I saw these at Supa IGA Mt Gravatt. $2.99 for 1KG Kraft Cheese Colby & Tasty. Best before 31/08/2012. There were about 20 blocks of each.
1KG Kraft Cheese $2.99 Save $7.70 @ Supa IGA Mt Gravatt QLD
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I shall check the quirky news items in BNE newspapers tomorrow. :)
or maybe try the obituaries?
how about melting it then drinking it? It's more news worthy.. youtube it please.
not really a bargain if you have one day to eat it
Ah just take it on a plane going west to have more time to eat it. :)
"Best before 31/08/2012" Um, so 8 hours or so before the cheese self destructs becoming inedible due to mould frenzy?
nation-wide?
I suspect not - it will be a store manager clearence to reduce that stores over suplpy of stock about to pass it's best before date.
Edit: Just noticed it's actually on a 'Managers Special' tag so this store only.
"Best Before", doesn't mean Use By. I eat stuff past the best before date all the time.
And you are a totally and completely and utterly normal human being, it hasnt affected you one bit- MRHORSEHAM?
;)
You should be fine.
A friend of mine used to work in a cheese factory, and any regular blocks that had fallen off the rack and lain in a corner for a few months going mouldy, were rescued, the mouldy bits cut off and marketed as extra special vintage!
What was marketed as ESV, the mouldy bits or the remainder? :)
It's true. Some products can be kept well after their best before date, assuming they aren't contaminated with foreign bacteria. Moldy bits can be cut off cheese with a wide margin around the mold. Shredded cheese must be discard entirely. I have also kept natural yogurt (not the gelatine/starch variety) well past its best before date without any problems. As long as it's not contaminated.
Supermarkets have these all the time and bakery/hot chickens are reduced daily.
Also its not about it being "fine" its about a product being fresh.
You are paying what this product is worth, therefore I can't see how this is a bargain.
Woolworths/Coles aren't meant to sell products like these for full price, they are thrown away or reduced to sell quickly.
cheesus, that's not a bad price. you can always grate/cut and freeze as well, thereby giving it another 3 months.
i bought a couple. tastes fine. the best before date is tomorrow. it will last for yonks.
I'd buy it and put it in the freezer.
It ain't easy being cheesy.
These were also in Woodridge IGA last week for $3.99.
So there may be a number of stores aroun this price point (best before date is the same)
I half expected someone here to say that they have tried to get a price match from another store :-)
In true Oz Bargain style
I want to try and eat this in one go