Donate vs destroy

[Maggie2]

expiration report non perishable food expires 12/16 this year..system told me to destroy….I destroyed the product in the system but donated the product…..will I get fired for doing this?

 

[qmosqueen]

No. we are told to always put “unfit for shelf “ that way it will come up donate. You want your numbers for donate to be high hardly ever hit destroy.

 

[Captain Orca]

Be very careful doing that. If the mgmt are assholes they will use anything to get you shit canned. It's an admirable thing to do, helping others with whatever you can give them but there are shit heads on board who will Schadenfreude you.

 

[Captain Orca]

We donated quite a bit in my old store. Follow QMQ's advice.

 

[Maggie2]

I was surprised they were set up for destroy…is that a mistake on whoever decides this? Btw they are already loaded on the truck to food bank…

 

[Maggie2]

Be very careful doing that. If the mgmt are assholes they will use anything to get you shit canned. It's an admirable thing to do, helping others with whatever you can give them but there are shit heads on board who will Schadenfreude you.

They like me there😇does that count?

 

[Ringwraith917]

Be very careful doing that. If the mgmt are assholes they will use anything to get you shit canned. It's an admirable thing to do, helping others with whatever you can give them but there are shit heads on board who will Schadenfreude you.

You don't work here

 

[Captain Orca]

Trust no one.

 

[FlowTeamChick]

I always put "destroy" items aside for our receiver to review. (That's the TM at my store who preps the donations.) Things like feminine care (that don't get tagged as "salvage") and bandaids often get marked as destroy or toss, but a women's shelter in my area will take the fem care products and we'll use the odd box of bandaids in our first aid kits.

 

[HInbound]

I always put "destroy" items aside for our receiver to review. (That's the TM at my store who preps the donations.) Things like feminine care (that don't get tagged as "salvage") and bandaids often get marked as destroy or toss, but a women's shelter in my area will take the fem care products and we'll use the odd box of bandaids in our first aid kits.

This is the way.

If I feel it could be donated, but the system tells me to destroy it, I leave it for the Receivers to jump through the hoops they need to get it where it's needed.

 

[MrT]

Some items come up destroy regardless because whatever company that makes them doesnt want them donated, so im assuming they have some sort of contract or incentive to not do so. Likely no one will even know but it could. What was the reason for the item removal?

 

[Maggie2]

The clerical ok’d it she actually said to donate them.

 

[Maggie2]

Some items come up destroy regardless because whatever company that makes them doesnt want them donated, so im assuming they have some sort of contract or incentive to not do so. Likely no one will even know but it could. What was the reason for the item removal?

It was fixin to expire… December 16 chewy granola bars.. no recall nothinhwrong with them

 

[MrT]

It was fixin to expire… December 16 chewy granola bars.. no recall nothinhwrong with them

5 weeks early is a little excessive. I guess you could have an abundance of them, but you should add the expiration date and leave them. I know its not a huge deal but you can donate dry goods up to a year past expiration.

 

[Rarejem]

We have arrangements with food pantries, women's shelters, and the humane society. Our receiver reviews items for appropriate disposal. The recipients come to the store to pick up the items (food pantry comes daily to pick up culled market/p-fresh items). Our display trees will also be donated.

 

[NKG]

Never donate expired items....

 

[vendordontmesswithme]

It was fixin to expire… December 16 chewy granola bars.. no recall nothinhwrong with them

You will be surprised how long dry good food can be donated. Ask the people picking stuff up they will tell alot of things is good weeks even months later.

 

[Maggie2]

You don't work here

😂😂😂

 

[MrT]

Never donate expired items....

Not true dry good should be donated up to a year past expiration. Fresh food should not be donated past expiration unless the meat was already frozen prior

 

[Maggie2]

I was seriously perplexed why they wanted them destroyed? Oh well.. they’re on a trailer going to the foodbank now….thanks to me🖤

 

[Zxy123456]

Doesn’t expire till 12/16 why defect it all? It might sell before expiration. I’ve always been told don’t defect until expired. Had something changed?

 

[Ringwraith917]

Just don't "donate" it to yourself, friends/family, or coworkers. Only send it to our regular donation partners.