I know this sounds kind of skeezy, but honestly I just bought a lot of clothes for school, and I have a couple sweatshirts and the lady at the counter must've forgot to take them off. The alarm didn't go off when I left the store (I don't even know if it has one), but... I need to get those things off, and I don't think I'll have time tomorrow to stop at the mall before I have to drive to college for the year. My dad tried with some random tools to no avail. Anybody know how to remove them? They're the offwhite rectangular ones with the pin connecting it to the shirt, no ink or anything. Thanks
2006-09-23 17:47:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Go back to the store with the receipt and tell them what happened.
2006-09-23 17:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
You will need to go to the store. there could be ink in the tag and it will spoil clothes. Each store has a special device to remove these tags. The alarms did not go off because it wasn't a sensor tag. Make the time to go to store and bring receipt store will not remove it without it! I am a former LPM (Loss Prevention Manager) and I know of what I speak. You could remove the device but better safe than sorry.
2006-09-24 00:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
most aren't for 'alarms', just a nuisancee so u don't want to steal it and worry about this scenerio later.
working in retail myself, sorry, not going to tell u the trick, but if u can't get back to the same store but do have the price/store tags intact on the garments and receipts you can take it to any other store that has the same security tags and they MIGHT remove it for you when u show them aforementioned tags/receipts. we have been known to do it before as a show of good will.
2006-09-24 01:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The EF toenail cutters will do the trick. I've been there. The lady at the counter didn;t remve my tags before. It's a pain trying every tool to try and get those things off.
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2006-09-24 00:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by Liliac 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Make time and take the clothing back to the store, show them your receipt, and have them take the tag off. Don't risk ruining your clothes.
2006-09-24 00:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by michelle05 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
just show them the receipt when you take them in thats the only way to get them off
2006-09-24 00:50:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Take them back to the store or else you'll ruin the clothing.
2006-09-24 00:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by Mimi Kitty 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Well if you try to remove it yourself, you will damage the clothing.
And remember, those tags are the property of the store.
2006-09-24 12:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by mossbergmav 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
your not gonna want to remove them urself....they have ink in them lil thangs....so...prob dont wanna go that route....but if you cant do it b4 going to skool....is there a location when your skool is?****
2006-09-24 00:57:19 · answer #9 · answered by dsggirl_atl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I removed one once with a hacksaw.
2006-09-24 02:56:59 · answer #10 · answered by MailorderMaven 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