Comment by lijok

19 hours ago

Perishables don’t get reshelved, they get binned

amazing reading this thread and realizing just how much HN is disconnected from the reality of majority of people in America. returning food and hitting multiple stores is like a daily thing for several people I know

  • "It's just a banana hackers, how much could it cost?! $5?"

    Though that joke is in desperate need of an inflationary update.

    • It's a great joke (and yes, a hilarious thread!), it's $10 in the original joke though so I would say it still works for now (not sure what a banana costs in the US today. Here it's about $1).