Marie, Yes, people steal it. It is commonly used to "cut" drugs. People even hi-jack entire 18-wheeled trucks full. Laura In a message dated 8/7/2007 11:01:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 19:22:08 -0700 From: Marie Davis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: What next? Formula behind lock and key I was in the local supermarket today and guess what was there in a locked glass cabinet? All the infant formula. The store moved all the formula into a glass case and placed at it at the end of an isle where it can be monitored. Their risk management people found they were "loosing" a lot of it to theft. Anyway My daughters' friend said--"Why would anyone steal formula?" My daughter answered "All those moms who don't breastfeed and then find they don't have money for formula. When your baby's hungry you'll do just about anything." We got a couple of odd stares and at least one mom nodded knowingly. What a sad state of affairs. If the cost is so high that people steal it, I was thinking is there anyway we can use this to our advantage to promote breastfeeding? Any ideas? Marie Davis RN IBCLC ********************************************** ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]