I ordered 24 Gatorade Glacier Ice pods to use as Christmas stocking stuffers, assuming that buying directly from Gatorade in bulk would mean fresher product. Unfortunately, the pods arrived with a Best By date of January 31, giving me only about 45 days of shelf life after delivery.
There is no realistic way for one person (or even a family) to use 24 pods in that short of a timeframe. When I reached out to customer service, I was told their policy is that products only need to have 30 days remaining before the Best By date, which may technically meet policy but is completely unreasonable for bulk orders.
Between the short shelf life and unhelpful customer service, this was a very disappointing experience. If you’re considering buying these in bulk to save money, I would not recommend it.