...the JOY of a 'Mystery Goody Bag'

 

Setting: March, in Central NY State, a balmy 30°, no wind, and even a bit of that 'bright thing in the sky'...

It's Monday, no saleing in sight.

Ahhh, but PERFECT for Diving!

Lo and Behold, I even came home with TWO (2!) Mystery/Goody Bags/Boxes (from here on out refered to as 'MGB')!!

For those of you not 'up' on your Diving Lingo...

MGB (aka 'Blind', 'Mystery', 'Goody'). (N): a contained bag / box that is full of shelf pulls or product.  No debris or 'trash'.  Generally rescued by a diver intact, and the contents are not examined/sorted until a later time.

and what did my MGB contain, you ask?!

MGB box:

Valentine leftovers! 

 Including:

 (35) bags of lollipops

(10) heart-shaped boxes of chocolates

(9) bags of individually wrapped chocolates

(48+) boxes of valentines

...and more!

and the MGB bag:

Shelf pulls (at 'Sell By' date, or slightly damaged)! 

 Including:

 (5) bags pretzel sticks

(24) Cheesecake / dip mix boxes

(2) boxes ccrackers

canned olives, stew, spaghettios, a candle and a sealed spice with a cracked lid. 

That's all 'fine' you say, but what do I do with it??

First, I take what we can use,

Then I invite our sweet neighbors to go shopping!!

The remainder is then divided up between family , local soup kitchen, Church surplus food pantry, and a friend who makes gift baskets for nursing homes / shut-ins!  There are so many people out there that TRULY appreciate all this 'waste'.

...only a small amount diverted from the landfill, but this is where it begins - right?

enJOY!

& 

be well