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Boingboing links to a page that discussed retail theft, and lists the top 50 most shoplifted items.

I laughed at the idea of stolen Visine (in trying to hide your dope habit, you get nabbed for shoplifting!) and Oil of Olay (women really don't take aging very well), but I was kind of saddened to see a lot of women's products on here. Between the Monistats, Aleeves, and pregnancy tests, it spells embarrassment or shame about their bodies on the part of the thieves.

Shameful, on the other hand, was seeing how many Similac products made the list (note that case quantities beats single can for theft attempts). People are having babies they can't afford in a country whose government is cutting the strings of the social safety net. With the moral-conservative society taking root in the US amidst a declining economy and a treasury-sapping war, I'm guessing the formula products will steadily move up the most-stolen list.

It's an interesting socio-economic indicator. They should release this list every election year.