Do you take new items left outside someone else's room?

[Bullseye1967]

When the kids were young we would tent camp out of our SUV. Packing was tight but we always had a blast. We eventually got a pop up camper and then an RV. Back when it was tent camping, we would get to our site, unload and set up camp. The first stop was usually the local Walmart for groceries and other consumables we couldn't fit in the car. We usually stayed for a week and made a few more trips for supplies. I can pack a car including a roof rack carrier, but nothing that didn't come in with us came back home. We would give everything to our neighboring campers and it was never a thing. Meal planning is tough with many kids and variable weather. And there is always going back to the store for more drinks and those huge perfect steaks are on sale. Scratch the hot dogs on Tuesday lol. This was 30 years ago but everyone we gave stuff to seemed very happy. Maybe it was a different time, but I can remember neighbors at the campgrounds inviting us for meals and we would do the same.

 

[Jon81uk]

When the kids were young we would tent camp out of our SUV. Packing was tight but we always had a blast. We eventually got a pop up camper and then an RV. Back when it was tent camping, we would get to our site, unload and set up camp. The first stop was usually the local Walmart for groceries and other consumables we couldn't fit in the car. We usually stayed for a week and made a few more trips for supplies. I can pack a car including a roof rack carrier, but nothing that didn't come in with us came back home. We would give everything to our neighboring campers and it was never a thing. Meal planning is tough with many kids and variable weather. And there is always going back to the store for more drinks and those huge perfect steaks are on sale. Scratch the hot dogs on Tuesday lol. This was 30 years ago but everyone we gave stuff to seemed very happy. Maybe it was a different time, but I can remember neighbors at the campgrounds inviting us for meals and we would do the same.

I think there is a big difference between giving things to people in person and leaving a pile of stuff in a corridor with only a Facebook post to advertise its existence.

 

[JIMINYCR]

When the kids were young we would tent camp out of our SUV. Packing was tight but we always had a blast. We eventually got a pop up camper and then an RV. Back when it was tent camping, we would get to our site, unload and set up camp. The first stop was usually the local Walmart for groceries and other consumables we couldn't fit in the car. We usually stayed for a week and made a few more trips for supplies. I can pack a car including a roof rack carrier, but nothing that didn't come in with us came back home. We would give everything to our neighboring campers and it was never a thing. Meal planning is tough with many kids and variable weather. And there is always going back to the store for more drinks and those huge perfect steaks are on sale. Scratch the hot dogs on Tuesday lol. This was 30 years ago but everyone we gave stuff to seemed very happy. Maybe it was a different time, but I can remember neighbors at the campgrounds inviting us for meals and we would do the same.

30 years ago WAS a very different time. Of course bad things did happen back then but not to the malicious extent you hear about today.

 

[Tom P.]

30 years ago WAS a very different time. Of course bad things did happen back then but not to the malicious extent you hear about today.

I'm not sure how much of that is an actual change or if the Internet and social media just makes it seem like it's gotten worse.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

I'm not sure how much of that is an actual change or if the Internet and social media just makes it seem like it's gotten worse.

I think social media plays a big part in this. Everyone wants to have their 3 minutes of fame it seems, and that must be tempting to unstable people too.

 

[Ayla]

So am I correct to assume that everyone who says they wouldn't take food from strangers didn't personally go trick or treating on Halloween, and never let their children go either?

I was going to also mention community-type potluck dinners, but I've had some bad experiences at potluck dinners over the years. Now those can be scary. Among other problems, you often can't tell how long the food has been sitting out before you arrive. Having taken food safety training, I've seen some scary stuff at community potlucks/cookouts when I KNOW how long the food has been left sitting out.

Then again, I've also worked in a number of restaurants, as did a number of my friends. Collectively, we saw all kinds of stuff. That was some time ago, but I don't think much has changed. If anything, rats are a bigger problem nowadays.

Trust is a funny thing sometimes.

I don't eat at potlucks for one reason ~ have you SEEN some people's houses/kitchens???

 

[WondersOfLife]

Every time I see posts of people leaving stuff, it's always big untouched multipacks of bottled water and I wish people would stop buying them, you don't need them. You can get free ice cold water at your resort soda fountain in the food court, you don't need to buy a Disney refillable mug for the water to work, there's a little button under the Minute Maid Lemonade that say 'water'.

Bring each person a refillable water bottle (and even a big empty soda bottle to fill and keep in the room fridge) and get the free water in the morning and evenings from there and you can even refill them in the parks at dedicated water bottle refill stations and self serve soda fountains (Cosmic Ray's, Connections, Sunshine Seasons, Backlot Express, Satu'li Canteen, Restaurantosaurus) or ask as CM to fill at any quick service counter.

This reduces plastic waste, saves money and then not having to worry about how to dispose of your unused crate of 30 plastic bottles of water.

Naaah that Florida waters naaasty.