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The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
‘Like Fort Knox' fume shoppers as major UK supermarket slaps security tags on £2 HAM to foil shoplifters
A SHOPPER was fuming after finding security tags on £2 ham at a major supermarket to foil shoplifters A shocked Tesco customer spotted the yellow stickers on a range of meat. 4 4 They had "security protected" written on them. The cheapest items they were on were £2.50 Honey Roast Ham. But customers can buy two for £4, making them £2 each. The same deal was on slices of roast beef. They cost £2.75 but were again £2 each when buying two under the deal. The tags were also on bigger packs of Honey Roast Ham for £2.65. Chicken fillets priced at £2.75 had them too. Plus Tesco Finest Wiltshire Cured Ham - £3.75 or two for £6 - which were £3 each. Blocks of Cheddar cheese costing £3.35 were also available. As well as Gammon, priced at £4.50. "It's like Fort Knox in there,' dad Dylan John, 48, told What's The Jam. "You can't move without security keeping a beady eye on you. "I only pooped in for a lettuce and felt like Ronnie Kray walking round the aisles." Astonishing moment Tesco staff lob metal baskets and crates at shoplifter They were spotted in Tesco Express, in Central Drive, Blackpool, Lancs. The mini supermarket is in the shadows of the town's seaside resort's Blackpool Tower. In March 2023, the anti-theft measures were put on ham, but then the cheapest were £2.35. Mince and pork were also tagged. Tesco said putting security tags on certain items isn't new, but it varies from store to store. It comes after footage showed the moment a Tesco worker hurled baskets and storage boxes at a pair of crooks. The cause of the incident is unknown, but shoppers were left shaken after the terrifying standoff took place. The incident seemingly began in a tame manner, with a security guard telling two men to exit the Tesco store in Finsbury Park, North London. He can be heard on the video saying: 'Take your stuff and go.' Next, one of the men ejected from the store fired back with 'f*** you' prompting the security guard to make a chilling threat. The security guard can be heard saying: 'You come next time and I'll f*** your a** up, okay? Call the police.' Then, the two men volleyed an unidentified object at the Tesco store - prompting the security guard to fire back with an empty storage tray. Tensions reached a boiling point when the men threw yet another storage tray, causing a uniformed worker to hurl a metal basket at them. Finally, the two men toppled a metal shelf which was standing outside the store before hurling another object into the shop. 4
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
‘Like Fort Knox' fume shoppers as major UK supermarket slaps security tags on £2 HAM to foil shoplifters
See which other items had security tags below HAMMING IT UP HAMMING IT UP 'Like Fort Knox' fume shoppers as major UK supermarket slaps security tags on £2 HAM to foil shoplifters Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SHOPPER was fuming after finding security tags on £2 ham at a major supermarket to foil shoplifters A shocked Tesco customer spotted the yellow stickers on a range of meat. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 A shocked shopper spotted a security tag on Tesco's ham Credit: Jam Press 4 Tesco said putting security tags on certain items wasn't new Credit: Jam Press 4 The yellow stickers on a range of meat Credit: Jam Press They had "security protected" written on them. The cheapest items they were on were £2.50 Honey Roast Ham. But customers can buy two for £4, making them £2 each. The same deal was on slices of roast beef. They cost £2.75 but were again £2 each when buying two under the deal. The tags were also on bigger packs of Honey Roast Ham for £2.65. Chicken fillets priced at £2.75 had them too. Plus Tesco Finest Wiltshire Cured Ham - £3.75 or two for £6 - which were £3 each. Blocks of Cheddar cheese costing £3.35 were also available. As well as Gammon, priced at £4.50. "It's like Fort Knox in there,' dad Dylan John, 48, told What's The Jam. "You can't move without security keeping a beady eye on you. "I only pooped in for a lettuce and felt like Ronnie Kray walking round the aisles." Astonishing moment Tesco staff lob metal baskets and crates at shoplifter They were spotted in Tesco Express, in Central Drive, Blackpool, Lancs. The mini supermarket is in the shadows of the town's seaside resort's Blackpool Tower. In March 2023, the anti-theft measures were put on ham, but then the cheapest were £2.35. Mince and pork were also tagged. Tesco said