Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> Wow, and here you just blasted Sheldon -- it's *your* cheap - a$$ self
> that is the witless ingrate here You "donate" stuff that you yourself
> wouldn't eat. That simply shows your sheer and unadulterated contempt
> for the those who are on the receiving end of your
> "largesse"...pitiful!
>
> I've given to food drives before and I wouldn't dream of giving away
> old, inedible, or otherwise crummy comestibles.

She didn't say it was inedible, spoiled or past the expiration date.
(And, BTW, folks, if you do donate food past the expiration date, it
gets thrown away, so don't.) She merely said it was food she doesn't
like. So what?

> I've donated top -
> quality and name - brand stuff, not cheapo generic junk that I myself
> wouldn't eat. When I've donated tuna it's been the good white albacore
> stuff, not the cat food crap. I've donated a goodly amount of Paul
> Newman brand stuff, that way my "charity money" is doubled as all his
> profits go to charity. I've given Kraft Mac 'n Cheese, not the generic
> stuff, as that's what I myself eat. The soups I've given have been
> Progresso or better, condiments are Heinz, canned veg are Del
> Monte/Green Giant, baked beans are Bush's, etc...
>
> I figger folks on the receiving end must get mighty tired of the cheap
> lowest - common - denominator victuals, maybe a jar of Paul Newman
> pasta sauce or a Toblerone chocolate bar or Quaker - brand oats will
> brighten their day a little bit...I know because I've had a time or two
> in my life when *I* was scraping by at the bottom of the barrel.

I highly doubt families who, routinely, have no food at all really care
if they get Del Monte or "Store Brand" canned peas. Many of the
generics and store brands are packaged by the larger companies and the
food that goes into those packages are the exact same product as that
which goes into the "name brand" packages. I think it is far more
important to stretch your giving dollar by buying *more* food than it
is to spend foolishly on name brand products which may well be the
exact same food item in a different wrapper.

I am not above eating store-branded food items, myself. If the food
item really is from a smaller manufacturer, all the better. I prefer
not to support big business unless I have to.


-L.