What do you do when the alarm sounds when you are leaving a shop?

[Scouse Hibee]

1. Stop immediately and wait to be approached by Security/Staff Member.

2. Slow down but carry on walking waiting to see if you have set the alarm off and are approached.

3. Turn around and walk straight back in to proclaim your innocence.

4. Absolutely nothing as you know it's not you so you carry on walking without batting an eyelid.

5. Stop and proclaim oh FFS not again, every ****** time this happens to me.

6. Run like **** and hope you can outrun the Security and get away with the goods :greengrin


Or anything else you would like to add.

[Geo_1875]

Make sure I don't cut myself on the broken window.

[Scouse Hibee]

Make sure I don't cut myself on the broken window.

:greengrin

[lord bunberry]

1. Stop immediately and wait to be approached by Security/Staff Member.

2. Slow down but carry on walking waiting to see if you have set the alarm off and are approached.

3. Turn around and walk straight back in to proclaim your innocence.

4. Absolutely nothing as you know it's not you so you carry on walking without batting an eyelid.

5. Stop and proclaim oh FFS not again, every ****** time this happens to me.

6. Run like **** and hope you can outrun the Security and get away with the goods :greengrin


Or anything else you would like to add.

When I was stopping smoking I used to buy smoking patches in asda, every time I left the alarm went off. It got to the stage were i told the security guy it was going to happen

[s.a.m]

1. Stop immediately and wait to be approached by Security/Staff Member.

2. Slow down but carry on walking waiting to see if you have set the alarm off and are approached.

3. Turn around and walk straight back in to proclaim your innocence.

4. Absolutely nothing as you know it's not you so you carry on walking without batting an eyelid.

5. Stop and proclaim oh FFS not again, every ****** time this happens to me.

6. Run like **** and hope you can outrun the Security and get away with the goods :greengri


Or anything else you would like to add.

1 Generally. Because it's usually me.:smug: (Not because I'm a kleptomaniac, I hasten to add....)

I used to set off alarms off on my way into and out of a number of specific shops (including Tesco, Boots and Sainsbury's). Every time. Then after a few years, I was explaining my way into Tiso, bells ringing, when a helpful young man pointed out that I must have a security tag left on something, and it was high time I sorted it out. So we emptied the contents of my bag, and found the offending tag on a pack of batteries. :dancer:

Puzzled to this day that it never occured to me to look for myself, given the amount of hassle it caused me.

[s.a.m]

When I was stopping smoking I used to buy smoking patches in asda, every time I left the alarm went off. It got to the stage were i told the security guy it was going to happen

Same thing happens when you buy smoked salmon in Marks and Spencer.:greengrin:cheers:

[Scouse Hibee]

1 Generally. Because it's usually me.:smug: (Not because I'm a kleptomaniac, I hasten to add....)

I used to set off alarms off on my way into and out of a number of specific shops (including Tesco, Boots and Sainsbury's). Every time. Then after a few years, I was explaining my way into Tiso, bells ringing, when a helpful young man pointed out that I must have a security tag left on something, and it was high time I sorted it out. So we emptied the contents of my bag, and found the offending tag on a pack of batteries. :dancer:

Puzzled to this day that it never occured to me to look for myself, given the amount of hassle it caused me.


Errrrm reminds me of the strategic planting of tags on "targets" for staff bag searches :greengrin

[s.a.m]

Errrrm reminds me of the strategic planting of tags on "targets" for staff bag searches :greengrin

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[Beefster]

Look confused, realise it was probably me that set it off, wait a few seconds to see if I'm being chased and, if not, proceed on my merry way whilst cursing the useless checkout assistant who was too busy gossiping to her pal to be sorting out my security tags.

[stoneyburn hibs]

Stand there with a red face as everyone walking by judges you.

[Treadstone]

Number 4 . Always forget to get staff to de-tag shaving blades on the self serve. The drama is two-fold as I need to hire an explosives man to get the blades out from the packaging.

[Dinkydoo]

Number 2.

