I think these numbers give a general indication of how quickly the products are moving off the shelves, if you want to look at it that way. If each piece of fruit or vegetable in the supermarket had this type of information on a sticker, wouldn’t that affect your decision to buy it? The “born-on” date for beer is another similar example. It’s there to show you how fresh the product is. Do you want to buy a stale item that many others have passed up on? Why did so many others pass up on it? If I decide to purchase it, are there any concessions that I can gain? On the sellers side, you know that others know your product is old and that many have passed up on it, therefore you might be more likely to agressively price it so that it sells. Now I see why this information isn’t readily available to many buyers.
Where can an average Joe like me get this information and is it free? I would like to make a map showing these figures.
