Best idea ever: The Social Supermarket
 

http://www.itv.com/news/london/updat...cent-discount/

After reading this article, l thought, why on earth wasn't it thought of before.

Yes, it helps the people that are on benefits. And those looking for work, or are in debt.

I am totally surprised why other companies haven't done this before. Yet, you will get people say 'what about food poising etc' When you are hungry, its food at the end of the day.

I believe that Scotland runs similar shops - i.e. Second day stuff, If any Scottish members, please put me right on this one.

Great idea.

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It's a great idea, Arthur.

Not sure I agree with you re "food poisoning" and "when you are hungry, it's food at the end of the day".

Having had food poisoning once or twice, you may as well have not eaten it (or anything else in the previous 24 hours), as more seems to come out than went in (repeatedly).....

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Not that I'm aware of.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2014/12/10.jpg

That's actually in the UK.
not Russia like I thought it was.

Competition for Aldi's

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Excellent idea..:tu:

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We had a small one here. You had to pay a nominal "membership fee" of £1. It ran for ages then suddenly died when the landlord asked for a huge increase in rent. As he also set the electricity rate (very high) so it became impossible to keep open.

The building is still empty several years on.

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Hugh, someone actually mentioned that some stores WONT give away out of date products, in case they get sued for giving them Food poisoning.

This was in a previous posting by someone.

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Its a great idea.:tu:

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It is likely this was for products with an 'use by' date - afaik it is illegal to sell food products past the 'use by'. Food poisoning can kill vulnerable people.

For products marked with a 'best before' date there is no problem. Several stores already exist that sell canned goods, soft drinks, biscuits etc at a discounted price that are past the 'best before'.

I agree the philosophy of this shop, restricting sales to members only, is a good idea.

The nearest equivalent round here is a firm called 'Company Shop' that sell discounted food near the end of its shelf life - this is also members only, but membership is granted only to employees of the manufacturers supplying the products, not those on income support.

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LINK

One opened in Yorkshire 12 Months ago.

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Great idea. The "poor" can keep up their mobile phone contracts, cable TV XXL packs, XL BB and still feed their offspring. :dozey:

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Lets not pigeonhole everybody my dear chap.:)

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I don't but so many plead "poverty" whilst still contracted into premium services and i-contracts. It's all a matter of priorities.:erm:

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There was a woman on the phone call in on This Morning. she was on about having no money for Xmas. juggling between paying the gas and electric or buying food.

the big shocker was when she said she keeps her fingers crossed that her kids will leave something on their plates so she can have something to eat.

http://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-t...in-update-emma

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...=facebook-post

It seems to be spreading.

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Along with poverty.

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Actually it's not just about poverty,it is as much about waste as well.

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Ok. waste is spreading too.

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It's the best idea since plebs were last able to scamper for scraps from the table of the toffs. We're already eating their horse meat (and whatever else), we may as well chomp on other food they reject.

I think it's nice though that Boris has given us a shop to buy from so that the usual retailer, the town dump, isn't embarrassed by British people clambering for a loaf.

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Actually if it's the same company shop near Sheffield then public sector staff can join it as i work for the nhs and I'm a member. To be fair I didn't think it all to be that cheap on some stuff only saving 15p. But there are some other bargains

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Public sector pay has been frozen for years and is likely to continue being so. The paucity of the 'living wage' of public sector service qualifies you to get grub in the reject shop. Great.

Still, plebs wouldn't like the haute cuisine that Boris enjoys.

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Well, you will have plenty to eat with that enormous chip on your shoulder.....;)

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More like a catering sized bag of McCain's.....

When I worked at Asda if the packaging of any item was damaged, as long as the product itself was still fresh and and unharmed it was instantly reduced to a third of the price regardless of whether or not it was no longer profitable. It could have all gone on to ideas like this.

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your not wrong there the biggest packages are in the so called poorest areas and any thing less than a 50 " tv is frowned upon -coupled with fags at £8 a pack there's no money for food .

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You come across as the biggest stereotype of them all...;)

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Flippantly pointless :sleep:. I thought the idea was to exchange views on the subject matter?

And look, now you've gone and encouraged Russ to...ahem...chip in. Groan.

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