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Mark.b2

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10. I look for expiration or best buy dates on everything I buy...

Reply to dickthegrouch (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 11:12 PM

Apr 2

I cant bear the thought of eating out-of-date food. I am continually surprised at the amount of items I find that are expired. I think grocers know they can get away because most people are oblivious.

I was buying comte a couple weeks ago and looked at five packages before I found one that hadnt expired. I took the five expired ones to a gal working counter, and you would have tought I had a banana growing out my nose by the way she looked at me. I’m guessing she put them back out to sell.

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Is anyone else noticing groceries don't last as long in the fridge any longer? [View all] dickthegrouch Apr 2 OP

I know that for a two person household things like a loaf of bread is too much food, half of it goes Eliot Rosewater Apr 2 #1

Put half in a good wrapping in the freezer. Toast before using. Srkdqltr Apr 2 #9

We do that sometimes but I like my idea better Eliot Rosewater Apr 2 #11

They do make half loaves unc70 Apr 3 #19

It's like everything is on the hairy edge of bad UpInArms Apr 2 #2

I do organic gab13by13 Apr 2 #3

That's funny dickthegrouch Apr 2 #6

yes. mwmisses4289 Apr 2 #4

I have found whole milk lasts way longer than reduced fat Freethinker65 Apr 2 #5

yes, and half & half and cream will last longer than milk yellowdogintexas Apr 3 #13

Yes we have noticed this and I thought it was just our refrigerator Diamond_Dog Apr 2 #7

My wife does that with cheese True Dough Apr 3 #18

At this point in my life, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2 #8

I look for expiration or best buy dates on everything I buy... Mark.b2 Apr 2 #10

Some foods may be older by the time they get to the store nuxvomica Apr 2 #12

I expect it will just get worse dweller Apr 3 #14

Yes I have noticed it I_UndergroundPanther Apr 3 #15

yes but our fridge's temp is noticeably broken so... cadoman Apr 3 #16

I've had navel oranges this season going bad much faster wishstar Apr 3 #17