$500 worth of Hams

If we only knew why, that's helpful. It could be a good reason. Unknown recall, spoilage, refrozen when already thawed.

Plus the shelving. That's some darn tough shelving. That's a couple hundred too.

That's why I was glad to quit Walmart. We'd have 5-10 rotisserie chickens unsold, so we'd down price and sell them. Still hot too.

Then we found out, if unsold, put into cooler, then put in cold food area. FOR THREE DAYS. Then price it 50% off.

That was when I truly hoped Sam Walton burns in hell.
 

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If people would watch the documentary on how pork is grown and what happens between slaughter and distribution, they wouldn't eat it. 🤮 Glad I gave up the stuff for good decades ago. Re the OP: I don't know why the food that ultimately gets wasted and tossed doesn't find it's way to"soup kitchens".Could possible litigation be the reason?
 
OneEyedDiva said:
If people would watch the documentary on how pork is grown and what happens between slaughter and distribution, they wouldn't eat it
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Yeah, my lady took us off pork decades ago
and most meat
I do love a rib eye on the grill from time to time

OneEyedDiva said:
I don't know why the food that ultimately gets wasted and tossed doesn't find it's way to"soup kitchens".Could possible litigation be the reason?
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A real stumper for me
Been dealing with the hungry/homeless for quite some time

Things are so upside down these days
 
Gary O' said:
Yeah, my lady took us off pork decades ago
and most meat
I do love a rib eye on the grill from time to time


A real stumper for me
Been dealing with the hungry/homeless for quite some time

Things are so upside down these days
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Glad to read you don't eat pork Gary. I eat beef on very rare occasions. Mostly when I'm on vacation where they used to have White Castle burgers in our timeshare's mini mart. Now they carry Angus Burgers. It's a quick easy meal just right for the day I arrive all tuckered out and don't feel like going back out or cooking.
 
Disgustedman said:
If we only knew why, that's helpful. It could be a good reason. Unknown recall, spoilage, refrozen when already thawed.

Plus the shelving. That's some darn tough shelving. That's a couple hundred too.

That's why I was glad to quit Walmart. We'd have 5-10 rotisserie chickens unsold, so we'd down price and sell them. Still hot too.

Then we found out, if unsold, put into cooler, then put in cold food area. FOR THREE DAYS. Then price it 50% off.

That was when I truly hoped Sam Walton burns in hell.
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Not Sam's fault; he's been dead for years and has no control over WM policy. He would have had heads rolling for that.
 
I saw a news spot on TV that food banks don't really want perishable food. You have to have coolers, fridges, and lots of staff, plus ensure the food is fit to eat, ( a big liability), which all costs money they don't have. And if you really want to help out, give CASH. It doesn't have to be refrigerated, shelved, trucked, or need a distribution area. That way the needy can buy what they need, other than get an almost expired can of asparagus spears.
 
Could be a legality, a health regulation of some kind. Last year we had a power outage. The local store had to throw out almost all of their refrigerated meat.

Re food banks: Yes, it's best to give money.
 
So the hams were expired. They we're dated Jan 1 2023. So you found them after the exp date in the dumpster. What should Aldis do? Can't sell them and no food bank will take and distribute outdated food.
 
Wigglestein said:
So the hams were expired. They we're dated Jan 1 2023. So you found them after the exp date in the dumpster. What should Aldis do? Can't sell them and no food bank will take and distribute outdated food.
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Excellent point
If I were in that business, I'd have monitored those dates a bit more closely
Put 'em on a drastically reduced mark down a couple weeks before
or
donate them

Our food bank knows how to move food quickly.

It's an issue that shouldn't be swept under the rug

There are too many needy folks
Don M. said:
Almost 40% of the food in America winds up in a landfill.
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Gary O' said:
Excellent point
If I were in that business, I'd have monitored those dates a bit more closely
Put 'em on a drastically reduced mark down a couple weeks before
or
donate them

Our food bank knows how to move food quickly.

It's an issue that shouldn't be swept under the rug

There are too many needy folks
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My guess is the newly hired post pandemic I dont wanna work too hard employees didn't rotate their stock correctly and this case(s) of hams was discovered too late.
 
Wigglestein said:
My guess is the newly hired post pandemic I dont wanna work too hard employees didn't rotate their stock correctly and this case(s) of hams was discovered too late.
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Yeah, meats are suspect.....big time

But this little Frickin Frugal husband wife team find
tons of fruit and veggies
Of which one can easily tell if they're good or bad


As far as meat;
In another life I worked for ARA at the Astrodome
There was this reefer trailer at the dock, filled with hanging meat
The reefer motor quit
Next morning it was reported
The hanging meats were no longer frozen

They were told to restart the reefer motor
refreeze the meat
and transfer the meat to a locker in the dome

Atrocities do happen
 
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