Filet Mignon Tops the List of Most Shoplifted Items

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Ad Week reports that one in every eleven people are shoplifting these days in times of high unemployment, depression and pressure. Some people are shoplifting for fun, some are shoplifting out of necessity and others are doing it mindlessly. Well anyways, they've done the math and compiled the top 10 most shoplifted items of 2011. At the top of the list: filet mignon.

2. Jameson
3. Electric Toothbrushes and Power Tools
4. iPhone 4
5. Gillette Mach 4
6. Axe
7. Polo Ralph Lauren
8. Let’s Rock Elmo
9. Chanel No. 5
10. Nike Footwear
· The Most Shoplifted Items of the Season [Yahoo]