See How This Family Gets 75% of Their Food From ‘Dumpster Diving’
- Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:51am by
Liz Klimas
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This man’s family never goes hungry. You might say their cup overfloweth, except in this case, it’s a dumpster that overfloweth — with food.
The family gets 75 percent of their food from a dumpster, only purchasing some staple foods in bulk.
The Perennial Plate tagged along with the father on an early morning trip to a Trader Joe’s dumpster where he loaded up with bread and bananas for breakfast. Here’s the story of one family that is trying to go against mainstream excess and waste:
When the unnamed father and his family moved to their current home, as he says in the video, he found a dumpster that almost always has food. He usually tries to get enough food in one dive.
“If I have to go back the next night I will, if there is nothing,” he said. “It’s pretty rare to find nothing.”
The father says that he learned about making use of available resources in his childhood.
“My dad taught us that things that had actual value were things like land, food,” he said. “Everywhere I go I try to find something to eat that’s in my environment.”
But don’t think dumpster diving will keep you thin. The father says he put on 10 pounds since he started dumpster diving a little more than a year ago.
[H/T Treehugger]
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Comments (105)
rickbob
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:39amThis was in vogue a loooong time ago when I was stationed at Ft. Belvoir. In the D.C. area there was a group that invited Teddy, the sandwich man, Kennedy, to a gourmet dinner prepared from dumpster dives. People starting hitting it hard until restaurants and groceries started tainting the food so it couldn’t be eaten. The cloud of lawsuits scared them. Thank our regulating government for that.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 10:47amI don’t see anything wrong with this. There are millions of people around the world who get their “molecules” from under a rock or log. Pride can spell your own doom. I don’t care if they eat out of a NY toilet.
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:12pmThankfully, my dad taught me that if I applied myself and worked hard I could afford to buy food in a grocery store.
Report Post »Favored93
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 1:03pm@My Two Cents
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:12pm
Thankfully, my dad taught me that if I applied myself and worked hard I could afford to buy food in a grocery store.
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Forgive me but that was an arrogant thing to say. The man obviously had a nice home and car he could afford to buy his food. The point is that he is being efficient and thrifty with what he has. If I had a store in my area that did not LOCK THEIRS UP I would do the same thing.
Chuck Stein
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:40pm“People starting hitting it hard until restaurants and groceries started tainting the food so it couldn’t be eaten. The cloud of lawsuits scared them. Thank our regulating government for that.”
Report Post »If someone deliberately taints food that could be obtained by someone (by whatever means) and consumed, you BET that is a lawsuit waiting to happen. And it has nothing to do with government regulation — it has to do with common law legal concepts like private nuisance, reckless endangerment, etc.
liberalescheisskopf
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:25pmWait until TSHTF and won’t be ANY food.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:20amThat’s what we will ALL be doing if Obama were to get one more term.. hahaha GOOD THING that is NOT going to happen. We used to throw a lot of food away because federal REGULATIONS said we could not donate it… HAD to be thrown away, perfectly good, sometimes wrapped, food! Liberals say they are all about RECYCLING? Not so much when it comes to food products.
Report Post »ultimatefighting
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 10:24amObama? With the exception of Ron Paul, you think any of the Repubs are going to cut spending?
Most of them were in favor of TARP and the stimulus.
They all want more wars and more debt.
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:12pmTo UltimateFighting:
“With the exception of Ron Paul, you think any of the Repubs are going to cut spending?” you said.
Theoretically, there are many possible cuts, like some idiotic “researches” of metabolism in shrimps (actual) or “influence of the ringing of an alarm clock on the nerves system of bed bugs (the latter is my “scientific proposal for a $1MLN governmental grant -:)), and alike.
But even you cut all of such spending, you still have a minuscule part of the total governmental expenditure.
The real cuts are in social area: welfare, Medical insurances, and so forth.
And this is the area where any cut threatens with riots.
