To think that a 3 day sell by date

[MykleeneArse]

Should not mean that food expires 48 hours after delivery?
If I order something on Ocado that is advertised as having a guaranteed shelf life of 3 days (with an average life of 8 days) it should not exceed the use by date 48 hours after delivery?
After raising the issue, they inform me that the three day shelf life begins on the day of delivery. Whatever they claim, they are the most expensive grocery retailer online, and I really thought the premium I paid would mean better quality, fresher food.

I'm with them here. The three days are the day it's delivered, the next day, and the day after that. If the use by date is the same as the third of those, that's what I would expect.

"I really thought the premium I paid would mean better quality, fresher food."

There are lots of things which are best eaten within 48 hours of being made / picked / whatever. Doesn't mean they're not high quality or fresh. What item are you concerned about that you think isn't fresh if its best before date is within 48 hours?

I've had things delivered by Tesco which were use by same day, delivered at 8pm (not even really fresh things like bread, stuff like cheese, milk which you expect to last a few days in fridge from date of purchase ffs). I now put a note on this kind of item saying I will not accept things which are very short dated, because they are taking the piss out of delivery customers by picking the things everyone who can get to the shop would reject unless they planned to eat it that same day (and would probably get from the reduced shelf).

48 hours doesn't seem too bad if it is fresh stuff though- is it something you can stick in freezer?

But food can only stay fresh so long, regardless of which hoity toity online retailer you use.

I fell out with Ocado over this.

Bread is supposed to have three days on it.
Day One: Delivery day, could be 23.00pm
Day two: day two
Day three: Label said best BEFORE Day 3.

Therefore it only had two days on it.

Several emails later they refunded it.

If the item in question is a chicken, then I am assuming that is already over a week old because they sometimes have an 8 day shelf life.

Sainsburys have this policy, but we have to blue bag and assume rejection anything raw if its within 3 days. We are trained to give the best dates possible though, even if that means digging the item out :) "shop for yourselves" is the motto - dangerous in some peoples case!

Pax best before 25th October for example means best before midnight on the 25th so three days.

Great name MyKleene