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This happened to us. My wife orders a lot of dog treats and human snacks on subscribe and save. They sent a package of nearly expired nut snack bars. Wife conta
by rietta 7y ago
This happened to us. My wife orders a lot of dog treats and human snacks on subscribe and save. They sent a package of nearly expired nut snack bars. Wife contacted customer service and they just sent another of the same. My wife is meticulous about checking sale by and it is a fight to keep her from throwing out recently expired foods. But I hadn't known a store to ship an expired product before this.
- lightedman 7y agoSale By dates are not the same as Use By dates are not the same as Expired By dates. This link should help clear up a lot for you and your wife, and save you money/prevent waste in the long run. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/fsis-content/internet/main/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/food-labeling/food-product-dating/food-product-dating https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/fsis-content/inter...
- jakebellacera 7y agoWe had very expired dog food shipped to us from Amazon, and luckily Amazon was able to give us an instant refund, but that was enough to prevent us from buying foods and other perishables from them.
- arbitrage 7y ago> They sent a package of nearly expired nut snack bars. So, they sent you an unexpired product, that you ordered? Outrageous.
- adrianmonk 7y agoHow close the expiration date is matters. Let's say the snack bars come in a package of 10 and the expiration date is 2 days from now. Do you want to be forced choose between eat 5 bars a day or throwing some of them out? If the alternative is to buy them from some other source that will give you a package that doesn't expire for 2 months (for the same price, all other things being equal, etc.), then that is indeed a more attractive offer.
- tzs 7y ago> Let's say the snack bars come in a package of 10 and the expiration date is 2 days from now. Do you want to be forced choose between eat 5 bars a day or throwing some of them out? With the exception of infant formula, the dates on food products are not expiration dates. They are sell-by, use-by, or best-by dates. Sell-by dates tell when the store should remove the product. If you buy the item by then, and consume it at a normal rate, it should be fine. Use-by and best-by dates are when the item is at peak quality or flavor. It doesn't go bad right after those dates--it just isn't as good. For items like snack bars, it is probably a sell-by date. Use-by and best-by dates are more appropriate for items that spoil fairly rapidly, or that are reasonably freshly made. A 10 pack of snack bars with a sell-by date 2 days in the future should be no problem. Infant formula has separate labeling rules. It does give the date after which you should not use it.
- FireBeyond 7y agoI'm not paying full retail price for the "just isn't as good", "should be fine" variant.
- shalmanese 7y agoMost things don't actually come with expiration dates, they come with best sold by dates which is the manufacturer's estimate that it will last at least as long after that date at a regular rate of consumption to be entirely consumed. Even then, the dates are usually pretty conservative. Thus, even if you're receive it 2 days from that date, you should still have enough time to eat them at your leisure and still be fine.