There is a huge part of taxpayers’ money that theoretically can be saved but only if you cut illegals from our Federal feeding-trough.
And who is brave enough to do that? If not to mention that any politician who does this, will automatically get up to 12 MLN (or even more?) personal enemies – illegals.
Without all-nation support, no one politician (President or Lawmaker) will be able to do that. The less so – Ron Paul.
Report Post »caleejr
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:23pm@ULTIMATEFIGHTING
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 10:24am
Obama? With the exception of Ron Paul, you think any of the Repubs are going to cut spending?
Most of them were in favor of TARP and the stimulus.
…”They all want more wars and more debt.”
_________________________________________________________
NAME ONE! and back it up with evidence.
The house republicans keep passing budgets that CUT spending and actually balance the budget, however Harry Reid has continually blocked the measure from even coming to the floor for discussion.
Report Post »countryfirst
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:12amI have done this in my youth, just hope I can get in & out of the dumpster when in my senior years.
So many people are blessed to be able to go shopping for their next meals , and even if they are on assistance.
To many are blind and unappreciated to what freedom and liberty has provided.
Report Post »badswing
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:43amhaven’t you heard ….the one will be implementing a new law. its called the
Report Post »“equal access to catfood rawfish and pie” law (EAT CRAP), where dumpsters will now have to have equal access to seniors, the disabled and homeless by requiring a ‘side door’ to any dumpster made after 2012. to pay for the new regulation there will be a tax on any food served in a restaurant. makes perfect sense.
BurntHills
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:55amif he got that shirt as souvenir, he‘s eaten a lot worse and it was a lot iffy’er than from an American dumnpster.
Report Post »MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:52amMy husband works in construction. He did some work at a doughnut chain a few years ago. He asked them if he could get leftover doughnuts for bear bait. He would have even paid for it, but the owner told him that using that food for anything was now illegal, since the homeless in a shelter had complained that the doughnuts were not fresh, and part of that companies advertising is that their doughnuts are always fresh. I’m sure that the bears would not have complained.
Report Post »caveman74
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 10:20amthe aclu would bring class action on behalf of the bears. the homeless complained about free food not being fresh!? I am surprised the UN didnt launch a human rights investigation
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:50amyears ago, Nabisco* was making Pound Cake mix all night, and as quality control they baked up untold amounts of cakes.. and instead of giving it away, they dumped all of it, along with untold amounts of cereal boxes full of Bran*, Team* and Shredded Wheat* etc that were checked out too. its Distribution Center also dumped railroad cars of other foods, like damaged Milkbone* cartons (it’s made from Wheat) — by dumpster diving, a local hog farmer practically fed his hog lots free for years.
Report Post »openlandforme
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:01pmSo true- but now grocery stores are not letting us take their “discarded” veggies/fruits for our pigs- they HAVE to throw them out- what a huge waste!
Report Post »Mattyboy
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:43amMan, some people are going to die if they cannot get over their pride to survive.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:58amgive obama’s impending blood-soaked civil war just it’s first week, and obamademocrat Americans still alive and trapped in cities will be so freaked out they will be flailing sticks, hooting, and eating their infants.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:49amPride will be the first thing to go if the SHTF.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:19amWhatever works.
Report Post »Notlad
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:54amThere is a new movie out on Netflix called “Dive” pertaining to this subject. Check it out!
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:52amJust watched a program the other day where food growers were interviewed. They said about 50% of their crops are destroyed, they never even make it to market. Lettuce heads aren’t round enough, carrots aren’t straight enough, melons aren’t consistently colored all the way around, tomatoes aren’t quite “red” enough etc etc etc. Tons of good food going to waste every single growing season. Food companies won’t buy the less than perfect. Why? They can’t sell it because Americans are too picky & spoiled – they want “perfect”. Lettuce heads aren’t round enough, carrots aren’t straight enough, melons aren’t consistently colored all the way around, tomatoes aren’t quite “red” enough etc etc etc. And it drives up the cost of food because the grower has to sell that 50% for enough money to cover the expenses of growing the 100%. That cost gets passed on to the consumer.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:54amoops. editing error, ignore the repeat statement.
