GrunBun90 (@grunbun90) went to a church in Derry, Pennsylvania, hoping to get lucky with a $200 grocery chest. Instead, she alleged she was given groceries worth less than $20 and the pastor turned her away.
“They announced that the American middle class gives $20 for a donation and they buy your food for the next few weeks because the value of that box of food is $175-200,” GrunBun told TikTok. Instead, she chose to show off what she had in the box.
“I donated my $20 and got a four and a half pound bag of Chick-fil-A tenders and twelve cookies,” the woman said, pointing to the two plastic bags on her table. She said they were donated by a Chick-fil-A program called “Shared Table.” In addition to the biscuits and tenders, GrunBun also received a can of cream and chicken soup, a six-pack of Clover Valley toaster pastries, oatmeal cookies, a bag of popcorn, a fist-sized dessert from an unnamed bakery, a quart of Crush soda and six rolls of toilet paper.
“Now, because Dylan and I were very excited about getting $200 worth of food for $20, because it would save our family of nine a lot, he got one too,” GrunBun explained. She said her partner had received a five-pound package of deer meat, allegedly donated by local hunters. He also received a cinnamon roll, a pound of oatmeal, a package of fudge cookies, a six-pack of Clover Valley toaster pastries, chicken noodle soup, Chick-fil-A waffles and a Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
“Please tell me who? Who’s making this stretch? It’s not $200 worth of food,” GrunBun claimed. She was disappointed because she thought her family would get a good deal on groceries.
A church under fire
“We’re not looking for handouts. We’re not like, ‘Give us free shit.’ We thought, because they were advertising it, we would get $200 grocery value for $20,” she said. GrunBun said she raised her concerns with the church’s pastor because she felt cheated by the program. Sometimes value deals can be too promising, as one sociology student pointed out while examining Dollar Tree rice packages. But in the case of this church, GrunBun claimed the pastor scolded her after she expressed her frustration.
“We’re not a food bank and I’m done with you, so leave,” GrunBun recalled of the pastor’s alleged remark. She further alleged that the pastor claimed that 4.5 pound bags of Chick-fil-A tenderloins were worth $100 and that he paid $50 out of his own pocket for each bag.
But GrunBun cited the Chick-fil-A “Shared Table” program to dispute the pastor’s statement. According to the Chick-fil-A website, Chick-fil-A restaurants box up their excess food. Then they donate it to local organizations as part of a charitable act. These organizations include food banks, churches and nonprofits.
“Which means they get them for free,” GrunBun explained. The pastor allegedly tried to appease him by offering him another bag of chicken. However, GrunBun clarified that it was not about the chicken.
Feeling robbed
She was upset that the church allegedly mis-advertised its program. “People are going to come here thinking that $20 is worth $200, and that’s just not the case,” she added. Based on his Google searches and ChatGPT queries, GrunBun believes he was handed dollar items worth less than $20.
“I feel like you’re scamming people. I’m sorry,” GrunBun commented. But she’s not the only one who feels robbed. Another Florida woman took her dying cat to a vet, only to have the vet hand her a $700 bill before treating her pet.
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