What tag is this?

Jasebta · 9 Dec 2011 at 16:44

Ordered some new shoes earlier in the week and they just arrived, question is what is this tag on the shoes?
They were bought from Size? so could have been taken from in store therefore electrical security tag? Or is it something else? Safe to try and cut to remove?

Can just make out the invoice in the background so you guys don't jump to conclusions

Ahleckz · 9 Dec 2011 at 16:45

Phone Sizes' customer service team and ask them. Be quick, probably close at 5.

Morgoth · 9 Dec 2011 at 16:45

Mmmmm Supra.

.Lethal · 9 Dec 2011 at 16:46

Carefully remove the outer black plastic and for the love of god make sure you cut the Red wire first!

King85 · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:12

Morgoth said:
Mmmmm Supra.

RomanNose · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:19

Worst I am a shop lifter and made a fake invoice to cover it up thread ever.

UKDTweak · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:23

Jasebta said:
Can just make out the random piece of paper in the background, so lets say its the invoice for arguments sake so guys don't jump to conclusions

Fixed for you

Daze · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:24

RomanNose said:
Worst I am a shop lifter and made a fake invoice to cover it up thread ever.

Jasebta · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:57

Don't have a landline and not really wanting extortionate charges so will fire off an email to their customer services and await reply unless anyone can confirm earlier if it's safe to just cut it off!

flibbage0 · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:01

Was expecting a TAG Heuer watch.

paddy · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:13

What do you think it is? Pressurised cyanide capsule?

Morgoth · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:14

Can't you just wrap a plastic bag around the shoe and then hack away freely?

SuperTronNarwhal · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:25

Cut it. i dare you. Also nice shoes where did you get?

arknor · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:27

this is the worst
"look im a gayer thread ever"

RomanNose · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:28

I have always wondered, aren't these tags fairly useless as criminals know how to take them off or have equipment that can? I guess they are just a preventative against casual shop lifters.

Bennie-Mac · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:29

Put bag over the tag and cut it off.

Jasebta · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:29

Dared it and cut away. Looks like it was just an electronic tag so ordeal over!
They're white leather skytops ordered from size.co.uk, 4th pair of Supras so far and I have more on the way!

Nexus · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:39

RomanNose said:
I have always wondered, aren't these tags fairly useless as criminals know how to take them off or have equipment that can? I guess they are just a preventative against casual shop lifters.

In a shoe shop you can't really go somewhere private that you could remove a tag, as they don't have changing rooms. Secondly a shoe shop also has the benefit that only one shoe is on display.

Somewhere like Size? tends to take their security more seriously though because obviously trainers are popular with young people and some will try and shoplift.

I'd imagine in the case of the OP, these shoes were in a shop, rather than a Warehouse, so that's why there is a tag on them. At the end of the day, your options are either going to be send them back, take them into one of their stores, or cut it off yourself. Looks easy enough to remove yourself and like others have said, if it is ink loaded, then just cover the shoe first.

I once had one of the more traditional tags still on a snowboard jacket I bought in New Zeland. It actually took me a cut 30 mins of hacking to get the thing off.

arknor · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:41

everyone ive saw steal shoes has always been trying them on and then just done a runner out the store ^_^