Hello Dale, I too had a rough exchange with Nikki, Food Section Manager, Torquay, last week, about two food items purchased 19 August - a pack of unfrozen chicken breasts and a tray of mince. I went back on 21 August with both items - she agreed to a refund for the mince (which had turned a nasty brown) but not for the chicken as it use by date was 21 August and it was purchased on the 19th. The mince use by date was 24 August! She wouldn'f accept any of my reasonings and even said if I became ill after eating the chicken it would not be the responsibility of M&S. Yea, you read that right! I usually check use by dates but it never entered my mind after all, M&S are renowned for the quality of their food aren't they? Anyway, seems not, having scanned many of the one * complaints mentioned on this site. M&S such a shame, who would have thought it eh.