Grocery shopping and then coming home to freebies

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Yesterday was my once a month ''biggie'' trip for pantry staples, etc. plus whatever else was on the list. I keep a running list of what I am going to be low on as far as staples I use to make our foods, so I checked the list, and off we go... Went to a restaurant supply store not far from the Aldi I like the best. It's not a club; anyone can shop there but I don't think many individuals do. I go to this store every once in a while, but hadn't been since before Christmas. I had heard that their produce was nicer and cheaper now, so I thought it might be worth the stop. It definitely was, but I did get some sticker shock to see how much restaurants are paying for their foods! The steaks there were wildly priced, as were some other items a restaurant uses. Big sacks of sugar and flour were more by the pound there than they are at a regular store like Aldi, Ruler's, or even Walmart. I bought lettuce, carrots, onions, potatoes, as they sell the produce in whatever quantity a person wants to buy. The prices and quality were more than fair. Headed for Aldi, got the rest of my list for the most part. There were a few things not available but that was OK. Oh, and for readers here who want to know the cheapest their eggs were, there were a few dozen of the medium sized eggs left at $3.99 I do have to say I looked at those eggs and they seemed...well, small for sure. The large eggs were $5.99 per dozen. I didn't need any but I always check the prices on them when I shop. Got home and there was a package on my porch. I didn't order anything. Picked it up, it weighed a ton! It was not addressed to me nor any of my neighbors, and it was from Amazon. I had been gone for quite some time and I have no idea how long it was on the porch. I called customer service for Amazon, they told me they had already replaced the order the hour before, and to keep the contents as it was food. OK. Free food is great, right? It was a box containing 25# of rice. Twenty. Five. Pounds. And a few months back when that one neighbor moved away, she gave me 25#. So now, I have like 50# of rice?? Even if I gave some to anyone who wanted any, I would still have way, way too much left. I am going to drop it off at the soup kitchen this week. They feed a lot of homeless and families that need a meal...and they make big meals, so I am sure they can use it up. And I STILL have rice out the wazoo... Not done yet. I got all of my purchases out of the car and unloaded in the kitchen. I had stopped at a local store as well, to get their sale items. Once again, close to Aldi so I could do that without a problem. Unloading that batch, and unpacking it, I discovered 5# of apples in a sack, and 2# of Vidalia onions. I checked and was not charged for them. I called them and told them I could return it, but not until Monday. They said I had a new cashier, and to keep the apples and onions. So, I guess I scored!! Pinterest picture