Supermarkets are putting electronic tags on their turkeys, trying to stop thefts this Christmas.
The stores had no choice due to a rise in shoplifting of food
In years past, stores would place these tags on high ticket items in electronics, but the electronic tags are being put on turkeys this year.
You know how this works, the tags will set off an alarm if a shoplifter tries to make it out the door with a turkey under their arm without it being removed or scanned through check-out.
A survey by the security company G4S reports the stores should worry.
They found that over half a million Britons would steal a turkey given the opportunity.
One in seven adults admitted being tempted to break the law at Christmas time because they didn't have enough money.
G4S said better CCTV and other security methods helps stop the shoplifters. But its marketing director, Douglas Greenwell, said: ‘The harsh economic realities facing many families may lead normally law abiding people to consider shoplifting as a way to save money this Christmas.
