I was going to ask, why not just have a couple of guard dogs roam the store? But scratch that idea.
Dog mauls burglar. Burglar sues store. Given that it’s Chicago, burglar wins millions.
Odd that shooting looters isn't being considered. Maybe that's just the fog of something or the other....
Just play the sound of gunfire over the PA.
They’ll scatter like cockroaches.
Same problem with fog. I couldn’t see where I was going and I hit my head and got a concussion. Now I can’t play basketball.
This isn’t new. There is or was a system called “Smoke Cloak” that has been used in retail for several decades. The one I saw that was tripped was used as a burglar deterrent. It used theatrical smoke.
I was going to suggest the same. Sometimes low tech violence works better than high tech deterrence.
Another option, only allow customers that qualify as likely not to steal and capable of paying. Hell, the lower cost of doing business could prove better for company and customers.
Once the fog gets thick, pipe in the sound of growling dogs from back of store.
Mustard gas.
Why not just arrest robbers and give them a few years of hard labor?
Equip the night watchman with employment applications.
That’s an interesting approach to stealing other ways have failed.
A supplier would have the answer to a few general questions.
1..How long does the fog last at maximum density?
2..Are there many toxins within the formula of that fog?
3..How frequently can the system be utilized w/o more maintenance? Once a day? Twice in one day? For how many days till refilling?
4..Can the fob stream be reversed? Maybe it went off accidentally.
In Costa Rica, small connivence stores have a very large guy who opens the door for you to let you inside. Pretty sure that’s not his only job...
One old school approach that might work is to buy insurance from a Vito Corleone. He’s smart enough to keep his rates manageable, and his men are not connected to your store for legal purposes. Once word gets out, the insured stores get left alone.
Release poison gas and save the taxpayers money. Send the bill for the canisters to the family.
Although it would certainly lead to lawsuits (after all, what right does a merchant have to defend his store), the Israelis have a gun that sprays water mixed with a chemical that smells exactly like, well, Number 2.
A couple of doses of that will get the word out, as their hoes will not want anything to do with their the Jacks.
Fog? Chlorine Gas is Cheap ad Easy to make and very effective
Train the chimp to bite the crotch. There will be no repeat shoplifters.
$7K
Seems rather expensive.
$7K could go a long way in re-enforcing the external doors and windows.
Just do what the Muslims do. Hack their hands off. Guarantee you'll see a massive decrease in burglaries.