...almost tempted to bin dive today...

Living_proof

I was in Aldi early this afternoon. They were piling up for dumping all food dated 31st December including the small turkey and gammon joints. I fished one out as at the 50% price of £1.50 it will do for sandwich fillings once cooked. There were hundreds of packs of cooked chicken tikka, etc. which I would normally have picked up at half price and frozen, but my shiny new freezer is already absolutely jam packed. It is intensely mean and immoral of these SMs not to be less wasteful.

Mrs_Huggett

You go girl!!! Have read your threads re this tw*t and all I can say is I wished you lived nearby I would support you through the stuff you are going through at the mo!!!! I have family members that really do not deserve my time and respect, and so wish I could give it to other people who deserve it more, I hope you have a good new year. xx

Mrs_Huggett

Living_proof wrote: »

I was in Aldi early this afternoon. They were piling up for dumping all food dated 31st December including the small turkey and gammon joints. I fished one out as at the 50% price of £1.50 it will do for sandwich fillings once cooked. There were hundreds of packs of cooked chicken tikka, etc. which I would normally have picked up at half price and frozen, but my shiny new freezer is already absolutely jam packed. It is intensely mean and immoral of these SMs not to be less wasteful.

Sorry guys also wanted to say that I too am disgusted by the waste that goes on day day out by all the SM's I worked for one many moons ago and would cry while pouring milk down the drain in the car park outside, (2 crates worth at a time usually) all those calves and thier mums....shocking, and sadly the tip of the iceberg!!

Valli

McKneff wrote: »

If it is all unopened and sealed, get it all outa there and get it used.

I would. No messing.

Me too.:p

And that attitude (cutting off one's nose to spite one's face) is one of my pet hates.

Plonker!

and, now I have read all the replies...
Lol not ONE of us has said we wouldn't go in the bin...

bluebag

ostrichnomore wrote: »

onion soup, good idea, I've got some leeks in freezer too, might bung those in too. Only stock cube stock though, still it'll do.

Put the onion skins in as whole as you can keep them, fish them out before serving the soup, they give it a lovely rich brown colour.

anonmum

hi,

Just to add another "yes" to get the stuff out of the bin, but also to send you hugs in what must be a difficult situation to be living through. Been there, got the t-shirt as they say and I hope things will get better for you very soon.

And a slighty less grown up thought... can you make the most delicious smelling meal in the world with the food... and eat it in front of him...in the full secret knowledge he has paid for it? lol

And don't forget his toothbrush makes an excellent alternative for a toilet brush... :rotfl:

love and hugs

h xxxx

Softstuff

anonmum wrote: »

And don't forget his toothbrush makes an excellent alternative for a toilet brush... :rotfl:

I'd sew shrimp in his trouser hems. But that would make me nasty, vindictive.... and quite creative :rotfl:

I've bin fished before and am proud. Books, 2 casserole dishes, a pack of duracell batteries unopened in date and a rather expensive pestle and mortar. I've been upset to leave food in the bin, but it's a large communal one and that would be a bit ick. I'd have no hesitation pulling something wrapped out of my own bin. When I pulled out the last casserole dish (pyrex, clean and as new, no idea why it was in the bin), hubby suggested I get one of those extendable grabbing arms.....

[Deleted User]

to waste food is in my opinion a sin and no way would I see good food wasted.no bin dive and salvage what you can,who cares if he finds out even,far too much food is wasted and thrown into landfill sites along with perfectly serviceable stuff.You go for it honey and enjoy what you save.I too chop and freeze onions.The last lot I had was a huge net 5 kilo bag bought last August for 10p in Sainsbobs.I bought it and when home spent almost a day chopping and freezing and passing bagfuls on to my family and neighbours.At that price no way was I going to not buy them.I still have four white plastic bagfuls in the freezer (around 2lb I'd guess) and to me it was my bargain of 2012.Once chopped and frozen they are so much easier when you only need a handful for cooking with

exarmydreamer

Hi, I hate to waste food as well but have always been very cautious about cream. I have two tubs of Madagasca cream dated today, (31/12) and was worried as I need them for new years day meal.

Do you guys think they will be ok, they have been kept in the fridge?. I stupidly bought on line from SM, so could not pick best date.

Valli

exarmydreamer wrote: »

Hi, I hate to waste food as well but have always been very cautious about cream. I have two tubs of Madagasca cream dated today, (31/12) and was worried as I need them for new years day meal.

Do you guys think they will be ok, they have been kept in the fridge?. I stupidly bought on line from SM, so could not pick best date.

They will be fine