and the mini metro people are usually good about shelf rotation

[spatch]

There is an old proverb of exotic origin which states "Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day."

Written, no doubt, by a true sage (and frog gourmet, apparently.)

But no sage has ever started a proverb with "Take a healthy swig from a bottle of sour chocolate milk, gag, then check the cap to find that the expiration date was July 17 first thing in the morning..."

But then again, perhaps finishing that sentence is gonna jinx things up something fierce.

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[spatch]

Yes, sell-by means "Sell it by" and it also means "and don't forget to drink it at least a few days after you buy it."

The one I had today was in the store's cooler with the expired date on it. A store could get into a lot of trouble with the Helf Dept cause of a thing like that. But I like this store and it's the first time they ever messed up on me so I forgive easily.

I mean, any store where the workers once offered me free cats after Martha died is a store I would continue to visit.

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Maybe the helpful market people stocked specially for you because they think you're Tenctonese? Best clear that up.