• Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      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.

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        8 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
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      9 hours ago

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