Set off store alarms today

[Loyalist]

CCW'd to Merrimack Premium Outlets today to do some shopping and when I entered & exited a few stores (Reebok, Puma, Columbia) I triggered the in-store alarm (the metal detector must have picked up my steel)...never had this happen before; pretty much ignored it and kept a straight face but turned a few heads (especially upon entering)

 

[squatch413]

Its not a metal detector, and it was more likely triggered by your cell phone.

 

[Loyalist]

Its not a metal detector, and it was more likely triggered by your cell phone.

I've been in these same stores before (without CCW'ing) and never triggered anything

 

[Skylineracer329]

it may not be a metal detector but the gun may have been enough steel to disturb the electromagnetic field that is between the two posts and set off the alarm.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

Maybe the plate in your head from that wound?

did anybody see your gun?

 

[kid_fisto]

I just think youre a thief.

 

[Loyalist]

did anybody see your gun?

Nope...I had on a tshirt & a jacket

 

[swatgig]

You clearly stole the firearm you were carrying. If you surrender the weapon to me, I'll keep quiet about it.

 

[Business]

those things aren't set off by metal there set off by the rf tag on the product that is programmed to that specific entrance. you can have one on you from old navy and walk into the gap and not set it off. metal on you has no bearing

 

[el duderino]

As said, not metal detectors, cell phone or missed tag in your clothing(maybe the leather jacket).

 

[[cerberus]]

those things aren't set off by metal there set off by the rf tag on the product that is programmed to that specific entrance. you can have one on you from old navy and walk into the gap and not set it off. metal on you has no bearing

Some are, but usually it is a magnetic strip stuck inside or two the box. This is why they swipe a dvd a few times over the register, it deactivates the magnetic field.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

Nope...I had on a tshirt & a jacket

It's 84 and humid. What jacket ?

 

[jtnf]

I set off every store alarm until a guy at an Army/Navy store with a handheld wand and some time to kill found the hidden RFID anti-theft tag, in my three-month old wallet.
Really, the tag was so small that I didn't find it with a quick run-thru.

 

[FalArAk]

Maybe you forgot to tear off the rf tag on your Abercrombie and Fitch jacket ?

 

[tuna]

I managed to acquire some of those tags once. The rolled up hood stored in the collar was the best place to put them, but any out of the way place that isn't obvious is great.

Had a lot of fun with co-workers with those.

 

[Loyalist]

It's 84 and humid. What jacket ?

I eventually took it off when it warmed up outside

 

[Mr.T]

I set off every store alarm until a guy at an Army/Navy store with a handheld wand and some time to kill found the hidden RFID anti-theft tag, in my three-month old wallet.
Really, the tag was so small that I didn't find it with a quick run-thru.

My stepson went for about a year setting off alarms without being able to figure out why. I finally found a tag tucked in (and stuck to) the inside of an inner pocket of his wallet.

 

[Loyalist]

Maybe you forgot to tear off the rf tag on your Abercrombie and Fitch jacket ?

Nope...no RFID tag in my ADIDAS jacket

 

[dragonballzz]

I managed to acquire some of those tags once. The rolled up hood stored in the collar was the best place to put them, but any out of the way place that isn't obvious is great.

Had a lot of fun with co-workers with those.

The white rectangle sticker kind? How do yoi reactivate them once the cashier deactivates them?

 

[swampy]

I set one off at wallyworld once. I made quite a spectacle when I started jumping up and down shouting," Oh My God, I won I won!"

 

[drgrant]

I bet nearly anything it's NOT your gun but either an article of clothing, shoes, or wallet that still has an activated tag in it.

-Mike

 

[Maxpower]

Is this for real?

 

[Zielstrebig]

Just do the Kevin Kline airport maneuver from A Fish Called Wanda and you should be ok.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Just remember some key phrases:

- I do not consent to a search of my person or property.

- No, that is no longer "merchandise" but my own property since I just paid for it.

- I do not consent to remaining here on a voluntary basis. Are you detaining me against my will?

 

[cthorne98]

Was the Jacket "Members only " or a blue "Barracuda" either would do it.
It was the 70's calling they want their stuff back.

 

[namedpipes]

A few years ago, my employer used rfid tags on high dollar assets like computers. We used to peel them off and stick them in each others jackets.

Sent from my chimney using smoke signals.

 

[Queen Bee]

Gotta insert ..
"That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me, you know what that is? It's a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn't show up on your airport metal detectors and probably costs more than what you make in a month."

 

[Malodave]

I had coil of wire in my pocket that set one off before when the technology
was just ramping up.

Malodave

 

[Zappa]

I walked into a BJ's yesterday, right behind a woman pushing a baby stroller, and she set off the alarm.
I wonder what the kid was carrying ???

 

[Godfather]

Just remember they cannot detain you, search you, or look at said merchandise.

They must see you take something off the shelf and follow you by foot or camera from beginning of taken merchandise off shelf to leaving the store.

Worked loss prevention for a while