“Shamed” for Thanksgiving contribution to school

[Anonymous]

Re: food bank workers "stealing food". I'm the non-profit pp. I know a number of food pantries in my area that pay workers at a rate where they are benefits-eligible while working full time. So maybe a little less inditement of individuals and a little more of system that impoverishes workers while trying to take the edge off poverty.

[Anonymous]

I always roll my eyes it when people making barely above minimum wage try to shame or judge me for trying to save money. Its like when the Target cashier is annoyed I want to use a coupon and its not working for some unknown reason and I won't just let it go and ask them to get help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

It doesn't really sound like they need our donations. What organization is this, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cream cheese specifically, is the exact same thing.

At Giant yesterday, my DD went to get cream cheese and came back with two Phillies.

I said "Whoa, whoa whoa. Hang on. Where's the Giant brand. She had no clue about the distinction."

$2.59 vs $4.59.

I have nothing against many generics but Philadelphia cream cheese and generics are absolutely different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that for you. I LOVE when people say things like that. And I'd have told her that. "I love that you said that; have a great day, bye!"

This is a very weird response. No one is going to be fazed by your odd retort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

It doesn't really sound like they need our donations. What organization is this, PP?

I'm not going to specify the church, but it's true of any food pantry that is serving a significant part of the community. And you are absolutely correct that they really don't need your donations. I'm not saying don't do it, whatever is donated gets distributed and added to the top of the standard boxes. So if PP brings in 20 boxes of $0.20 Target macaroni and cheese, then 20 boxes will get one of those thrown on top. Cool.

If you're looking for the workers to be super grateful that you're bringing a few boxes of mac and cheese, you're asking a lot. I agree that commenting on whether something is generic is bullsh1t, though.

I get it; I've noticed over the years that Goodwill workers tend to act like they're doing me a favor when they take all the crap from my SUV on Decluttering Saturdays. But the truth is, they are. Most of it's headed to the landfill, anyway. Nobody actually needs all this used clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

You sound almost disdainful of people who go out of their way to buy and donate food to those who need it. I guess if the Department of Agriculture is providing what you need, you can stop soliciting donations from the general public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

You sound almost disdainful of people who go out of their way to buy and donate food to those who need it. I guess if the Department of Agriculture is providing what you need, you can stop soliciting donations from the general public.

We don't solicit donations from the general public. But we get them routinely. Some people like dropping random groceries off. Scout troops like doing canned food drives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

It doesn't really sound like they need our donations. What organization is this, PP?

I'm not going to specify the church, but it's true of any food pantry that is serving a significant part of the community. And you are absolutely correct that they really don't need your donations. I'm not saying don't do it, whatever is donated gets distributed and added to the top of the standard boxes. So if PP brings in 20 boxes of $0.20 Target macaroni and cheese, then 20 boxes will get one of those thrown on top. Cool.

If you're looking for the workers to be super grateful that you're bringing a few boxes of mac and cheese, you're asking a lot. I agree that commenting on whether something is generic is bullsh1t, though.

I get it; I've noticed over the years that Goodwill workers tend to act like they're doing me a favor when they take all the crap from my SUV on Decluttering Saturdays. But the truth is, they are. Most of it's headed to the landfill, anyway. Nobody actually needs all this used clothes.

NP. Literally no one is asking for that. People are expecting volunteers or whoever to not be openly rude about their donations. What a concept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

It doesn't really sound like they need our donations. What organization is this, PP?

I'm not going to specify the church, but it's true of any food pantry that is serving a significant part of the community. And you are absolutely correct that they really don't need your donations. I'm not saying don't do it, whatever is donated gets distributed and added to the top of the standard boxes. So if PP brings in 20 boxes of $0.20 Target macaroni and cheese, then 20 boxes will get one of those thrown on top. Cool.

If you're looking for the workers to be super grateful that you're bringing a few boxes of mac and cheese, you're asking a lot. I agree that commenting on whether something is generic is bullsh1t, though.

I get it; I've noticed over the years that Goodwill workers tend to act like they're doing me a favor when they take all the crap from my SUV on Decluttering Saturdays. But the truth is, they are. Most of it's headed to the landfill, anyway. Nobody actually needs all this used clothes.

The food pantry near me (LINK) absolutely does need and benefit from community donations. One of my neighbors collects from our street and makes regular drop offs and always reports back what specifically they are low on so that we can donate accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

You sound almost disdainful of people who go out of their way to buy and donate food to those who need it. I guess if the Department of Agriculture is providing what you need, you can stop soliciting donations from the general public.

We don't solicit donations from the general public. But we get them routinely. Some people like dropping random groceries off. Scout troops like doing canned food drives.

Ugh, I hate when scout troops try and help the less fortunate. Why can’t they understand that your church doesn’t need their crappy generic brand donations?

[Anonymous]

People in need don’t look at the brand. The shitty comment makes me think there’s people in need to steal from contributors. The same happens with clothes. I stopped donating after the school demanded brand new clothes for “people in need”. I call it corruption and dishonesty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We volunteer regularly at a food pantry that our church runs.

99% of the food that's going out is provided by the Dept. of Agriculture through their various sourcing contracts and various federal benefit programs.

The people who are picking up mac and cheese on sale, or scouring weekly circulars for a few boxes of brand name cereal, or the local Cub Scout troop doing their annual gathering ... great. That stuff gets thrown into whatever boxes are being packed at the moment. Sure, it helps. But don't get bent out of shape about it, either way.

It doesn't really sound like they need our donations. What organization is this, PP?

I'm not going to specify the church, but it's true of any food pantry that is serving a significant part of the community. And you are absolutely correct that they really don't need your donations. I'm not saying don't do it, whatever is donated gets distributed and added to the top of the standard boxes. So if PP brings in 20 boxes of $0.20 Target macaroni and cheese, then 20 boxes will get one of those thrown on top. Cool.

If you're looking for the workers to be super grateful that you're bringing a few boxes of mac and cheese, you're asking a lot. I agree that commenting on whether something is generic is bullsh1t, though.

I get it; I've noticed over the years that Goodwill workers tend to act like they're doing me a favor when they take all the crap from my SUV on Decluttering Saturdays. But the truth is, they are. Most of it's headed to the landfill, anyway. Nobody actually needs all this used clothes.

NP. Literally no one is asking for that. People are expecting volunteers or whoever to not be openly rude about their donations. What a concept.

The workers probably know that the receivers will complain about the brands. Take notice of those paying with EBT cards at the grocery store, their carts are full or name brand, individually packaged items.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cream cheese specifically, is the exact same thing.

At Giant yesterday, my DD went to get cream cheese and came back with two Phillies.

I said "Whoa, whoa whoa. Hang on. Where's the Giant brand. She had no clue about the distinction."

$2.59 vs $4.59.

I have nothing against many generics but Philadelphia cream cheese and generics are absolutely different.

Why does a Thanksgiving food drive need cream cheese? Serious question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that for you. I LOVE when people say things like that. And I'd have told her that. "I love that you said that; have a great day, bye!"

This is a very weird response. No one is going to be fazed by your odd retort.

I don't give a crap whether they're fazed. I'd just be sharing my feeling, which is that I love when people are just out in the world, brazenly being rude or obnoxious and don't care that they're showing that negative side of themselves. I always envision myself on a stage with them, and stepping aside to give them the full stage. "Go ahead, show everyone what a judgmental twat you are!"