yard sales yard sale while it's tempting to purchase food at a discounted price it may not
always be the best idea unless you plan on using it right after purchase here are 15 foods you
should never buy when it's on sale a blasting cap meat i even made it rain your favorite meat meat
is one of the more unreliable foods to buy when on sale for the most part stores do not discount
the prices on meat that is well within its expiry date simply because they know that it will sell
at its full price meat is a staple in the diet of a large majority of consumers in some form so
it is usually a quick selling item that does not rely heavily on sales to get it off the shelves
if a store has meat on sale it's usually because it's close to reaching its expiry date or because
they purchase too much stock and need to get rid of it meat is typically a product that
is worth spending a little more on just to make sure you're getting quality cuts that are fresh
aside from the fact that the meat might be close to its best before date it is also typically lower
quality meat that goes on sale more often which means that you are likely to get meat with more
fat and of poorer quality than the meat that is listed at a higher price avocados have an
avocado yay avocados are known for their ability to expire quickly they have a fairly short shelf
life as far as most foods go and many people who purchase them find that they go bad well before
they have had a chance to use them unless you plan on using this fruit immediately after purchase
it's probably not a great idea to buy them when the store puts them on sale even if you plan on
using them right after purchase buying avocados on sale still might be a risk well they got to be
soft how soft it's not too soft you might get home and cut open your avocado only to discover that it
has already started turning bad on you all in all you might be better off to avoid buying avocados
on sale and paying full price for the fresher ones that are less likely to go bad before
you have a chance to use them since avocados typically carry a higher price tag in most places
avoid disappointment and wasting money and pay a bit more for the fresher avocados pre-made salads
pre-made salads are another item that should probably not be purchased on sale as it can be a
bit of a gamble while you can typically see a good portion of the salad through the clear parts of
the packaging you might not be able to see enough of the actual vegetables inside to tell if they
have gone bad or not while the sale price may be low enough to tempt you to take your chances more
often than not you may find yourself disappointed when you open the packaging and find vegetables
that have already turned who wanted all vegetables unless you're able to shake the salad around
inside the packaging or feel confident that you can see enough of what is inside to determine that
it is not yet seen its best days it's probably better to avoid buying any type of pre-made
salad when it's put on sale you're probably better off buying it at full price or just
buying the vegetables yourself and making your own salad milk milk need milk milk is definitely
a product that you should not buy when it is on sale as that typically means the expiry date is
really close milk is well known as a product that could expire even before the listed expiry
date or it might last way longer than the date depending on how it's stored while you might
have good luck if you choose to buy milk that is on sale that's awfully close to its expiry date
it doesn't seem particularly worth it to take that risk and lose out
unless you have a good use for the entire contents of the milk container immediately
you may want to skip buying this product when the grocery store puts it on sale
it's safe to say that this is probably one of the worst products to pick up on sale as it is
one of the most likely to go rancid before you've had a chance to use all of it yogurt
yogurt can often still be good even after its listed best before date but buying it on sale
usually means that it's very close to that best before date with no guarantee that it'll be good
for much longer after purchase yogurt is also a product that's a bit harder to tell if it has
gone bad and giving your yogurt a sniff is not enough to determine if it's still good quick
touch and sniff that being said it's probably better to avoid purchasing yogurt on sale
unless you check the expiry date and confirm that it is still a while away or you plan on using it
all immediately after purchase cheese i present the tastiest cheese known to man yes you'll find
a majority of the most common dairy products on this list of foods not to buy on sale and for good
reason dairy products tend to have a shorter shelf life than foods that are more easily preserved
cheese is no exception despite the fact that it may have a longer shelf life than most other
dairy products aside from the obvious fact that buying cheese on sale means that you are likely
buying it near to the expiry date it also means that you may be purchasing stale cheese while
this may not bother some people others prefer their cheese to taste fresher if you are buying
shredded cheese on sale it also has the same pitfalls of prepackaged salads you may not be able
to see all of the cheese and some of it may have already started going bad without you realizing
it tea terribly sorry never mind while tea may not be the first thing that comes to mind when people
think of things to avoid buying on sale there is a good reason to purchase it at full price this
follows the same pattern as most food and drink items that go on sale at grocery stores typically
they put items on sale when they're trying to move a product fast due to an expiration date coming
up or the fact that it has been sitting on their shelves for too long with few purchases tee that
has been sitting for an extended period of time on the shelf may have gone stale and this will affect
the taste when you go to brew yourself a pot oh i never thought of tea of course it's better to
buy the fresher products to ensure the best cup of tea you can get on top of that tea will often sit
for a while after purchase unless you drink it all immediately after meaning your potentially already
