In case both husband and wife worked during the day, the food could be left with a building custodian, neighbor, or nearby merchant. Although the idea was acknowledged to be an excellent one, "Today's Food" and other similar food services were confronted with problems.
配好的菜，雖然都擺在超級市場的冷藏庫中，但保存期間仍然有限，二、三天就會不新鮮了。「南門」每天晚上點貨的同時，順便檢查存貨；如發現過期的、不新鮮的，就做上記號，隔天補貨時，即予運回銷毀。