Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 14, 2014
Transcript:
boy: My mom took me grocery shopping. I noticed something. Most of the stuff in certain aisles had expiration dates way past when school gets out next June. Mom could make all my lunches at once and not worry about it for the rest of the year! She wasn't interested. Frazz: In feeding you artificial food for 10 months? boy: Something else. Frazz: In blowing a weekend putting food in bags? boy: In a $1,200 grocery trip. Frazz: Plus renting a storage unit for the lunches.
This brings up a point that my roommate can’t quite grasp. Once a package is opened, you can forget about the date. Especially with things like sandwich meat. It doesn’t matter if it’s dated three weeks from now, if it’s been open for more than a week, it’s highly questionable