Sunday, March 16, 2008
Demanding for (vending machine) consumer right
I have the habit of late night snacking ( bad habit I know. ) and the vending machine becomes my go-to place after mid-night when stores are closed. But I recently discovered that all the chips, candy bars or pretzels I got the vending machines are soon-to-expired ones. The pack of chex mix I got few days ago was going to be expired on April 14 2008. I wonder if that is a tactics used by the food company to get rid of the soon-to-expired food or just that no one is buying from the vending machines anymore. I suppose the business of the vending machine is not that bad to have products stocked up for a whole year with anyone buying them. But if that is a sales strategy, as a consumer, I feel unfair because even though I am paying a high price for the sake of convenience, it does not mean I deserve to get stale food... It is different from a price markdown of fresh food in the supermarket because consumers are fully aware that they are going to get food that are less fresh because of the lower price. But as a (mid night) vending machine consumer, I have no idea of that.
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Expiration dates are frustrating to me too, but I want to assure you that the vending machine company is not trying to dump their stale food on you! The items placed in vending machines often have short lifespans. I own a vending business and the chips I'm placing in machines this week will expire on April 22, 2008. It's definitely not a tactic used by the vending company to get rid of soon-to-be expired food, rather that the company that makes the chips puts a short shelf life on them.
Chad
Napa Valley Vending
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