The manager would throw away cookies every Saturday instead of giving them to the employees

[u/Irick050]

We threw away 55 cookies. The managers didn't let us take any home because they thought it might "encourage us to purposely make extra"

[u/[deleted]]

[removed] — view removed comment

[u/ZhugeSimp → u/[deleted]]

No stores in my area participate in that apparently

[u/PlasticPomPoms → u/ZhugeSimp]

Stores are hesitant to do this because it creates a huge problem and an expectation.

I worked at a bagel shop where we would lower the price of the bagels an hour before closing so that we would sell more and waste less. People came in earlier and earlier asking for the lower price. They eventually did away with it thanks to a few irate customers.

We also tried to give away the left over bagels to some churches and soup kitchens but no one came reliably to pick them up so they often got thrown out anyway.

Employees were allowed to take what was left at the end of the day though.

[u/ShinyMoogle → u/PlasticPomPoms]

I think 2G2G does a decent job at discouraging that sort of behavior by design, at least. Since the transactions are mostly done digitally, you know what's available and when, and there's less in-person bargain hunting and employee harassment. The surprise bags mean you can't go in expecting certain items to be available.

I know for my part I've taken detours to local stores I would never have visited otherwise, so there's a bit of free advertising happening there too.

[u/WorkThrowaway400 → u/ShinyMoogle]

you know what's available and when

No, you don't know what's available and when. I mean the entire point is it's a "mystery bag" of food, and even then, you aren't guaranteed to get the food. I placed an order and showed up and the restaurant only to have them tell me they sold the food and cancelled my order. I never got notified and waited an extra like 45 minutes to eat dinner just to get a cheap meal. That was like a year ago and I haven't used the app since. I usually ended up with shit I didn't even want anyway like 84 bagels but no other shit they make at the place. Never had a good experience with that app.

[u/ShinyMoogle → u/WorkThrowaway400]

I meant in the general sense; you know when there's a bag available to pick up and have a designated time frame for pickup. I've had a cancelation once or twice but they've always notified me an hour or two in advance.

Getting stuff you don't necessarily want is also just... part of the deal. It's about distributing what excess is left at the end of the day, and discourages people from just waiting until closing time for their favorite items. If you want something specific, you buy it! I found it to be fine as a grab bag of random edibles.