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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ve always managed with pliers and a flathead screwdriver.

I have to take at least one of them off every couple of months because my wife shops at big box stores a lot and most of the employees around here don’t really give a shit.

They’re meant to be hard to remove in a store. If you find them on your merchandise while at your own home, it’s not exactly hard to get them off.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just gotta be careful, a lot of them may still need magnets. Some trip the alarm if forced, while the magnet acts as both a disarm and a release.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Only had one that had an audible alarm, I just smashed it in my vice to shut it up.

Luckily never came across one of the dye pack ones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Just wrap the tag in a couple plastic bags and force it.