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Headed out the door for a week-long work trip. The pantry has an unopened loaf of bread, sealed boxes of crackers, unopened jars of pasta sauce, and a sealed bag of coffee — all well before their printed dates. All of it would go stale or hit the date by the time they get home. Five years of throwing it away. This time they post it in 90 seconds — a neighbor a block over picks it up before the Uber to the airport.

Hosted a backyard birthday for 20 people. Three sealed bags of tortilla chips, two unopened jars of salsa, an untouched veggie tray still in its plastic wrap, and a 12-pack of sparkling water — every item unopened and well before its printed date. The Sharer doesn't want any of it taking up pantry space. A college student two streets over takes it all in one pickup.

Lives off-campus on a tight budget. Browses Food Finder a few times a week to see what's nearby. Picks up unopened pasta, sealed cans of beans, and the occasional unopened bag of rice from neighbors a short bike ride away — everything still in date. Doesn't replace groceries — just takes the edge off the lean weeks.

Two parents, two kids under five, one income covering daycare. They check Food Finder on their way home from work. Some weeks it's a sealed jar of pasta sauce and unopened crackers. Some weeks it's a full bag of unopened produce from a Sharer cleaning out before vacation. Every item unopened and still in date. It adds up.

Moving across town in three days. The pantry is full of unopened canned goods, sealed boxes of pasta, a few unopened jars of peanut butter, an unopened bottle of olive oil — every item still well before its printed date. Nothing they want to box up and haul. They post it as a single bundle and let neighbors come grab what they want.

Backyard garden produced more zucchini than any household can eat. Posts unopened farm-stand jam, sealed seed packets, and (because the rules require unopened) bags of fresh produce in their original packaging — all still in date. On the other side, browses Food Finder for unopened, not-expired pantry staples they don't grow themselves.