Shops are having to stay anti-theft devices on pretend eyelashes value as little as £1.
The magnificence merchandise are the newest gadgets focused by excessive avenue hoodlums – some nonetheless at college. Bosses at one Tesco Metro outlet in Croydon, south London, have even began slapping safety tags on Wispy light-weight lashes being bought for simply £1.
While pharmacy big Boots has been pressured to stash lots of of pretend eyelash merchandise value between £4.50 and £25 in locked plastic safety containers.
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And rival chain Superdrug is using a barcode tagging system on its eyelash vary designed to set off an alarm if faraway from the shop with out fee.
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One shopworker at Superdrug instructed us: “We use barcodes to protect certain products that are targeted for theft but of course this is not foolproof. They can be ripped off.
“It gets very bad after 3pm when the kids come out of school – they normally target the eyelashes big time. We also have issues with gangs of homeless people hanging around and others.”
Last month it was revealed Boots had been pressured to take child milk off its cabinets after provides. Experts say the thieves have their eye on method and different “hot products” to promote on to dodgy retailers right here or consumers overseas.
Martyn James, unbiased client champion, mentioned: “If you wish to know concerning the state of society, then check out the gadgets which can be safety tagged or boxed up in your excessive avenue.
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“Shoplifting is sometimes driven by necessity, but stealing for kicks or for criminal purposes is deeply concerning – and becoming far too common.”
The British Retail Consortium’s Graham Wynn mentioned: “Thieves are becoming bolder and more aggressive, with over 850 incidents of violence and abuse a day. The cost of theft has soared to almost £1billion a year.”
Boots, Superdrug and Tesco had been all contacted for remark.
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