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formiscontent t1_j7ztrbd wrote

Reply to comment by Reasonable_Garage318 in PriceCutter Natl/Republic by socialistpizzaparty

But generally speaking, it's an indication that the store doesn't prioritize rotation/freshness/sell by dates. If this is common on the floor, what does it say about their produce and meat? (It doesn't have to say anything, they may prioritize freshness there, but it's a flag.)

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Mean_Addition_6136 t1_j80c60p wrote

Worked at a grocery store a few years ago. We would routinely get a single case mixed in with the pallet that was obviously missed at the warehouse because it was a month or two older than the rest

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jakedmj t1_j82cjht wrote

As someone who works for that warehouse,,,, you're absolutely right

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lady_guard t1_j81njye wrote

True, I used to work in grocery at Target in another state, and I was the only team member to my knowledge who actually donated/disposed of expired food or bothered to do FIFO. Our team leads thought running expired goods to the donation area or the compactor was a waste of time and would bitch about how long it took. (As long as the store looked good to the district TL's during walkthroughs, the store leads didn't give a crap about sell-by dates or food safety.) So everyone else in Consumables just left the expired product on the shelf until a guest would eventually call or come in the store to complain. It definitely indicates a problem in management priorities IMO.

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Mean_Addition_6136 t1_j81xkfo wrote

We would also have crews that would come in overnight to do store resets and they didn’t give a shit about fifo. They just wanted to get shit done asap so they could get home

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Reasonable_Garage318 t1_j7zudo3 wrote

Oh for sure a red flag. I don't buy any bakery products as I've seen some with mold. Merely pointing out best by date isn't the same as expiration date.

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417SKCFAN t1_j80ddws wrote

Right, and I may push it if I bought it and it’s been in the house. But they are selling for 20-30% above others “new” stuff that is already past best buy dates.

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