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45. It's deliberate

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:36 PM

Jun 2025

Too many illegible expiration or "Best By" dates in sketchy fonts to be accidental. It's become a game for some food producers. And after all, in this day and age of corporate supremacy, who's gonna stop them?

Disgusting.

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Check the expiration dates when you shop [View all] Marthe48 Jun 2025 OP

I don't trust anything to be fresh anymore in a store, House of Roberts Jun 2025 #1

I stopped buying Aldo shredded cheese Marthe48 Jun 2025 #2

It's hard to cut the mold off shredded cheese, isn't it? House of Roberts Jun 2025 #6

You're getting more for your money now, too. GoCubsGo Jun 2025 #17

Handy tips Marthe48 Jun 2025 #23

When I buy milk, I have to grab it from the back of the freezer to get an expiry date that's reasonable. Swede Jun 2025 #3

I'm like you on the milk and moniss Jun 2025 #16

With ricotta cheese I just remove the water nuxvomica Jun 2025 #24

With cottage cheese the moniss Jun 2025 #52

My sons and husband Bettie Jun 2025 #20

I've noticed cannabis_flower Jun 2025 #21

This is funny cyclonefence Jun 2025 #51

My observation mirrors yours intrepidity Jun 2025 #55

Especially important on canned goods. bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #4

I don't buy much canned food Marthe48 Jun 2025 #9

I once asked a DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #15

It's long been known that Dollar Tree will sell expired items. Intractable Jun 2025 #5

Local $Tree installed price scanners like Walmart removed a couple years back. bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #7

Around here, Southern Florida, some DTs are large and others are small. Intractable Jun 2025 #8

I've been shopping at Dollar General for cleaning supplies Marthe48 Jun 2025 #10

Rebrand it as Money Tree. BattleRow Jun 2025 #19

Been doing Rebl2 Jun 2025 #11

Stores by me have been getting worse and worse about this moniss Jun 2025 #12

I have been involved professionally in stability testing for decades. NNadir Jun 2025 #13

I agree Marthe48 Jun 2025 #22

ran across this issue a couple weeks ago at jewel grocery -- all the cream cheese orleans Jun 2025 #14

This was some years back at Freds, I'd brought up some expired lunchmeat for them to toss... Lancero Jun 2025 #18

The 'expiration date' is entirely made up and meaningless. kiri Jun 2025 #25

Bad Produce DET Jun 2025 #26

Dollar stores are.known for having expired stuff Demovictory9 Jun 2025 #27

"Best if consumed by" dates do not mean the food is no good. Consumer Reports suggests they are usually very Martin68 Jun 2025 #28

I can't believe the expiration rules haven't been erased yet. They'll do it though. BamaRefugee Jun 2025 #29

WTF? You were shopping at the Dollar Tree. Gimpyknee Jun 2025 #30

Those expired items should have been donated Nigrum Cattus Jun 2025 #31

I volunteered at a food pantry. llmart Jun 2025 #41

I used to do stocking in Walgreens when I lived in Northern Virginia (2013-2014) tornado34jh Jun 2025 #32

Right. Most recent in back is not foolproof Captain Zero Jun 2025 #53

Especially important in the voting booth relayerbob Jun 2025 #33

That piece of moldy orange cheese was bad from the get-go not fooled Jun 2025 #34

And most of us can't afford to buy them! Marthe48 Jun 2025 #40

I always do and there's quite a bit of significantly expired stuff Golden Raisin Jun 2025 #35

It's deliberate not fooled Jun 2025 #45

When you end up with an expired item and don't realize until you're home babsbunny Jun 2025 #36

Not sure you should expect much from Dollar Tree Renew Deal Jun 2025 #37

Just An Important Chemical Point ProfessorGAC Jun 2025 #38

I always do...and if it's expired I'll check for any other expired items like it, tell an employee highplainsdem Jun 2025 #39

You really went above and beyond! llmart Jun 2025 #43

Yeah Figarosmom Jun 2025 #42

It's another way of borrowing to keep our economy afloat. Festivito Jun 2025 #44

Did you want to post on my op? Marthe48 Jun 2025 #46

Yup. Expired goods still for sale make the seller a little more money Festivito Jun 2025 #48

Thanks for explaining Marthe48 Jun 2025 #50

Walmart GF bread - a whole box of 8 packages expired in February Ruby the Liberal Jun 2025 #47

Whenever I get any vitamins at CostCo, ... aggiesal Jun 2025 #49

Beware of marinated meat or chicken canetoad Jun 2025 #54