A proverb meaning that there can be unexpected good fortune in leftovers or items others have left behind ('there is fortune in leftovers').
スーパーの閉店間際に行くと、残り物に福があるかもしれない。
If you go to the supermarket near closing time, you might find a bargain—there's fortune in leftovers.
彼は掘り出し物を見つけるのが得意で、『残り物に福がある』と言って喜んだ。
He's good at finding bargains and happily said, 'There is fortune in leftovers.'
一番いいものは残っていなくても、残り物に福があることがあるよ。
Even if the best items are gone, sometimes there's fortune in the leftovers.