35 Responses to “The fate of unsold Sam’s Club chickens”

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1. Employee Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 11:25 am

   I work at Sams club, and we must not stop at the chickens. Nightly we throw away 3-4 HEAPING baskets of bread and baked goods. They sight liability reasons. THey started the policy roughly two years ago. In a time when people die of starvation, we throw away thousands of dollars of food each night

2. rickblank Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 11:41 am

   Whew, thank goodness we’ve gotten to the bottom of this. The real question should be, What? Sam’s Club carries rotisserie chicken? Seriously!?!?! (Hey, can I get 32 of the honey bbq flavor to go with this 288-pack of Diet Coke and 45 gallon tub of potato salad, please?) And to think that someone was surprised that Sam’s is wasteful.

3. Nancy Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

   MN law requires food to be thrown out. I’m not sure of the time allotment before it has to be thrown though. My daughter worked as a manager in the fast food industry and she told me this. The reason is due too food bourne illness. And, why exactly, should any business be required to buy a blast chiller? I say, the shopper that complained ought to buy the blastchiller. The law is ineffect to protect business’s from consumers that complain about the quality and consumability of said food. This story is alot about nothing……

4. Get Real Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

   So you are thinking that a company that squeezes its employees and suppliers out of every last cent is going to buy a $5,000 blastchiller and spend a bunch of employee time freezing chickens so it can give them away? You get what you pay for. If you are shopping the lowest cost supplier (or store) don’t expect high cost business operations. If you want good corporate citzenship - shop at Target.

5. Silas Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:07 pm

   Perhaps the communities with Sam’s Club stores, or any other store that sellsthese chickens should raise property taxes on residents in order to purchase blast chillers.

6. Pat Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

   That could be why on some nights, if you’re shopping late enough at Sam’s, they’re handing you free chickens as you walk out the door!

7. Soviet Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

   Every place that serves hot food like chicken is required to throw it away or use it in another dish preparation. For instance at KFC at the end of the night all chicken that is left well, guess where they get the chicken for the pot pies? And really how long would it take for some moron to sue Sams for 5 million because he was given a bad chicken. Society has forced the Gov to put these rules in effect.

8. Bombo Rivera Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

   How about this idea? James Shiffer and Star Tribune management and employees take up a collection of their own money and buy the Blaster so these chickens can go to homeless shelters? Do you know how many bacteria are already in these chickens by the end of a long day?

9. Marne Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

   I worked at Byerly’s years ago and couldn’t believe that the store would rather throw things away than give it to employees to eat. We threw away baked goods that were baked that day. I asked the manager if I could eat a bagel (for dinner that night at the store) and he said no. We threw away at least 100. Why can’t these places just make less every day and when they’re gone, they’re gone. I don’t get it - never have, never will.

10. GoLobos Says:
    October 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    rickblank — good stuff, good stuff.

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