Pork butt went bad on sell by date

[Anonymous]

So I bought a $21 pork butt roast on the 23rd thinking I might have to feed the ILs dinner on the 26th. Turns out I only had to feed them lunch so I was either going to freeze the pork butt or cook it after they left. I had looked at the sell by date which is today thinking I could still cook it today. I figured the meat would still be good since you don't always cook meat the day you buy it. So I go to put it in the crockpot today, and part of it is green and smells bad. I hate to throw $21 in the garbage. Should I try to return it and get my money back? I feel a little like it's my fault I didn't cook it right away, but they couldn't have sold it today because it's already green. So I think their sell by date was wrong, and it should still be good a few days after the sell by date. What would you do?

[Anonymous]

Was your fridge full of food so maybe the temperature wasn't as cool as it would be at the store?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was your fridge full of food so maybe the temperature wasn't as cool as it would be at the store?

It was full but when it gets full actually food tends to freeze in the back. So I doubt it wasn't cold enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was your fridge full of food so maybe the temperature wasn't as cool as it would be at the store?

It was full but when it gets full actually food tends to freeze in the back. So I doubt it wasn't cold enough.

I think it does that when food in the back blocks air circulation to the food in the middle and at the front. Have had food in the front go bad faster when that happened.

[Anonymous]

Return it.

[Anonymous]

I treat all near with the chicken rule: use or freeze within two days of purchase. Buying meat 5 days before using it is gross.

[Anonymous]

OP again, they let us get a new one! Woohoo! Ask and you shall receive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again, they let us get a new one! Woohoo! Ask and you shall receive.

Yay!

[Anonymous]

Good for you OP. I have had a few issues with items at Whole Foods. They always take it back. When I was younger I would never do these types of things. The older I get the less I care what people think and the more I care about getting value for the money I spend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for you OP. I have had a few issues with items at Whole Foods. They always take it back. When I was younger I would never do these types of things. The older I get the less I care what people think and the more I care about getting value for the money I spend.

I confess I was too chicken to do it myself and made DH do it. I know my mom is always finding mistakes on the grocery store receipts where she has been overcharged and she brings it to their attention. She actually told me to try washing the meat off and thought it was because it was in the packaging too long, and how her parents would let meat sit out and age. I wouldn't have tried that because it just seems gross but I wonder if they will cut off the bad part and try to resell it in smaller pieces. Shudder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for you OP. I have had a few issues with items at Whole Foods. They always take it back. When I was younger I would never do these types of things. The older I get the less I care what people think and the more I care about getting value for the money I spend.

I confess I was too chicken to do it myself and made DH do it. I know my mom is always finding mistakes on the grocery store receipts where she has been overcharged and she brings it to their attention. She actually told me to try washing the meat off and thought it was because it was in the packaging too long, and how her parents would let meat sit out and age. I wouldn't have tried that because it just seems gross but I wonder if they will cut off the bad part and try to resell it in smaller pieces. Shudder.

Can they do that? Is that a health code violation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for you OP. I have had a few issues with items at Whole Foods. They always take it back. When I was younger I would never do these types of things. The older I get the less I care what people think and the more I care about getting value for the money I spend.

I confess I was too chicken to do it myself and made DH do it. I know my mom is always finding mistakes on the grocery store receipts where she has been overcharged and she brings it to their attention. She actually told me to try washing the meat off and thought it was because it was in the packaging too long, and how her parents would let meat sit out and age. I wouldn't have tried that because it just seems gross but I wonder if they will cut off the bad part and try to resell it in smaller pieces. Shudder.

Can they do that? Is that a health code violation?

Food lion got nailed a few years ago doing lots of shady stuff like this. I still get green thinking about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for you OP. I have had a few issues with items at Whole Foods. They always take it back. When I was younger I would never do these types of things. The older I get the less I care what people think and the more I care about getting value for the money I spend.

I confess I was too chicken to do it myself and made DH do it. I know my mom is always finding mistakes on the grocery store receipts where she has been overcharged and she brings it to their attention. She actually told me to try washing the meat off and thought it was because it was in the packaging too long, and how her parents would let meat sit out and age. I wouldn't have tried that because it just seems gross but I wonder if they will cut off the bad part and try to resell it in smaller pieces. Shudder.

Can they do that? Is that a health code violation?

I highly doubt it. Most reputable retailers consider the loss a cost of doing business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for you OP. I have had a few issues with items at Whole Foods. They always take it back. When I was younger I would never do these types of things. The older I get the less I care what people think and the more I care about getting value for the money I spend.

I confess I was too chicken to do it myself and made DH do it. I know my mom is always finding mistakes on the grocery store receipts where she has been overcharged and she brings it to their attention. She actually told me to try washing the meat off and thought it was because it was in the packaging too long, and how her parents would let meat sit out and age. I wouldn't have tried that because it just seems gross but I wonder if they will cut off the bad part and try to resell it in smaller pieces. Shudder.

Can they do that? Is that a health code violation?

The butcher at Giant recommended a completely wrong cut of meat for me once. I knew I wouldn't use it so I brought it back, still in the vacuum sealed package. They took it back no questions asked and I asked if they would put it back on the shelf and they said they were unable to sell or use any returned food.

[Anonymous]

They can't put food back on the shelf once purchased, even if you haven't left the store. I once bought the wrong cut of steaks at Costco and didn't realize until after I checked out so I went right to customer service and they told me they would have to throw out the steaks.