ters ▁ste al ▁" hot ▁products " ▁that ▁are ▁" C RA V ED ", ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁he ▁created ▁that ▁stands ▁for ▁" con ce al able , ▁remov able , ▁available , ▁valuable , ▁enjoy able , ▁and ▁dispos able ". ▁ ▁Common ▁items ▁The ▁most ▁commonly ▁shop l ift ed ▁item ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁c igare tt es , ▁until ▁stores ▁started ▁keeping ▁them ▁behind ▁the ▁c ash ▁register . ▁Comm only ▁shop l ift ed ▁items ▁are ▁usually ▁small ▁and ▁easy ▁to ▁hide , ▁such ▁as ▁gro cer ies , ▁especially ▁ste ak ▁and ▁instant ▁coffee , ▁raz or ▁bl ades ▁and ▁cart rid ges , ▁small ▁technology ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁MP 3 ▁players , ▁smart ph ones , ▁USB ▁flash ▁drives , ▁ear ph ones , ▁CD s ▁and ▁DVD s , ▁gift ▁cards , ▁cos met ics , ▁j ew el ry , ▁mult iv it am ins , ▁pre gn ancy ▁tests , ▁electric ▁to oth br ush es , ▁and ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁frequently ▁shop l ift ed ▁books ▁include ▁ones ▁by ▁authors ▁Charles ▁B uk owski , ▁Jim ▁Thompson , ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick , ▁Martin ▁Am is , ▁Paul ▁Aust er , ▁Georges ▁B ata ille , ▁William ▁S . ▁B urr ough s , ▁Hunter ▁S . ▁Thompson , ▁Ital o ▁Cal v ino , ▁Don ▁De L illo , ▁Raymond ▁Ch and ler , ▁Michel ▁Fou ca ult , ▁D ashi ell ▁Hamm ett