assure that the customer cannot simply cover the tag for their night on the town and bring it back to you the next day. After all, you’re in the business to sell clothing, not rent it!
For more information, contact us: Clothing Security, or call 1.770.426.0547
Pretty recently I was flipping through the television stations on a Friday evening. It had been a long week at work and I felt like staying in. As I’m flipping through the 400 channels that I pay for and don’t use, I stumbled across an older sitcom that I hadn’t seen in a while. It was another rerun, but I didn’t care. To my surprise, the main plot of the show was based on the main characters wife wardrobing. It was funny to watch, since the show was filmed about 15 years ago and they didn’t have all the cool LP advancements like we have today. Sure, they had EAS systems and Checkpoint Tags, but retailers didn’t have a way of spotting fraudulent refunds like they do today.
The basic plot was the main characters wife was buying high end clothing since she worked for a very reputable law firm. Since she felt that she needed to make an impression on her bosses and clients, she had to wear designer names daily. She was only a paralegal, so her salary couldn’t keep up, she realized that she could wear the product once, then return it, just as long as the tags were still on the clothes.
Her argument, like so many people today when it comes to wardrobing, is that it really doesn’t hurt anyone. She was not stealing the merchandise, nor was she damaging it, so what’s the big deal? He husband though, saw the problem. Just like in today’s world, it is ethically wrong and detrimental to a store’s business to conduct this act. So much so that there are tags, like the Alpha Shark Tag, that are designed to specifically combat this scheme.
The tags can be affixed to any garment, and they are then removed by the customer at home. If you are a small boutique store, or high end retailer, you can then clearly state in your return policy that if the tag is tampered with, or removed, returns cannot be accepted. Placement of the tag is also key. You want to have it in an open and obvious place that can’t be covered with an accessory like a scarf, or belt. By placing the tag in this manner, you assure that the customer cannot simply cover the tag for their night on the town and bring it back to you the next day. After all, you’re in the business to sell clothing, not rent it!
For more information, contact us: Clothing Security, or call 1.770.426.0547
No matter what size or type of product you are trying to secure, Checkpoint labels can be placed on virtually any type of merchandise. It’s no secret that the labels have been used to protect all kinds of products for several decades, but some shoplifters still don’t understand the technology. Yes, there are shoplifters that have really done their homework and know what they are doing, but I’ve also witnessed some pretty clueless individuals in action. Some shoplifters will do anything to get around the system and they will get creative…and weird.
I’ve seen shoplifters cut the UPC (Universal Product Code) labels off of packages that didn’t even have any form of merchandise protection, because they thought it was what set off the alarm as they exited the store. In their defense, some anti-shoplifting devices come with a UPC label printed on them, but that wasn’t the case in any of the occasions I am referencing. It’s almost as if they are paranoid that anything could really be a security tag, so they don’t take any chances and just cut off whatever they suspect could be a retail theft prevention device.
One especially strange occurrence I had the pleasure of observing was someone actually pick up a tube of toothpaste and bottle of shampoo. There was nothing strange about that itself, but I knew something was about to happen because of how the person acting and constantly looking around. There wasn’t any kind of merchandise protection attached to these items either. To my disbelief, the shoplifter then removed two sandwich bags from her purse and opened them. She then looked around again before squeezing the tube of toothpaste into one of the bags, and pouring the shampoo into the other bag. Once the bags were filled, she put them in her purse and discarded the empty packages on the shelf.
This was undoubtedly one of the strangest things I have witnessed in my career in retail loss prevention. I continued watching the shoplifter, as she unsuccessfully attempted to remove a couple Checkpoint labels from items in the cosmetics area. She finally succeeded at removing one of the labels several minutes later, but then she ran into another problem. After getting the anti-shoplifting label off of the package, she started waving her arm around in the air quickly and at first I had no idea why she was doing it. I then realized that one of the Checkpoint labels that she took off of the cosmetics package was stuck to her finger. She eventually removed it and stuck it onto the shelf, but she was extremely nervous at the time. If I wasn’t already watching her, that surely would have gotten my attention.
She ultimately left the store with the merchandise hidden in her purse, and we apprehended her for the theft. She was quite proud of herself for the sandwich bag trick even though she knew that she was caught. Not all shoplifters stick to the norm and steal with the same methods, so if you ever find an empty shampoo bottle or tube of toothpaste in your store, or anything similar that you wouldn’t expect to happen, you just might have been visited by a creative shoplifter. Although Checkpoint’s intentions may not have been to make the evidence stick to the shoplifter or confuse them, a paranoid shoplifter is easier to spot, which adds to the list of benefits.
For more information contact us: (Checkpoint Labels) or call 1.770.426.0547
No matter what size or type of product you are trying to secure, Checkpoint Labels can be placed on virtually any type of merchandise. It’s no secret that the labels have been used to protect all kinds of products for several decades, but some shoplifters still don’t understand the technology. Yes, there are shoplifters that have really done their homework and know what they are doing, but I’ve also witnessed some pretty clueless individuals in action. Some shoplifters will do anything to get around the system and they will get creative…and weird.
I’ve seen shoplifters cut the UPC (Universal Product Code) labels off of packages that didn’t even have any form of merchandise protection, because they thought it was what set off the alarm as they exited the store. In their defense, some anti-shoplifting devices come with a UPC label printed on them, but that wasn’t the case in any of the occasions I am referencing. It’s almost as if they are paranoid that anything could really be a security tag, so they don’t take any chances and just cut off whatever they suspect could be a retail theft prevention device.
One especially strange occurrence I had the pleasure of observing was someone actually pick up a tube of toothpaste and bottle of shampoo. There was nothing strange about that itself, but I knew something was about to happen because of how the person acting and constantly looking around. There wasn’t any kind of merchandise protection attached to these items either. To my disbelief, the shoplifter then removed two sandwich bags from her purse and opened them. She then looked around again before squeezing the tube of toothpaste into one of the bags, and pouring the shampoo into the other bag. Once the bags were filled, she put them in her purse and discarded the empty packages on the shelf.
This was undoubtedly one of the strangest things I have witnessed in my career in retail loss prevention. I continued watching the shoplifter, as she unsuccessfully attempted to remove a couple Checkpoint labels from items in the cosmetics area. She finally succeeded at removing one of the labels several minutes later, but then she ran into another problem. After getting the anti-shoplifting label off of the package, she started waving her arm around in the air quickly and at first I had no idea why she was doing it. I then realized that one of the Checkpoint Labels that she took off of the cosmetics package was stuck to her finger. She eventually removed it and stuck it onto the shelf, but she was extremely nervous at the time. If I wasn’t already watching her, that surely would have gotten my attention.
She ultimately left the store with the merchandise hidden in her purse, and we apprehended her for the theft. She was quite proud of herself for the sandwich bag trick even though she knew that she was caught. Not all shoplifters stick to the norm and steal with the same methods, so if you ever find an empty shampoo bottle or tube of toothpaste in your store, or anything similar that you wouldn’t expect to happen, you just might have been visited by a creative shoplifter. Although Checkpoint’s intentions may not have been to make the evidence stick to the shoplifter or confuse them, a paranoid shoplifter is easier to spot, which adds to the list of benefits.
For more information contact us: Checkpoint Labels or call 1.770.426.0547
