Friday, October 7, 2011

Always Check Your Food's Expiration Dates

This past Monday I went to my local Stop & Shop to do a little shopping.  Yes, I handle most of the shopping for my home.  I picked up one of their handheld scanners, good for their express checkout, and went through the aisles at my usual leisurely pace.  I swear I only knocked over three carts this time.  Promise.

One of my purchases was a carafe of Tropicana white grapefruit juice.  Yes, I like it.  I had my little girl with me at the time.  She was her usual self, wee, cute and distracting.  I grabbed the first carafe I could find.

I didn't open my carafe until the next day.  That's when I noticed something more than a little annoying: "FOR BEST TASTE, USE BY: SEP 26 11."

I gave it a sniff.  It smelled OK.  It tasted OK too.  Still, I really wish I had looked at the date before putting it in my cart.  This was my first freshness flub in a long time.

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