If a food bank gets a check they have to go out and purchase the food

receiving the food directly saves them a step. regardless, they are going to have to sort it, whether too put on shelves for people to come in and "shop" or to put into specific "food baskets" to be picked up or delivered.

I do see your point about the store taking credit for the donation, but the ones I know that have done this have not taken credit, going out of their way to thank their customers when making the delivery to the food bank.

In response to this post by `lag

Posted: 07/29/2018 at 5:21PM

I’m annoyed when the cashier at the grocery store hits me up for a donation -- RoswellGAHokie 07/28/2018 8:12PM

Not as bad as asking if I want to apply for a store credit card. aarrgh! -- Hokie1992 07/29/2018 2:58PM

I always say no because those giant national charities are almost always -- HokieNoVA 07/29/2018 09:30AM

As long as they only ask one time then no big deal. -- HIXBURGHOKIE 07/29/2018 08:37AM

Ah how people treat money is an interesting sociological study. ** -- UTPr0sim 07/29/2018 08:26AM

Your change is right there, just pull it out of the little girl's mouth ** -- BigDave 07/29/2018 08:25AM

Greedy? How so? I just politely say, "No thanks." -- TomTurkey 07/29/2018 07:53AM

Most important thing is to take it out on the cashier. -- Coach McGuirk 07/29/2018 12:02AM

I heart this post ** -- CPRVHokie 07/29/2018 08:44AM

I tell them "only if the store is matching". -- 48zip 07/28/2018 10:44PM

Always makes me think of this... -- TexasGobbler 07/28/2018 10:28PM

Not nearly as bad as when they guilt trip you to buy groceries... -- Rapp Gobbler 07/28/2018 10:16PM

That always seemed incredibly inefficient to me, gather -- `lag 07/29/2018 07:46AM

Average grocery store profit is 3%; high volume, low margin business ** -- 133743Hokie 07/29/2018 1:17PM

No, I mean having people buy stuff like canned goods, drop 'em off... -- `lag 07/29/2018 4:28PM

If a food bank gets a check they have to go out and purchase the food -- 133743Hokie 07/29/2018 5:21PM

Next time say "that's funny, i was going to ask if you'd like to donate to -- squarerootofone 07/28/2018 9:20PM

Yep...just the other day they were asking for... -- JoesterVT 07/28/2018 8:30PM

Don't sweat it, you're not alone. ** -- IB4TECH 07/28/2018 8:27PM

If a food bank gets a check they have to go out and purchase the food

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