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33. Garbage.

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 07:51 PM

Jun 2014

If the coolers are down for more than a half hour, the doors are sealed, shelves covered in plastic and no one is allowed to open the cover or purchase the product. If the outage continues for 2 hours all perishables gets tossed in the garbage. This goes for any respectable grocery store. Even cream cheese found in the bread isle is thrown away due to not knowing how long its been out. Further... every single dumpster is completely sealed. And absolutely NOTHING is sold off the back dock.

As a vendor, I worked in almost every large chain in the northeast. Wherever the hell you worked is certainly not the norm. 'Round here, that place would be shut down in under a minute.

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At WalMart, food safety is their #1 priority. Ha ha ha ha ha! GOT you, sucker. Enjoy your beef. [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2014 OP

Those pesky employees! Never around when you need one - and then you have to PAY them! hatrack Jun 2014 #1

I take it you've never worked in a corporate grocery store Shampoobra Jun 2014 #2

My daughter works in a large retail chain that includes grocery. They toss ... Scuba Jun 2014 #3

Your post is quite a disconnect from reality is most places. Agschmid Jun 2014 #7

I worked a job in loss prevention and we rarely beat anyone NightWatcher Jun 2014 #9

I call bullshit on your post. MineralMan Jun 2014 #11

If it's all right with you, I'll send you as many details as I can via DU Mail Shampoobra Jun 2014 #24

Which corporate store? You don't need to name the town, but which corporate store? uppityperson Jun 2014 #25

Link: Shampoobra Jun 2014 #31

Based upon your post Sherman A1 Jun 2014 #13

I don't buy your horror stories... elias49 Jun 2014 #14

"Food is often (meaning, almost daily) purchased from anonymous sellers at the back loading dock" frankieallen Jun 2014 #16

Yeah, that's how supermarkets do things, for sure. MineralMan Jun 2014 #20

I take it you've never been to Luca Brasi Sleeps with the Fishes Grocery before pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #21

No, but I used to get the best Italian Subs ever made MineralMan Jun 2014 #23

Calling Luca Brasi an "Italian Sub" is an insult. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #40

What store are you talking about? Otherwise I will join the others in calling cool story bro uppityperson Jun 2014 #17

Cool story ... TBF Jun 2014 #18

Yeah, the last time I got caught shoplifting at Safeway they did that to me. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #19

where do you live? iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2014 #29

I was a dairy and frozen food manager years ago upaloopa Jun 2014 #30

I have worked at a supermarket sabbat hunter Jun 2014 #32

Garbage. bunnies Jun 2014 #33

It's wrapped. It's not 101 INSIDE the store. KurtNYC Jun 2014 #4

True, but... Miles Archer Jun 2014 #5

I'm certified in safe food handling KurtNYC Jun 2014 #6

Hey, while we are on the subject. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #10

If you nuke for 30 seconds you should kill most everything alive on there KurtNYC Jun 2014 #15

I watched a program about this once laundry_queen Jun 2014 #38

I'm glad you shared both of those facts... Miles Archer Jun 2014 #26

Not to mention... bunnies Jun 2014 #35

Many of the chains no longer do any of that. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #41

"The meat I eat for dinner must be hung up for a week" panader0 Jun 2014 #22

how did you keep your groceries at the correct temperature NM_Birder Jun 2014 #8

I usually go to the market around 6 AM Miles Archer Jun 2014 #27

Who the hell shops in a 101 degree WalMart? elias49 Jun 2014 #12

I LOATHE WalMart. I worked at one for two weeks. dballance Jun 2014 #28

I worked BRIEFLY at a local convenience store... Miles Archer Jun 2014 #36

That food will not go back on the shelf. bunnies Jun 2014 #34

Did you see it placed back on the shelf? Cooler? maced666 Jun 2014 #37

Didn't say that it did prove anything Miles Archer Jun 2014 #39