If you ask contemporary young people what they have done to save money, the food that is due to be eaten must have a name.

As long as you calculate the expiration time and consumption speed accurately, and figure out the correct purchasing method, you can get Lin Food at 30 to 50% off, and burn tea and tea for less than three yuan a bottle.

3 packs of Australian oats for 10 yuan are no problem.

In order to have more fun in the ocean of temporary food, contemporary Internet surfers gathered on Douban to form the "I love temporary food" group, nodding each other's heads to Amway's favorite temporary food

Food, share the house number of the treasure seller together.

"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 fruits that have only two days left before they expire.

Dairy products that you can still save yourself are encouraging every cash-strapped foodie with the spirit of not giving up easily: no matter what the conditions are, they all have value worthy of being 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."

The voice of a young man who is on his way to the end of the year: I really love buying food for the end of the year, just like my life, it is cheap and unwilling to accept it.

“Very delicious, super cheap, and really satisfying” are common comments from the food group on expiry date.

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.

On the occasion of the deadline, people share the joy of picking up wool with each other. From supermarket discount areas to various online and offline stores that specialize in goods that are due to expire, the happy figures of consumers who just need it are all left.

If expiry food stores are the ideal transit point for food before it expires, then the "We All Love Expiration Food" group is a paradise for discount food and stingy young people.

A secret observation shows that members of the Douban expiry group also like to go to poorer and happier groups such as "Affordable Alternative Group", "Great, I saved another money today!", and "Poor Gourmet".

, many netizens claim to be from the next door group, rounding up they are a family.

The interim team also appeared on CCTV. Around mid-May, CCTV 2 News and CCTV Douyin reported one after another on "I

"Ailinqi Food" group has set 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 Linqi food has created its mass base. In the group discussion "Do you feel ashamed to buy Linqi food?" initiated by the group leader "Huaying Shiji", **

*357 people responded, and the top answers all said: No.

"I feel like I'm good at living, but I'm going to be in trouble when the time comes."

"I feel like I'm losing money if I don't buy it."

"They don't

I love buying it, no one is trying to steal it from me."

Netizen "Beauty Bones" only got involved in expired food for the first time at the end of May 2021, and then he said, "This is too cheap."

Deep feeling.

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 poor and rich, nor is there any experience barrier between big guys and 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 to the few team members who are happy to show off the results of harvesting wool, 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 codes that can only be communicated between neighbors in a small group.

In this relatively closed yet open online utopian community for stingy youth, there is no ridicule or comparison. The group members are like hippies wearing old clothes but still maintaining their style, experiencing richness and equality, and also praising poverty.