To drink or not to drink...

Kristoph · 9 May 2008 at 00:16

that is the question.

Product = 1L of semi skimmed.

Bought a couple of hours ago and its tasting dodgy, like it's off. Date is the 14th of may and its only just been opened!

It's just about drinkable... i'm confused as to why it's bad already

MR_Punk · 9 May 2008 at 00:17

Drink it and find out how bad it is.

Van Hellseek · 9 May 2008 at 00:18

Drink.

If it has lumps or makes you hallucinate cease drinking.

Tefal · 9 May 2008 at 00:18

it tastes bad because it's semi skimmed...

MR_Punk · 9 May 2008 at 00:18

Narrrrrrr full fat tastes rank

Edinho · 9 May 2008 at 00:36

mp3kla said:
It's just about drinkable... i'm confused as to why it's bad already

How do you know where its been, might have been stored in the blazing sun for 2 days before you bought it. If it smells off, tastes off it probably is off.

Kristoph · 9 May 2008 at 00:48

Yeah, I've had enough of it. In the bin!

Teaches me for trying to help out the corner shop instead of walking over the road to Tesco Express.

Greenlizard0 · 9 May 2008 at 00:59

As much as I'm for supporting the local businesses you have to always look at sell by dates. Something that the supermarkets will religiously moniter so they shouldn't be too bad..

Kristoph · 9 May 2008 at 01:07

It was the 14th of May, must have been left in the warm like someone else said.

MajorMaccas · 9 May 2008 at 01:14

Greenlizard0 said:
As much as I'm for supporting the local businesses you have to always look at sell by dates. Something that the supermarkets will religiously moniter so they shouldn't be too bad..

I work in Tesco, and there's staff members who's job is purely to check every perishable product on all the shelves, everyday and reduce them say, 10% for 2 days ahead of the display until date (not sure of the exact figures, but something like that). Then anything that's left will go down more the day before, then on the day it'll be moved to the Reduced cabinet (stuff that has to sell that day), and be reduced more and more throughout the day, upto about 85% off after 6pm or so.

Corner shops don't do anything like that. They can never compete with the likes of a tesco express if they're not maximising their profit, and minimising their loss/waste.

Monkey Puzzle · 9 May 2008 at 01:16

Kristoph · 9 May 2008 at 01:18

Monkey Puzzle said:
There's often a reason for people's homophobia.....

Tefal said:

*hugs monkey puzzle*

*rubs suggestively against monkey puzzle.

Click to expand...

Wrong thread much?

Monkey Puzzle · 9 May 2008 at 01:20

Curse you. I thought my ninja skills were enough. That was a damn quick quote there!

BigglesPiP · 9 May 2008 at 01:21

Leave it a few days then try again.

Edit: where did you buy 1 litre of milk?

Kristoph · 9 May 2008 at 01:24

At a corner shop called Isbir UK.

Leave it a few days?.... I'll just get some more from tesco in the morning.

Van Hellseek · 9 May 2008 at 01:26

mp3kla said:
Leave it a few days?....

Milk is like fine wine. The older it is the better it gets.

BigglesPiP · 9 May 2008 at 01:26

seek said:
Milk is like fine wine. The older it is the better it gets.

Well, almost, I find it's best about 2 or 3 days from expiry.

laiman · 9 May 2008 at 01:43

Greenlizard0 said:
As much as I'm for supporting the local businesses you have to always look at sell by dates. Something that the supermarkets will religiously moniter so they shouldn't be too bad..

Lol you would think that, I work in a supermarket, albeit a fairly small local one (with the laziest staff ever) have seen milk sit out 1hr+ before being put in the chiller.

Monkey Puzzle · 9 May 2008 at 01:47

mp3kla said:
At a corner shop called Isbir UK.

Leave it a few days?.... I'll just get some more from tesco in the morning.

Ahhh Isbir's!! Supplier of alcohol to under-age kids!! And half-made cheese to students it seems.

You must live in Winton/Moordown then?

Voltar · 9 May 2008 at 01:53

seek said:
Milk is like fine wine. The older it is the better it gets.

this made me chuckle!