8 Things People Steal from Walgreens

From the article:

All of the toothpaste was locked up behind those protective plastic security shields. We had to push a button to get an employee to come unlock it for us, which is never not demoralizing.

Considering how common, cheap, and unsexy toothpaste is, we were perplexed.

The employee explained to us that before Walgreens started locking up the Colgate, shoplifters would practically clean the shelves out. The problem got so bad, they could barely keep it in stock. Which made us feel awful for those folks in the neighborhood so desperate for an oral refresh that they'd steal a $3 tube of toothpaste from the local 'greens. But also got us thinking -- what else are people stealing around here?

Here's what we found. . .

Read on to see just what people in the lower Haight district in San Fran steal