Whenever items are marked with a sale, reduced, or special sticker, you should be wary. If the item isn t an advertised special or an in-store special, it is being clearanced. Meat wrappers use these tags to sell meat products as quickly as possible. These goods are perhaps past their shelf life expectancy or out-dated, especially in the case of processed items. Hot dogs, lunchmeats, and other pre-packaged foodstuffs can be rewrapped and sold at a discounted price.
Any profit is better than none.
If an item is in it s original casing and is reduced, it will more than likely be approaching it s expiration date soon. If you plan on using it immediately, then it is a safe, economical purchase. When meat comes from the warehouse to the grocery store, it s frozen. It is thawed, cut or ground, and placed out for sale. This includes fowl and fish, meats whose shelf life is shorter.