I imagine this works well in semi-secured contexts - meaning within a gated apartment complex or in a church. The items are low value (a nice box meal is maybe

I imagine this works well in semi-secured contexts - meaning within a gated apartment complex or in a church. The items are low value (a nice box meal is maybe $20?) and the value of stealing is minimal since you can't resell the goods or hold onto them for any period of time. The mirrors are an interesting idea. I was recently reading Schneier's book on trust and he makes reference to an experiment where theft rates were reduced when there were portraits of eyes facing shoppers. I'm sure they still need some token security, and the article mentions some kind of basic camera. I imagine scanning your credit card to enter would also be highly effective (though possibly have other downsides).