It was totally my fault. I take the blame. I was in a Chocolate Frenzy.
I was in Costo and I found a 6 pack of large 3.5oz Lindt Dark Chocolate bars.: 70% Dark Cocoa, Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt, and Dark Chocolate with Caramel. 6 bars for...wait for it...
$3.97!!!!!!...for ALL 6 bars! I did think of them as gifts for healthcare workers that we are suddenly seeing often. I could give them the whole box or break them up individually. So I bought 3 boxes and tossed on in for myself.
When DD came to visit on Thursday, I opened a box and let her choose a flavor. That is when I noticed the box said they expired 3/31/17! I looked at each bar in the box I opened, they expired a day later, too!
Now, a Chocoholic like me believes that
real chocolate NEVER EVER expires. It can get chalky on the outside but it will still taste good. But you simply cannot give gifts of food that has expired. That would be just pain rude. In order to make things right, I will have to eat every.single.one.of.these.chocolate bars. Darnit!
BTW I did show some restraint though it was hard. I left a case behind at the store.
