$67 McCormick Gourmet, Premium Quality Natural Herbs & Spices, Home Chef Spice Rack, 24 Count

most negative reviews are about getting spices that area expiring soon. Good deal if you get a fresh batch

figi28 wrote: ↑ McCormick Gourmet, Premium Quality Natural Herbs & Spices, Home Chef Spice Rack, 24 Count
$67.00

Works out to $2.79 a jar!

https://www.amazon.ca/McCormick-Gourmet ... EQB&sr=8-5

fuzzy2k3 wrote: ↑ most negative reviews are about getting spices that area expiring soon. Good deal if you get a fresh batch

Can always try getting replacements sent out. (If amazon even does such a thing).

goonerm3 wrote: ↑ Can always try getting replacements sent out. (If amazon even does such a thing).

This is a single SKU product - no retailer (including Amazon) would ever swap out single spices. If you got a rack with short expiry spices, your choices will likely be return for a full refund, or exchange for a second set (likely with the same issue) sent out.

Bought that for $54 during prime day sale. Yeah expiry date fast approaching and my review complaining got rejected.

Otherwise was a good looking set.

I actively try to avoid buying perishables on sale from Amazon for this same reason. They usually only put stuff on good sales if they were expiring soon. Amazon would actually get you to keep the product for free if it was REALLY cutting it close.

A month ago I got shipped energy bars that would expire <24 hours after they arrived. At first, I actually wondered why at first my "subscription" arrived 2 week early. I got a refund and obv did not have to ship that useless batch back. Many energy bars were had that day...

Shihtzus wrote: ↑ Bought that for $54 during prime day sale. Yeah expiry date fast approaching and my review complaining got rejected.

Otherwise was a good looking set.

I knew I saw it cheaper! Tried searching but nothing came up. Thanks for confirming.

So what was the reason for Amazon rejecting your review? They are suppose to be unbiased so I hope they gave a good reason.

SuperOxide wrote: ↑ Amazon would actually get you to keep the product for free if it was REALLY cutting it close.

well yeah they can't sell it again any ways. might as well make a customer happy.

also

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon ... -1.5343341

Shihtzus wrote: ↑ Bought that for $54 during prime day sale. Yeah expiry date fast approaching and my review complaining got rejected.

Otherwise was a good looking set.

Same ordered it on prime day.. called and complained. They sent out another one.. Same thing... they refunded me and let me keep both.

Bought this during Prime Day. Only two of the spices were set to expiry in less than a year. Rest were 2022/23.

I messaged them asking for one with a better expiry (ordered last week). They refunded the money and let me keep it.

fraunhofer wrote: ↑I messaged them asking for one with a better expiry (ordered last week). They refunded the money and let me keep it.

I'll try this out. Thx

I can't argue the looks and the "prettiness" of this, but if you're buying for the spices rather than an "art" piece you're SEVERELY overpaying at $2.79/jar.
Most of these spices are available in bulk for less than a buck each.
Add in a sleeve of 4oz deli containers and lids and you have spices for cheap.
The problem is that it's not pretty.

I do like the posh McCormick spice jars, some of mine are many years old and have been refilled many times from bulk packages. I do think that there is a difference in the quality of the spices between McCormick and bulk label but suspect few people can tell the difference (I usually can't). Also, I never go by the dates of food items, spices gradually lose their potency. However, as Chef Vikram Vij says, you can wake up old spices with a bit of heat, so all is not lost if you have old spices.

Unless you're buying popular, high volume products like Oreo cookies, you can expect to get expired food from Amazon.

Britex wrote: ↑ I knew I saw it cheaper! Tried searching but nothing came up. Thanks for confirming.

So what was the reason for Amazon rejecting your review? They are suppose to be unbiased so I hope they gave a good reason.

“Your review should focus on specific features of the product and your experience with it. Feedback on the seller or your shipment experience should be provided at www.amazon.ca/feedback.”

Is the expiry date that clear cut that once it passes that day you have to toss it in the garbage? I ordered a bunch of coffee from Amazon on sale too but it was still good a month after the expiry. You don't see people tossing out their bottle of Dom Perrignon.

cristianosham wrote: ↑Is the expiry date that clear cut that once it passes that day you have to toss it in the garbage? I ordered a bunch of coffee from Amazon on sale too but it was still good a month after the expiry. You don't see people tossing out their bottle of Dom Perrignon.

Expiration dates tell consumers the last day a product is safe to consume. Best before date on the other hand tells you that the food is no longer in its perfect shape from that date. It may just lose some of its freshness, taste, aroma or nutrients. It does not mean that the food is no longer safe to eat.

Spawk1028 wrote: ↑ Expiration dates tell consumers the last day a product is safe to consume. Best before date on the other hand tells you that the food is no longer in its perfect shape from that date. It may just lose some of its freshness, taste, aroma or nutrients. It does not mean that the food is no longer safe to eat.

Amazon will get alot of complaints then lose on all those refunds.