If you ask today's young people what they have done to save money, the food that is due to expire must have a name.

As long as you calculate the expiration time and consumption speed accurately, and figure out the correct purchase method, you can get Lin Food at a 30 to 50% discount, such as burning tea for less than 3 yuan a bottle and 3 packs of Australian oats for 10 yuan.

Not a problem.

In order to better enjoy the ocean of seasonal foods, contemporary Internet surfers gathered on Douban to form the "I love seasonal foods" group. They nodded to each other's favorite AMWAY foods and shared the secrets of treasure sellers.

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"I Love Linqi Food" was founded in September 2020 and gathered 20,000 group members in just the first two months.

As of press time, more than 60,000 people have joined the organization. The group owner once opened a post to advertise the progress of the operation because there were too many people applying to join the group, asking everyone to be patient.

Expired foods are popular among the younger generation. From fruits that are on sale before they expire that night, to dairy products that have two days left in their shelf life but feel they can still salvage, they are encouraging everyone with the spirit of not giving up easily.

Cash-strapped foodies: No matter what the conditions are, they all have value that deserves to be cherished.

As one netizen lamented, "I really love buying food that is due to expire, just like my life, it is cheap and unwilling to accept it."

Voices of a young man on his last day: I really love buying food on his last day, just like my life, it’s cheap and unwilling.

"Super delicious, super cheap, and really satisfying" are common comments about the food group that is due to go on sale.

Just as unhealthy food is not a loss as long as it tastes good, food on expiration date is almost equal to a profit if it is not unpalatable.

Because of the good price, the team members are more tolerant of food. Food with damaged outer packaging and half-expired shelf life is also praised by people because of its good price.

There is a way to get things done just before the deadline, and what people share with each other is the joy of gathering wool. From supermarket discount areas to various online and offline stores that specialize in goods that are just around the corner, there are happy figures of consumers who are in urgent need.

If last-minute food stores are the ideal stopover for food before it expires, then the We All Love Last-Dated Food group is a paradise for discount food and stingy youth.

Secretly observed, members of the Douban expiration group also like to go to the "affordable alternative group", "great, I saved another money today!", "poor gourmet" and other poor and happy groups. Many netizens claim to be from

We are next to each other, and we are all one family.

The group has also been featured on CCTV. Around mid-May, CCTV 2 News and CCTV Douyin reported on the "I Love Food During the Period" group, setting off a small upsurge in the organization's traffic.

In the group discussion "Who came here after watching CCTV's recommendation of Douyin like me?", 667 members raised their hands in response. Many members said that they had stocked up on a lot of food for the upcoming period, and they quickly bought it when they saw the "CCTV advertisement"

Grouped.

Young people's embrace of food during the period has created its mass base. In the group discussion "Do you feel shameful about buying food during the period?" initiated by the group leader "Huaying Shishi", 357 people responded, with a high number of responses.

The likes and answers all said: No.

"I think I can live a good life, but I will lose my life when I am about to die." "I feel like I am losing money if I don't buy." "They don't like to buy, no one will take it from me." Netizen "Beauty Bones" said at the end of May 2021

It was my first time to try out some late-season food, and I thought, "This is too cheap."

However, after careful identification by the team members, they found that there was actually room for price reduction.

Most of the members of the temporary group are young, and student parties are not uncommon. Here, buying temporary food is almost a hobby that can cause protests.

Communication can also bring fun. Not only will you be happy when you pick up wool, but you will also gain valuable experience if you buy the wrong one.

There is no chain of value contempt between the poor and the rich, and there is no experience barrier between the big guys and the novices. Everyone is competing to see who can buy the same thing cheaper.

People in the same circle use love to generate electricity, analyze each other, sum up experiences, and work together to become big players.

Compared with the few group members who are happy to show off their wool harvesting results, more people choose to buy their own but do not share it with those around them because "they can probably guess their attitude."

"Especially I can't share it with my parents, because they want me to live a better life and not save money." Groupmate Mele expressed the sentiments of many people.

The stores, types, and prices of various temporary food items are like Morse code that can only be communicated between small group friends and neighbors.