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I implemented the "three sticker rule" at my office. Every Friday, put a neon dot sticker on _everything_ in the fridge. Instead of putting a fourth sticker on anything, throw it out.

Because "anyone could do it", it usually ends up that "no one does it".

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Sounds good, "THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT".

But would it not mean that sometimes you had 3 weeks old milk in the fridge? :-)

is 3 week old milk that old? usually when I buy milk the best by date is 2-3 weeks away

I generally trust the due dates printed on the items. But what would I know? Maybe it's a conspiracy to force us to drink old milk ;)

On a more serious note, UHT milk can be stored for months, given it wasn't opened.

Those dates assume unopened products. After being breaking the seal, they don’t last as long.

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