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I went dumpster diving at my local Whole Foods and found $1,000 worth of fresh baked goods, produce
New York Post ^ | October 19, 2021 | Carly Bass

Posted on 10/20/2021 11:50:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A self-proclaimed “dumpster diver” has shown off her massive food haul after nabbing $1,000 worth of fancy food for free.

The woman, who goes by the name Dumpster Diving Freegan on TikTok, rummaged through bins at her local Whole Foods store and found a range of bakery items, a case of baby food, and even loo roll which the store was throwing out.

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“And the worst part is, none of this stuff was expired. Everything that I found was at least two days before its ‘best buy’ date and could have easily been donated, frozen, or given to people who needed it.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: digin; freegan; freeisawesome; homeless; jumprightin; wholefoods; yum
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1 posted on 10/20/2021 11:50:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Baked goods degenerate fast without preservatives.

True French bread will lose its quality within hours.


2 posted on 10/20/2021 11:55:39 AM PDT by Brian Griffin ( )
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To: nickcarraway

Please don’t invite me to dinner......................


3 posted on 10/20/2021 11:56:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: nickcarraway

Typical blogger.
Eating trash and wishing to be paid for telling about it.


4 posted on 10/20/2021 11:58:15 AM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: nickcarraway

Many times Government bureaucracy makes it damned immposible for stores to give unsold food away regardless of the expiration date. As e’fed up as NY is it is prolly less hassle to throw it away.


5 posted on 10/20/2021 12:00:17 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Brian Griffin

Most stuff you buy at supermarkets has a ton of preservatives.


6 posted on 10/20/2021 12:00:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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7 posted on 10/20/2021 12:00:55 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: nickcarraway

She should tell Whole Foods to call a food pantry for the throw-outs. They would be happy to pick it up and give it to needy families.


8 posted on 10/20/2021 12:04:21 PM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy. I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: nickcarraway

Who wrote this?

“Loo roll”?

LOL


9 posted on 10/20/2021 12:04:45 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: nickcarraway

A useful future skill.

When Democrats say, “Let them eat cake,” we’ll know what they mean.


10 posted on 10/20/2021 12:05:01 PM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: Autonomous User

Local supermarket had a power outage and threw out a bunch of food. Cops got called to guard the dumpsters. People were livid.


11 posted on 10/20/2021 12:05:31 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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‘... Government bureaucracy makes it damned immposible... .’

You are correct. Bureaucracy creates a large part of this waste. Easier to toss than to hassle with Government regulations.

I think we are a throw-away society. I’d rather go to a flea market for my furniture than to Ikea, but everyone else wants Ikea, which generates more cardboard waste, and the products aren’t nearly as good as older furniture from flea markets.

Just me. (There’s some liberal in me somewhere.)


12 posted on 10/20/2021 12:06:57 PM PDT by hoe_cake
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To: the OlLine Rebel

That’s British for toilet paper.


13 posted on 10/20/2021 12:07:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

$1000 at Whole Foods is not a lot of food.

When they first opened here, one of the guys went there and bought a salad from the self serve salad bar. It was $19.65 when they weighed it up. He could have gone to Ruby Tuesdays right next door and had the all you can eat salad bar for $9.95.


14 posted on 10/20/2021 12:07:23 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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EEEEWWWW!!!...................


15 posted on 10/20/2021 12:07:28 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: gundog

I feel sorry for the dumpster.


16 posted on 10/20/2021 12:07:41 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: nickcarraway

Freegans: These horrible stores throw out all this food that could be used, we should have a regulation to make them give it away to shelters.

Stores: Well I wish we could give it to homeless shelters but the regulations you all love so much say we HAVE TO THROW IT ALL OUT!

Politicians: ( Laugh in Bureaucrat )


17 posted on 10/20/2021 12:07:53 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Autonomous User

Bingo.

Liberal safety-health NAZIs would rather their beloved “homeless” vagrants do dumpster-diving themselves, than let homeless shelters have food that’s partially used or open, or “expired”. Or, God forbid, come from a woman’s home kitchen.

Serious.


18 posted on 10/20/2021 12:08:15 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: hoe_cake

My son furnished his entire first apartment(except a new matress) from furniture bought on Facebook Marketplace.

Used furniture is worth 25% or less of its original price.


19 posted on 10/20/2021 12:10:03 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Red Badger

Me, neither. *yuck*

The same time could have spent doing much more productive things.


20 posted on 10/20/2021 12:11:16 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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