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Shoplifting expired food (slrpnk.net)
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I am tempted to shoplift expired food. It’s equally criminal but the food has zero value because the shop cannot legally sell it. So I’m betting that if I get caught, no one would give a shit. I don’t suppose it would be reported but the shop might still make an internal record. I wonder if a shop would ban someone who is caught with this, or if they would thereafter target me for searches every visit.

Anyone get caught lifting expired food?

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[–] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Sounds like dumpster diving would be an easier approach

And no, most companys would care. Because if you could get expired but good food for free, you would be able to just wait till a product is over the expiration date instead of buying it.

Also in many places its legal to sell expired food, its just not common practice.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Sounds like dumpster diving would be an easier approach

    Not in any city I have lived in, AFAICT. Where I am now, the dumpsters are kept out of sight. When dumpsters are in sight, they tend to be in cages, as they worry about liability of unsafe consumption. Maybe i'm not scoping it out well enough but it looks like shoplifting would be easier.

    (edit) though I should mention there is some kind of program where students can cheaply subscribe to receive food that is either expired or nearly so. I don’t know the details but that would be the easiest option (for students).

    Also in many places its legal to sell expired food, its just not common practice.

    I think I recall asking a cashier to lower the price on something that expired (they will usually do that on the last valid day), and they said /no/ we cannot sell that, and took it from me. So apparently it's illegal where i am.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago

    Thanks for the tip! I’m not in poverty or at the edge of starving. I just try to eat cheaply and simultaneously try to fight food waste. I tend to kill 2 birds with 1 stone by buying food marked down 50% on the day it expires. But the pizza and bakery ideas are in line with that.

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