Two prolific shoplifters who went on a stealing spree have both been jailed for six months.
Kyron Hicken and Peter McCullock admitted jointly committing seven thefts at stores in and around Leicester.
They also each pleaded guilty to one offence of shoplifting on their own, of unknown quantities of meat, from Sainsbury's, in Granby Street, in the city.
Leicester Crown Court was told the offences, committed between November 23 and December 16, were mainly to fund their class A drug addictions.
Marcus Harry, prosecuting, said in all but one instance they were caught on CCTV.
Hicken (25), of Conduit Street, Highfields, and McCullock (26), of Glazebrook Road, New Parks, both Leicester, together stole £40 of Cadbury's chocolate from a One Stop store in Leicester on December 1.
On December 3, they took £100 of deodorant and shower gel from Londis, in Glenfield.
On December 5, they made off with £54 of meat and cheese, from Spar, Buckminster Road, off Anstey Lane, Leicester.
They took an unknown amount of meat from Sainsbury's, in Humberstone Gate, Leicester, on December 10 and more from the firm's store in Queen's Road, Clarendon Park, the same day.
On December 11, they took coffee from the Co-op, in Aikman Avenue, New Parks.
They were detained after they stole £46 of candles from Clinton Cards, in the city, on December 16.
Both defendants had more than 70 offences on their records.
Judge Simon Hammond said: "This is repeated professional shoplifting."
Avik Mukherjee, mitigating for Hicken, said: "These two are chronic drug addicts. He knows custody is inevitable."
Hicken has applied for a place at a drug rehabilitation centre on his release.
James Varley, for McCullock, said his client was addicted to heroin and crack cocaine but has been weaning himself off them while in custody.
He said: "His partner threw him out and he was homeless.
"He accepts he's been given chances and not taken them."
Judge Hammond said shoplifting was not a victimless crime. He said: "The number of offences and their records put this case beyond the usual sentencing guidelines."
