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Spent $35 on dried beans that were years old from a bulk bin - don't skip the date check
I grabbed a big bag of mixed beans from a discount grocery in Portland last month thinking I scored a deal. Got home and soaked them overnight then cooked them for 4 hours and they still came out like little rocks. Turns out the bin had no rotation date and those beans were probably sitting there since 2019. I lost $35 and a whole afternoon of meal prep because I didn't check for a sticker or ask the staff. Has anyone else had this happen with bulk bins at those salvage grocery places?
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hayden_craig959d ago
And that's the thing about "cheap" stores, they're passing their storage problems onto you. You end up doing the quality control and the testing for them, and then you're out the money when it fails. I've had the same thing happen with bulk rice from a similar place, it had weevils in it that I didn't notice until I dumped the whole bag into my container. It's like these places bank on people feeling too awkward to return stuff or complain because they think they got a deal. Honestly, $35 is a cheap lesson compared to what some folks lose on those mystery bulk bins. I just stick to the packaged sales now, even if it costs a few bucks more, at least I know what year the food was actually grown.
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riverh499d ago
That's rough, $35 is a lot to lose on beans that should have been a staple... It makes you wonder how many other people got stuck with the same bag. There's something about bulk bins that makes people trust them more than they should, like they're somehow more honest than a bag from the regular store... but really it's just a big gamble with no safety net. The older I get the more I notice that "cheap" often comes with a hidden cost in time or headache, and you just have to decide if it's worth it.
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