On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:59:44 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
> Their previous ad was that you get two free boxes of Cheese Nips when you
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> buy 3, 12 pack Coke products. We don't eat Cheese Nips but I figured I
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> would give some to a person I know who needs assistance at the moment and
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> then donate more to the food bank. Brought home 2 boxes. Husband
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> immediately ate one. Okay then. I guess we *do* eat them!
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> Went to other Albertsons to repeat the deal. Remembered the amount needed
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> to buy incorrectly and had picked up 4 Coke products. Realized the mistake
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> when I got to the cracker aisle. Oh well. Grabbed 4 boxes of crackers then
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> 2 more Coke products.
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> Forgot to pull out the crackers to put in the donation bin. It was cold
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> outside and I didn't feel like going back. Took one box into the dance
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> studio and offered it to a person who has two boys who eat like horses. She
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> took it.
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> Got the other three boxes home and only then checked the date on them. They
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> expired on the 19th! Food bank would not take them and I also felt bad for
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> giving the other box away like that although if one of her guys found it, it
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> is probably already long gone. Heh! Then decided to check the remaining
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> box in our house. It expires on the 24th. Guess I need to check all dates
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> on things, even on free stuff.
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> Went back today to see if they had more Cranberry Sprite Zero. They did not
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> but they did have fresh crackers. But they also had a few that expired on
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> the 19th and I accidentally picked one up. Mentioned this to the cashier
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> and said I was going back for fresh ones. Also mentioned the 4 that I got
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> yesterday. She told me to return them, no questions asked! Wouldn't be
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> hard to prove that I got them there even without my receipt because I am in
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> there all the time. So they exchanged them for fresh ones and I was able to
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> make a donation. Donated 6, gave 2 away and still have one in the
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> house.

Expiry date means very little...you are throwing away perfectly acceptable
product. What a waste of money to chuck food that could be used with
no consequences. Perishables are a different matter and even there common
sense should prevail.