What it's like to Volunteer @ SHARE
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Market Day

Today was Market Day at SHARE. What is Market Day you ask? It is the day that SHARE offers some really nice bargains on food items it's trying to clear out of its inventory. When SHARE orders food for its monthly food packages and special food packages, it deliberately orders 2% more then it needs. This surplus helps cover for unexpected orders and for damaged or bad food items example: there were some bags of apples this past month that had bad apples in them. Customers refused those items and received replacements. SHARE was able to replace the items because it had that 2% surplus. Normally, SHARE doesn't have a problem with food items and so is usually left with some items left over. Space can be at a premium in the freezer and chiller even though both are huge. SHARE attempts to free up space in the freezer and chiller by selling the surplus items during their Market Day. Some examples of buys they had today were sweet potato pies 3 for $3, 3 20 ounce cans of tomato sauce for $2, and 12 pounds of polish sausage for $20. As you can see, a shopper can save some real money on Market Day. Market Day is held I believe every Monday following Distribution Saturday though you might want to confirm that with SHARE.