Originally Posted by
westcoastman
I think it may be partially your fault. Whoever bought them did not check the dates when they bought them. We always check the dates on everything we buy and try to buy the farthest date as we expect some things may sit on our shelf. As you may have guessed these newer items are placed in the back behind all of the older product. Even canned goods that have no dates on them are stocked this way. The stockers place the new product in back. So
everyone else is reaching back and grabbing new product and you come along and just grab the first item on the shelf.
I am sure some of the product is itended for immediate comsumption and not to sit in the pantry for a year. As far as sauces, seasonings and dressings you will find that most of the items will all have the same date because they probably all came in the same shipment but it is still good to check.
I thought I was pretty clear in identifying myself as the fool.
The local WD manager is just the playah. I do think a retailer has a responsibility to remove outdated product from his shelves or identify it as such while offering an incentive to purchase (as well as a disclaimer, I suppose).
I looked over the salad dressing shelf yesterday at lunch and didn't spot anything past its date, but this is not the store I shop regularly. Winn Dixie just emerged from bankruptcy. While operating under BK, the shelves were often less than full and I can imagine not removing expired foods so as not to contribute to the nudity.
I'm pretty sure the oldest items in my pantry were my own doing. After all, if I'm not smart enough to look at the dates when I purchased the product, I'm probably not pulling from the back of my own shelves either.