‘Like Fort Knox' fume shoppers as major UK supermarket slaps security tags on £2 HAM to foil shoplifters

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HAMMING IT UP 'Like Fort Knox' fume shoppers as major UK supermarket slaps security tags on £2 HAM to foil shoplifters
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A SHOPPER was fuming after finding security tags on £2 ham at a major supermarket to foil shoplifters
A shocked Tesco customer spotted the yellow stickers on a range of meat.
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A shocked shopper spotted a security tag on Tesco's ham
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Tesco said putting security tags on certain items wasn't new
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The yellow stickers on a range of meat
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They had "security protected" written on them.
The cheapest items they were on were £2.50 Honey Roast Ham.
But customers can buy two for £4, making them £2 each.
The same deal was on slices of roast beef.
They cost £2.75 but were again £2 each when buying two under the deal.
The tags were also on bigger packs of Honey Roast Ham for £2.65.
Chicken fillets priced at £2.75 had them too.
Plus Tesco Finest Wiltshire Cured Ham - £3.75 or two for £6 - which were £3 each.
Blocks of Cheddar cheese costing £3.35 were also available.
As well as Gammon, priced at £4.50.
"It's like Fort Knox in there,' dad Dylan John, 48, told What's The Jam.
"You can't move without security keeping a beady eye on you.
"I only pooped in for a lettuce and felt like Ronnie Kray walking round the aisles."
Astonishing moment Tesco staff lob metal baskets and crates at shoplifter
They were spotted in Tesco Express, in Central Drive, Blackpool, Lancs.
The mini supermarket is in the shadows of the town's seaside resort's Blackpool Tower.
In March 2023, the anti-theft measures were put on ham, but then the cheapest were £2.35.
Mince and pork were also tagged.
Tesco said putting security tags on certain items isn't new, but it varies from store to store.
It comes after footage showed the moment a Tesco worker hurled baskets and storage boxes at a pair of crooks.
The cause of the incident is unknown, but shoppers were left shaken after the terrifying standoff took place.
The incident seemingly began in a tame manner, with a security guard telling two men to exit the Tesco store in Finsbury Park, North London.
He can be heard on the video saying: 'Take your stuff and go.'
Next, one of the men ejected from the store fired back with 'f*** you' prompting the security guard to make a chilling threat.
The security guard can be heard saying: 'You come next time and I'll f*** your a** up, okay? Call the police.'
Then, the two men volleyed an unidentified object at the Tesco store - prompting the security guard to fire back with an empty storage tray.
Tensions reached a boiling point when the men threw yet another storage tray, causing a uniformed worker to hurl a metal basket at them.
Finally, the two men toppled a metal shelf which was standing outside the store before hurling another object into the shop.