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Food Bank Question

37 replies

XmasCrap · 26/12/2021 15:34

Yesterday, despite requesting no chocolate or alcohol, I received more chocolate and alcohol than I could ever want. 🙄

I know the food bank probably won't take alcohol but those light up boxes of chocolates from M&S - would a food bank take them or is it too late now after Xmas?

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Allsorts1 · 26/12/2021 15:38

They’d love them Smile

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XmasCrap · 26/12/2021 15:40

Really? Ok I'll take them to the local drop off point - think we have one in our Co-op.

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CorrBlimeyGG · 26/12/2021 15:41

Please don't give alcohol, and if you are going to send Christmas chocolates, please also donate some essentials. Food banks have limited supply space, and stacks of chocolate take up space needed for essentials.

Hen2018 · 26/12/2021 15:43

I love those light up boxes! We’ve got a few (of the tea bag and shortbread designs) on our windowsill.

Off topic, but I think they’d be great through a food bank.

Obsidiansphere · 26/12/2021 15:44

Give alcohol to local charities for them to raffle (we take to local hospice and they use for raffles and tombola) for fund raising.

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XmasCrap · 26/12/2021 15:45

I wasn't planning on donating alcohol @CorrBlimeyGG - I will probably tip it down the sink.

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ReginaaPhalange · 26/12/2021 15:46

Can you keep the alcohol for any birthday gifts etc coming up?

Theunamedcat · 26/12/2021 15:47

Put it up for free on Facebook we have a waste exchange site and a free food swap site

wavecatcher · 26/12/2021 15:49

@XmasCrap

I wasn't planning on donating alcohol *@CorrBlimeyGG* - I will probably tip it down the sink.
Schools, preschools often find it handy to put in raffles. Or a local care home would all probably take it.
DartmoorChef · 26/12/2021 15:49

What a waste to tip it down the sink. Why not just return it to the person who gave it and say thanks but you don't drink.

I'd be very pissed off to have spent money on a gift for it to be thrown away.

ChimChimeny · 26/12/2021 15:50

Definitely don't throw the booze away! Could you also donate chocolates to a care home if a food bank will be struggling for space

tectonicplates · 26/12/2021 15:51

Most food banks accept chocolate, yes, which is given out among the staple food. People on the breadline could do with a treat.

Hen2018 · 26/12/2021 15:52

My grandparents’ care homes would have accepted alcohol. They used to give all the residents a small glass after tea if it was one of the residents’ birthdays.

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XmasCrap · 26/12/2021 15:52

I suppose I could take it all to a care home. Never really considered that. Just need out of the way as soon as possible.

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XmasCrap · 26/12/2021 15:55

@DartmoorChef, that's a bit rich, given I expressly said no chocolate or alcohol! Now I am having to find an alternative home for this stuff.

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Rosenborg · 26/12/2021 15:55

I'll take the booze and chocolates please 😀

Noname1999 · 26/12/2021 15:58

A local hospice might be able to use the alcohol

Obsidiansphere · 26/12/2021 16:01

Don’t throw the alcohol away! At the very least see if any friends or family want it.

Kite22 · 26/12/2021 16:05

@XmasCrap

I wasn't planning on donating alcohol *@CorrBlimeyGG* - I will probably tip it down the sink.
Why would you do that ? Confused

Surely you must know people that would "help you out". If my neighbour knocked on my door and said 'I've been given a bottle of gin / whisky / wine but don't drink it, would you like it?" I would be very appreciative.
Ditto colleague . friend / etc.
Plus as others have said, prizes for raffles are appreciated by so many groups trying to do a bit of fundraising.

DrCoconut · 26/12/2021 16:05

Our local scout group were recently wanting tombola prizes. Same with an animal rescue. There's bound to be someone who can use bottles of wine/whatever.

PurBal · 26/12/2021 16:06

[quote XmasCrap]**@DartmoorChef, that's a bit rich, given I expressly said no chocolate or alcohol! Now I am having to find an alternative home for this stuff.[/quote]
I have to agree with this. Every year I say no crap. Every year I receive crap. This year there were two things on DS list that other people said they’d buy, did they?! No. So I have crap for both me and DS coming out of my ears and not the things we need.

Goldbar · 26/12/2021 16:06

Just knock on your neighbours' doors and see if any of them want it. Less wasteful than pouring it down the sink.

Or leave in a box outside your door for delivery drivers with a 'Please take' sign.

TheHoptimist · 26/12/2021 16:16

A local food project will take alcohol

The self righteous (all our clients are alcoholics and can’t be trusted with anything but beans) trussell trust will not

I do a lot of food bank referrals to families who would love a bottle of Prosecco but the trusses trust model of the deserving poor doesn’t allow that

Workyticket · 26/12/2021 16:18

Are you worried about having alcohol in the house op? If yes then definitely knock on the neighbours pr post on Facebook Local for someone to pick it up

Kshhuxnxk · 26/12/2021 16:20

@CorrBlimeyGG

Please don't give alcohol, and if you are going to send Christmas chocolates, please also donate some essentials. Food banks have limited supply space, and stacks of chocolate take up space needed for essentials.
Why not alcohol - how stereotypical is that!
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