Home Depot Fights Shoplifting With New Technology

They had the same locks on buggies since the early 80s. So people wouldn't take buggies out of the parking lot....duh!!!

You don’t need expensive technology to stop shoplifting. You need common sense. Think the way they do. Lock up everything, the item doesn’t get released until it’s already paid for. You can have two people. The cashier and the person who brings the item. It’s all about making sure everything is paid for. The item stays locked up if it’s not paid for.

Treat a theif the way they treated in the early days of the wild west and the problem will cease……

Like someone cant take a tool apart an bypass that in a few mins

That will fix it 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Excellent ...but knowing you could get 30 year's hard labour up north pole no visitor or phone use no mail just work 16 hour's a day to pay you bedding food .......end of story....

SO....../ honest ,,,paying people still have to foot the bill for this technology to save Lowes & DEPOT,,,, it is passed on to the honest people .......& I've had enough !!

No one steals Ryobi….😂

How about 25 years in prison? That’ll learn ‘em…..

We’ve had this with carts for many years in the uk

All of this can be EASILY bypassed....

This is stupid. Now a hacker can turn off every tool sold by a store. We can stop this by taking the store to court.

It is not new, I ues to work making these, like 5 years ago, and it wasn't new then even 😂

Uh yea.blame the democrats for that

Anyone notice its always the same race?

Look at all those zoo animals!

I'm colour blind... can anyone tell me what colour the thieves are ????

The asset protection on shopping carts is to make sure the shopping cart itself is not stolen. I used to work at a grocery store in a poor neighborhood and they had the technology on the carts to prevent the carts from being stolen because many people who lived in that neighborhood didn't have a car.

Dung scat.

The Bluetooth will slow them down but it won’t stop them.

All that Bluetooth technology tells me is that if they can disable your power tools from working until paid for, then activate them…then what’s stopping these companies from just randomly disabling your expensive power tools as soon as your warranty expires!? All this companies are greedy AF, and there is zero doubt in my mind that they are using these capabilities for nefarious purposes even after you pay for these items.

Like many other people suggested, just put up your displays with slioo pop s you can bring to the register. Once paid for, hand in your slip and receipt to collect your item. I don’t want someone able to disable my expensive purchases via Bluetooth at their will!

Save that money on expensive technology, implement a ticket service, and use that money saved to better pay your employees. Everyone wins.

Teach your kids not to steal.

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Wish I could simply afford these things

Should just have the box self destruct. With a countdown timer of course. 😂

So, as usual, the honest people not only have to pay for the stolen goods, but the technology to try to prevent theft. Shoplifters suck. Bring back road gangs for shoplifters.

Zero tolerance, that’s what brought crime down in New York back in the day!

The wheels on the cart go lock lock lock

Always pay for vacuum and other non vacuum stuff

American land of opportunity & at the same time land of thrives 😂😂

All in democrat States :/

This did not work, oh Well BIDENOMICS

And you can’t hack in to Bluetooth safest thing in the world lol

THEY CAN STOP SHOPLIFTING TODAY WITHOUT ANY EXPENSES AT ALL. JUST MAKE SHOPLIFTING FOR ONE SINGLE ITEM ARE SECOND-DEGREE FELONY WHERE YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET 10 YEARS MANDATORY. THAT WILL DETER ANYONE FROM SHOPLIFTING. IF YOU GET CAUGHT IT'S MANDATORY YOU DO 10 YEARS WITH NO PAROLE.

Can't shop in peace everything lock up.

The corporation been stealing from people for years. Inflation, everything is going up. Are they paying us more? HELL NAW.

Yeah that "bluetooth technology" doesn't exist as far as I'm aware. There's no way to activate a product just by scanning it at the register either, our scan guns are merely barcode readers that identify a product. As for the locking carts they do nothing. I had some shoplifters with tools in a plastic tote just lift everything out of the cart when it locked and walk out the door.

Democrats destroying America

What happened?
I thought you said "My People Don't Stihl"?

Ahhh ok your Craftsman!

What does Leather Face Carry? What kind of Chainsaw?

Home Depot’s got some hot ass girls working there

Smart technologies! All stores EVERYWHERE should have this! It's genius!

Or just run out with the box wth

Bluetooth technology easy to bypass. Nice try. Locking carts not a bad idea

Ah look at them acting like locking shopping cart wheels is new tech, actually the tech has been around over 30 years and used to be used to stop people removing shopping carts from store parking lots. It's also very easy to bypass.

Criminals aren't stealing power tools

That's total bulshit you're not being recorded it's just a run over camera that is not recording you and what's to say you can't run out with the box after the carriage stops? Also the product will work when you leave with it that's just a gimmick, shoplifters keep doing your thing

That bluetooth stuff she was talking about is a lie. It's just a scare tactic. And whats to stop a criminal from lifting the item out of the shopping cart and carrying it to their car?

Immigration.