stale tea will only get worse baked goods leaking pump up the heat and hold the perfect temperature
baked goods are an item that may be extremely tempting to buy on sale delicious looking and
with a discounted price it's a hard temptation to resist unfortunately baked goods especially those
that are baked in store hardly ever go on sale unless they've been sitting there for a while
the store is basically trying to get rid of it and at least make some money before they have to
throw it out you're not leaving without your half of the strawberry tart baked goods on the cusp of
being tossed tend to be stale probably harder from sitting out for an extended period of time
and may be extremely disappointing when you bite into them expecting a delicious treat you're
better off buying them at full price unless you don't mind your baked goods being less than fresh
seafood and fish it is a south korean delicacy seafood and fish are pretty hard to tell if
they've gone bad just by looking at the packaging unless you can see some sort of mold growing on it
which stores would likely notice and have pulled from the shelves if you buy your previously fresh
seafood and fish when it is discounted you're taking a bit of a risk you might open it at home
and find it's past its best before date put the shrimp down this does not really count for frozen
fish or processed fish as they typically have a much longer shelf life than fresh fish and seafood
unless you're buying your fish and seafood frozen or processed it is best to stay away from
the sales so you can avoid the disappointment of accidentally buying fish that is already no good
bread born right bread is an item that you should probably avoid buying on sale and the reasoning is
the same as other baked goods bread usually sells really fast as it is a staple of most households
so if bread is on sale it's either because it has been sitting for a while or because the
store simply has too much of it check the date on the bread tag to find out astronaut bread if the
sale is because the store ordered too much then it is likely safe to buy but if the store is just
trying to get rid of bread that has been sitting for a long time it becomes a little bit riskier
the bread will likely be stale and might even have already started growing bits of mold on it
that you may not be able to see through the bag berries remember chewbacca again i love candy
while it may be tempting to purchase berries that are on sale due to their usual high prices
it's not always a good idea fresh berries are hard to see in the packaging so it's hard to
tell if there are any that may be less than ideal and for the most part the store frowns on
you opening up the package to rifle through them what's the password maybe even frozen berries are
a good thing to avoid when on sale as they may have been sitting for a while and can
get quite freezer burnt even in sealed packaging unless you're okay with potentially opening your
container of fresh berries and finding that the ones in the middle have gone mushy or moldy it's
probably best to just purchase them at full price when they are much fresher deli meats smoked meat
deli meats are another item that should be avoided when on sale oftentimes it's hard to
tell if deli meat has gone bad just by sight alone if it has been sitting for a while before it was
put on sale it could very well be off without you even realizing it until you get home and
open it up if it's a particular type of deli meat perhaps something out of the ordinary and on sale
it's most likely because it's new to the market and consumers did not find it pleasing deli meat
while everyone has their own tastes if it bombed and sat on store shelves for long enough that it
went on sale it's probably safe to assume it's not the most delicious thing you'll taste mayonnaise
this is the best stuff mayonnaise has a fairly long shelf life depending on how it's made as such
if it goes on sale it's likely that it has been sitting there for quite some time already without
being able to open it up and take a sniff you're risking purchasing rancid mayonnaise if you buy
it on sale help me mayonnaise unless it's years past its best before date the color of mayonnaise
does not tend to change even if it is expired so without the opportunity to open up the mayonnaise
and take a sniff it's safe to say that this is another item that you should probably avoid buying
when it's on sale honey bees don't know about this this is stealing a lot of stealing honey usually
has a very long shelf life depending on the type of honey and the amount of preservatives that may
be added it can last years and years before it starts to degrade and the flavor or color start
to change honey does not usually go on sale that often and it's on sale so when it does it should
serve as a bit of a warning that it's probably near the end of its life span if you're buying
the exact amount of honey that you need to use right away then go ahead and grab those jars off
the sale shelf but if you intend on using it bit by bit and storing it in between use you are much
better off buying honey that you know is fresh and will last you a long time if properly stored
fresh herbs simple salad of hot house tomatoes and assorted fresh herbs fresh herbs are another thing
that are best not purchased when on sale while not everyone uses fresh herbs while they cook a
lot of people do there are a few reasons why it's better to buy the newer fresh herbs than it is to
buy the ones that are already on sale first is the shelf life the herbs that are on sale are
most probably the ones that have been sitting around for a while and have started to wilt
will most likely not last very long by the time you get them home if you do not plan to use all
of them at once the second is taste fresh herbs help bring a lively taste to any dish
and the fresher the herbs the better they taste by the time they go on sale they typically lose
a lot of their freshness and therefore lose a lot of the taste while buying items on sale is not the
worst thing that a person can do everyone loves a good deal and loves saving money there are some
items that are just better purchased at full price we're serving up fresh videos just tap or click
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