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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not really sure what your question is. [b] I’m sure that any donations that you make will be appreciated.[/b]  I’m also sure that it will be appreciated even more if someone doesn’t have to spend money for expensive and possibly unhealthy food (cheap oil or margarine for example) in order to make the donated food work. I’m not sure what you mean by “fair”.  Limited income means painful decisions. Buying diapers and toilet paper and paying rent might mean that butter and oil are burdensome expenses, especially the week that the rent is due.

You have no idea what people have or don’t have. It would be kind to assume that people have nothing, and to package your donations accordingly if you can, especially if you’re donating the least expensive part of a dish that requires other ingredients.  I might get tuna helper — since I could also include a can of tuna. If I donate cake mix or cereal, I might also donate shelf stable milk.

You yourself note that food is wildly expensive. If butter costs $ 4-6, and eggs cost $4, then the cake mix that costs $2 -3 can turn a treat into an expensive burden plus icing.  So I guess my suggestion is to be as thoughtful as you can when making donations that require other ingredients— especially when the ingredients are expensive relative to the donation.

tldr: Wonderful that you’re donating! Try to do so in a thoughtful way, if and as you can.

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Did you read OP's post?   The food pantry told her (and everyone else on their email list) that not only are her donations not appreciated, but they are in fact "useless."[/quote]

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