Report Post »progressivehunter
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:52pmi work on a farm in pa and it is true that it doesn’t pay to give to foodbanks anymore….no tax benefits, extra costs, and no thanks. its more profitable and less expensive to dispose of “unmarketable” produce in the fields then to help others (although we would love to). buy local and don‘t be a ***** if your carrot isn’t straight……don’t blame the farmer for your arrogance because it all tastes the same.
Report Post »Dagnabbit5
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:16amSame story as most here.
I worked at a nice restaurant in my younger days that used to donate food at the end of the day to local shelters until the corporate office found out and put a stop to it. Instead of letting the food go to waste the kitchen manager would let us employees take the stuff home.
Then when I worked at an apartment complex we would always find good stuff in the dumpsters. People would just get rid of good stuff instead of finding someone could use it.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:23amThe shelters won’t take food like that anymore. It has to be fresh, prepackaged and original. Seems nowadays beggars can be choosers.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:00amWhere I’m at they recycle.
Report Post »BrotherWill
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:48amSo dangerous. This is how dysentary gets started. How does he know that food wasn’t thrown out because somebody knocked over some cleaning supplies and spilled a poisonous chemical in the food? How does he know it wasn’t thrown out because it was bad? Not to mention the residue that has been rotting among insects and vermin in the dumpster which has not been cleaned since it was purchased. One thing if you have no resort, otherwise, its a matter of time until we see this guy dead from some disease or food poisoning.
Report Post »jasmer
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:20amIf that were true, most of the world would be dead already. Our society has already lost most understanding of natural cycles or living off the land; we‘re to the point that some people don’t really recognize that beef starts in a cow rather than a polystyrene package. As a comment below indicates, this guy is eating high quality stuff being disposed of for liability purposes, not because it’s gone bad.
He‘s just taking the stuff that didn’t make the “bent can” rack, if there even is one (Trader Joe’s is very chichi/lefty/trendy/upscale).
I’ve eaten stuff just as bad and probably far worse – and I’d bet you have too without realizing it.
Report Post »MrsWunderbar
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:54amWould you feel different knowing he was homeless? Their are so many homeless folks that are doing the same thing and that is a risk that they must take, he doesn`t have to take this risk, he is just trying to live large and not pay for fresh food, My husband worked for Panera bread for 15 years before he was wrongfully terminated and everyday he would take sandwhiches to the homless. It’s not a pretty site, but they need to eat too !
Report Post »rabblechat
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:53amDysentery is a condition, not a specific disease.
There is no guarantee that the food you ate today is any safer that what this guy is pulling out of the dumpster.
People today are overly sensitive and paranoid about food safety. Lets remember, most of us are only a generation or two removed from electricity, refrigeration and modern food storage.
However, I wouldn‘t be surprised if trade Joes and some of these other businesses don’t start locking the dumpsters after seeing this article.
Report Post »conservativeamericanmom
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:11pmBrotherwill– I agree with you. If someone is doing this to survive, then it’s a different matter. However, if it’s not for survival, then these people are opening themselves up to a lot and bacteria are the least to be concerned about. The human body is pretty good at fighting bacteria, but parasites are a whole different can of worms (just had to help myself to that pun). Most people are completely unaware of the epidemic of parasites in western countries-that’s because no one talks about it. If they know about it (which is not usually the case), they are often horrified about it and too embarrassed to tell anyone other than their doctor (if they even do that). I know about it because it’s my job to know about it. The scourge of parasites in industrialized countries was diminished years ago with the advent of running water, refrigeration, etc., but it has returned for many reasons: The influx of third world immigrants, the increase in travel to and from those countries, modern sexual practices, and more.
