Baked beans with sausages

[jack]

Darn it! I bought some baked beans in sainsbury's, and when I got home, I found I'd accidentally bought some that some well-meaning person had put dead pig in. Is there a food bank anywhere convenient which would take them? Or if anyone would eat them, they're welcome to them.

I feel silly because for the cost, I'd be happy to just throw them away, but it feels worse to waste food than waste other things that cost about the same effort to produce, even though not wasting food doesn't actually help anyone who needs it.

Hm, I don't really have a "I don't eat pig" icon.

Comments

[gerald_duck]

Can you not just return it for refund next time you're there?

(With a re-usable shopping bag, the easy way to remember is stick it and the receipt back in the bag so you'll find it next time you're shopping.)

[jack]

Unfortunately, I don't think I still have the receipt (I didn't put the tins away immediately, and didn't notice until I did). And even if I did I'm a bit embarrassed to say "these are perfectly good but can I return them anyway", although I suppose that's fairly normal so I should get over it.

[gerald_duck]

Ah. What you need is a special box for receipts.

Admittedly, that's only a good idea if the same thing happens to you more regularly, and with more costly items, given that the box costs as much as half a dozen cans of beans. (-8

I assume it wasn't own-brand? They'll probably do store credit for own-brand stuff even without a receipt.

[jack]

Oh, good point. I think I need some of those boxes, whatever I put in them. I'm not sure it's worth keeping all the grocery receipts, and I already keep receipts for big things, but I probably do need a place for "receipts for stuff I probably don't need to keep, but I'll save them for a month first just in case".

I think they were Heinz, but it's a good point, I can always ask, especially if they're willing to offer store credit.

[rmc28]

Cambridge has a food bank, sadly, but they don't seem set up for single tin donations. (I am slightly squicked by their news item "we're so happy to have fed even more people this year" - ideally they wouldn't have to be feeding anyone, they are a sign of failure of the state safety net.) Anyway, they are http://cambridgecity.foodbank.org.uk/ for future reference. Also I will eat beans & pig. I could send Tony with uncontaminated beans to swap with you at the pub?

[jack]

Oh, thank you, swapping would be a really good idea! I'm not at the Carlton this week, but I may bring them along next time I go and see if I can get anyone to take them, whether or not anyone has any to swap :)

[jack]

And yes, well put about the food bank, they're doing a good thing, but it's still worrisome.