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Kenya now issuing National Identity Cards with Expiry Dates!

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 10 May 25

My country, Kenya recently introduced a new feature on its citizens National Identification Cards; Expiry dates. The card has also been given a new name "Maisha Digital ID" 'Maisha' is a swahili word for "life". New holders have a...

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Giant sized Toblerone Chocolates

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 8 May 25

It was when I was in Melbourne at a Mall I came across these larges Toblerone chocolates. They were being sold at a heavy discount. I grabbed some and just when I was about to pay I looked at the expiry date and saw they were...

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Expiry date matters?

Sunil.P @sunilparthan (6302) • India 22 Apr 23

Today i am shifting my household items from my working place to my native place. When checking things , I came across a full packet of green Tea leaf's. unfortunately it was purchased 18 months back and expired date shows over....

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Expiry dates

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 16 Apr 23

Many expiry dates specially those on dry food may not be followed. Case in point is a box of cheese crackers I had ordered. They did not show any signs of cheese and so I made a complaint. Amazon in as many know is noted for...

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Only Dreams doesn't have an expiration date!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 28 May 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. I came across this quote and it's so true. The dreams which we have, those don't have expiration date luckily. Many people fulfill their...

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Do you check the expiry date while buying medicines?? It's so important!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 28 Sep 18

Hi mylotters. In our fast paced life, at times we are in so hurry that we forget to do little things which can be dangerous for long term i.e. for checking expiry date on medicines while buying them. It's very important to check...

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Have you eaten an expired food before? If not, will you?

chiyochan @chiyosan (30186) • Philippines 19 Aug 18

Okay, so yesterday, I cooked hotdogs and mom and I ate it with a loaf. it was kind of tasteless so we took out the mayonnaise in the fridge and finished eating. Mom said the mayo doesn't taste delicious anymore and will not buy...

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Does pure water keep longer time?

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 29 Mar 17

It just crossed my mind regarding food that can only keep for a day. More that that it gets rotten. If we look at food (canned or not) have expiry date. What about pure water? Does it?

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Retirement age is just a nice name for expiry date

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 23 May 16

Sometimes I wonder why the governments want to have a law about legal retirement age. Most of the politicians, professors, scientists, and judges in the world are not adhering to the retirement age anyway. To put in very...

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That Expired When?

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21741) • Canada 30 Dec 15

The adventures of cleaning out someone else's fridge made me realize, I have some hoarding tendancies. Just this past week I discovered all the tea packets in my cupboard had expired three years ago. (Can you tell, I don't drink...

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Do you check the expiry date of shampoo before you buy it?

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 24 Nov 15

The other day I spotted a sale for the shampoo that I used. I grabbed hold of three bottles, and paid for them. It was as good as getting the third bottle free. When I was walking out of the supermarket, I met a friend who...

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It Was Expired Already !

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90717) • Philippines 25 Oct 15

Last week , I bought an imported butter from a supermarket where I always buy them . In the morning , I had my sliced bread spread with the butter and took a bite of the sandwich . Much to my surprise , the taste wasn’t...

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Supermarkets seem to believe that we are all idiots

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 5 Oct 15

Every day I go out for a short while, which usually involves a trip into the city centre. There is a Tesco supermarket in Market Street, so I often walk in and check the reduced goods on sale due to the expiry date. Many of the...

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Bar codes and expiry date

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 12 Apr 13

Always check the expiry date on food items, edible oils, spices, medicines, ointments. These days one can see ‘BAR CODES’ on each and every product; they carry very useful information. Many products no longer show where they...

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Have you ever consumed an expired product?

chiyochan @chiyosan (30186) • Philippines 6 Jan 13

I was in a meeting with the same people I have a project with for the past 3 months, and suddenly she was like laughing out load and was telling me that she accidentally ate all of the bread/pastry and noticed that it was expired...

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Please beware friends.............

GandharD @GandharD (148) • India 13 Dec 12

A girl in India died after consuming an expired pack of noodles , while her family members fell seriously ill. The pack of noodles had expired in 2007, and still it was on sale in the shop. It was the total negligence of Shop...

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Do you follow expiry dates?

911Ricki @911Ricki (13588) • Canada 22 Sep 12

I know a girl a day before expiry dates she will throw things out. She in her head think it will kill you. I have eating and drank things that were expired, and I have a very sensitive disgestive system and havent gotten sick....

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Gas Cylinder's Expiry Date

t_begum @t_begum (51) • India 19 Jan 10

Most of them have ever heard of LPG gas cylinder's expiry date??? Expired cylinders are not safe for use and may cause accidents. Try to be cautious at the time of accepting any LPG cylinder. U can take care just by learning...

Expired Tampons!!!

GoGirl149 @GoGirl149 (152) • Canada 4 Dec 09

So the other day I went into my cupboard and took out a new box of tampons. I had bought the tampons at least three years ago, I like to stock up on non-perishable items when I find them at a good price. Anyways, as I was opening...

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Do you check the expirty date always before having a medicine?

daliaj @daliaj (5674) • India 30 Sep 09

Once I had vitamin tablets after expiry date. My Mom got the tablets for me and was keep on reminding me about having those tablets, but I didn't listen to her. After many days, I saw the tablets and I had it on a sudden without...

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