Jumping in a dumpster to scavenge for food is not a good idea, if you don’t have to. Parasite eggs are easy enough to pick up without doing such things. Parasites are not just disgusting but they cause poor function and/or disease in the body. The problem is that people are not taught about this problem and so it continues. Read the book, “Look what Came to Dinner” by Ann Louise Gittleman if you want to know more.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:14pmI agree with rabblechat.
When I lived in CO YEARS ago, we had a friend who dumpster dived and brought us some of the booty. We never got sick from the food. It wasn’t horribly spoiled, it was just past the date. Or it was a bit wilted but still useable.
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:32amThis also says something about our society and how wasteful we are. Apparently, we are still too wasteful to fully recognize in what bad shape we are in. It is going to get much worse before we fully awaken to the awfulness of our situation.
Report Post »My local grocery store had some produce a few weeks ago that looked like it was ready to be thrown out. I told them that since it wasn’t in peak condition, I might take it off their hands at a discounted price. I planned to dehydrate it for long-term storage. They told me that they don‘t even sell anything at a discount once it is past it’s peak. The produce guy said their policy is to throw it away instead. They would rather it went to waste in the landfill than sell it at a discount and see it put to good use.
Until our wasteful attitude changes, we haven’t fully recognized the true nature of our disastrous dilemma.
4xeverything
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:53amI understand your disgust, but if you or someone else gets sick because of bad food, then legally the market is liable. In this day and age of frivolous lawsuits and multi million dollar payouts a grocery store can’t take those chances. When we become a society that takes responsibility for our own actions then maybe our food waste will become less. The unfortunate thing is that I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Do you?
Report Post »BETTY CROCKER
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 7:25am@4XEVERYTHING
You are so right! My family that I married into has been business in Food Production/Agriculture and it is not only the retailer who pays the price it goes completely back to the producer. This is your FDA, EPA, and USDA scam. Even with what Glenn has talked about as far as an upcoming world food shortage most people have no idea how deep this problem will effect this country. We are a country that for the most part has never missed a meal. How fast will people change when they run out of food?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:27amI prefer shopping in the front part of the store…. But thats just me !!!
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:00amTalk about white trash.Hee hee.
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:14amI’m only kidding. On my grandma’s farm, there is no waste. Everything, and I do mean everything is recycled. Leftover food goes in the slop bucket of the pigs. Just add water…mmmm mmmm mmmm. Truthfully, they don’t eat much slop. My grandma‘s cookin’ is to good for em. Egg shells are even baked and fed back to the chickens along with dry slop. Paper and paper products are used to start fires in the woodburning fireplace. And anything else is reused by neighbors or stored until it can be used.
Report Post »grannyrecipe
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:34amWhy not just create “sanitary dumpsters” (wink,wink) that restaurants could put next to their regular ones?
Report Post »BetsyRoss1513
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:18pmWhat? Well, that would just make too much sense! We can’t have that, now can we?
Report Post »Samsss
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:36pmFor all those who think he may have been taking food that was contaminated with bacteria or toxic substances. if you look closely you may note that he was pulling large plastic bags from the dumpster and those bags are definitely food grade – same as packaging you will buy your sausage or bread in! Common sense is a large part of this man‘s existence and I applaud him for doing what he’s doing. We could all do more and it wouldn’t have to involve “dumpsters”!
