Context: I told my son to not eat any snacks before dinnertime. He raided the snack cupboard, eating all my favourite snacks, and he made a mess out of it. 
Speaker 1: My son really needs to cut down on the amount of sugary snacks he has!
Speaker 2: Who is supplying these snacks? 
Speaker 1: Well, my wife gets them on deals, so likes to hoard them in the cupboard. 
Speaker 2: Sounds like a cupboad cleaning is necessary. If they ain't around, they can't be eaten.