[1rudeboy]

Cans of crab meat would seem to be the better black market currency.

No, actually. Heavily-used consumer goods are best. The only thing surprising about this story is that shoplifters who shoplift with the intent to resell the merchandise used to favor smaller (and thus more easily stolen) items, such as shaving cream, deodorant, etc.

[clamper1797]

How about batteries (AA,AAA)? Small ... expensive heavily used ...