I usually slow down (I might stop for a couple of seconds) until I realise that nobody is actually giving a crap that day before strolling off. I once forgot to get the tag removed from a litre bottle of Russian Standard Vodka at the Self Serve - placed the bottle in the bag whilst getting my wallet at the ready to produce ID and forgot about it.

It being at around 7pm on a Saturday I was heading straight to a mate's house after being at Morrison's for a few drinks. I was telling my friends about the staff at Morrison's clearly not giving a **** about me setting off the door alarm as I took my vodka out of the bag - hilarity ensued. 30 minutes later and after absolutely wrecking the security tag by trying every possible combination of tools from my mate's toolbox I eventually managed to get it off, without breaking the bottle, and pour myself a drink.

[Scouse Hibee]

Some store detectives have been known to leave the store carrying their own tag in order to activate the alarm at exactly the same time as a suspect person was leaving to give the opportunity for a look in the bags :wink:

[Speedy]

1. Stop immediately and wait to be approached by Security/Staff Member.

2. Slow down but carry on walking waiting to see if you have set the alarm off and are approached.

3. Turn around and walk straight back in to proclaim your innocence.

4. Absolutely nothing as you know it's not you so you carry on walking without batting an eyelid.

5. Stop and proclaim oh FFS not again, every ****** time this happens to me.

6. Run like **** and hope you can outrun the Security and get away with the goods :greengrin


Or anything else you would like to add.

2 - A lot of places don't care so I slow down and look around to see if anyone is bothered before carrying on walking.

[Future17]

1 Generally. Because it's usually me.:smug: (Not because I'm a kleptomaniac, I hasten to add....)

I used to set off alarms off on my way into and out of a number of specific shops (including Tesco, Boots and Sainsbury's). Every time. Then after a few years, I was explaining my way into Tiso, bells ringing, when a helpful young man pointed out that I must have a security tag left on something, and it was high time I sorted it out. So we emptied the contents of my bag, and found the offending tag on a pack of batteries. :dancer:

Puzzled to this day that it never occured to me to look for myself, given the amount of hassle it caused me.

Have I misunderstood this or were you carrying around the same pack of batteries for years? :confused:

My work badge sets off the alarm when leaving Republic.

[s.a.m]

Have I misunderstood this or were you carrying around the same pack of batteries for years? :confused:

My work badge sets off the alarm when leaving Republic.

Indeedy. I have a multi-pack of triple A's in my bag, for my portable radio. I have a digital radio now, so rarely use the other one. Or the batteries, obviously. Don't clear out my bag very often either.:greengrin

[Future17]

Indeedy. I have a multi-pack of triple A's in my bag, for my portable radio. I have a digital radio now, so rarely use the other one. Or the batteries, obviously. Don't clear out my bag very often either.:greengrin

Obviously. :greengrin

[JohnStephens91]

I stop and wait as jakeballs, tramps and some families and elderly people stare at you as if you've just nicked the cure for cancer, then look back to see if a security guard or staff member is coming towards me. If not then I carry on as I've not stolen anything as the tag is on something like razor blades or I get my receipt out ready for the security member/staff to look at.

[JohnStephens91]

Some store detectives have been known to leave the store carrying their own tag in order to activate the alarm at exactly the same time as a suspect person was leaving to give the opportunity for a look in the bags :wink:

This happened to me once, I had a week off work and went out one night and woke up with a major hangover and I hadn't shaved in four days. I just went into my local Sainsbury's that I always go into and I just had my hood up as I couldn't be arsed showering. Got a fright as the alarm went off as it was just a bag of Pot Noodles, crisps, juice and chocolate. I got searched which pissed me off, but then again I shouldn't have gone in looking like a no-good ruffian.

[Hibrandenburg]

Being the fine upstanding citizen that I am, this has never happened to me. If it did I'd probably hop back and forward several times just to make sure it was me setting it off.

[Pete]

I walk through the barrier for a few metres and turn around with a puzzled look. As the securityguard approaches I show him the pack of nappies I had just bought with the security tag still on. Silly me! He has a chuckle and just tells me to go on my way. You only take the iPods out of your pocket when you are well out of sight. :-)