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2. It depends on what the date code means. "Best buy date" simply means that past this date, the

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 11, 2025, 10:48 AM

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quality is likely to go down in the opinion of packer, not that it is unsafe. "Use by date" is more a matter of safety.

Then, again, my opinion of Starbucks and its customers when it comes to coffee probably would be that I think the "Use by" date should be a year before it is put on the shelf.

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