Quickly Remove a Store Security Tag (2024)

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Quickly Remove a Store 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.

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.

Simply wind the rubber band around the pin (between the fabric and one side of the tag). Keep winding the band around and around until the elastic force of the band pops the locking mechanism apart. If it doesn't come off with one band, you can try twisting it back and forth a bit or using a second rubber band.

Incredibly strong neodymium rare earth magnets. The neodymium magnets we sell are extremely strong. They must be handled with care to avoid personal injury or damage to the magnets. Powerful attraction forces can cause serious injury.

There is usually ink which is designed to spill out and stain your clothes if you try to use brute force to remove a security tag. (The ink cartridge is the part of the tag that juts out of the plastic. It is on the opposite side of the round pin part.)

You can use a hard drive magnet or a rare earth magnet since most tags are deactivated in stores with electromagnetic devices. Place the dome side of the tag against the magnet. Pull the magnet away from the tag. The two parts of the tag should separate.

To remove the security, the cashier uses a splitter to release the pin. Step 3: After cashiers deactivate or remove the label, customers can walk past the antenna without alarm. Otherwise, when the sensor passes the detection device, an alarm will sound.

Stores can use the tags to track anonymous shopper behavior information in stores to learn more about consumer preferences without their expressed consent, Null said. Retailers could also share that tracking data with third-party sellers, he said.

When the sensor passes the detectors, the alarm goes off. Most tags also can be programmed to set off an alarm if someone attempts to remove them without the proper tool. The detection system usually is connected to software that controls the sensitivity, volume and duration of the alarm.

How do you demagnetize a security tag? ›

To deactivate the magnetic security strip, all that need be done is to magnetize the strip along its length. This can be done by applying a sufficiently strong magnetic field along the length of the strip.

The aluminum foil is used as a barrier to prevent sensors from detecting security devices attached to merchandise. When shoplifters avoid alarms, they can escape with the stolen goods.

A hair-dryer is very good, also an ironing it with a think blanket covering the box (this is more cumbersome though). Once the glue is warm enough, the label should peel off easily.

A detacher hook is a sickle-shaped tool typically made of stainless steel or aluminum. Law-abiding retail employees might recognize a detacher hook as a component of the Sensormatic SuperTag Hand-held Detacher. Shoplifters, however, typically use the detacher hook by itself.

Detection Systems

When the sensor passes the detectors, the alarm goes off. Most tags also can be programmed to set off an alarm if someone attempts to remove them without the proper tool. The detection system usually is connected to software that controls the sensitivity, volume and duration of the alarm.