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Supermarkets often still have to throw away edible food.
But can such leftovers just be taken with you?
This question concerned a Lidl customer.
Bremen – Avoiding food waste is becoming increasingly important to many consumers.
One measure that contributes to this is, for example, the rescue bags that some supermarkets and restaurants offer.
These contain food that is still good, but is no longer allowed to be sold on the market.
Since the rescue bags cost less than the value of the goods they contain, you can also save in this way.
A Lidl customer probably thought along similar lines.
He wondered whether his supermarket would also be okay with him collecting the seeds that had fallen off the pumpkin rolls from the baked goods bin.
But is that even allowed?
The man sought advice about this on Reddit
Free pumpkin seeds?
Lidl customer asks on financial Reddit whether his idea could work
In a post on the r/Finance subreddit, the customer asked if it was allowed to collect the pumpkin seeds and simply take them with you.
He was probably referring to the free takeaway and illustrated his question with a picture of several compartments on the baking shelf of a Lidl store, which were filled with lots of pumpkin seeds that had probably fallen off from previously purchased baked goods.
This is probably not the most typical post for the financial forum, but ultimately the question was about the topic of saving.
Many reacted to the post with amusement.
One person said: “Ok, that was enough finances for me.”
Discussion about taking away leftovers for free - users disagree
When answering the Lidl customer's question, Reddit users were divided.
While some argued that this could be considered theft, others felt that he could take the pumpkin seeds with him since they would be thrown away anyway.
One user suggested: "Buy a pumpkin seed roll and throw as many of the things as you want into the bag, if it's not 500 grams, no one will care."
A request from IPPEN.MEDIA to Lidl regarding this has so far remained unanswered.
There are often leftovers on the baking shelf that would normally be thrown away.
© Croyscape via Finance / Reddit
A user who said he was a former Lidl employee commented in the comments under the post.
“You can just pull out the black sheets and then pour them into a bread bag,” he explained.
This would actually help the employees as they would have to clean the sheets.
However, it cannot be determined with certainty whether the man actually once worked for the discounter.
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Some Reddit users criticized that it was unhygienic to take the pumpkin seeds from the baking shelf.
One user wrote that he was allowed to collect them and added ironically: "You're welcome to lick it straight off." Another said: "You don't want the pumpkin seeds." The find that a customer found in hers was also more than unappetizing I bought dog food from Lidl.
There were also some comments making fun of the Lidl customer's question.
A Reddit user ironically asked whether the author of the post might be from Swabia, as this region of Germany is traditionally known for its thrift.
Another common comment was, “Discounters hate this trick.”
A visit to Lidl sparked enthusiasm among an American couple - they were particularly fascinated by a gadget in the baking department.
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