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Subject:
How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: nightowl44-ga List Price: $20.00 |
Posted:
17 Dec 2004 11:09 PST
Expires: 16 Jan 2005 11:09 PST Question ID: 444001 |
OK. Six months ago I bought a winter coat at a vintage (used) clothing store. I brought the coat home and hung it in the closet to await cold weather. I took the coat out this morning to wear it, and realized it still has its plastic security tag on it! How do I remove the tag???? Help! (The store is a couple of hours' drive away from here, and I no longer have the receipt for the coat, so I can't prove that I paid for it, although I did!) Thanks. | |
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Re: How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
From: steph53-ga on 17 Dec 2004 11:41 PST |
I'm a tad confused.... If the tag was still on the coat, wouldn't the store's alarms have gone off when you left with it? Thats the purpose of the tags.... Also, be verrrrry careful removing the tag. Some of them are known to *explode* as they are filled with some kind of dye that can spray all over. Steph53 |
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Re: How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
From: just4fun2-ga on 17 Dec 2004 11:45 PST |
I heard that a magnet will work. It's got to be a strong magnet. |
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Re: How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
From: swmo-ga on 17 Dec 2004 12:11 PST |
steph53. the alarm would sound if the tag was: 1) activated (some apparently need to be 'told' to work) 2) was real. 3) the device at the door that should go 'bleep bleep' is real. there is always a cost/benefit ratio that businesses look at when using tags on merchandise to prevent theft. sometimes the benefit from people "believing" there have been security measures taken to prevent theft curtails it enough to make "live equipment" to costly. wow. the blow off security class i took in undergrad just paid off. i honestly never thought i would need that information... -dave |
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Re: How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
From: nightowl44-ga on 17 Dec 2004 12:17 PST |
I'll give the ViseGrip method a try this weekend. Thanks for the warning about the dye. It's one of those long white plastic security tags, so hopefully it isn't dye-filled. Thanks everybody! |
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Re: How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
From: pinkfreud-ga on 17 Dec 2004 12:21 PST |
Twice I've had this problem when I bought clothes at a resale store. Both times, I was able to remove the tag by snipping the central metal post with wirecutters from my husband's toolbox. There was no dye in the thingies, thank goodness. |
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Re: How do I remove a security tag from a garment I purchased?
From: silver777-ga on 19 Dec 2004 00:25 PST |
Hi Nightowl, Great handle by the way! Second-hand clothing stores could ill afford such a system. Sounds like the item may have been stolen from a retailer and hocked at the second-hand trader, probably along with other bundled goods. The dealer most likely was unaware of the tag. I presume you have already 'phoned the dealer, regardless of your lost receipt. Are there any identifying marks on the tag or coat which suggest a retailer? Did the used dealer have obvious walk through detectors by the door? As your coat is white, be prepared for the worst if you attempt direct rectification. A bit more patience in searching might pay off later. Then again, if you prefer a black coat, you could always dye it I suppose. S7 |
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