Report Post »I remember a frosty morning, some 55 years ago when I was pulling “KP”at Lake Charles Air Force Base and had pulled garbage rack duty as the day’s (14 hr) work. The “In-Flight” kitchen usually dumped their night’s fare at 4 AM and restocked the pans for the day crews. That particular night, they had been serving delicious looking “smothered-chopped” steak and even tho I had eaten at three AM, when I saw a previously steam cleaned can of that smothered-with-gravy-onions and garlic come rollling oiut onto the “rack”, I just put the lid back on it and shoved it aside. A short time later, taking a little break I ran into the incredibly stocked Chow Hall and grabbed a knife, fork, and some napkins and ran back out to the rack. I was seated on the edge of the dock and the Mess Sgt. walked out and saw me! He just sat and laughed while he had his smokel For a plate, I was using a steam-cleaned metal garbage can lid and he thought that was the funniest part! And yes, I enjoyed the steak (s?) and didn’t even ge
Survivor101
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:17amI used to “dive” for cans for fun and extra money on post at one of my duty stations – it can be addictive when you realize how many valuable things are thrown away. This carried over to checking dumpsters the last and first weeks of the month at apartment complexes. Amazing what furniture, items still in the package and clothing (still have 3 mountain bikes) I would find and take home to have monthly garage sales as a hobby. My wife finally got tired of not being able to use the garage….forced into retirement, but it was fun.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:21amYou should try dumpster diving at a storage facility. My MIL works at one, and my FIL is always going through the dumpster. People decide they don’t want a storage unit any more, but still don’t have room for their stuff, or women throw out a boyfriend/husband. We found a whole thing of tools one time (had to be a disgruntled girlfriend) including ramps for the car.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:36amDrive around a major college town right before the students go home for the summer – you’ll be amazed at what you find sitting on the curb waiting for the trash trucks. Students leave recent model working computers, next to new furniture, full aquarium setups, microwaves, bikes, mini-fridges etc etc etc. They don’t want to bother hauling it all home. In a lot of cases it’s because Daddy will send his credit card with them when they go back to school in the fall & they can replace it all. Honestly you can pick up (literally) some really nice stuff.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:57amI am unimpressed. If you are homeless and hungry, then OK, otherwise don’t.
I could not allow myself to do this if I had a house and a job. My personal self-esteem would not let me. I think such scavenging would eat into one’s subconscious and eventually bring one down.
If you earn your own money, you should pay a fair price for the goods and services of others who also earn their own money.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:46amMorning, NZ, I agree but think more and more people are swallowing their pride to feed their families. I bet this article will encourage people to begin ‘dumpster diving’, something they had probably never considered. Hope all is well.
Report Post »ItTakesFaith
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:30amI formerly owned several cafe/bakery/coffee houses. All of our food was made completely from scratch; and sourced from local farmers whenever possible. Any foodie would be proud to eat our food (which was highly restaurant reviewed!)! All of that said… but, my food wasn’t good enough for the homeless! Seriously! It was AGAINST THE LAW for my restaurant to donate/give ANY of my prepared food to ANY service provider (homeless men’s center, battered woman’s shelter, school program, church… anywhere!).
You see, in its infinite wisdom, our government determined that any such food could be allowed to spoil (by, for example, one of the homeless recipients), then both the government and my business would be held liable…! Sadly, I’m NOT kidding!
To recap: Throwing away perfectly good food, so that those less-advantaged can dig it out of those dirty dumpsters… that’s OK. Giving that food (in to-go containers, to boot!) to the hungry, directly… that’s strictly verboten…! Nothing to see here, folks; just move along… Good grief!
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:50amThanks for posting that.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:59amOur daughter got married during Hurricane Jeanne and the food for a 200 person reception was reduced to 90 as no one could travel during that time. We thought we might donate what wasn’t used to a shelter but were informed it was not allowed. The hotel staff ate very well that weekend and we didn’t get a bar bill, so everyone was happy.
