Pretty sure I made an arse of myself today...

I haven't had a Prime steak in a long while. None of the stores I grocery shop at carry Prime (Publix, Kroger, Sam's). Went to a local butcher shop that opened recently and they had some Prime ribeyes so I snagged a couple.

As I'm checking out, dude tells me they were packed (cryovac) back on 2/15 but they're usually good for 15 days. Says they may smell a little funky but to just let them breathe for 30-45 minutes and, if you notice a little bit of slime on them, just wipe it off with a moist paper towel.

Hesitantly, I walk out the door. Realizing today was 15 days from packing date while driving away, I turned around, went in, told him I wasn't going to pay this much for some Prime beef on its expiration date. The butcher did not relent or sympathize as much as I expected. He assured me they're safe to eat and how he had one in the case that was packed nearly 90 days ago. We worked out an agreement where if I wasn't satisfied, I could come back, tell him, and we'd work out some store credit.

I get home to do some Googling and realize these are wet aged steaks. If he'd told me that, I would've never gone back to complain. I'd heard of wet aging but was unfamiliar with the process so had no clue that's what I was buying.

They're in a water bath now so I guess we'll see how they turn out. Nonetheless, pretty sure dude was shaking his head when I walked out the door