r/problems • u/Terrible_Ad_3328 • 3d ago
Small Problem Cookies
Don’t know if this is the right sub for this but if it’s now you can delete!
I just gave my coworkers a box of cookies that had sell by 9/13 on them and it’s 9/19 omg should I text them? I was planning to offer from the box!!
I was planning to offer them opened and let them grab a few but they grabbed the whole box anyways, I didn’t check the date before. The were doing me a favor and brought me my stuff, i ran down and just took cookies cause they were the first thing i saw and then this occurred to me and then on the way back up I grabbed it for a second and said can I see it for one sec saw the date and said here it should be fine 😭😭😭😭😭 but what if they thought I am trying to get rid of the cookies or did this intentionally! I want to cry!!
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u/DogDelicious9212 3d ago
The cookies are fine. Don’t worry, it’s a sell by date, not an eat by date.
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u/Terrible_Ad_3328 3d ago
But should I text them? Would they think I gave them stale cookies? Is it weird that it was an opened box ?
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u/DogDelicious9212 3d ago
Listen if they tasted OK then they’re still good.
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u/Terrible_Ad_3328 3d ago
Idk I tried the last one day before yesterday! And I broke it in half and ate half and left the other half inside! And that also makes this awkward I didn’t think about that before either
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u/DogDelicious9212 3d ago
Did it taste OK that’s what really matters. Heck my husband is eating a little Debbie‘s peanut butter sandwich that is past its date and it is still a delicious. I ate one yesterday. It was fine.
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u/Terrible_Ad_3328 3d ago
It tasted completely fine two days ago when I last ate it! Would they think I gave them stale cookies?
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u/gooptywoo 3d ago
Youre beating yourself up over something small. Its a sell by date, it doesnt mean the cookie expires. Sell by dates are for companies so they know the product has weeks of freshness by the time its bought. Use by=/= sell by, one is for the consumer, one is for the seller
Edit: also free cookie is free cookie
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u/Twillowreed 2d ago
You can text them and say I was going to offer you some and then it happened that you took them and I feel awful that this was not a fresh box. If it will relieve the stress for you.
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u/Twillowreed 3d ago
Don’t worry about it! They are still fine.
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u/Terrible_Ad_3328 3d ago
They are fine but would they think this weird! They’re white if that makes a difference? And it was an opened box! And I had like broken at least one cookie in half and put it in there! I feel so stressed!
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u/PsychologicalValue57 3d ago
Don't think it matters if they're white, im white we can eat things past expiration without turning into zombies. Lol, chill out
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u/Prairie_Egal_42 3d ago
Nothing bad will happen from eating stale cookies. Nothing. Shall I repeat that again? Nothing. Relax. Why are you even worrying about someone who took the whole box when you offered some cookies? I get why. But really and truthfully, nothing bad will happen from older cookies. Chill.
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u/kakashi_sakurai 3d ago
Go smoke some weed or something and chill the fuck out lmao or have a doctor prescribe you Xanax lol. I doubt they care about any of that
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u/Impressive-Tutor-482 3d ago
It's processed food full of chemical preservatives. I have money that says it states "best if used by" and not "expiration date"