Stealing food from supermarket dustbins.
Discussion
King Herald said:
Links? Just some common sense is needed. You've never heard of 'compensation culture', a disease running rampant in all western countries??
I mentioned this on a Facebook and people thought I was joking. No, of COURSE there is a sell by or use by date for a very legal reason, so giving it to poor people doesn't change any law.
Common sense indeed, I have heard of 'compensation culture.' I went looking for anything like this happening and couldn't find it in the UK. I'll still look.I mentioned this on a Facebook and people thought I was joking. No, of COURSE there is a sell by or use by date for a very legal reason, so giving it to poor people doesn't change any law.
everyeggabird said:
I remember reading about some oik a good few years ago getting hurt or killed when he fell off a train carrying new cars. He was breaking into them and stealing the radios.
His sister or mother was complaining that it was too easy for him to get to the trains.
even I can't believe that one His sister or mother was complaining that it was too easy for him to get to the trains.
Halb said:
Common sense indeed, I have heard of 'compensation culture.' I went looking for anything like this happening and couldn't find it in the UK. I'll still look.
It is basically an American disease, and hopefully it never will take off in the UK, but the ambulance chasers and others of their ilk would love it to spread, seeing as they get 50% or me of any compo. Haven't you seen the 'no win-no fee' advertisements on TV? There was some UK court case a few years ago when 30 fat Brits decided to sue MacDonalds for making them fat. Luckily the judge threw the case out of court, told them not to be so stupid.
When I used to work for Sainsburys, any food, either out of date or damaged, was 100% written off value wise before it went into the bin. I had to scan the barcode, key in the number of items and hit whatever option wrote it off and logged it.
Fun was had when a massive cardboard display of beer decided to fall over one night. 2 bottles smashed over everything, whole lot written off. I may* have very carefully put the good bottles in bags, wrote them off, placed them in the bins, then that night went back, they fell out of the bins and ended up at my house, where they were rinsed off, and consumed throughout the summer!
Talking of food banks, the company I work for run sampling campaigns. Full size samples of products, big campaigns. We had a cereal bar campaign, and after it ended, we had smeg loads of boxes left in the warehouse (over delivery by the client). Us staff had boxes, we all got sick of the bloody stuff, and (I think 300 boxes) were offered to a local food bank FOC. All within date by a few months still, factory sealed etc. We loaded up the company van, took the relevant paperwork to prove ownership, origin etc, an email from the client congratulating us on our good idea etc. Apparently it was more tricky than it should have been to offload this stuff. They accepted it, but at least 5 people had to be phoned beforehand.
I once got a telling off from a policeman for skip diving. Before the Weee regulations came in, I would often have a look at the skips around the industrial estate near my mums house. Computers, printers, general office stuff. I'd found several laptops, and was in the process of finding the chargers for them so I could take them home and generally mess about with them when I found a copper standing next to the skip. Not many words were said, but I was stealing them, an if I didn't put them down and do one, there would be trouble. I did one.
Then went back 4 hours later at 5am and finished the job. One got me through my college years with windows 2000 and office 2000 installed! As well as a HP Laserjet 4 that had 3/4 of it's toner left...
I hate waste!
Fun was had when a massive cardboard display of beer decided to fall over one night. 2 bottles smashed over everything, whole lot written off. I may* have very carefully put the good bottles in bags, wrote them off, placed them in the bins, then that night went back, they fell out of the bins and ended up at my house, where they were rinsed off, and consumed throughout the summer!
Talking of food banks, the company I work for run sampling campaigns. Full size samples of products, big campaigns. We had a cereal bar campaign, and after it ended, we had smeg loads of boxes left in the warehouse (over delivery by the client). Us staff had boxes, we all got sick of the bloody stuff, and (I think 300 boxes) were offered to a local food bank FOC. All within date by a few months still, factory sealed etc. We loaded up the company van, took the relevant paperwork to prove ownership, origin etc, an email from the client congratulating us on our good idea etc. Apparently it was more tricky than it should have been to offload this stuff. They accepted it, but at least 5 people had to be phoned beforehand.
I once got a telling off from a policeman for skip diving. Before the Weee regulations came in, I would often have a look at the skips around the industrial estate near my mums house. Computers, printers, general office stuff. I'd found several laptops, and was in the process of finding the chargers for them so I could take them home and generally mess about with them when I found a copper standing next to the skip. Not many words were said, but I was stealing them, an if I didn't put them down and do one, there would be trouble. I did one.
Then went back 4 hours later at 5am and finished the job. One got me through my college years with windows 2000 and office 2000 installed! As well as a HP Laserjet 4 that had 3/4 of it's toner left...
I hate waste!
Magog said:
No, not that at all. It was YEARS ago. I will try and find it.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff