What first world problem did you have today?

[Nashemon]

I spent over an hour throwing out a bunk of food and tea that expired >2 years ago.

My contact lenses are also expired by a year... but I'm taking the chance on them.

I think my contacts expired in 2007. They say to throw away every month, but they last way longer than that. I also just made some iced tea the other day with teabags that expired in 2012. Tasted fine.

My boss just called and told me I can either have July 3rd off, or work for double pay if I wanted. So, I had to make that decision. :/

 

[CraKaJaX]

Landline went dead.

what's a landline?

 

[xSauronx]

my IT boss is coming back from a 3 week vacation on monday.
so im having to work today to do things because...well i havent had a boss to hassle me over them in 3 weeks. its been nice.

 

[IronWing]

what's a landline?

It was the thing we were going to get rid of until DSL turned out to be our best internet option. We had previously had wireless internet but it was way slower than DSL. The bundle with phone service made the landline cheaper than another cell line. We live way out in the way out boonies and DSL didn't arrive until 2013.

 

[highland145]

Chest freezer crapped out. Had to reorganize the upright freezer so I could put the blueberries that were still good it it.

 

[Imp]

I think my contacts expired in 2007. They say to throw away every month, but they last way longer than that. I also just made some iced tea the other day with teabags that expired in 2012. Tasted fine.

The expired tea was probably never going to get used. And some genius bought 6 new boxes of tea (almost 600 individual tea bags) because they were on sale.

New problem: threw away my second half-block of cheese because it started molding near the bottom -- opened about a month ago. Probably because of condensation since that part was never touched. It's almost like we should stop buying larger, relatively cheaper bulk sizes since we're saving nothing if half goes in the trash all the time.

 

[nageov3t]

I forgot to order something on Amazon this afternoon, while ordering a bunch of other things.

I remembered it as soon as I completed the order, but now I've forgotten it again.

 

[Ns1]

I forgot to order something on Amazon this afternoon, while ordering a bunch of other things.

I remembered it as soon as I completed the order, but now I've forgotten it again.

Post it notes?

 

[CraKaJaX]

I forgot to order something on Amazon this afternoon, while ordering a bunch of other things.

I remembered it as soon as I completed the order, but now I've forgotten it again.

Paper towels. It's always paper towels.

 

[lxskllr]

New problem: threw away my second half-block of cheese because it started molding near the bottom -- opened about a month ago. Probably because of condensation since that part was never touched. It's almost like we should stop buying larger, relatively cheaper bulk sizes since we're saving nothing if half goes in the trash all the time.

You could have just trimmed off the moldy parts, and put it in a new wrapper.

Sometimes buying bulk, and throwing some out is cheaper. I can get a gallon of milk from Aldi, throw away half of it, and still be ahead due to the price. I haven't been drinking as much milk the last couple months, but still buy gallons cause it's cheaper.

 

[CZroe]

The expired tea was probably never going to get used. And some genius bought 6 new boxes of tea (almost 600 individual tea bags) because they were on sale.

New problem: threw away my second half-block of cheese because it started molding near the bottom -- opened about a month ago. Probably because of condensation since that part was never touched. It's almost like we should stop buying larger, relatively cheaper bulk sizes since we're saving nothing if half goes in the trash all the time.

Cheese is made from mold. Some surface mold won't hurt it. Just scrape it off or slice the outer layer and toss it.

 

[CZroe]

You could have just trimmed off the moldy parts, and put it in a new wrapper.

Sometimes buying bulk, and throwing some out is cheaper. I can get a gallon of milk from Aldi, throw away half of it, and still be ahead due to the price. I haven't been drinking as much milk the last couple months, but still buy gallons cause it's cheaper.

Beat'd me about the mold, but does Aldi really sell gallons for more than half gallons or are you comparing them to half-gallons purchased elsewhere?

 

[nageov3t]

You could have just trimmed off the moldy parts, and put it in a new wrapper.

Sometimes buying bulk, and throwing some out is cheaper. I can get a gallon of milk from Aldi, throw away half of it, and still be ahead due to the price. I haven't been drinking as much milk the last couple months, but still buy gallons cause it's cheaper.

depends entirely on the type of cheese... cutting and keeping is fine for hard cheeses, but you don't want to do it with soft cheeses since surface mold can often indicate the presence of mold throughout the entire block even if it's not visible to the naked eye.

milk actually freezes well. I wouldn't want to drink a glass of it, because it separates a little, but I'll freeze excess cream before it expires to use in a recipe, toss into an iced coffee, etc.

 

[nageov3t]

Paper towels. It's always paper towels.

fun fact, I've actually never purchased paper towels in my life. I steal them from my parents house.

I did remember what I needed, though... wanted to shop for an over-the-ear bluetooth headset with a microphone.

 

[Imp]

You could have just trimmed off the moldy parts, and put it in a new wrapper.

Sometimes buying bulk, and throwing some out is cheaper. I can get a gallon of milk from Aldi, throw away half of it, and still be ahead due to the price. I haven't been drinking as much milk the last couple months, but still buy gallons cause it's cheaper.

I considered that, but didn't like the idea of not-yet-visible mold spores being all over the rest of the block. Probably would have been fine -- even if I got sick, I'm healthy enough to not die.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

You could have just trimmed off the moldy parts, and put it in a new wrapper.

Or you could just buy another block because this isn't communist China and you can afford non-spoiled food. "Just scrape off the rotten parts" said no wealthy person ever.

 

[lxskllr]

Beat'd me about the mold, but does Aldi really sell gallons for more than half gallons or are you comparing them to half-gallons purchased elsewhere?

Compared to other places. Aldi only sells gallon containers of milk. Aldi is $2.50 per gallon, and you'd be lucky to find a gallon for $3.50 anywhere else. $3.80 is closer to typical. Half gallons are about $2.50 in other stores.

 

[CZroe]

Or you could just buy another block because this isn't communist China and you can afford non-spoiled food. "Just scrape off the rotten parts" said no wealthy person ever.

Again, cheese *is* mold. Mold != rotten unless cheese is rotten dairy curds.

 

[Ns1]

Again, cheese *is* mold. Mold != rotten unless cheese is rotten dairy curds.

yes cheese is mold but I don't want to be eating the fuzzy green kind.

 

[nageov3t]

Again, cheese *is* mold. Mold != rotten unless cheese is rotten dairy curds.

not all mold is created equal.

a big chunk of blue fuzz on a block of cheddar probably isn't going to kill you, but it can absolutely alter the taste and texture, not for the better.

 

[lxskllr]

not all mold is created equal.

a big chunk of blue fuzz on a block of cheddar probably isn't going to kill you, but it can absolutely alter the taste and texture, not for the better.

Yea, makes it taste like bleu cheese. Never figured out why people like cheese that tastes like a canvas from a wet basement. I do have some bleu cheese stuffed olives that are good, but you can't taste the mold.

 

[nageov3t]

Yea, makes it taste like bleu cheese. Never figured out why people like cheese that tastes like a canvas from a wet basement. I do have some bleu cheese stuffed olives that are good, but you can't taste the mold.

blue cheese is made with a specific culture, grown in temperature-controlled conditions.

if you stick a ball of mozzarella cheese in the back of your fridge for a year, it's not going to be gorgonzola when it comes out.

 

[CountZero]

Again, cheese *is* mold. Mold != rotten unless cheese is rotten dairy curds.

Cheese is not mold. Cheese is curdled milk. Mozzarella involves no mold at all for example. Even many aged cheeses involve no mold at all.

The advice given is sound. Hard cheese cut it off, semi-soft cut it off along with the surrounding area, soft toss it. Always store it in a new container if you find mold.

 

[Train]

I came into a thread about first world problems and people are talking about moldy cheese and Aldi milk. dafuq?

 

[Perknose]

I considered that, but didn't like the idea of not-yet-visible mold spores being all over the rest of the block. Probably would have been fine -- even if I got sick, I'm healthy enough to not die.

Not the case, just cut out the mold. Meat is a completely different matter, though. If part of it has turned, throw the whole thing away.