Re: Why? Bottles of Water have Use by/Sell by Dat... - Page 3

JoyFilled Warrior · ‎09-02-2022

@SilleeMee wrote:
@RedTop wrote:
All of the responses are spot on, but to me it just makes sense that any product we buy and use, has an expiration date. I don't think anything should be on a store shelf forever.

TWINKIES might last forever...LOL!

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JoyFilled Warrior · ‎09-02-2022

Stranger still.

I happen to have 4 brands of bottled water here.

"Happy Belly" (Amz Brand) has

Says: Sell by/Use By Date, (3 years ahead).

"100% Recyclable Cap and Bottle."

"BPA Free."

"Purified by: Reverse Osmosis"

"5c or 10c deposit CTRV, ME, NY, HI"

Dasani - No Date "~Added Minerals for Fresh, Crisp Taste."

Pure Life - No Date "~Added Minerals for Fresh, Crisp Taste."

Deer Park - No Date. (Nothing else mentioned.)

Now, Im not sure which is the Best of all of them.

But, Im sort of thinking, Amz "Happy Belly?"

(added) I never noticed Water Bottle dates before now, but I've been newly buying groceries from Amz Food Delivery, last couple of yrs.

I wasnt aware I had a choice based on all the above. Let alone *something* *something* (unnamed) added to my water.

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ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

Keeping in mind that I haven't read the other replies.

I've always thought that it's not a good idea to keep plastic bottled water for too long. In my mind, I thought/think that, after time, the plastic eventually can leach into the water.

And, I know folks who keep bottled water in their cars, even during hot/warm days. It might be a good idea to quickly rotate bottled water if storing them in a car.

Well, just posting what's been in my mind, right or wrong, of course.

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

Teddie · ‎03-10-2010

I don't buy bottled water as I have a reverse osmosis system in my home. On the occasional times I've been given some bottles, whatever I don't use right away I dump the rest on my plants. That way I don't feel like it's wasted.

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

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songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@CalminHeart wrote:

Plastic water bottles have expiration dates because of the potential for plastic leaching into the water over time. This affects taste and quality of water.

The water itself doesn't "expire" in the sense of going bad, but the bottle can degrade and release chemicals into the water.

Not just water. All soft drinks have them. Food too. Apples are the most contamination from microplastics as fruit. The other most contaminated veggie is carrots.

AuntMame · ‎10-16-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
@RedTop wrote:
All of the responses are spot on, but to me it just makes sense that any product we buy and use, has an expiration date. I don't think anything should be on a store shelf forever.

TWINKIES might last forever...LOL!

You would think. But actually they dry out pretty quickly on the shelf. They last only a few months tops before they start to get crispy and then hard.

I know this because my elderly mom was nuts about Twinkies so I kept them stocked in the pantry. After about 3-5 months I had to toss them. Even the squirrels and other critters refused to eat them if I tossed them outside. That says something.