What did the staff say when you brought it to their attention?
Impressive_Glove_190 on
Oh no…. my favourite water can be gone… 😭
F14D201 on
Their fine, just a bit of extra plastic taste
gahlol123 on
Did they explain to you that ‘best before’ and ‘used by’ are not the same thing?
Secretown on
Since they’re that out of date the only thing I can think of is that was stock they recently got in so they wouldn’t think to even check the dates or the wrong dates were stamped at the factory
DeeDee_GigaDooDoo on
Makes you wonder why it’s still on the shelves when turnover is that low. Like had no one monitoring sales noticed that they have stock of an item that must be selling a single unit a year? No other companies were outbidding for that shelf space?
You’d think even if they hadn’t been checking dates that the extremely low turnover would have flagged it to be replaced with another item and it would have been pulled from shelves.
Darwinmate on
Stop advertising for coles worth you idiots.
p1cwh0r3 on
You can still legally sell ‘best before’.
Higgledy-Bean on
Not to be “that” person but those are “best before” dates, NOT expiration or “Use By” dates. [Foodstandards.gov.au](http://Foodstandards.gov.au) says: “Most foods have a best-before date. You can still eat foods for a while after the best-before date as they should be safe but they may have lost some quality. Foods that have a best-before date can legally be sold after that date provided the food is fit for human consumption.”
Maybe we should rename this sub. It’s constant complaining about Coles worth…which is fine in and of itself. But some variety would be nice.
Sunbear86 on
This is my favourite brand of flavoured mineral water and I bought some today, I’ll have to check the dates!
Playful_Security_843 on
And I found some mouldy grapes at Woolies today 🥴
Only_Half_Pig on
A few weeks ago at Coles I noticed that the box of chestnuts on display was set to expire that day. I mentioned it to the manager and got the whole box at a discount.
Next time I come in, the stickers on the chestnut boxes that display their expiry date have all been peeled off.
Practical_Bowl_5980 on
The fresh food people
DKLTNS on
R/colesworthcomplaints
Excellent-Signature6 on
Vintage “Lite and fruity”, aged 3 years, Woolworths provenance.
Wtfatt on
All hail Colesworth
Polkadot74 on
Look that kind of expiration date is only good for onion salt.
(seriously I don’t blame the shelf stackers though unless/until more staff are employed to QC this kind of stuff … the staff are not paid enough and have wicked quotas to complete)
_Cosmoss__ on
I see some from 2023 which, I guess, is a little old. The one that you’re saying is from 2021 (three years ago) looks to be just one from 2024 but the 4 is smudged. I don’t see anything worth complaining about
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What did the staff say when you brought it to their attention?
Oh no…. my favourite water can be gone… 😭
Their fine, just a bit of extra plastic taste
Did they explain to you that ‘best before’ and ‘used by’ are not the same thing?
Since they’re that out of date the only thing I can think of is that was stock they recently got in so they wouldn’t think to even check the dates or the wrong dates were stamped at the factory
Makes you wonder why it’s still on the shelves when turnover is that low. Like had no one monitoring sales noticed that they have stock of an item that must be selling a single unit a year? No other companies were outbidding for that shelf space?
You’d think even if they hadn’t been checking dates that the extremely low turnover would have flagged it to be replaced with another item and it would have been pulled from shelves.
Stop advertising for coles worth you idiots.
You can still legally sell ‘best before’.
Not to be “that” person but those are “best before” dates, NOT expiration or “Use By” dates. [Foodstandards.gov.au](http://Foodstandards.gov.au) says: “Most foods have a best-before date. You can still eat foods for a while after the best-before date as they should be safe but they may have lost some quality. Foods that have a best-before date can legally be sold after that date provided the food is fit for human consumption.”
Source: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/dates#:~:text=Foods%20should%20not%20be%20eaten,may%20have%20lost%20some%20quality.
Maybe we should rename this sub. It’s constant complaining about Coles worth…which is fine in and of itself. But some variety would be nice.
This is my favourite brand of flavoured mineral water and I bought some today, I’ll have to check the dates!
And I found some mouldy grapes at Woolies today 🥴
A few weeks ago at Coles I noticed that the box of chestnuts on display was set to expire that day. I mentioned it to the manager and got the whole box at a discount.
Next time I come in, the stickers on the chestnut boxes that display their expiry date have all been peeled off.
The fresh food people
R/colesworthcomplaints
Vintage “Lite and fruity”, aged 3 years, Woolworths provenance.
All hail Colesworth
Look that kind of expiration date is only good for onion salt.
(seriously I don’t blame the shelf stackers though unless/until more staff are employed to QC this kind of stuff … the staff are not paid enough and have wicked quotas to complete)
I see some from 2023 which, I guess, is a little old. The one that you’re saying is from 2021 (three years ago) looks to be just one from 2024 but the 4 is smudged. I don’t see anything worth complaining about
How’d they taste?
Karma farmer
Bullshit.
Oh great. Another colesworth thread….