putting security tags on certain items isn't new, but it varies from store to store. It comes after footage showed the moment a Tesco worker hurled baskets and storage boxes at a pair of crooks. The cause of the incident is unknown, but shoppers were left shaken after the terrifying standoff took place. The incident seemingly began in a tame manner, with a security guard telling two men to exit the Tesco store in Finsbury Park, North London. He can be heard on the video saying: 'Take your stuff and go.' Next, one of the men ejected from the store fired back with 'f*** you' prompting the security guard to make a chilling threat. The security guard can be heard saying: 'You come next time and I'll f*** your a** up, okay? Call the police.' Then, the two men volleyed an unidentified object at the Tesco store - prompting the security guard to fire back with an empty storage tray. Tensions reached a boiling point when the men threw yet another storage tray, causing a uniformed worker to hurl a metal basket at them. Finally, the two men toppled a metal shelf which was standing outside the store before hurling another object into the shop.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Tesco shoppers baffled as more products now bizarrely given security tags including HAM - as new anti-shoplifting measures hit stores
Packets of ham have been fitted with security tags in the latest anti-shoplifting measures to hit supermarkets. Tesco have put yellow stickers reading 'security protected' on a range of their lunch meats. Some of the items they were on included £2.50 honey roast ham, chicken fillets priced at £2.75, Tesco Finest Wiltshire Cured Ham for £3.75, blocks of £3.35 cheddar cheese, £2.75 roast beef slices and £4.50 gammon. Mince meat and pork were also slapped with the same yellow stickers. Tesco shoppers were left baffled by the decision to put security tags on the pocket-friendly every day items. Dylan John, 48, said: 'It's like Fort Knox in there. You can't move without security keeping a beady eye on you. 'I only pooped in for a lettuce and felt like Ronnie Kray walking round the aisles.' They were spotted in Tesco Express, in Central Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire. The mini supermarket is in the shadows of the town's seaside resort's Blackpool Tower. Shoppers have been spotting yellow anti-theft stickers appearing on all sorts of items in the last few months. On X, one wrote: 'I just had to get a security tag removed from a £4 bottle of washing detergent at my local Tesco. What is going on??' Another wrote: '@Tesco I bought some pyjama bottoms at a Tesco Extra yesterday (I have the receipt!) using a self service till & there's a security tag still on it! How do I get it off, given that I live miles from any Tesco stores that sell clothes' 'I bought a bottle of wine for £7.50 in a Tesco Express in Coleford in the Wye Valley last week. It also had a security tag. I was surprised by that,' said a third. A fourth wrote: 'In Tesco in London yesterday I saw a Chomp with a security tag and an armed guard protecting it. London is finished.' It comes after Tesco introduced new anti-shoplifting devices on their shelves which left customer's wondering how the contraptions could possible deter thieves. The plastic flaps are positioned loosely in front of store items and in footage uploaded to social media are seen being freely slid from left to right to uncover the goods. A strange creaking noise is also a feature of the appliances which in the video shield boxes of chocolate like Ferrero Rocher and Milk Tray. Taking to TikTok, many users had strong opinions on Tesco's latest initiative. One person said: 'How does this stop shoplifting?' Tesco's new anti-shoplifting devices have left customers bewildered as they question how a piece of plastic could deter would-be thieves The contraptions are positioned loosely in front of store items and in footage uploaded to social media are seen being freely slid from left to right to uncover the goods Others said they believed a solution would be to make the items more 'affordable' rather than upping the security. Someone said sarcastically: 'Let's not try and just simply make this affordable so people buy instead of stealing.' A study in March found nearly a quarter of the UK population have witnessed shoplifting in the last 12 months. The figure is the equivalent of more than 16 million people seeing such an event, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Opinium poll. It is perhaps no surprise as the statistic follows figures revealed by the Mail on Sunday in September 2023 that theft takes place every two seconds in Britain.
