Woman demands answers after Coach bag sets off alarms in every store

Photo by@arelyjanett/TikTok

‘I literally got stopped by mall security’. Nothing quite announces your arrival and departure like setting off the anti-theft sensors in every store you walk into, and that’s exactly the situation one TikTok creator found herself in.

Arely (@arelyjanett) has just shared a video on her channel seeking assistance from her followers to understand the reason behind her Coach bag triggering alarms in every shop she went to. This video has quickly gained popularity, accumulating more than 504,000 views.

Arely starts her video by walking through a shopping mall and approaching a store entrance to demonstrate her dilemma.

“So every time I walk into a store and it has security sensors, my purse beeps. I have no idea why. Literally, it’s so small, I really can’t steal anything. So I’m not stealing but watch this. Can someone please tell me why?” she asked.

As she walks past the security sensors entering the store, the alarms go off, echoing in the background.

The video ends with the caption “Embarrassing” on the screen.

Why are Coach Bags setting off store alarms?

This isn't a one-time occurrence; there are other TikTok videos that mention similar situations where Coach bags set off store alarms. The problem usually involves a hidden security tag. Usually, these tags are tiny, black, and made of plastic, and can be slipped into a pocket or a small gap in the bag or wallet, making them hard to notice.

The comment section had the answer

The commenters seemed to know a lot about this problem. A lot of them jumped in to help Arely right away, offering a bunch of answers, all suggesting the same fix. Look for the security tag.

“coach purses do this too LMAO literally got stopped by the mall security it was so embarrassing but it has a little tag in the purse!” one recounted.

“There’s a little pocket inside have to unzip it and take out the security tag looks like the coach logo with a little metal thing on the back,” another comment noted.

“My man got me a coach bag and this started happening I literally found one of those [sensors] that make it beep,” someone else advised.

In response, Arely said, “I found one in my purse but took it out to go through the alarm and it still went off.”

‘I’m throwing the security tag away’

In a follow-up video, Arely empties her purse to identify the source of the problem. At one point, she pulls out a black rectangular plastic tag and wonders if this could be the source.

“It also had this [black security tag] and I think this is what could be making it go off, but I took it out. Like I said, I went through the security alarms without all this in there and without and it still went off,” she explained.

The last piece of verification was provided by a user who self-identified as a Coach staff member: “Coach employee here! The black sensor you took out in the small pocket. You will be good now. If you ever buy online always check the pockets and throw that away. Cute Nolita bag!”