Supermarket alarm mystery

alanq

Linda32 wrote: »

I was going to say a library book.

I had that problem. My library fitted the tags to its books before it had installed the technology to deactivate them at checkout!

System

I know this doesn't apply to you. Wheelchairs active the alarm as I think the plaque with the serial number is to blame.

Library books do this. When they were issued by a library assistant, they used to rub the spine of the book against a metal block to deactivate the tape. The security tape, Tattle Tape is very thin. Then when returned, put the books through another device to activate the security. Now with self service, the customers can't deactivate.

I once kept setting every alarm. Turns out I had a mascara from Superdrug in my handbag which had a sticker on it.

welshbookworm

Many years ago, my children's buggy used to set off the alarms when I walked into the shop!
More than once I had the discussion with the security guard about how I could have stolen something before I went into the shop!

PLRFD

red0209 wrote: »

I was wearing shorts, running shoes, running hi-vis jacket and socks.

Are you in a Village People tribute band ?

Stevie_Palimo

Have you eaten one of the small alarm items ?

Roger_Rabbit

Maybe it's just your natural magnetic personality?

sharond101

Is any of your clothes from Decathlon? This happened to me and it was a tag sewn into my jacket which had not been deactivated.

red0209

Just a quick update. It is definitely the gold crown in my mouth to blame. I went with someone else to a couple of supermarkets, handed them my phone, keys and cards and the alarms still went off. In Sainsbury's at the weekend the alarm went off on the way in as it normally does, but on the way out I walked on tip toes and just about managed to get my head above the level of the alarm and it didn't go off.

I can only imagine the fun I am going to have over the next few weeks at airports as I've got six different flights to catch. :eek:

PLRFD wrote: »

Are you in a Village People tribute band ?

How did you guess? :embarasse

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

Have you eaten one of the small alarm items ?

Never go to the supermarket while you're hungry.

Roger_Rabbit wrote: »

Maybe it's just your natural magnetic personality?

I always wondered why the handcuffs and chains wouldn't come off easily, but what I get up to at the weekends is another story.

sharond101 wrote: »

Is any of your clothes from Decathlon? This happened to me and it was a tag sewn into my jacket which had not been deactivated.

No, absolutely sure there were no tags on my clothes and also was not carrying library books.

Tigsteroonie

red0209 wrote: »

Just a quick update. It is definitely the gold crown in my mouth to blame.

Thanks for coming back to update us but :eek: :eek: oh my goodness, I did mention the fillings in jest ...

Have you contacted your dentist to find out what went into (under?) the crown, and whether anybody else has reported problems to them?

red0209

I've changed dentist, and am likely going to have the crown removed and replaced with a porcelain one. The dentist who installed the gold crown didn't appear to be all that competent generally, so I'm not even going to ask about it as it probably won't get me anywhere.