Free Boston

If you find yourself near the Beacon Hill area late at night, and you're looking for a free snack, here are two suggestions:

First, the 7-11 at 66 Charles Street (right on the corner of Mount Vernon street) is a great place to find recently expired, but perfectly edible food. All of their homemade food "goes bad" at exactly midnight, so if you show up at around 12:05AM and find something that hasn't been thrown out yet, simply ask the person at the register if you can have it for free, seeing as it would be wasted otherwise. (As a side note, if you happen upon a strung-out guy with curly red hair, known affectionately as Kaiser Wilhelm, try talking to him. He has an art studio in the basement and loves chatting with random passers-by.)

Or, if everything's been replaced, try checking out the Upper Crust on 20 Charles street. Once it closes, they throw out all the leftover pizza, but they generally place it right on top of the trash bins, just waiting for someone to come by and take some. It's usually a little cold, but almost always edible.

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