Lidl is also applicable to theft. Many of their branches in Saxony have taken an unusual measure now: Basic food is also protected against theft.
For example, in the refrigerated area of Löbau, the yellow anti-theft alarm tag is also pasted on the meat filling package (500g, 3.29 euros), the chicken thighs (organic, 632g, 6.31 euros) in the Dresden branch, and the beef stewed (500g, 6.79 euros) in the Chemnitz branch are all pasted on the anti-theft protection tag.
Lidl's branch in Chemnitz
A female salesperson of Lidl told the reporter of the photo newspaper: "As the price increases, the number of stolen is increasing, so this kind of preventive measures will be taken sooner and more frequently." This special anti-theft device,
, was usually only targeted at high-priced products. However, now in neighboring countries, Polish , because theft continues to increase, they have begun to adopt anti-theft measures for basic foods such as butter. "Theft of basic food has not been a big problem for us so far. In the past few years, small and expensive products such as batteries, razor blades or quality alcohol were most often stolen." The German police have not recorded any rise in this behavior at present, but security personnel are still more convinced of preventive measures, and given that they are currently in a crisis period, more things may be stolen. Especially the butter is indeed very small and can't be found in your pocket.
Lidl headquarters said that the items in the branch were guaranteed separately, but cheese and butter were not included. But they did not comment on installing anti-theft devices.
Anti-theft alarm identifier working principle
This security tag uses RFID (Identifizierung mit Hilfe elektromagnetischer Wellen) technology, that is, it is recognized by electromagnetic wave . There is an 8.2 MHz radio transmitter in the label.
has a receiver in the supermarket exit area, and an alarm will be triggered if the radio tag at the cashier does not demagnetize it.
Such identification costs only 1 to 2 euro cents. Since 2010, RFID generators have been commonly used in identity cards and even on cat doors and feeders.
