[CharacterCounts]

These are custom order thieves. A competitor puts in an order with them, They steal the product and resell it to the competitor at a huge discount off wholesale.

I remember when I was a kid, we has an appliance store selling applances cheaper than all of the competitors. All the competitors were suffering break ins. It didn't take too long for police to put 2 and 3 together.

[Paladin2]

I’ve seen deodorant with a sticker on it indicating which store (including hte address) it came from.

[PrincessB]

You are probably right. I have a good friend who, to put it mildly, is from the ghetto. She’s told me once that it’s common to “contract” with shoplifters to get certain things. A big one’s designer kiddy clothes.