Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

multigraincracker

(35,468 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2025, 08:49 AM Apr 11

Just saved a bunch on coffee.

Using 20% less on a pot. Actually taste better.
Only a week or 2 away from yard and garage sales. This year I’m limiting my search to 20 miles or less.

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Just saved a bunch on coffee. (Original Post) multigraincracker Apr 11 OP

I bought coffee this week. bucolic_frolic Apr 11 #1

It depends on what the date code means. "Best buy date" simply means that past this date, the Wonder Why Apr 11 #2

bucolic_frolic

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1. I bought coffee this week.

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Fri Apr 11, 2025, 09:35 AM

Apr 11

Closeout on a flavor of Starbucks. $2.75 for 12 ounce bag, ground. When I got it home the BB date is Octo 2024. Not a problem to me but they're not supposed to do that, are they? This was a major supermarket chain. I guess rules don't matter anymore.

Wonder Why

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2. It depends on what the date code means. "Best buy date" simply means that past this date, the

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Fri Apr 11, 2025, 10:48 AM

Apr 11

quality is likely to go down in the opinion of packer, not that it is unsafe. "Use by date" is more a matter of safety.

Then, again, my opinion of Starbucks and its customers when it comes to coffee probably would be that I think the "Use by" date should be a year before it is put on the shelf.

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