Appreciation post: my local grocery store's 'manager's special' meat section is a goldmine

I mean, I saw a guy walk right past a whole pack of perfectly good chicken marked down to $3.50 because the 'sell by' date was that day, then he bought the full price stuff right next to it. I've been grabbing those deals for months, just freeze it and it's fine. Am I the only one who thinks people are way too scared of those yellow stickers?

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garcia.tyler22h ago

Look, it's just chicken. The store isn't selling poison. If it smells fine and you cook it that night or freeze it, you're getting the same thing for half the price. People act like the date is a timer for instant spoilage. It's a guideline, not a law.

terryk1021h ago

Honestly, it reminds me of my neighbor who threw out a whole unopened gallon of milk because the date was that morning... I tried to tell him to just give it a sniff test, but he wouldn't hear it. Some folks are just wired to see that date and panic, I guess. Makes more cheap chicken for the rest of us.