I always get the crazies when I cover a cashier's break. 
Had a woman hand me an HP 27 ink cartridge, wanting to exchange it for a Canon cartridge.
One little problem.....the HP cartridge had expired in August 2007.
Me: Ma'am, I'll only be able to give you a $3 recycling credit for this cartridge because it's expired.
SC: When?!
Me: August, 2007 *I pointed to the clearly marked expiration date*
She took the cartridge and threw it back into her carriage in disgust.
Then she suddenly looked up, as if she'd just realized she'd been had.
SC: Wait a minute....ink cartridges don't EXPIRE!!!!
Me: Yes, they do, ma'am.
SC: Well that sounds like a PLOY to me, after all, they'd still work just fine!!
Me: Actually ma'am, in a cartridge that old, the ink may have deteriorated to the point that it could damage the printer if you try to use it.
SC: Then she mumbled something about having to replace her printer every six months anyway (
), paid, and left.
Yeah, expiration dates are a ploy to get you to spend more money. I guess I shouldn't have poured out that milk that was almost 2 weeks past the date. Sure it smelled funky, but it'd still be just fine, right????

Had a woman hand me an HP 27 ink cartridge, wanting to exchange it for a Canon cartridge.
One little problem.....the HP cartridge had expired in August 2007.
Me: Ma'am, I'll only be able to give you a $3 recycling credit for this cartridge because it's expired.
SC: When?!
Me: August, 2007 *I pointed to the clearly marked expiration date*
She took the cartridge and threw it back into her carriage in disgust.
Then she suddenly looked up, as if she'd just realized she'd been had.
SC: Wait a minute....ink cartridges don't EXPIRE!!!!
Me: Yes, they do, ma'am.
SC: Well that sounds like a PLOY to me, after all, they'd still work just fine!!
Me: Actually ma'am, in a cartridge that old, the ink may have deteriorated to the point that it could damage the printer if you try to use it.
SC: Then she mumbled something about having to replace her printer every six months anyway (

Yeah, expiration dates are a ploy to get you to spend more money. I guess I shouldn't have poured out that milk that was almost 2 weeks past the date. Sure it smelled funky, but it'd still be just fine, right????
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