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1. 

   BKChickie

   Bagel Hole Girl
   Joined: Mar '08
   Posts: 1,089

   Man, I LOVE this store, but after a recent trip today, I gotta ask if anyone else has had the experience of finding merchandise that is past the best-buy date still on the shelves. I can understand this happening occasionally, but it's to the point where I look at the date on everything in the dairy case, and after today, I think I need to look at the date on everything I buy there.

   So, I went in to buy some sausages. Several of the pre-wrapped packages had dates of Feb. 22nd. Those were a no-go. We ended up buying them from the cooler. Then we left with some canned hollandaise sauce and mustard. When I got home I noticed that the hollandaise sauce had a best-buy date of October 2010.

   Do I think that I'm going to get sick by eating these things? No. Do I think that Blue Apron would take these items back if I returned them? Absolutely. Is this the only place where I've found this to occur? No! I do, however, expect a little more diligence from Blue Apron about this because of their position as a gourmet specialty market.

   All that said, I'm still going to shop there. I really like that store. I'll just be more careful when I select items.

   # Posted 2 yrs ago
2. 

   Smokin' Joe

   Synonymous Quest
   Joined: Oct '05
   Posts: 685

   i'd steer clear of past-due hollandaise sauce. (personally, i'd steer clear of any hollandaise in a can, but especially if it's four months overdue.) take it back and return it. it's not worth getting sick over.

   "Here's a little tip I would like to relate: Many fish bites if you got good bait."

   # Posted 2 yrs ago
3. 

   Piano

   above average
   Joined: Sep '10
   Posts: 402

   What is a best-buy date? It sounds like it's different than a sell-by date. Or is it the same thing? Semantically, there's a big difference between "not the best," and "bad."

   # Posted 2 yrs ago
4. 

   BKChickie

   Bagel Hole Girl
   Joined: Mar '08
   Posts: 1,089

   Piano said:
   What is a best-buy date? It sounds like it's different than a sell-by date. Or is it the same thing? Semantically, there's a big difference between "not the best," and "bad."

   Actually, the "best-by" date means just that. It doesn't mean "bad after," just that perhaps the quality is not the same as it was when the jar was first processed.

   I was pretty confident that the sauce would be okay. The jar was in good shape, it was still sealed, and the lid was not dented or rusty. There was a good "snap" when I opened the jar, confirming that the seal was still good. As I predicted, everything was OK, and the sauce tasted better than any I could have made from scratch.

   I would never buy a perishable item that was past its sell-by date (and yes, I have found that at many markets in NYC, and not just Blue Apron.) I just don't expect to find these products there.

   # Posted 2 yrs ago
5. 

   Piano

   above average
   Joined: Sep '10
   Posts: 402

   If it makes you feel any better, I have a bottle of Sriracha in my fridge that reads "best before March 2008." But I have absolutely no doubt this bottle will last me the rest of my life. It's probably going to become an heirloom.

   # Posted 2 yrs ago

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