It was my understanding that they could afford to buy beer very close to sell by date as by selling it so cheaply it would go before it turned. I may be wrong of course? You sound like you know differently? Pray tell?
Is the correct answer. I don't want to drink Abbott Ale at £1.95 a pint thgat's gonna turn into rancid piss in a day or so 'cos it's so close to it's sell -by date and bought on the cheap OR eat a curry meal that is no better than a Vesta meal of the 70's blasted in a microwave. Sadly so many...