jroby1 Wrote:
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> I bring out of date to their attention, as I am
> sure most customers would. I showed an employee a
> Sam Adams box that had a date that was several
> months past, and he tried to say that was the day
> it was brewed. I then pointed to the words "best
> by" just above it. Why would you try to fake me
> out on this? Sam Adams is pricey-people are paying
> for freshness and quality. I personally do not
> drink it, but my husband would notice if the taste
> was "off".
Beer is a tricky one. Some brewers mark their packages with the date it was brewed, others use expiry dates. I'm not a liquor specialist, so I don't remember which brewers use which. But DUH, you'd think he could use the "Best By" wording like I do!
Another tricky category includes items produced in Europe (and possibly other places outside of the US, but I notice it mostly with European products). They use a DD/MM/YYYY format. So 03/12/2014 would be December 3, not March 12. In some of our stores, we've posted signs to that effect in the ethnic aisle.