ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5
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[–] twomoreandatinkle 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
Liability
[–] Doomking_Grimlock 2 points 10 points 12 points (+12|-2) ago
My store is a grocery market heavily focused on organic, non-gmo, and "whole" foods. A lot of our stuff is fairly pricey, and consequently, we end up pulling a lot of stuff off the shelves.
Part of what makes this job so much better for me from a work ethic point of view is that most of the food we pull is taken off the shelves well before the sell by date, and gets donated to our local food finders group. At Walmart, I'd always feel terrible seeing the mountain of otherwise perfectly good food go to complete waste. At this store, I know at least most of it will find its way into the stomachs of people who truly need it.
Liability is a poor excuse, if only because those in the most Dire need of food will go to extreme lengths to get it: even if that means dumpster diving. This way, we're guaranteeing that nothing gets wasted that wasn't already beyond the point of human consumption.
I feel like a lot of peoples' grievances with capitalism would be alleviated if those with wealth and resources used them to better the lives and communities that made their rise possible, instead of squandering that sort of power and influence on ultimately meaningless personal gains. Taking your wealth and providing food or shelter to the homeless and hungry makes people a lot more willing to overlook the new Audi sitting in your drive way. When it's clear you're using your wealth to uplift not only yourself, but those around you, people will treat you like the good Samaritan you're trying to be.
[–] Sectan ago (edited ago)
Walmart has a Feeding America program. Policy states if food is a week from going bad, it's to be taken to a special bin in the back and then donated.
Very rarely do I see expired food in claims unless a customer dropped it under a shelf or hid it somewhere it didn't belong. Mostly I see ruined food from people throwing frozen things into the coolers/shelves or throwing shelved things into the freezers.
EDIT: I should ask when you worked there. I wouldn't be surprised if the FA program is a new thing.
[–] Tumbtack ago
So you're telling me the homeless are eating better food than I am? /joking
[–] PraiseIPU 2 points 2 points 4 points (+4|-2) ago
As usual people are misinformed about the laws.
There is an act that says of you donate food in good faith that it is safe to eat you cannot be sued if someone gets food poisoning.
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[–] iamrage ago
Do you have a link? I'm genuinely curious.
[–] Reyvaan 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
[–] T1M 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
the thing with (2) is, that's not true for the most part. I believe many companies are exempt if they do this on a good will basis and there is nothing wrong with the food. (from what I understand)
it's more of an issue with (1) because it cost them money to figure out what to do with it.
[–] Truly 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I worked at a mcdonalds as a teenager, we donated a ton of food each day at the switchover from breakfast to lunch. This has been a number of years ago and in a smaller town of ~20k people.
[–] DHerpster ago
If your grocery store starts giving away food it will become a mecca for homeless people and your customers will not feel safe shopping there.
[–] 3594103? 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
The path of least resistance.