PetSmart Sells Expired Pet Products
Have you ever shopped the bargain bins at PetSmart? I have. But one blogger has found some expired pproducts in those bins.
The Blue and Green BLUEgreen blog has photos on this post showing the expiration date on a bargain bin item that should have been tossed out, not into a sale bin. Here’s what the blog has to say:
I recently visited a local Petsmart today and the little “manager’s bargin bin” caught my eye. Looking around at several items, my eye came across treats that I thought I might buy. I was looking at the back and what do I notice, but that the treats were expired!
Follow this link to read the post and see the photos.
Unfortunately this isn’t a new problem. I seem to recall several years ago Petco being busted selling expired premium pet food on the regular shelves. It’s imperative that you look at the expiration dates on anything you buy your furbabies no matter where it comes from.
Nothing amazes me with this company anymore. They also were selling tennis balls that had led levels that were even toxic for dogs, until they got “enough” complaints (one complaint of a sick or dead pet should be enough!) They also continue to sell Nutro, which has also been making itself ‘famous’ lately for making dogs sick. I will never shop at any Petsmart.
I actually had incorrect facts here, I visited a Petco, not a Petsmart! sorry!
Wait, I bought expired food which was “on sale” right off the shelf. It was not in a bargain bin, it was not in a separate area. I just happened to buy a bag which was normally $18.99, and it was on sale for $4.00. Needless to say my 7 week old pups were vomiting and had diarreah (sic) for about 18 hours. This was after feeding them only once. I immediately looked at the bag and realized that the food was expired, brought it back. They gave me my money back, I told them to take it off the shelf. I bet it is in the clearance section now. And yes, this was a Petco in Brooklyn (Utica) on Sept. 7, 2008. You would think with all the pet food issues in the last few years, they would be more professional.