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An upmarket actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution of U.S. department stores has taken actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution to stop people buying expensive clothes, wearing them once and then returning them for a actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution. About 65 per cent of U.S. actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution reported they have been victims of this actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution, known as “wardrobing”. This form of "return fraud" costs the retail industry an actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution $8.8 billion a year. The store, Bloomingdale's, has started actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution large, black, hard-to-hide tags to the bottom of dresses that cost over $150. The actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution cannot be returned if the tag is missing. This means anyone thinking they can have a "free dress actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution" might have to think again. The tag means they would be advertising the actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution at their party that they are wardrobing.

Retail analyst Hitha Prabhakar explained how actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution wardrobing was, saying: "What people don't realize is that it's an illegal actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution." Wardrobing has become such a actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution that Bloomingdale's has decided to risk actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution and potentially losing customers in an actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution to deter it. They have, in effect, let go a little of the sales actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution that "the customer is always right". Some Bloomingdale's customers believe the tags make them feel actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution, while others think it's a long overdue actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution to unscrupulous shoppers. The National Retail Federation said: "It's a actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution balance of loss prevention and good customer service, and the relationship has to be actionannoyingattachingchaindelicatedishonesteffortestimatedfactgarmenthandledmantrapracticeproblemprocessrefundrentalretailersserioussolution with appropriate finesse."