What is the most shoplifted item in America in 2005? Meat.
Of all the things people could shoplift, meat would not have been my first guess.
Meatlifting is a grave problem for food retailers: According to the Food Marketing Institute, meat was the most shoplifted item in America’s grocery stores in 2005. (It barely edged out analgesics and was a few percentage points ahead of razor blades and baby formula.)
Meat?
Man, I would never have guessed that.
Although, I heard a story last week about a guy getting caught sneaking a salami out in his pants, but I thought he was some crazy weirdo. It’s disturbing to hear that he’s in the shoplifting majority. :)
No kidding. I wouldn’t have guessed any of the top items. (razor blades and baby formula?) I heard of a guy stealing a live lobster by hiding in in his pants, with hilarious (and painful) results. If it’s still alive, would that still count as meat?
I can def understand the baby formula. Just a can of the good stuff is $30+.
Heh, good point. I remember the first time I bought a can of formula. I was shocked. But in my mind the stereotypical shoplifter (which could be way off) doesn’t have kids.