Drive-Up Vehicles At Free Food Give Aways

[fmdog44]

Anyone notice the type of vehicles lining up for free food? New SUVs costing 50-70K, new pick up trucks 35k-to 45K, new cars costing ?? They just drive up an the volunteers throw boxes of food in them. Another idea not well thought through I would say.

 

[win231]

There is one at a high school near me. As I drove by, yes....I saw pricey vehicles & chuckled.
Reminded me of those panhandlers at the bottom of freeway off ramps - smoking a cigarette ($5-$6.00/pack) & chatting on their smart phone. And sometimes they have a well-groomed, well-fed dog next to them.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Ya can't eat a pickup.

Lots of people live paycheck to paycheck and now is not the best time to lecture/judge hungry people about the need for an emergency fund to get through tough times.

I'm sure there are a few scammers that are willing to sit in a line several miles long for hours to get a few free groceries but my belief is that those folks are in the minority. I would encourage those scammers to use the time spent waiting for a box of free food to come up with a more profitable scam.

 

[johndoe]

Anyone notice the type of vehicles lining up for free food? New SUVs costing 50-70K, new pick up trucks 35k-to 45K, new cars costing ?? They just drive up an the volunteers throw boxes of food in them. Another idea not well thought through I would say.

Car payments probably don't leave much for basics like food.

 

[Pecos]

People can easily find themselves in financial jams at time like this. I am reluctant to be too critical of them since the world as they knew it has fallen apart.

 

[win231]

Car payments probably don't leave much for basics like food.

People who think ahead don't buy an expensive car just because they have a good-paying job.....NOW. Thinkers know anything can happen to change their income.

 

[C'est Moi]

I honestly don't spend much time looking at lines for giveaways. Can't imagine why I would.

 

[Ken N Tx]

Ya can't eat a pickup.

Lots of people live paycheck to paycheck and now is not the best time to lecture/judge hungry people about the need for an emergency fund to get through tough times.

I'm sure there are a few scammers that are willing to sit in a line several miles long for hours to get a few free groceries but my belief is that those folks are in the minority. I would encourage those scammers to use the time spent waiting for a box of free food to come up with a more profitable scam.

People can easily find themselves in financial jams at time like this. I am reluctant to be too critical of them since the world as they knew it has fallen apart.

 

[Pappy]

My wife suggested we go to one this morning. I told her that I didn’t think it was a good idea, because most folks need it a heck of a lot more than we do. We have plenty of food in stock, so leave it for those who need it. She agreed that it was the best way to go.

 

[CarolfromTX]

Kinda reminds me of my school kids who were on free lunch and whose parents picked them up from school in a $50,000 4WD truck with fancy wheels. But I'm not begrudging people food. But I do kinda hope Karma bites the scammers in the butt.

 

[PopsnTuff]

Anyone can get a new car with a bank loan and the younger ones do this all the time....and now they are probably without jobs stuck with a big fat car payment....maybe even embarrassed to be in those lines, looking like they're rich.....we never know a person's situation.