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Stokey Sue
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Earthmaiden wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 10:31 am Just a thought to add. It's not always obvious who is in need at any one time. It's good that these schemes reduce waste and help those who need help that day.
True, for example a pensioner well-dressed may have bought their clothes when still working, and we have to remember the food is reduced to clear, and if not taken it will be thrown away.
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Someone I know used to tell people not to pick blackberries, because otherwise the birds would starve.
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scullion
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she obviously never saw how many blackberries go bad on the canes - which is a terrible waste of food...
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:)
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Suffs wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:34 am They may not be intended to help folk on a low income … but it can’t be disputed that many folk who are strapped for cash find them a god-send and without them some folk struggle to feed their families. The gap between the incomes of the better off in the UK compared with the incomes of the lower paid has grown exponentially over the recent past.
There are usually plenty of marked down items in the designated sections, so the sheep have a chance, too.
As for the veg bags, they are not all that popular. I asked one of the Lidl salespeople and she thought that about a quarter of them are not taken. So, what with Axel out of action for a week and me not on full-time, I was really glad of the bag on Friday.
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I always have a look at the reduced section.
If there's anything I will use, I buy it.

If it's ready meals or things like that, I leave it for others.
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Stokey Sue wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 10:54 am
Earthmaiden wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 10:31 am Just a thought to add. It's not always obvious who is in need at any one time. It's good that these schemes reduce waste and help those who need help that day.
True, for example a pensioner well-dressed may have bought their clothes when still working, and we have to remember the food is reduced to clear, and if not taken it will be thrown away.
This is exactly what I was going to respond to say!

I hate food waste - so I buy yellow ticket items - mainly fresh produce that is on the turn. Like WW I would never get ready meals etc just because they have a yellow sticker (well I don't buy them anyway!)
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The thing I always look for is cream, if I am about to make something like Dauphinoise that needs a lot I might as well get it rtc, there's often some in the cabinet
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I see if there is anything new and interesting, but admittedly don’t check out the RTC section very often, especially as we get deliveries these days.
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I think my upbringing has a lot to do with how I shop. I do have a list but always start with the RTC sections and then base my meals around that. Very rarely do I buy ready meals as I cook from scratch but for e.g. yesterday we needed milk and 2 containers of the type I buy were RTC so I got them, one for the DF and one for now. I found this article Q.I. https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... an-stop-it
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