Hoping for store oversight as well. Offering free shipping over a heavy buy period fails the smell taste when someone comes up with outdated shit, but from my limited knowledge the KC BBQ Store is attached to Joe's KC so I'd hope they'd have stronger controls in place. Expiration exceptions shouldn't really be happening at their level and I'd want to know if it were my sauce.

Hopefully they make it right.

Good on you for being reasonable. Most people would not.

He was pretty reasonable about it (though it seemed a little more far-reaching than I would've expected). Said they don't normally carry it but were supplying it for a restaurant that stopped using it so it looks like all his jugs have the same date. They aren't carrying the gallon size anymore so they can't replace it with a new bottle.

I'll be honest...that's a little more than simple oversight if ALL his bottles are past, but it is what it is. Like I said, everything else I ordered was fine.

He's offered a refund on it, which I could take of course. I could also see what his shipping costs are and see if he'd rather do that or just send me $30 worth of other stuff. Or maybe $20 worth since I'm not just gonna incinerate this jug or anything (It's unopened and I've used hot-sauce WELL past its sell by date; it'll be fine) so I'll still be deriving some value out of it.

What say you, CP Barbecue crowd? Should I just take the refund, discount the refund for the fact that I got SOMETHING, or see if he'll send me out some other sauces or something instead?

I'm leaning towards other sauces since the money's spent and I'm not gonna starve over $30....

It would be better for them if you spent the money in house.

I guess it depends on if you'll use the sauce if you get it. And of course if you "need" the money, which I'm guessing you'll make your mortgage without the $30.

I'd do it.

EAT BBQ by Pellet Envy. The Next Big Thing is my favorite and Zero To Hero is real.good too. Rubs are great too. Can still get the sauce here but had to search online for the rubs when I ran our recently

I just got my shipment today and after DJ's post I was worried about the expiration dates, but everything is good on this end. Even my Tiger Sauce is fine, although I ordered the small bottle to give it a try. I can't wait to dig into these. I'll update with some thoughts when I do.

Thanks again to everyone for the suggestions.

Turns out a gallon of BBQ sauce is quite large.

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Mine still hasn't even shipped

Got everything yesterday and was very well packed. Looking forward to trying and was also nice to see for cowtown and firebug legit sugar was used.

Opened my boxes today. Each of my many Firebug Hot bottles lovingly wrapped in bubble wrap.

I’m delighted with the shipping care, but I realized today how very much I prefer the inflated air pouches compared to what I now loathe...the packing peanut.

If they only knew how much customers hate these things.

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really like these

While I hate them and their static cling they probably protect more than the air pouches which I’ve seen break with heavier items.

KC Masterpiece Private Stock.

That blues hog has my mouth watering.