So, my step daughter has for the last few years been doing the penny shopping at Dollar General. Well lately she has been dumpster diving there after seeing them putting buggies full of perfectly good stuff in the dumpster. Lately there’s been unopened boxes full of stuff like maybe they just took it out of the storeroom and dumped instead of putting it on the shelf. Yesterday she got an unopened box full of pizzas and some other stuff. I asked about the expiration date thinking well it was about to go out of date. NO, didn’t expire till 2025. Same with the lasagna, hot pockets, etc….and yes, she has good timing as she gets it while still frozen. Lots of snack cakes, chips etc that are also not about to expire. And it’s not just one store, she goes to several different ones in different towns. I just thought this to be very strange as it is a lot of money going in the dumpster.
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Dollar General seems to have terrible food storage. Mine keeps thier extra chocolate and candies in a non air-conditioned storage container out back. Their candy bars are all misshapen and chalky. They said they get double what they need often. The only other option is to throw it all out. I guess the ones in your town throw out extras. Our current food supply system wastes so much.