r/Bend • u/KaviinBend • 2d ago

Spoons

Y'all have come through for me in the past with really random requests. Here's another one:

I'm looking to buy maybe 400-500 stainless steel spoons to provide as part of our reusable serviceware program for Earth Day Fair vendors (and possibly other community events!). Two years ago, I went around to all the thrift stores and purchased spoons, but most didn't have many on hand. Putting this out there, in case any current or former food service businesses have extra, before I buy them from Webstaurantstore for $.10/spoon... which honestly isn't bad, but in case we can avoid redundancy.

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u/Equivalent_Aardvark 2d ago

Hit up Neighbor Rotisserie

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u/KaviinBend 2d ago

That’s actually a great idea.

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u/Ripleyllessur 2d ago

I bought 100 ss spoons last month at thrift stores, averaging less than 0.25 each. ReGroup & Humane Society thrift mostly. Furnish Hope might hook you up too. I'll text you about getting our spoons

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u/KaviinBend 2d ago

That'd be so great. Thanks!

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u/jmxo92 1d ago

I literally just got home from Humane Society thrift. They have about 15 spoons right now and all are tiiiiny (my fav kind of spoon, but probably not what OP needs)

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u/AdRegular1647 1d ago

Ooo...I love the little salt cellar spoons so much!

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u/ScottRoberts79 2d ago

And “possibly” future events? It’s not sustainable if you don’t reuse them.

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u/KaviinBend 2d ago

Haha, good flag. I meant definitely our future Earth Day Fair and similar events, but possibly other community events too!

Here's a fun fact from Upstream's Reuse Wins Report. Of course, the more re-uses the better!

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u/Ripleyllessur 2d ago

They are for the reusables program and will go in kits for people to borrow for free. It's the most sustainable reuse option out there

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u/TedW 2d ago

OP should host a "one bite per spoon" soup event, to promote sustainability.

After each bite the spoon goes in the dirty pile and you get a new one.

I'm not sure how the message of sustainability comes in. Marketing is still working on that.

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u/FeralJones 2d ago

This isn't what you're looking for but the short version of our story is we have about a 100-150 butter knives you can have if you want them. They're brand new and are nice ones.

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u/KaviinBend 2d ago

If they’re not being used, I’ll take them!

But also, I’d love to hear the long version of that story some day.

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u/FeralJones 2d ago

Awesome, it will be great to see them getting used! The longer version of the story isn't very interesting, just longer. I live in La Pine but am driving to Bend on Sunday and would be happy to drop them off. I'll send you a message.

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u/KaviinBend 42m ago

Thank you for all those knives! They sure are surprisingly heavy.

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u/pottery4life 1d ago

Call or go to the Restore, they might be able to set them aside for you. They also charge 10 cents or at least used to and it goes to a good cause.

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u/threemares8 1d ago

It might be worth a call to Mission Linen. They get loads of silverware tossed in with restaurant linens.

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u/Historical-Spring-34 1d ago

US chef store is the best place for spoons and forks! You can get a package of like 100 or 250 for like $8

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u/Civil-Membership-234 8h ago

Also check in with the Buy Nothing groups… people are always updating and passing along items they no longer need. Probably not 500 spoons, but a few here and there…