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closeupready

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4. A couple years back, there was a story about a woman who had a party

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 09:24 AM

Jul 2016

with foods prepared from items she'd gotten from dumpster diving - this was in Arizona, I think.

She didn't tell any of her guests until AFTER they'd finished eating.

She lost a lot of friends that day.

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This Guy Spends $2.75 A Year On Food And Eats Like A King [View all] LynneSin Jul 2016 OP

my fridge looks like a dumpster retrowire Jul 2016 #1

*** tosses the dinner invite she got from retrowire into the trash *** LynneSin Jul 2016 #3

that's why god invented crockpots! Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #11

I guess you and me are a serious minority around here bonemachine Jul 2016 #28

back in the day, my yoga class teacher and I used to make the rounds of the grocery stores Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #30

Honestly... bonemachine Jul 2016 #34

whereabouts? I have friends/family in Oregon and Wash. Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #37

Portland bonemachine Jul 2016 #38

We have a small magnetic write on/wipe off board on front of our fridge door to note/date leftovers woodsprite Jul 2016 #19

"Reid said he’s never been ticketed or hassled for picking unsold food out of dumpsters." Brickbat Jul 2016 #2

Amazing point LynneSin Jul 2016 #5

The article says he used to reclaim food for Food Not Bombs to give to food shelters; then he Brickbat Jul 2016 #7

He's working on a documentary that is coming out in 2017 LynneSin Jul 2016 #24

^^ This! Democrats Ascendant Jul 2016 #9

A couple years back, there was a story about a woman who had a party closeupready Jul 2016 #4

That is what freaks me out about dumpster diving for food LynneSin Jul 2016 #6

Correct - or items which have been picked over by vermin, insects, birds, closeupready Jul 2016 #8

And she deserved to lose them after that stunt... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #22

I would perhaps attend a party like this... LynneSin Jul 2016 #25

I will happily eat dumpster dived food bonemachine Jul 2016 #10

Could you add a option for "I've dumpster dived in the past'? Lancero Jul 2016 #12

We used to get boxes of lettuce and cabbage and what ever they had for the farm snooper2 Jul 2016 #13

When I was a kid in the early 70s Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #14

You really can eat well. liberalmuse Jul 2016 #15

Everybody has been mentioning dumpsters and food pantries -- watch this librechik Jul 2016 #16

".......these grocery stores waste so much food when it could be donated to charity......." WillowTree Jul 2016 #17

I don't know how it varies from state to state... Initech Jul 2016 #20

Exactly. WillowTree Jul 2016 #29

It's crazy how many people have the mindset not to waste food. glowing Jul 2016 #18

No chance in hell... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #21

first of all there is no standard for expiration dates on non-dairy items. Javaman Jul 2016 #23

Next thng you need to do is jamzrockz Jul 2016 #26

... Major Nikon Jul 2016 #27

It's amazing some of the things we've thrown away in the past Bradical79 Jul 2016 #31

just think of the savings enid602 Jul 2016 #32

May through September in south Texas: you'll die Ilsa Jul 2016 #33

To all the naysayers who say "you'll get sick" bonemachine Jul 2016 #35

2nd Harvest ... GeorgeGist Jul 2016 #36