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A tin of corned beef has been spotted on a supermarket shelf locked inside a secure case amid a shoplifting epidemic that has seen retailers increasingly fitting security tags to everyday essentials.
The Princes canned meat was also priced at a whopping £4.15 at a Co-Op store in Catford, south east London.
Shocked shopper George Dibb posted a photo of the item onto his social media, which sparked comments from equally surprised consumers over the security measures needed, as well as the price of the meat.
The tinned meat is just the latest in a range of supermarket products that have been subject to additional security, including coffee, energy shots, cheese and baby formula as shoplifting levels have surged during the cost-of-living crisis.
New figures released last month reveal that shoplifting has risen to the highest levels on record.
Shopper George Dibb was shocked to see a tin of corned beef locked inside a secure box at a Co-Op in Catford, South London - as well as being priced at a whopping £4.15
George Dibb posted the bleak photograph of the corned beef with a security tag and added: 'The economy has turned a corner'
Posting the photograph on X, formerly known as Twitter, George Dibb wrote: 'The economy has turned a corner.'
Other customers were left stunned by George's find.
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Alex Eccleston stated: 'Thank God my grandma didn't live to see corned beef in a cage for four quid.'
Matt Bryan added: 'When I left England five years ago I was getting that for £1.'
One other shopper said: 'This
