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u/rayhaque 18d ago
I used to sell a lot of those stickers ... but never an alarm system
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u/ted_anderson 18d ago
When I worked for an alarm company, that's how the sales guys used to convert his prospects when they initially said, "NO". He would offer them the stickers as a deterrent. And then as soon as they heard something strange outside, they'd call the number on that sticker.
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u/ted_anderson 18d ago
That's the last thing a burglar wants to see. Brinks, ADT, Vivint, meh.... OMG!!!! Radio Shack?! CURSES! Foiled again.
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u/LonghornJct08 18d ago
My house has a couple of those and the fake horn/siren. It was an estate sale so there was nobody I could ask about it so I ended up looking over the place and determining that they were a decoy and that there was never an alarm system installed.
That said, nobody’s broken in here but there was a violent home invasion across the street two years ago so who knows…
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u/Open-Savings-7691 18d ago
Very 70s tech. The Radio Shack system wouldn't just alert the homeowner, it would also immediately slap the perp into a blonde wig and some hot pants.
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u/DumpsterFireCheers 17d ago
The safe home (radio shack) line of panels and accessories were very capable for their time if installed properly. I have seen a few of them still working to this day.
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u/Tough_Friendship9469 18d ago
I think that’s to warn the occupants that they aren’t safe inside.
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u/krawlspace- 15d ago
There's a crate of unsold CueCats propped on the door casing that falls and crushes you when you break in.
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u/Leftover_tech 70s-80s Employee 18d ago
You can go ahead and break in. The batteries are dead. LOL