Food waste at the deli counter

I was at Whole Foods yesterday and wanted half a pound of cheese. The deli worker wasn’t very precise in estimating, so she ended up cutting almost 2/3 instead. Without even asking whether I was okay with it being over, she took three slices off the top and threw them in the trash right in front of me.

Look, I know they are probably not allowed to give us any extra, but I guess I just always assumed they would keep those extras to include in the pre-packaged bags or something. I know that there is a ton of food that gets thrown away each day at the grocery store, but seeing it so blatantly done in front of me bothered me when I make a lot of effort to reduce food waste as much as possible. One can but hope that the worker improves her estimation and measurement skills in the future.