Just Bought Yummy M&Ms... A Month Out Of Date

cazkins

Hello everyone,

I did a quick search but couldn't find anything & was wondering if anyone could help?

I just bought some M&Ms from Tesco and although I tend to always check dates on packets these days, I picked these up from the till and popped them on the checkout without thinking. I just opened the packet, turned it over to check (just incase) and was glad I looked as these were out of date in August.

Does anyone know what customer rights are with regards to out of date products like this? Chocolate usually has a good couple of months, into next year for example, so being a month past the date is quite bad. Should I return to these to Tesco (who will just refund me a few pennies and say sorry if I'm lucky), call/email them or is there anyone else I should take this to? It's not the first time I've noticed it, but it's the first time I've been stupid enough to buy without checking the date.

Many thanks for any help!

Caz

dmg24

What would you like to do?

Proc

Imagine if your children had eate...


Ah never mind. I'm being a pr!ck. Just take it back and get a refund.

CHR15

They would have surely killed you and infected your neighbourhood if you ate them.

Write to your MP.

oliver2008

Well I'll eat them for you and prove that they'll be fine if you don't want them

peachyprice

It's only a best before date, not a use by date. It is not an offence to sell food beyond it's best before date unless it's condition has deteriorated. As you were happily munching on your M&M's until you turned the bag over and saw the date I doubt this would be the case. So no, it's not bad at all really. And August was only 2 weeks ago.

Go back to Tescos if you really want, I'm sure they'll happliy give you a refund for 40 odd p.

peachyprice

Proc wrote: »

Imagine if your children had eate...


Ah never mind. I'm being a pr!ck. Just take it back and get a refund.

Ahhh, it's always the children

KeithP

Well its now nearly three hours since OP posted.

Assuming she[1] is not dead already[2],
do we need to do anything to ensure she survives this traumatic ordeal?



[1] well OP cannot be a 'he' surely.

[2] is it safe to assume she is not dead already?

stebiz

CHR15 wrote: »

They would have surely killed you and infected your neighbourhood if you ate them.

Write to your MP.

:rotfl::rotfl:

peachyprice

KeithP wrote: »

Well its now nearly three hours since OP posted.

Assuming she[1] is not dead already[2],
do we need to do anything to ensure she survives this traumatic ordeal?



[1] well OP cannot be a 'he' surely.

[2] is it safe to assume she is not dead already?

Or waiting in A&E for a stomach pump perhaps

jackieb

Our Tesco doesn't have sweets at their tills - just loads and loads of leaflets.

Oh, and cashiers.