I got these Old Navy jeans at Goodwill, so they've been worn and washed who knows how many times before I got them, and I've worn/washed them quite a bit too.
Here is an excellent rant about these things, which are radio-frequency ID (RFID) chips. Attaching something like that to clothing in the store is not unusual, but apparently Old Navy is not willing to remove it for you as a store normally would for those thumb-tack gizmos.
At least I didn't go through the embarrassment of getting stopped for suspected shoplifting like the guy at the linked post, but I can't remember the last time I was in an Old Navy store. It's been a few years.
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I'd guess the store employees wouldn't remove them as policy since, if returned sans chip, they'd be easily jack-able.
Not that that's a defensible excuse to have frickin' chips in jeans.
But I believe about every product that goes through WalMart is chipped and soon all grocery store and other items. I still hear about he fridge that'll read your levels and expiration dates and make your shopping list or place a delivery order for you.
That said, I don't want Big Brother in my pants or my fridge.
It's going to be impossible to resist all the chips, that's true.
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