They have a pretty generous definition for what counts as the “Boston” market then.
Our food bank won’t take expired items (I always check and keep them if they are expired, well, most of the time, sometimes too many years have gone by for me to be comfortable 
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That’s good to know. Just knowing the dates that a food bank will take items past expiration would greatly increase its supply. I’ve had plenty of “expired” items that I’ve thrown out not realizing a food bank would still accept them. Most items are things I would eat after expiration date but not getting around to using them but don’t want to deliver them and have them throw it out.
From the Polish supermarket (which was a little store that in Brooklyn, we’d call a bodega except that it’s Polish!). I have to figure out what some of this stuff is because there is no apparent translation. But for sure I got my $5 worth!
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I found a kosher grocery store in my area that I’m going to try next week. I can definitely see this becoming a fun habit. When I opened my bag today, I could hear Ted from Chopped saying “open your baskets.”
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Here’s an expiration I found online from a food bank: https://www.cmu.edu/student-affairs/resources/cmu-pantry/shelf-life.pdf.
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That’s very helpful. I was just going through our canned food stash and wondering what really ought to go. There was some stuff with dates over 5 years ago. Oops. Out they go.
And yes I feel guilty about wasting the food. But it’s not anything I wanted to eat in the first place and certainly don’t now! I’m not even sure how we got some of the things. Like canned peas. I NEVER buy canned peas.
Thanks for that list - I tried to find a listing of cities but did not have success!
Thanks. The closest to us at this point is like 4.5 hours away in Chicago- a little too far to travel for a $5 surprise bag!! 
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It doesn’t list San Diego and yet there are a few places here.
I’ve tried it three times in the past few weeks, so you can say I love it! We’re just across the DC line, and it looks like it’s available at quite a number of places both in DC proper and the surrounding area.
The first time I ordered from my favorite bakery, only to find they gave us slightly stale croissants. For $4 for three, it didn’t really bother me, but I wasn’t about to repeat the experience. Instead, I tried a new place and loved it so much, I went there later for coffee and sweets. Then, because my son was leaving for a semester abroad, I had to order it again so he would have a chance to try it!
And I wonder why I’ve put on a few pounds?
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I’m in Chicago burbs, I have used the app at least a dozen times and think it is fun. I have never tried a grocery bag, but many bakeries, coffee shops, cafes etc…
Our favorite restaurants are a pizza cafe where we have gotten slices of brick oven pizza, salads and sandwiches, a BBQ place that gave us enough brisket chili for 4, along with corn bread and gumbo, a bagel place that will give you about 48 assorted bagels - perfect for bringing to work to share or for a school function - the kids really loved them. Occasionally we get a dud - one bag was very bad, but I gave a bad review and got a refund - so I will definitely try it again!
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48 bagels? Or should that have been 4-8? How much did you pay for that bag??
Hopefully Google translate can help!
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Currently the stores participating near me are all donut shops, so for now I’ll pass, but I’ll definitely keep looking.
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I am trying it again this evening! This time I am trying a restaurant instead of a market. It is a little more inconvenient, about the same distance as the market, but a direction I don’t usually go, and they only have a 15 minute pick up window at 7:45. But I think it should be real food from today, so I’m curious!
Will report back again! 
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None near us… but methinks it would be popular in our area.
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When looking for “To Good To Go” in Honolulu, I came across thus publication that may be of interest.
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Trying a bagel store just a couple of blocks from my apartment.
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