Comments on: The Fate of Returned Food in Grocery Stores http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/ Balancing God's Gifts...One Baby Step at a Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Louise http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-225954 Louise Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:47:37 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-225954 I was horrified recently when a friend told me that supermarkets throw away perfectly good returned food. I never knew that. I couldn't help but think about my mother in law who would struggle to finish everything in her plate because to throw it away would be wasteful! If she couldn't manage to finish it she would save even a minuscule amount for the next day. She had been brought up in the depression. How sad to think that her sense of responsibility was completely wasted. It upsets me to think of how much food is wasted in this country while people starve here and elsewhere. I was horrified recently when a friend told me that supermarkets throw away perfectly good returned food. I never knew that. I couldn’t help but think about my mother in law who would struggle to finish everything in her plate because to throw it away would be wasteful! If she couldn’t manage to finish it she would save even a minuscule amount for the next day. She had been brought up in the depression. How sad to think that her sense of responsibility was completely wasted. It upsets me to think of how much food is wasted in this country while people starve here and elsewhere.

]]> By: Kitty http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-212269 Kitty Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:45:56 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-212269 if you find these good deals that you can't pass up you could always send them to the food pantry for someone who doesn't care or can't afford to care about Best nutrition but just wants something to put in the stomach. if you find these good deals that you can’t pass up you could always send them to the food pantry for someone who doesn’t care or can’t afford to care about Best nutrition but just wants something to put in the stomach.

]]> By: ZT http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-166957 ZT Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:49:17 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-166957 Oh, I guess I should've read your comment before making my own. Anyway, as I mentioned, we have stores just like that. The one we usually go to is called Manny's and you can often find Hamburger Helper and cake mixes for 50 cents each. You need to use your best discretion when shopping there, but I haven't had any problems so far. And dented canned goods are just fine as long as you heat the contents properly; I've survived many cans of clam chowder and chili! Oh, I guess I should’ve read your comment before making my own. Anyway, as I mentioned, we have stores just like that. The one we usually go to is called Manny’s and you can often find Hamburger Helper and cake mixes for 50 cents each. You need to use your best discretion when shopping there, but I haven’t had any problems so far. And dented canned goods are just fine as long as you heat the contents properly; I’ve survived many cans of clam chowder and chili!

]]> By: ZT http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-166949 ZT Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:45:05 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-166949 Not all stores throw away returned grocery products. Many of them will either donate them or sell them to other stores for a much lower price. For instance: we have damaged-goods stores around here where you will find shelves of dented cans and these X-ed out boxes of Hamburger Helper. It's also common to find previously-opened boxes that have been taped back up. Buying some of these things is a bit of a gamble, but for the huge discount, it can often be worth the risk. All I can say that we've managed to avoid getting sick for the last few years! Not all stores throw away returned grocery products. Many of them will either donate them or sell them to other stores for a much lower price. For instance: we have damaged-goods stores around here where you will find shelves of dented cans and these X-ed out boxes of Hamburger Helper. It’s also common to find previously-opened boxes that have been taped back up. Buying some of these things is a bit of a gamble, but for the huge discount, it can often be worth the risk. All I can say that we’ve managed to avoid getting sick for the last few years!

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-134066 Tiffany Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:58:20 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-134066 Actually, returned food with an X doesn't always get thrown away. There's a discount grocery store near my house that sells lots of these items. Hamburger helper with X's on them, (for 99 cents each) dented canned goods (29 cents), packages of Oreo's that had been crushed (1.29) and other defective products. Actually, returned food with an X doesn’t always get thrown away. There’s a discount grocery store near my house that sells lots of these items. Hamburger helper with X’s on them, (for 99 cents each) dented canned goods (29 cents), packages of Oreo’s that had been crushed (1.29) and other defective products.

]]> By: Returning Items You Paid for with Coupons---Your Opinion. - WeUseCoupons.com http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-70874 Returning Items You Paid for with Coupons---Your Opinion. - WeUseCoupons.com Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:33:17 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-70874 [...] live with your mistake and keep it or know it will get trashed and the store takes the losses. The Fate of Returned Food in Grocery Stores | Kitchen Stewardship | A Baby Steps Approach to Balance... Forum Co-Leader for Safeway Forum Co-Leader for Fred [...] [...] live with your mistake and keep it or know it will get trashed and the store takes the losses. The Fate of Returned Food in Grocery Stores | Kitchen Stewardship | A Baby Steps Approach to Balance… Forum Co-Leader for Safeway Forum Co-Leader for Fred [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-59079 Sarah Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:05:22 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-59079 I think that was kind of the point of the post... the realization that this was not a good choice. I, for one, applaud Katie for having the guts to share her story - with the intent of helping the rest of us think through our choices - even knowing that someone was likely to judge her. I think that was kind of the point of the post… the realization that this was not a good choice.

