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29. I'm going to guess that by the end of the day they will have done just that

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Thu May 24, 2018, 11:01 AM

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"We'd Spend Hours Each Week Unpacking & Throwing the Food Away" donated from Amazon [View all] Demovictory9 May 2018 OP

Amazon must be writing this off as a tax break The_Casual_Observer May 2018 #1

full retail price for garbage tax break. WhiteTara May 2018 #15

Starting to believe Bezos may be flat out evil. Period. 7wo7rees May 2018 #2

So they have donated the facility and way more food than is even needed Lee-Lee May 2018 #13

How is this evil? mcar May 2018 #19

Asshole is donating more food than they can handle. NCTraveler May 2018 #25

I think you might be letting some sort of bias cloud your view mythology May 2018 #28

He is a dick, but not for this. Iggo May 2018 #31

good grief. How simple would it be for Amazon to label and track the food for the pantries???? It riversedge May 2018 #3

Pre made packaged sandwiches are required to have dates on them elehhhhna May 2018 #26

Sounds like a need for fine tuning rather than condemnation dembotoz May 2018 #4

no good deed goes unpunished nt msongs May 2018 #5

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. LisaL May 2018 #6

Sure atreides1 May 2018 #7

The article doesn't actually say the food was spoiled. Voltaire2 May 2018 #9

Is your use of reductio ad absurdum purposeful LanternWaste May 2018 #33

Do I have this right? Amazon has donated a building for the use of this shelter and Arkansas Granny May 2018 #8

Yes! joshdawg May 2018 #10

How difficult would it be to contact Sherman A1 May 2018 #12

That was my first thought... Phentex May 2018 #22

Sounds like they need a larger walk-in cooler. They should get some bids and crowdfund for it. n/t FSogol May 2018 #18

Seems like a good problem to have mcar May 2018 #20

As the saying goes GusBob May 2018 #23

not just one building NewJeffCT May 2018 #24

can't they let them know ahead of time how much food there would be ? JI7 May 2018 #11

"Oh, Lord, I need a car. Please, please, please. Amen." Buns_of_Fire May 2018 #14

I see two issues gollygee May 2018 #16

It sounds more like a communications problem than something MineralMan May 2018 #17

Could Amazon donate a small used van? lpbk2713 May 2018 #21

They could also donate more refrigerators, as that seems to be part of the problem. gollygee May 2018 #27

I'm going to guess that by the end of the day they will have done just that Beaverhausen May 2018 #29

Probably gollygee May 2018 #30

It is not unlike the problems caused when people donate inappropriate Grammy23 May 2018 #34

And they could also keep better track of how long the food has been un-refrigerated. Iggo May 2018 #32

An Article by The NY Times describes Amazon's Leighbythesea May 2018 #35