expired gatorade from vending machine
07-15-2014 at 09:05 AM
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expired gatorade from vending machine
yesterday the vending machine in Gilmour Hall gave me an expired gatorade drink, what do i do?
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07-15-2014 at 09:09 AM
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the machine was kinda broke btw
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07-15-2014 at 09:53 AM
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You can probably still drink it, depends on the date, usually things like Gatorade have a best before date rather than an expiration date.
Gatorade is known to still be good until 9 months after their expiration date http://www.eatbydate.com/drinks/spor...piration-date/ |
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07-15-2014 at 11:08 AM
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What should you do? Are you really gonna bitch over two dollars? My advice, quit squeezing your coin purse so tight, it cant be good for circulation...
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07-15-2014 at 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 2Dream
What should you do? Are you really gonna bitch over two dollars? My advice, quit squeezing your coin purse so tight, it cant be good for circulation...
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I don't think this is a problem of 2 dollars or not, it is a problem of quality assurance. They should not be selling overdue drinks anywhere, that is a problem of service. I think the OP should report that to the supplier and tell them to restock. Furthermore, 2 dollars is an opportunity cost, that 2 dollars could have went into something that was of quality, not over due products. |
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07-15-2014 at 11:33 AM
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if you give me my 2.5 dollars back, i'll definitely not gonna complain about it.
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07-15-2014 at 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by vampin19xx
You can probably still drink it, depends on the date, usually things like Gatorade have a best before date rather than an expiration date.
Gatorade is known to still be good until 9 months after their expiration date http://www.eatbydate.com/drinks/spor...piration-date/ |
it's from last year november |
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07-15-2014 at 11:52 AM
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it's from last year november
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I wouldn't blame the op for complaining. I think this is a serious issue if the expiry date was last November... I mean.. this is a vending machine from proper university. They should check qualities of what they're providing us consistently. |
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07-15-2014 at 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jcfc1993
it's from last year november
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Technically it should still be good for another month. But realistically there's no reason you should be subjected to 8 month old Gatorade unless we were in a post-apocalyptic situation and that was the last bottle of Gatorade for hundreds of miles.
You definately deserve your money back, but I'm sure that's going to be a lot of work to find exactly who should be obligated to reimburse you. In that case your best option is probably to just stand your loss now and never buy from those vending machines again. |
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07-15-2014 at 11:55 AM
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File a class-action lawsuit against the school.
My lawyers are standing by.
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07-15-2014 at 03:54 PM
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Call the company, they will refund you and sometimes they give you another one free.
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07-15-2014 at 04:46 PM
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expiry dates are mostly a marketing thing anyways. All dat salt n electrolytes cant expire that quick
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07-15-2014 at 04:52 PM
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so how can i get my money back? who should i talk to for this kind shit?
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07-16-2014 at 10:26 AM
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Well, you can start with hospitality services. Even if they aren't responsible for the vending machines, they can at least tell you who to contact, or maybe contact them on your behalf.
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07-17-2014 at 01:28 PM
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Last November!? Sheesh that's old. I'd be forgiving if it was a month old. But 9 month old beverages when you pay full price is definitely not cool.
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