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What to do with all the unwanted food gifts?

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Titsywoo · 27/12/2024 21:57

We have been given tons of gifts from work customers and friends/family that we just won't eat or drink. Things like liquer filled chocolates, tin of Roses, biscuits etc. What does everyone do with bit like this? Food bank?

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onwardsup4 · 28/12/2024 13:06

@fuzzychic you got jumped on for your initial daft comment and then you explained, fair enough. Your further comments are getting worse and I now think you were being snidey in the first place. Maybe leave it now ?

JollyHollyMe · 28/12/2024 13:47

TheWayTheLightFalls · 28/12/2024 12:45

I tagged you in response to the suggestion that because food bank volunteers are “affluent” they wouldn’t want the donated chocolates themselves.

One of the most pernicious bits of misinformation about food banks is the old “Oh but the staff help themselves to the good stuff” / “my hairdresser’s auntie’s daughter drives a BMW but gets a food parcel every week because her mam volunteers” etc. We don’t help ourselves, as you know, not because we can afford our own Cadbury’s but would otherwise, but because when people donate food to food banks they want to be secure in the knowledge that jt is going to people who need it.

Thanks for the clarification- as I said I volunteer for 2- we certainly are not fighting over someone's left over Christmas hamper after they have taken all the good bits out!

JollyHollyMe · 28/12/2024 13:48

fuzzychic · 28/12/2024 12:46

At the risk of incurring wrath by asking...would homeless charities want alcohol? I suppose it depends on their user base but I don't think any charities would want anything to do with alcohol really. And yes...I know homeless people can have alcohol.

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Yes. Lots are wet or have both wet and dry clients.

Good quality alcohol sometimes goes into the fundraising raffles etc or they go with the Christmas sit down meals etc etc Or birthday gifts for regulars

fuzzychic · 28/12/2024 14:18

JollyHollyMe · 28/12/2024 13:48

Yes. Lots are wet or have both wet and dry clients.

Good quality alcohol sometimes goes into the fundraising raffles etc or they go with the Christmas sit down meals etc etc Or birthday gifts for regulars

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Thank you

fuzzychic · 28/12/2024 14:19

onwardsup4 · 28/12/2024 13:06

@fuzzychic you got jumped on for your initial daft comment and then you explained, fair enough. Your further comments are getting worse and I now think you were being snidey in the first place. Maybe leave it now ?

Yeah any more questions and I'll just ask the foodbank I just seem to piss more people off when I ask on here

AlexaSetATimer · 28/12/2024 15:34

MinnieBalloon · 28/12/2024 07:56

Just bin it, then you don’t have to piss about handing it out different places.

Please don't just bin. You can donate in the supermarket trollies while doing your next shop! It's not hard to do, and would be very much appreciated by Foodbank users!

AlexaSetATimer · 28/12/2024 15:39

fuzzychic · 28/12/2024 08:56

There's also the psychological impact of being given a chocolate santa in February and being told it's a "treat"

Our users have so much more shit going on in their lives, this wouldn't even register.

Honestly, it sounds like you should do a volunteer stint at a charity/foodbank/rescue org to get out of your pampered mindset and realise what life is actually like for people on the edge of society. I'm not trying to be mean, you just sound so unrealistic.

EachandEveryone · 28/12/2024 15:41

Bustopnumberone · 27/12/2024 22:00

Olio app.

I have given up with that app. I’ve never ever had anyone respond and I live in London so I don’t know where people are using it,

JenniferBooth · 31/12/2024 20:16

DH got a box of Bendicks mints and a big box of Ferrero Rocher which he doesnt want so will donate these

BusyPoster · 01/01/2025 12:23

I gave all the non alcoholic food gifts to my DM’s nursing home and asked if either the staff or residents would like any of them.

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