And this in particular is an example of the kind of theft that is, at best, marginally worth it, because if they’re charged, they’re charged based on the value of goods of which they’re only getting the tiniest of fractions.
It’s like bank robbery - given how seriously it’s treated, the punishment far outweighs the relatively small amounts of money that bank robbers can hope to get. So it’s fairly rare - it’s usually the first such offense of desperate idiots.
