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2016/05/15 18:02:29
Subject: What is this thing?
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Jealous that Horus is Warmaster
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So I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, but it's about a strange item that I got in my Ironjaw Shaman blister. Lookie here:  It's a weird metal coloured, sticker thing. It can be peeled off, but I have no idea where it should go. Do any of you have any idea what this thing is?
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2016/05/15 18:02:46
Alpharius? Never heard of him. |
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2016/05/15 18:09:49
Subject: What is this thing?
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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar
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Shoplifting sensor.
Retailers can put them in books/boxes so they set off alarms in doorways. Usually deactivated at the POS.
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2016/05/15 20:33:52
Subject: What is this thing?
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Jealous that Horus is Warmaster
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 Nevelon wrote:Shoplifting sensor.
Retailers can put them in books/boxes so they set off alarms in doorways. Usually deactivated at the POS.
Huh, how about that. It's strange that it was inside the blister itself though. I've never gotten one of these before in any 1-figure blister from GW, so the retailer probably put it in there somehow. Anyway, thanks for clearing that up!
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Alpharius? Never heard of him. |
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2016/05/15 21:05:59
Subject: What is this thing?
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Combat Jumping Ragik
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It is a RFID tag. Not just for shoplifiting, but for inventory taking etc. Get used to seeing them. They will be replacing UPCs soon enough. Or so I'm told.
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2016/05/16 08:27:46
Subject: What is this thing?
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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UPCs have been around about 40 years now (I first saw them in the 70s).
It's about time.
Yeah it's an RFID tag. They've been around about 30 years, too. First saw one in a graphic novel I bought in 1988 or so.
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2016/05/16 10:54:13
Subject: Re:What is this thing?
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Sister Oh-So Repentia
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It is not an RFID tag, those tags provide an ID that can be read (and data can be written to it).
It is an EAS soft label, which are also read by radio waves and return their status as "1" or "0" depending on if it has been de-activated at the point of sale or not.
For more on RFID, google RAIN RFID.
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2016/05/17 11:51:34
Subject: What is this thing?
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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So it's an RF tag by another name.
Potato, tomato. Whatever.
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2016/05/17 22:25:19
Subject: Re:What is this thing?
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Sister Oh-So Repentia
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Yes, in the same way Imperial Fists are the same as White Scars. ;-)
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2016/05/17 22:26:24
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