Above all shoplifted items is meat. Meat. But who the hell would want to steal meat, of all things? Women, according to Slate. And why? Because they work hard:
With only enough money to purchase an ordinary chuck-eye roast, many otherwise ethical shoppers make a snap decision to lift the Angus instead. Store detectives speculate that these meatlifters feel entitled to have steak instead of hamburger on occasion, as a reward for their hard work; swiping an expensive bottle of dish soap doesn't provide the same sense of satisfaction. Though men and women shoplift in equal numbers, such aspirational meatlifters are most likely to be gainfully employed women between 35 and 54, according to a 2005 University of Florida study.
That fat woman wandering the isles of your local supermarket, covered in gore? A svelte purloiner of prime rib with an overcoat stuffed and swollen with blood drooling steaks.
Why Americans Love To Shoplift Meat [Slate]
Above all shoplifted items is meat. Meat. But who the hell would want to steal meat, of all things? Women, according to Slate. And why? Because they work hard:
