7 Baby formula
As unlikely as it may seem, baby formula is a mainstay on the perennial list of most shoplifted items. On the surface the contradiction is striking — who would associate a food meant for infants with hoodie-wearing, calculating thieves? However, shoplifters know that powdered milk is expensive. A can or bottle can last only a week or two depending on whether it’s used as a premixed formula or powder alone, and how it’s used. (Many mothers use formula as a supplement to breast feeding while others choose it as a baby’s main source of nourishment.) Or we can just assume that there are a lot of very desperate mothers that don’t want their babies to starve.
