A locked, re-uable and trackable box is what I expected retailers to be using, and is a much better idea. I’m surprised that it isn’t already a standard thing to do for small products. I’d suggest that the big retailers don’t want their workers to be tasked with opening and refilling security boxes, but they already use the same thing for clothing, where the electronic tag is removed and reused at the checkout, so this isn’t a valid excuse.
If I was really intent on stealing something, the large package (within reason) wouldn’t stop me, I would just shove it inside my shirt/pants/jacket/bag rather than into a pocket.
I wonder how many products are out there with packaging that is completely limited in design by ‘theft prevention’. I’m sure that in some cases that it is a valid concern, but as engio questioned, do so many goods really get stolen to make it a realistic issue?