Food for Thought
While I was visiting my nearby 7-Eleven convenience store, I happened to notice one of the clerks removing all of the pre-packaged food items from the warmer. Once she had gathered all of the hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, hotdogs, musubis, and other mouth-watering delights, she proceeded to dump them all into the trash. After asking her why everything was being thrown out, she explained that there is a store policy of how long the food items can remain in the warmer. After that period of time expires, everything must be thrown away. What was considered sellable food only moments ago, had suddenly become unsellable trash.
It seems like such a waste to throw out all of that food. Why not mark the price down during the last half-hour? Or better yet, why not give it to a shelter or a helpful organization that provides for the needy? Considering all of the 7-Eleven stores that are virtually on every third street corner, that’s a lot of food being thrown away.