Yes, we have no EAS tags

[theducks]

Yes, we have no EAS tags
Originally uploaded by theducks.

EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) tags are what makes alarms go off when someone tries to take the item out of the store without de-activating it.

In this particular case, they've helpfully put a trolley full of books with a label saying they don't have these tags in them. Brilliant.
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Susie and Matt's engagement party last night was great.

Went into the city today and picked up a guide book to San Francisco (omg 26 days) and a new fan for a PC PSU we have.

Comments

[luyer.livejournal.com]

I walked out of stores a couple of times with Amaray Red Tag DVD security devices that the staff had forgotten to remove from the DVDs - complete with EAS device installed (the 'red tag' device itself has no EAS device, but has a section where one may be placed).

Of course they're pretty easy to remove yourself without damaging the DVD or cover art, but causing some damage to the plastic box, so it's cheaper to just do that than return to the store to get it removed - I had the instructions as to how to do it online until receiving a nice letter from Amaray's lawyers.

[luyer.livejournal.com]

(when I say "cheaper", I'm of course making some assumptions about having bought the DVDs some distance from where you live, which aren't true in many cases)

[theducks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've had that happen a few times too. Yay hard drive magnets :)

[luyer.livejournal.com]

My solution uses a pocket knife and causes a small amount of damage to the plastic cover (but not to the DVD or the cover art). If someone slightly less honest wanted to, it would be pretty easy to do this in the store, too. It's just a case of knowing how to remove it (basically, push tag in, disengage internal lever, pull tag out).

You could also do it with a sufficiently strong magnet and cause zero damage, in theory.