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The next time you go to your local Target or Walgreens, please go to the snack aisle and observe what they lock up and what they don’t. I did this the other day at my regular Duane Reade in Manhattan, and here is what I found: The entire selection of beef jerky is locked up, along with various bougie cookies, including Tate’s, Oreos (double-stuffed, of course), Chips Ahoy and Fudge Stripes. Outside of the case, on an adjacent shelf, is an island of unwanted cookies, including Lorna Doone’s, Fig Newtons, Pepperidge Farm cookies, Animal Crackers and Teddy Grahams: