• Zron@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      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.

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        5 days ago

        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.

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          5 days ago

          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.