re: Would you return meat to a grocery store if it expired before the "sell by" date

I took a whole bird back once and offered to let them smell. They said, no thanks, go get a new one.

Got some wings that were so bad I had to get rid of them immediately. I told the Brookshire's manager the next time I was there, and he told me to just grab a new pack whenever I was ready for wings again.

I also had to swap out some lamb at Sam's once.

Those were the only times I've ever had an issue. All were within sell by date. None of the stores quibbled at all about making it right.