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Anon gives back
(lemmy.world)
>be me
>22 and poor in college
>deliver food for a restaurant for a few months
>sometimes people order takeout but don't pick it up
>if it happens late enough in my shift I get to take it home with me
>always ate the best those nights since it was free
>be me now, 35+
>started calling corporate restaurants and ordering takeout about a half hour before close
>always spoof the caller ID to show up as my ex wife
>been doing it for about 3 years
>never pick it up
>gives me a warm fuzzy feeling knowing i gave some young person a free meal and also my ex gets black listed from every restaurant in town
Now I'm not sure why it happens over in USA, but in my country the reason we throw away our food is because of health and safety regulations and all that blah blah blah. Sometimes though you might be able to get a free meal