Taking out of date food from shop car park?

Izzy.

It's unusual for a supermarket to dump waste in the carpark. They usually have a place for this at the back of the store away from the public. Are you certain that it was supermarket waste and didn't belong to someone?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

22 is middle aged! I'm going to die soon!

Here's a link to an article to give the more accurate story.

She was 22? _eek_ I went by the photo of her.

Gigervamp

Izzy. wrote: »

It's unusual for a supermarket to dump waste in the carpark. They usually have a place for this at the back of the store away from the public. Are you certain that it was supermarket waste and didn't belong to someone?

My Co-op is a small local one and their bins are at the back of the store in the same area as the car parking. I've been tempted.

Stephen_Leak

One should not let food go to waste, as long as there is someone in the world suffering from the lack of it.

mandi

I would have taken it too & quite honestly if the police do anything about this they should be arrested :whistle::)

calicocat

Gigervamp wrote: »

My Co-op is a small local one and their bins are at the back of the store in the same area as the car parking. I've been tempted.

My local co-*p is the same,puts stuff out all the time (or did) and bins not locked. My ex used to bin-dive in them loads,never got into trouble but they did ask him not to ,so he would back off for a while then go back. I have been discussing this briefly on another thread and app you could in theory get arrested but unlikely,depends what job you have/want....ie...police checks etc which is an issue for me.

I would research it as I think u are pretty safe really,like I said ex did it for years,and still shops there and chats to staff despite the asking him to stop jumping in the bins.

I think the girl who got done also had drugs in her flat??.....if I'm thinking of same case.

It's really stupid isn't it...if the shop don't want it who cares who takes it and makes use of it....this country is backward.

DundeeDoll

What a shame the tesco manager couldnt have the decency to phone a charity, or does that nullify the insurance claim, in which case shame on the insurance companies. Like everyone else on here i hate the thought of food going to waste

andygb

I know for a fact (and this is pretty obvious actually), that shops cannot sell out of date food, even when they have reduced it, so, they have to throw it out.
I am of the mind, that if they are simply following the sell by dates and chucking stuff, then it is not a crime for a "freegen" to liberate it from a bin.
Maybe at the end of each day, supermarkets should be FORCED to allow people to choose a certain number of items which they are going to dispose of, it would certainly stop all the needless waste which is going on in the Western World.

patchwork_cat

On the foxes live programme a man that runs a sanctuary( I think) bin dives for meat for them. I was thinking what a shame as a charity the shop don't donate the food to him, it isn't for human consumption.

The problem with the shops letting people have food either reduced or for free is that people won't shop there and just wait for the reduced or free food. There is nothing stopping them giving the food to charities though. I would be happy if they did this and upto a point would be more inclined to shop there if they had a charitable attitude. Maybe the Co-Op should think of this as they are always trying new tacks to keep business.

BitterAndTwisted

I'm sure there are many reasons why shops cannot give out of date fresh food away to charities. It could be a litigation nightmare for a start. Can you imagine the outrage once the newspapers got hold of a story about the disadvantaged and vulnerable being given "bad" food to eat?