To ask for your help getting this security tag off

[HealthRobinsonCrusoe]

Went to Waitrose

Bought a lovely bottle of champagne for the parents coming over

Got home and opened the box and 😭😭😭😭😭

I've got magnets but they're doing nothing

I CAN'T go back into Waitrose today I might die

And no it didn't set any alarms off so I guess these work by depriving people of their much longed for champagne rather than beeping

Go back to Waitrose with your receipt. You won't die.

It's an hour and a half away and the queue is coming out the door

Also I don't have a receipt I could honestly scream

This has happened to me before I've got to stop shopping at Waitrose

You don't have a receipt and there's a tag on it?
Assuming this is genuine, did you pay by card? If so, then they might take it off for you if they can find the transaction on their system. Not sure you could avoiding going back tbh.

Slice the top off, samurai style (if you've got the correct implements).

So you have no receipt and you're asking the internet how to circumvent a security tag because you don't want to go back to the shop.

Righto.

Ooh I got a bottle of Campari delivered by Sainsbury’s with the security device still on it and it was quite easy to liberate… but I’ve forgotten how, I think a hammer was involved

I was hoping more for a magnet technique

I'm getting on for that desperate

YouTube is your friend here.

I hardly ever get a receipt in the supermarket now if I'm buying consumables, especially on the self service till. I suppose this is a reason to get one from now on when buying booze!

Haha I didn’t smash it with a hammer! It was not dangerous nothing broke

I'm sure you were.

I take it sliding the knob to "unlock" didn't work?

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I can help. You need ideally a thin plastic knife to slip under the magnet and jiggle it- I watch a few you tube videos. If I remember correctly it wasn't brute force that was required but the right jiggle.
Utterly vague but yes, YouTube it.

Hahaha no I am pretty sure you can put a magnet somewhere and it will slide but WHERE

You could take it to your nearest shop and see if they could help you out. Hopefully they recognise you and if you have your receipt they will be willing to help,

Definitely if you're spending a significant amount. They possibly can trace transaction with card details or a store loyalty card but that's a faff for everyone.

I’ve had this before where things have been delivered with the tag on and I’ve taken the wk to a different shop and explained and they’ve just done it for me. I think it was my local Sainsbury’s I went too but it was a bottle of rum from Morrisons and they just did it - worth a try. They said it happens all the time xx

Look at the slide lock, you see two notches to the side. Make sure the magnet is aligned here.

Or looks like you can prise with a flat bladed screwdriver

Even I have trouble with them bleedin' things.
You might need a REALLY strong neodymium magnet or an angle grinder.

Maybe go to the nearest shop and 'buy' another one and then take this one back to Waitrose for a refund in the new year.

Oh that's a good idea
Bahhhhhh though

Is this the same lock?
https://youtube.com/shorts/xgybGsscECo?feature=shared