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harumph

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20. At my grocery store, unsold roasted chickens are marked down considerably

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:55 AM

7 hrs ago

at the end of day. People come in pick them up for a 1/4 to 1/3 of the original price - take them home and eat them or strip the chicken for re-use. So, this may be some badly run stores, but not all.

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Rotisserie chickens in the trash: I worked in a supermarket and saw shocking food waste every day [View all] erronis Yesterday OP

Criminal SuzyandPuffpuff Yesterday #1

Look in the trash after school lunch exboyfil Yesterday #4

A PTA group of members popsdenver 23 hrs ago #12

Likely illegal Boo1 7 hrs ago #19

That is sad popsdenver 3 hrs ago #21

Food banks would be a better option bucolic_frolic Yesterday #2

The supermarket near me takes the unsold "prepared food" to the homeless shelter. Midnight Writer 23 hrs ago #10

At Kwik Star exboyfil Yesterday #3

Gotta keep that profit margin up. orthoclad Yesterday #5

Kick. BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #6

Some donate lame54 Yesterday #7

I think about this while grocery shopping all the time, unfortunately. Karasu 23 hrs ago #8

There are corporate, municipal, state and federal rules on food handling 31j20b3 23 hrs ago #9

Great response - and a sad comment on the way our society works. erronis 22 hrs ago #14

The twin horrors of deep pockets and liability are to blame dickthegrouch 16 hrs ago #15

Disgusting Cirsium 23 hrs ago #11

Dumpsters are locked where I live. hunter 23 hrs ago #13

Poor chickens, their lives taken just to end up in piles & piles garbage. 🤢🤮 nt Raine 13 hrs ago #16

Costco got it right manicdem 10 hrs ago #17

My grocery store donates everything they can to our food bank. redwitch 8 hrs ago #18

At my grocery store, unsold roasted chickens are marked down considerably harumph 7 hrs ago #20

Costco won't waste like that Wednesdays 3 hrs ago #22