Free breakfast from work!
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14760)
San Jose, California
September 21, 2021 8:24pm CST
Look at what I got from the free area at work today! A package of these delicious apple cider muffins (I look forward to these showing up in the store every autumn -- so good warmed up with a little bit of butter) and a dozen eggs (made up from eggs in various other cartons that had some cracked eggs, so I have a mixture of brown and white eggs in this one).
I think I have tomorrow's breakfast all figured out now, and it didn't cost me a thing! I so like it when the store makes my meal planning easy. Too bad there wasn't any culled bacon! 
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@FourWalls (69031)
• United States
22 Sep 21
Ooh, apple cider muffins sound delicious!!!! Hope they’re every bit as good as they sound!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
They're wonderful. I wish I could share them!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
There were quite a few cartons of eggs, but I only took one so others could get some too.
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
22 Sep 21
That would last just not one but a few breakfasts specially with that many eggs.
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
22 Sep 21
@spiderdust What about the cider muffins will they go round atleast once?
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
There are 9 people in the house. A dozen eggs doesn't go terribly far around here!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
@allknowing Yes, with a couple left for lunch boxes too.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
23 Sep 21
@spiderdust Feeding a large family can be very expensive.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
25 Sep 21
@LadyDuck It certainly can. Sometimes even "budget" meals end up being expensive when it's for so many people.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
I am definitely thankful for these things.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
I'm definitely looking forward to those muffins.
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
23 Sep 21
I could be happy with that, both o them.
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@FourWalls (69031)
• United States
22 Sep 21
Ooh, apple cider muffins sound delicious!!!! Hope they’re every bit as good as they sound!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
Only if it is frozen and sold in the frozen department. The fresh meat department has an arrangement worked out with a local soup kitchen, I believe, so we never see the fresh items in the culls area. Occasionally someone from the meat department will give me a little bit of something to take home and try (like a few ounces of Wagu beef or a single sausage when they want feedback on a new seasoning), but it's a rare event.
The produce department also has someone in the local area who picks up their culled produce, but they have so much every day that employees who are willing to pick through the items in the back are welcome to have some too, but I usually don't. Besides, the produce manager occasionally will bring my department some of the better quality items that they are culling out so we can use them in production, and I can take home some of those items.
I have also sometimes gone to the back of the produce department and loaded up an empty box with produce discards to take to a friend with chickens.
@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
24 Sep 21
Oh what a lovely way to have breakfast, free!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
25 Sep 21
Definitely a perk of working at a grocery store!
@Entropa123 (114)
• Colombia
22 Sep 21
Excellent that you got your breakfast free!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
22 Sep 21
It's so nice to find these things, especially since they'd otherwise end up in the trash!
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