So long, Silk!
By Amber
@AmbiePam (121994)
United States
June 30, 2026 1:00pm CST
So I ordered groceries, and had them delivered yesterday morning. I thought they’d all been put up; that was at 7am. At 6:15pm I walked by my front door, and noticed a bag that had kind of fallen behind the credenza. Inside the bag was a 2 qt. carton of soy milk. Uh-oh. I texted my sister, asking if it was okay to drink it. She said absolutely not. I felt a little sick. Five dollars down the drain. You might think, why are you even buying soy milk in the first place? Well, my doctor told me to get more protein in my diet when my weight loss stalled. I did, and I lost ten more pounds. But I had started getting my protein with 2% milk. My primary care said to switch to soy milk. Thus, this Silk soy milk.
And if that seems silly to feel bad about wasting five bucks, then congratulations, you have enough money.
Not that this will break me. I am very blessed. But, it’s still waste.
What is the last thing you accidentally wasted?
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17 responses
@BarBaraPrz (51933)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15h
If the carton was sealed, I don't see how it would spoil by being left out all day. I just had a glass of it myself (mine, not yours). I started drinking it to get me through menopause.
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@AmbiePam (121994)
• United States
14h
@BarBaraPrz Marie said it isn’t any good after two hours; since she taught people food safety I guess I should listen.
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@BarBaraPrz (51933)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14h
@AmbiePam All you can do is try it.
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@MarieCoyle (59886)
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14h
If it sat out more than two hours it is not safe. Please don’t take a chance! I taught food safety and sanitation classes for years. Food poisoning is so miserable!!
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@MarieCoyle (59886)
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14h
@AmbiePam
I was on a work trip once years ago for a week. We had a snowstorm and the only place to eat nearby was a Taco Bell. I walked to it and bought some dinner. Food poisoning hit so hard. The maid found me on the floor by the bed the next morning. I was too weak to get up!! Spent two days in the hospital in Indianapolis. All I can say is, when in doubt if a food is safe, don’t take a chance!! It was so miserable.
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@AmbiePam (121994)
• United States
14h
@MarieCoyle That’s awful!
My mom and I got food poisoning from Long John Silver’s once. My mom kept passing out, and I was too weak to check on her, so I’d bang on the wall to alert my dad to go pick my mom off the floor in the bathroom. It was terrible.
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@GardenGerty (169793)
• United States
9h
Often fresh produce that I buy but do not use fast enough. I hate it. I hate to throw food out. I hate to waste money.
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@celticeagle (190694)
• Boise, Idaho
13h
That's a shame. Waste is waste. I don't recall the last time we wasted any food. I am thinking off and on about the refrigerator. We have been in this apartment for 20+ years, and I think maintenance has checked it once. If that went, we'd be in trouble. It is usually packed with milk (whole cows) and stuff in the freezer.
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@celticeagle (190694)
• Boise, Idaho
12h
@AmbiePam ........I am hopeful that if it happens it is in the winter too.
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@rsa101 (41299)
• Philippines
6h
If the carton is still sealed, I think you can still consume it, but if the milk has already spilled, your sister is right. It’s safer not to drink it since the $5 can be replaced, but your health is far more valuable than the money you spent. Another option is to return it and explain that it wasn’t placed properly on your front door, causing it to fall, and ask for a replacement. Of course, you’d need to prove to the store that it was the delivery man's fault.
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@snowy22315 (209860)
• United States
13h
That's weird most of those plant based milk have less protein than regular milk. Maybe soy milk is the exception. I do things like that. I left some nuggets out one day..but I decided I didn't like them anyway. They didn't have a very good flavor.
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@wolfgirl569 (136670)
• Marion, Ohio
10h
It's been a long time thankfully. Sorry about that
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@RasmaSandra (98617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10h
Nothing. I am very careful with the food i can afford and if there is a little something left over, my friend the opossum gets it at night.
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@Traceyjayne (11814)
• United Kingdom
13h
Bananas ….i forgot about them , then decided to put them in the freezer to make ice cream ….then forgot to do that ….they went in the bin this morning.
Oh, and I usually buy broccoli just to throw it away ! ….honestly, I’m well known for it !
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@thislittlepennyearns (68491)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
4h
There was another one that I used to drink because my body processes, soy milk and almond milk and hemp milk better than it does regular milk, which I can have regular milk like in a recipe here as part of something, but if I do regular milk by itself, my body freaks out, but that would make me sick to five dollars down the drain he had no thank you
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