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Most often they are a single pedestal-style antenna or a set of two or three antennas found just inside the doorway. These detection antennas send out a signal, and security tags or labels attached to products and merchandise within a store answer back.
Plastic security tags clip a radio-frequency identification chip directly onto an item. When the chip crosses the detection sensor, an alarm is triggered to alert store employees to the theft.
What is security tagging?
Security Tagging Systems (or Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)) help to protect your stock while allowing you to concentrate on selling to your customers. They instantly alarm when shoplifters attempt to remove tagged products.
How do you stop a security tag from beeping?
Although it may sound too simple to be true, yes, you can stop the alarm from going off by covering the tags with a conductive material. The aluminum foil bag example in the beginning works because of a concept called ‘electromagnetic shielding’.
Will a strong magnet remove a security tag?
While they can be mutilated off with a pair of snips, a screwdriver and a pair of pliers, they can be removed much easier with a high powered magnet.
The tags will sound an alarm if they come to close to the antennas. This will make it easy for your security staff to intervene when someone is trying to steal something. The antennas in themselves also look deterrent to potential shoplifters, they will if possible choose a different store to steal from instead.
Do magnets work on security tags?
What happens if you take off a security tag?
If you take the security tag off the jacket and leave the store with it, on top of being charged with removal of the device, you could also be prosecuted for theft. The charges for this offense range from a simple misdemeanor to a class “C” felony. Again, the level depends on the value of the stolen item.
What happens if you pull off a security tag?
If you’re looking to take advantage of the loss prevention strategy that is security tags, here’s an insight into the types, sizes and styles of tags available. Security tags can be broadly broken down into three main categories: electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags, visual deterrent tags and benefit denial.
How are security tags used in clothing stores?
Coat and Belt Locks: Displays are outfitted with a cabled lock system that requires a key to release the merchandise from the display. Shoe Cables/Security Tags: Shoes are tagged with a security device that sends radio frequencies to in-store detection systems to prevent unauthorized removal from the store.
Which is the most effective retail security tag?
Used by 73 per cent of retailers according to the most recent Global Retail Theft Barometer, EAS security tags are the most effective tag type to combat theft. The EAS system sees tags in communication with an antenna housed near the entrance to a store.
Do you have to return a security tag?
No, if you paid for the item that the security tag was attached to, you didn’t steal anything. You can return the security tag to the store if you want to, but you certainly don’t need to. They have plenty of them.