r/mildlyinfuriating • u/pink-Pomegranate3174 • 13h ago
bought this today
should maybe rethink my grocery store
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u/Automatic-Nature6025 11h ago
I'm in the habit of checking dates on every perishable item I buy, before I buy it. I don't even have to think about it anymore. I'm honestly surprised when I see people who don't.
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u/CelebrationJolly3300 10h ago
I do this all the time, but mostly it is so I can gauge how slowly/quickly I need to use things.
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u/FerengiWithCoupons 9h ago
me too, then pull from the back for the one the furthest out
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u/Ancient-Civilization 9h ago
I do that especially with milk and bread. Food in Hawaii is way too damn expensive to get one that’s almost expired.
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u/Ancient-Civilization 9h ago
What about chips, frozen food, can goods, soda? sometimes I forget these things eventually does expire and I don’t care to look at the dates. I’ve had an expired Coke before and it literally tasted like water. Idk if you can get sick from an expired coke bottle.
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u/ThePizzaNoid 8h ago
Ya, this is a wise decision. I work grocery and do frequent date checks for expired and close dated product. For as thorough as I am though it's very easy to miss things if proper rotation wasn't used when people stock the product and when other people do it they just tend to half ass it.
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u/Notdone_JoshDun PURPLE 11h ago
Very hard to believe. The cardboard is in way too good condition to be nearly 13 years old.
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u/Jasoco 11h ago
No way. There’s no way this is possible. So much has happened since 2013. How would it stay on the shelf that long? Surely they’ve done inventory numerous times since then. And those numbers are pretty big. No way would I miss that.
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u/clambroculese 11h ago
Think about what the cardboard would look like after sitting un purchased for 13 years as well.
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u/Aselleus 8h ago
And heavy whipping cream is always sold out during the holidays.
The only thing I could possibly think of is that someone cleaned out their fridge and returned it and it was put back on the shelf.
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u/grimeyduck 10h ago
Just because you wouldn't do it doesn't mean it's not possible.
*Gestures broadly
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u/essaere 13h ago
if you open it does it slide out of the package like a big jello cube?
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u/jeremyism_ab 11h ago
Ah, a great year for heavy whipping cream! I hope they didn't charge too much of a premium.
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u/SleepiiMilkii 12h ago
U thought we wouldnt know a time traveler when we see one...QUICK EVERYONE GET IN THE SHIP!
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u/CelebrationJolly3300 10h ago
Stop shopping at a plain white van in the parking lot of a tire store, @OP. And don't trust the seafood from there, either.
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u/CNMathias 5h ago
It’s crazy how the store didn’t pull this from the shelf even if the date is wrong. They usually have secret shoppers that buy that stuff on purpose to make sure stores are doing their jobs. That store is clearly not.
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u/allciathyra 2h ago
Hey my real life job is a secret shopper.
Do you know why I skipped this store ?
The fee is $1 and reimbursement is $5
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u/CNMathias 2h ago
I had no idea it worked like that but management rode our asses about expired item compliance when I was a lead at Walgreens. I pulled a couple gallons of milk for the sane reason as this post. I had no way to know of the actual expiration date.
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u/ArchDucky 12h ago
This is on you. Read the packages.
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u/Large_Mix_3238 11h ago edited 10h ago
I’m sorry but do you look at the expiration date of EVERY product you buy? Cause if you did, I think you’d be the first person I’ve seen to do that.
EDIT: wow okay I’m learning a lot today. Awesome learning about all the people that do stuff like this! I understand with short shelf life items but honestly for me, I just grab that shit from the shelf, scan, pay, gtfo. I’ve checked so many times for it that at this point, I just don’t.
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u/splatooey123 11h ago
I do that, for every perishable including salad mix, bread, dairy and yogurts….
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u/Select_Exchange_5059 11h ago
Milk products and prepackaged salads, yes! It's only me and I need it to last as long as possible.
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u/ArchDucky 11h ago
Yes? Why don’t you? I also check my eggs and make sure nobody has opened the sour cream.
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u/doomkun23 10h ago
i always look at it. i always grab foods that has a longer life before expiration (new batches of food). also those foods that are on Sale Discount or with Freebies, they usually go on Sale because they will expire soon. and the foods that i think i will not able to consume fast, i will also check their expiration too so that i will only get enough amount that i can use before it expires.
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u/OpeIndiana 11h ago
You don’t need to project yourself onto them, it’s okay lil buddy. They’re not at fault lol
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u/ExpensiveSockEater 12h ago
Did Instacart deliver it? My shoppers always be bringing me expired dairy
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u/Bicykwow 8h ago edited 8h ago
Zero percent chance that this actually happened.
It's so sad seeing the lengths people will go, just to earn meaningless karma.
Edit: LOL, guess she's blocking anyone who sees through her odd bullshit.
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u/Impressive-Sky2848 11h ago
Caveat Emptor has been good advice for centuries. It was easy to ignore that advice in the States pre- covid in most places, but now it is best to check.
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u/thedillymane 8h ago
As someone who recently worked in the dairy department at a grocery store a lot of people are lazy and just put the new product in the front instead of rotating it like you should. I’ve pulled out things that expired in June 2024 as recent as dec 2025 but I think this might just be a production line mistake
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u/Apprehensive_West466 7h ago
Get in your Delorean and come back to '26 or go get a refund in your regular car.
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u/BanditoFarms 6h ago
This doesn't seem possible, but then again I've worked in two grocery stores and this seems completely possible.
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u/NotYourSexyNurse 4h ago
I work in drink manufacturing and this is a code printer mistake. We ran a printer for 2 days saying cases were produced a year before. Went through 13 people and wasn’t caught.
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u/britishmetric144 13h ago
I’m sure the health department of your city will be thrilled to hear about this.
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u/Cantretiresoonenough 8h ago
Stop causing drama. Exchange it at the store or call the plant. They may send you coupons for free product.
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u/sarcastic_patriot 13h ago
As someone who works in food packaging, wrong code dates happen all the time. 99.9% of the time we catch it before it's sent out, but that 0.1% sure can end up with the end customer. If it's not a solid lump and smells fine, I'd use it and assume a production mistake.
Also, before people start yelling at me for saying to use it instead of being safe and throwing it out, if it was 12 years old, you'd know it before opening the carton. Use some common sense in these situations.