Report Post »Another point is the amount of food destroyed by grocery stores as the expiration date comes due. We used to have a manager at our Winn Dixie who would sell cookies and other items to elderly people at a very reduced rate so it wouldn’t go to waste. He also donated cheese for our school carnival and other items that helped our bottom line. Someone reported him and he was fired. So instead of making a small amount of money for an item that would be destroyed, or help the public school raise money, they got rid of the manager. Haven’t shopped there since.
objectivetruth
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 9:39amWhy they wouldn’t let you do that is criminal.Grocerys have a hard time due to the fact its older when donated,There is the threat of liability.Not of the grocery or shelter.But in the fact that someone could poison contaminate it then blame it on the grocer or shelter.This is due to the fact, that there really are people, who think the homeless are nothing more than a pack of leeches.They would do anything to eliminate them.Lets not forget the fact that a terrorist cell would love it.They could start a disease in that population, that on the surface would look natural, but isn’t.By ther time its discovered that it isn’t its spread expodentially.No I’m not giving them more credit than they deserve.I’m a realist and facing what they have done, will do, and will continue to do, if not stopped.Google europe human waste and terrorism.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/05/uk-muslim-charged-with-poisoning-food-childrens-books-with-urine-feces.html
grandmaof5
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 2:12pmOBJECTIVE, this was 30+ years ago and times were much different. This was cheese given the day after expiration that was being used that day. Nothing was sold/given that would have been a health problem.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:04amI have known many people who dumpster dive not only for food, they do for cloths and even the odd piece of furnishings for their homes.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:48amI paid 150 dollars for an oak desk chair at the store. About 2mos later, I was taking out the trash and in the dumpster was the exact same chair. It was missing a roller on one leg and otherwise, like new. I bought a matching roller for it at Lowe’s for less than 5 bucks and now I have two oak desk chairs.
One time many years ago, I found an antique cast iron toy train and a wind up toy car from the 1940s. I sold them at the antique store for 100 dollars. Never know what you might find in the trash.
I’m sure that America throws away enough food on a daily basis to feed all of the people of Haiti. Probably more. It’s sickening……………………..
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:41amMorning, SNOW, hope all is well there. Currently 25 degrees! In our old neighborhood, when we walked, Friday way “garbage day”. There was always a treasure to be found (new ‘hood, so sometimes even a dumpster) so if one of the neighbors went out of town, when they returned, they found their front porch had been decorated with the most elegant garbage we could find. Found some great Christmas decorations one time, including a beautiful brass candlestick. Sure miss that neighborhood!
Report Post »tbear44
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:54amI hear KFC is a good place…right after they close.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:51amNo thanks. Many, many moons ago I worked at a grocery store in high school. In just a few hours, the stench of discarded food was overbearing. Not to mention the flies. But this was during summer. Perhaps dumpster diving is a winter sport.
Report Post »ItTakesFaith
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:51amWhat he is doing is to be differentiated from “garbage can diving,” that is commonly seen in any big city. It looks to me that his community is in desperate need of a “gleaners” program. In our town, the “gleaners” (usually directed towards senior citizens) make regular trips to grocery stores, bakeries and the like to pick-up day-old bread and barely past-date produce (etc); which is then made available to those in need. Perfectly good food (Trader Joe’s is a gourmet high end grocery), and tasty too!
My heart goes out to this man. He seems to be an upright and proud man, who takes his role to provide quite seriously. His work ethic would be welcomed at almost any company… May God Bless him…
Report Post »Docroxall
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:13amAs state above, your friendly local GOVERNMENT has made these donations illegal…however, if you put them in a “dumpster” and look the other way when folks take it, well, nothing illegal about that. You see what kind of INSANE behavior bureaucracy creates? Tell me again how lucky we are to have governments?
Report Post »rsanchez1
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:48amIf they throw good food away, and they haven’t gotten sick from it, then go for it. I cringe when I see the subway sandwich makers throw away perfectly good sandwiches because they didn’t hear the order correctly the first time. How many would take that perfectly good sandwich.
Report Post »ItTakesFaith
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 4:32amThere is no such thing as a “perfectly good Subway Sandwich”… LOL! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 3:46amMy neice use to do this in Boulder CO.. She said, they throw perfectly good food away.. we have become a nation of waste.. Thanks to regulations handed down by our iluustrious government!! The stores cannot sell it, they can’t give it to the poor, no they toss it out. Just think of the many who could be fed.. God help us!
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