#safeway re-dates their meat, I have proof!

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addertooth

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I had been watching a specific cut of meat, waiting for it to go on special because it had reached it's sell by date.  Low and behold, when the date arrived, a hunk of meat which looked the same was on the shelf with a later expiration date.  That is when I took the first picture, which shows an expiration date of the 23rd of January.  Today I was back in the store, and the exact same piece of meat had been re-dated again to the 27th of January.  Don't get me wrong, I like aged beef, but this is ridiculous.  What do you think?


 
Looks like the same meat to me, Don't think they are supposed to be doing that ?

Gary
 
That's not right IMHO, but nothing surprises me anymore... But looks like they knocked off .34 cents ! Lol

BTW, bought some BB ribs this last weekend to smoke in the newly built mini WSM & they were rotten right outta the vac pack... I'd never smelled ribs that had such a horrible stench !

Sure has me glad we get a locally raised & processed half of beef & pig each year !
 
That's not right IMHO, but nothing surprises me anymore... But looks like they knocked off .34 cents ! Lol

BTW, bought some BB ribs this last weekend to smoke in the newly built mini WSM & they were rotten right outta the vac pack... I'd never smelled ribs that had such a horrible stench !

Sure has me glad we get a locally raised & processed half of beef & pig each year !
Actually, the pictures were posted in reverser order, the price went UP by 34 cents. 
 
It is worth noting, the cut appears to be wrong for the Chateaubriand it is labeled as.  Look at online pictures of a Chateaubriand, you will see what I am talking about.  The grain is running in the wrong direction, and the fat cap on the left side should not exist. 
 
Not at all surprised.  My wife started telling be about all the items she bought off the shelf at Safeway that were expired already.  And we're talking about things like condiments, salad dressing, jar and can items, etc.

She is pretty strict with expired or even close to expired items.  And she got to noticing that there were many things that she just bought that she was turning right around and throwing out.

I wasn't really a believer, so I went shopping at our local Safeway, and sure enough...many...many items expired right there on the shelf.  Told the manager...no satisfaction there.

So my wife spends our $150 a week at King Soopers (Kroger) instead.  She said they go out of their way to be friendly...are helpful when she has the kids...and is just an overall better experience.  The Safeway folks always seem to be on the borderline of grumpiness...but are holding it together because they have to.

I don't buy much meat at King Soopers.  I tend to stick to Walmart and Albertson's depending on who has the sale.
 
I know here, at Sam's and Borrkshire's (Local Grocery Store) They slap another sticker on beside or right under showing the marked down price and a sticker that says REDUCED

Gary
 
I stand corrected.  Just came from Brookshire's (picking up some beans and ham hocks) and checking Pork Loin price, I asked the lady in the meat department about their meat getting close to the Sell By Date, she said it was Brookshire's policy to re-price it and put it in the Reduced cold section,  They have a separate cooler for the reduced and overstocked cold items

Be going to Sam's in a couple days to check their Pork loin prices

Gary 
 
 
I stand corrected.  Just came from Brookshire's (picking up some beans and ham hocks) and checking Pork Loin price, I asked the lady in the meat department about their meat getting close to the Sell By Date, she said it was Brookshire's policy to re-price it and put it in the Reduced cold section,  They have a separate cooler for the reduced and overstocked cold items

Be going to Sam's in a couple days to check their Pork loin prices

Gary 
$3.98 here in Philly was 1.98. I wont buy it no more, been on a chicken mission
 
SQWIB,  When I went to Brookshire's I had her check the price on the Pork Loin's she said $3.99 LB I said Wow that's pretty high, she said yeah I know it's all high.

Called Sam's a few minutes ago to check theirs  He said $1.99 Lb.  Guess I'll be buying from Sam's , probably Thursday

Gary
 
Us folks need to have a program that sorts out the best meat prices on any given day in our areas. Wouldn't that be neat? You could just type in chicken wings and find the best deal around without having to do all the legwork or drive around all over the place.
 
 
SQWIB,  When I went to Brookshire's I had her check the price on the Pork Loin's she said $3.99 LB I said Wow that's pretty high, she said yeah I know it's all high.

Called Sam's a few minutes ago to check theirs  He said $1.99 Lb.  Guess I'll be buying from Sam's , probably Thursday

Gary
Go for it at $1.99
 
Us folks need to have a program that sorts out the best meat prices on any given day in our areas. Wouldn't that be neat? You could just type in chicken wings and find the best deal around without having to do all the legwork or drive around all over the place.
Yeah like GasBuddy.com.
 
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