Foodbanks and free food
Discussion
Just listening to a programme on Radio 4 about perishable food being put in community fridges for people to use,
One student says "I was just out shopping for a Halloween costume so thought I would help myself"
Is that the point? You have spare cash for a costume but happy to take "free" food?
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/blog/how-are-community-f...
One student says "I was just out shopping for a Halloween costume so thought I would help myself"
Is that the point? You have spare cash for a costume but happy to take "free" food?
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/blog/how-are-community-f...
Edited by bobtail4x4 on Thursday 25th October 13:44
Comes down to morals and personal values I would suggest.
To some a costume, or booze, or fags are more important than buying food for you and your brood therefore the taking of ‘free’ food is justified
Go past any foodbank before they open and look at the queue of folk, many will be smoking or vaping - priorities!
To some a costume, or booze, or fags are more important than buying food for you and your brood therefore the taking of ‘free’ food is justified
Go past any foodbank before they open and look at the queue of folk, many will be smoking or vaping - priorities!
Local foodbank put a request for donations and in the comments folk were asking about pet food donations. I would never want to see a dog starve (f
k cats) but a pet is also a luxury. Lassie at my work was teling me how she was struggling but thinking about getting a dog. I said that will cost you even more per month. She agreed. 1 month later new puppy pics on facebook.
k cats) but a pet is also a luxury. Lassie at my work was teling me how she was struggling but thinking about getting a dog. I said that will cost you even more per month. She agreed. 1 month later new puppy pics on facebook. 
bobtail4x4 said:
Just listening to a programme on Radio 4 about perishable food being put in community fridges for people to use,
One student says "I was just out shopping for a Halloween costume so thought I would help myself"
Is that the point? You have spare cash for a costume but happy to take "free" food?
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/blog/how-are-community-f...
No, that sounds like they took food that wasn't really intended for them? One student says "I was just out shopping for a Halloween costume so thought I would help myself"
Is that the point? You have spare cash for a costume but happy to take "free" food?
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/blog/how-are-community-f...
Edited by bobtail4x4 on Thursday 25th October 13:44
I get that once you've donated to something along these lines, you have no control over who gets the benefit, but the intention was for it to go to someone in need, rather than just someone who fancied helping themselves.
It is in some ways the same as people who walk up to the "Free fruit for kids" that Tesco now put at the front of some of their stores, and then just grab an apple to have for themselves. Not really intended for them, but Tesco can't really stop them doing it either without then taking away a "nice" thing they've put out for others.
I suppose you've got to work out how much is an acceptable amount of waste in any of these situations. If 90% of donated food goes to the intended recipients that's good, but if that dips down to say.. 40%, then maybe it's not good? There is a line, and it will be determined by those who donate as to when they feel it isn't worth their effort to donate, or when donation takes an alternative form
slipstream 1985 said:
Local foodbank put a request for donations and in the comments folk were asking about pet food donations. I would never want to see a dog starve (fk cats) but a pet is also a luxury. Lassie at my work was teling me how she was struggling but thinking about getting a dog. I said that will cost you even more per month. She agreed. 1 month later new puppy pics on facebook.
Yeah it is, but it depends whether someone is considering spending a load on a new trophy pet when they are skint or having a house full of small kids and big hard dogs, which is very different to someone who had a treasured family pet that has fallen on hard times, companion animal for an otherwise lonely old person.k cats) but a pet is also a luxury. Lassie at my work was teling me how she was struggling but thinking about getting a dog. I said that will cost you even more per month. She agreed. 1 month later new puppy pics on facebook. The value a pet can bring to peoples lives is immense.
I suppose food banks are like anything else that is based on good faith, honesty boxes, disabled parking spaces, P and C spaces, anything where someone so inclined can get something for nothing or confer a small advantage if they have no scruples. I can imagine some using a food bank so they can spend on luxuries money they would otherwise have spent on food, for people who do stuff like that, can only hope that Karma pays them a visit.
austinsmirk said:
I know my view of food banks, having spent decades dealing with the recipients.
Come on spill the beans so to speak.The picture played out to the public is that these people are all hard up and living in poverty with no money for bread and water (just fags). I'm assuing that it gets used alot by eastern europeans & asians.
PAULJ5555 said:
Come on spill the beans so to speak.
The picture played out to the public is that these people are all hard up and living in poverty with no money for bread and water (just fags). I'm assuing that it gets used alot by eastern europeans & asians.
Does it heck they go the polish shop and the worldwide foods aisle. Asians and eastern europeans are not at foodbanks.The picture played out to the public is that these people are all hard up and living in poverty with no money for bread and water (just fags). I'm assuing that it gets used alot by eastern europeans & asians.
JimmyConwayNW said:
PAULJ5555 said:
Come on spill the beans so to speak.
The picture played out to the public is that these people are all hard up and living in poverty with no money for bread and water (just fags). I'm assuing that it gets used alot by eastern europeans & asians.
Does it heck they go the polish shop and the worldwide foods aisle. Asians and eastern europeans are not at foodbanks.The picture played out to the public is that these people are all hard up and living in poverty with no money for bread and water (just fags). I'm assuing that it gets used alot by eastern europeans & asians.
used to volunteer at a food bank, id say 95% of the people were genuine, some very poor, some just fell off and some were drunks, drug users or asylum seekers that couldn't make ends meet or bad life choices.
its actually scary the amount of former middle class people that use them, once they lost their job they couldn't adjust their spending and fell on hard times, very sobering thought that any one of us could end up there.
and it was used lots, most food banks ask for some kind of ID to show your genuine and in need, one i was at didnt.
its actually scary the amount of former middle class people that use them, once they lost their job they couldn't adjust their spending and fell on hard times, very sobering thought that any one of us could end up there.
and it was used lots, most food banks ask for some kind of ID to show your genuine and in need, one i was at didnt.
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