Free supermarket to open

**mashman** · 10th February 2011, 10:12

Superb. Brings a smile to my grumpy assed face... didn;t realise they had one in Wellie...

**Foxzee** · 10th February 2011, 10:50

WOW!...what a cool idea..

Mmmm wonder where the one in Welly is........

**mashman** · 10th February 2011, 12:16

Originally Posted by Foxzee

WOW!...what a cool idea..

Mmmm wonder where the one in Welly is........

Smart idea eh... wish i'd thought of it

Wonder if they'll expand and move on to restaurant meals for the soup kitchens

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Ghuznee street according to tinternet...

**avgas** · 10th February 2011, 12:57

Cool idea having a supermarket.
We used to get fruit and bakery stuff from the local coolstores and bakeries when I was a youngin.
Having it all in one place makes it quite convenient.

**R6_kid:Me** · 10th February 2011, 12:59

I wonder what the conditions of entry are, because I'm sure there are a lot of people that will go there when they have money than leaving it for the people that really need it.

**Scuba_Steve** · 10th February 2011, 13:15

Originally Posted by mashman

Superb. Brings a smile to my grumpy assed face... didn;t realise they had one in Wellie...

Originally Posted by Foxzee

WOW!...what a cool idea..

Mmmm wonder where the one in Welly is........

Originally Posted by mashman

Smart idea eh... wish i'd thought of it

Wonder if they'll expand and move on to restaurant meals for the soup kitchens

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Ghuznee street according to tinternet...

If it's the one I'm thinking of it doesn't exist, it was only a temp store as part of a art thing?

"Kim Paton’s Free Store art project that was established for two-weeks in June, 2010"

But it seems we might have got a new 1 that took over from it
http://www.facebook.com/thefreestorewellington

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I wonder what the conditions of entry are, because I'm sure there are a lot of people that will go there when they have money than leaving it for the people that really need it.

if it was like the temp Welly one there are no conditions, you just have to show all that you take. It was based round, well like ACC 'social responsibility' a lot of people went in to "clear out the place" as it was all free but generally only ended up taking a couple of things either through guilt, shyness, not wanting to be seen as greedy etc.

but this is from the welly one's friendface page

The Free Store, Wellington
Thanks Sara! This is something that we have been wrestling with for quite a while now. We are currently working through regulations and contingency plans for the event(s) of gross abuse - and mistreatment - of The Free Store. We haven't solidified any such regulations, we are brainstorming furiously though

The most effective regulation that we have come up with thus far is a maximum item retention per customer, per visit. If there continues to be persistent abuse by a certain individual, we will have more developed policies for such cases.

At the end of the day, if someone takes all the food at once, it means that others will not have immediate access to that food - and we simply won't allow others' right-to-access to be removed by selfish individuals. This project is for the good of the wider Wellington community - not simply for a few individuals who will seek to take advantage of it.

Can you, or anyone else, think of any regulations that we can bring to the brainstorming table? Thanks for the comment!!!

**sidecar bob** · 10th February 2011, 13:22

The usual old non contributors being propped up again.

**JimO** · 10th February 2011, 16:57

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

The usual old non contributors being propped up again.

LOL dont worry mate it will be a while before they have a free BMW dealership

**steve_t** · 10th February 2011, 17:03

Great idea but hopefully they've got systems to prevent abuse. It's always a bit sad to hear things like people going to these places and getting HEAPS of free stuff and then listing them on trademe etc. Food is probably a bit harder to sell there but the concept is still there.
With damaged packaging, what culpability does the supermarket have if there's a food poisoning incident?

**Scuba_Steve** · 10th February 2011, 17:07

Originally Posted by steve_t

With damaged packaging, what culpability does the supermarket have if there's a food poisoning incident?

Full refund?

**mashman** · 10th February 2011, 17:56

tis a shame that it'll get fucked over by those that, if they had money, would continue fucking people over and dodging taxes like it's a national sport... i'd rather those cunts stayed broke and lived from places like this than took positions of power and/or responsibility... but as long as they've worked for it

class.

**davebullet** · 10th February 2011, 20:54

Hang on, I thought every supermarket was free? (just don't get caught!)

**PrincessBandit** · 10th February 2011, 22:05

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I wonder what the conditions of entry are, because I'm sure there are a lot of people that will go there when they have money than leaving it for the people that really need it.

Yeah, that was what my first thought was when I heard it on the radio. Bet heaps of people go to it who don't need to...

I do like going to the clearance shop though in Norman Baker Dr (I think it is) in Wiri - great prices for items which are close to their best before date or surplus stock. Always heaps of stuff there.

**KiWiP** · 10th February 2011, 22:24

I'm waiting for the free bank.

Those who recognise they have too much just dump off their surplus and those with nothing go in to pick up enough to pay their rent/medical/food bills.

Oh what a perfect world that would be

**steve_t** · 10th February 2011, 22:37

Originally Posted by KiWiP

I'm waiting for the free bank.

Those who recognise they have too much just dump off their surplus and those with nothing go in to pick up enough to pay their rent/medical/food bills.

Oh what a perfect world that would be

Isn't that called a WINZ office? But you don't get cash, you get pieces of paper to sign in exchange for goods and services