Results: Expired and Discounted Food, Part III
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The local food bank won't distribute expired food, and the woman putting it in a little free food pantry by her house gave up, due to harassment. The food bank started throwing it in the dumpster. So I decided to step in, and offer it up on the Buy-Nothing group. Are you part of a buy nothing group? Yes
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138 votes
No
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1036 votes
Not exactly that, but something similar.
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111 votes
Not Applicable
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415 votes
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My thought was I could list each item along with its expiration date, and then people who were fine with that could have it for free, and those who make the ick face at the thought of expired food could just scroll past. A side note - I was only taking produce and shelf stable items, no meat or dairy. A good plan? I love it! Nobody gets offended, nothing gets wasted.
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697 votes
Unsure - I don't know if I'd want a bunch of strangers showing up at my house to take things. Might even be more true if I know they're financially hard up enough to want expired food.
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309 votes
It's a nice idea, but it sounds like too much work.
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236 votes
Other (please specify)
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15 votes
Not Applicable
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443 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.24% | 3 | |
| Canned foods are good way past expiration dates | 0.08% | 1 |
| SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT REASONABLE AND SPOILED THE PEOPLE IN THESE OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS FOOD Like Places in GAZA, or Afraicia, Syria and many other nation that the people are going to bed hungry.Shame on those snobe they never hungrhun | 0.08% | 1 |
| Expired can leave disabilities and/or KILL. Not a good thing. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Be sure that you aren't enabling people who seek only to avoid being responsible and living responsible lives. | 0.08% | 1 |
| I like the idea but pick up shouldn't be at your home as that can invite trouble. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Quit saying "expiration date" and use "best by date" | 0.08% | 1 |
| I would be considering the liablity of handing out expired food items | 0.08% | 1 |
| people complain about the stupidiest thing | 0.08% | 1 |
| Great plan | 0.08% | 1 |
| liability | 0.08% | 1 |
| Marketplace or groups | 0.08% | 1 |
| A good act of charity. Thanks | 0.08% | 1 |
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I had no idea what I was in for. This was what they gave me in just one week - it took me three trips to get everything back to my house to sort. Luckily I live only a half mile away. I pulled an 11 hour day sorting things by category, tossing items that didn't look safe (rusted or bulging cans, items with broken seals) and typing out each item and its expiration date. Would you keep doing this?
Yes - because that's way too much food to just throw in a dumpster when people are hungry!
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417 votes
Yes, but maybe switch it up to a free expired food yard sale kinda thing, instead of listing it all out.
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359 votes
I wouldn't have gotten into this mess to start with.
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443 votes
Other (please specify)
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17 votes
Not Applicable
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464 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.24% | 3 | |
| unsure | 0.08% | 1 |
| probably not | 0.08% | 1 |
| See comment above. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Can you get some help ? | 0.08% | 1 |
| It depends on the reception of it | 0.08% | 1 |
| Apartment living not possible. I think it would really depend where you live heavy traffic might annoy people. | 0.08% | 1 |
| I don't think I have enough patience to do that | 0.08% | 1 |
| it's a thankless task | 0.08% | 1 |
| No, the liability aspect | 0.08% | 1 |
| i'd switch to offering up free boxes of expired food instead of items to list 10-12 instead of 200 | 0.08% | 1 |
| Admirable effort | 0.08% | 1 |
| only if it didn't overwhelm me. It's nic to care for others and avoiding waste, but it's important to take care of oneself | 0.08% | 1 |
| has to be a better way somehow | 0.08% | 1 |
| Doing it if you know you can and want to, I thank you for the people you help | 0.08% | 1 |
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