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.tyler2mo 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.

terryk102mo 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.

hayes.joel2mo ago

Ask @terryk10 something for me - do you think your neighbor would change his mind if you showed him the milk was still good by actually drinking some in front of him? I've got a buddy who's the exact same way with eggs, he throws them out the second they hit the sell-by date even though I've told him a hundred times about the float test. Some people just have this weird fear in their head that the government or the store is hiding something from them, like the date is a hard truth instead of a suggestion based on peak quality. It's honestly kind of sad because they're wasting their own money and contributing to all the food that ends up in landfills for no good reason. You're totally right though, it does leave more cheap stuff for the rest of us who know better!