I, for one, applaud Katie for having the guts to share her story – with the intent of helping the rest of us think through our choices – even knowing that someone was likely to judge her.

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-51872 Katie Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:45:51 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-51872 Helene, I have since asked another clerk at another store, after watching them sort everything by aisle, and she confirmed that they have to throw EVERYthing away. I guess the sorting is just for show, but how odd, right? I was returning Doritos my husband forgot to take on his 12-man camping trip. I am not going to pay almost $20 for 6 bags of MSG-laden crap that I didn't want my family to eat! :) Katie Helene,
I have since asked another clerk at another store, after watching them sort everything by aisle, and she confirmed that they have to throw EVERYthing away. I guess the sorting is just for show, but how odd, right? I was returning Doritos my husband forgot to take on his 12-man camping trip. I am not going to pay almost $20 for 6 bags of MSG-laden crap that I didn’t want my family to eat!
:) Katie

]]> By: Hélène http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-51817 Hélène Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:32:31 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-51817 I have never even attempted a perishable product becuz I changed my mind. But if it's defective, sure. A non-perishable, unopened, saleable product though, of course. I've watched them put it back in the return-to-be-shelved carts or bins also. I've been told several times, too ...we can't take that back, it's been opened, so we can't sell it (when it was something either I'd unwittingly bought "opened" or somehow managed to get it caught on something and a tiny little something ripped off and so now it was "opened"). Meaning, they do indeed resell returned food. I'm in western NY state and have never heard of something like your story. Then again, I wouldn't hesitate to return food evenso, it's not my fault the stores waste money and I can NOT waste mine. Even if restaurants and bakeries, etc waste their leftover food too. They have figured it into their costs, so it's part of the meal I buy there, paying for the wasted food. You better believe the store figures it in too and I have paid for it in the markup on my food purchase. Business passes alllll costs onto the buyer. Even tax writeups are then financed by ordinary taxpayers paying more taxes. I have never even attempted a perishable product becuz I changed my mind. But if it’s defective, sure. A non-perishable, unopened, saleable product though, of course. I’ve watched them put it back in the return-to-be-shelved carts or bins also. I’ve been told several times, too …we can’t take that back, it’s been opened, so we can’t sell it (when it was something either I’d unwittingly bought “opened” or somehow managed to get it caught on something and a tiny little something ripped off and so now it was “opened”). Meaning, they do indeed resell returned food. I’m in western NY state and have never heard of something like your story.
Then again, I wouldn’t hesitate to return food evenso, it’s not my fault the stores waste money and I can NOT waste mine. Even if restaurants and bakeries, etc waste their leftover food too. They have figured it into their costs, so it’s part of the meal I buy there, paying for the wasted food. You better believe the store figures it in too and I have paid for it in the markup on my food purchase. Business passes alllll costs onto the buyer. Even tax writeups are then financed by ordinary taxpayers paying more taxes.

]]> By: Johanna http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/02/26/the-fate-of-returned-food-in-grocery-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-30263 Johanna Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:05:06 +0000 http://kitchenstewardship.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-30263 Old post, new comment! I have had similar "sales issues" before. One of my grocery stores will match the price if I bring in the competitor's ad. For me it's always been within the week or two of the original purchase, but I'm not sure how long they'd offer the adjustment. I figure they either lose the sale completely [and have to dispose of the item] or give a partial refund. But for the most part, we don't shop the same way these days. Although today, I DID use those "free storebrand items" type coups and will donate all them to the food pantry. Old post, new comment! I have had similar “sales issues” before. One of my grocery stores will match the price if I bring in the competitor’s ad. For me it’s always been within the week or two of the original purchase, but I’m not sure how long they’d offer the adjustment. I figure they either lose the sale completely [and have to dispose of the item] or give a partial refund. But for the most part, we don’t shop the same way these days. Although today, I DID use those “free storebrand items” type coups and will donate all them to the food pantry.

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