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[–] Haess@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

How and why the fuck is liquor being sold on Facebook? No licenses? Fucking absurd

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

People literally sell plates of food from their dirty kitchens on Marketplace. I've seen it, wild prices too, like $15 for a BBQ plate.

[–] Haess@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I honestly have not used it so this is just.. Astounding

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

A lot of low income people will use their food stamps to buy food and then make "plates" of food and sell them to convert food stamps into cash. Less shady and illegal than using a independant convenience store or bodega to make "withdrawals" from your food stamp account.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 6 points 14 hours ago

Another version of this is people waiting at gas stations offering to buy your gas if you pay them in cash, while taking a discount obviously.

They get cash, you get cheaper gas. Ive never accepted the offer, but been solicited several times

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Its crazy. I used to buy edibles off someone I seen advertising on Facebook myself. They sold them on Etsy.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Do they deliver? Or is it pickup only?

[–] Kookie215@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

I got mine delivered, but they also had a local pickup option. The "company" is in a legal state, I lived in a different state where its not legal, they didn't care.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago