Husky wrote:
Ether Jones wrote:
Charlie Morgan wrote:

On 24 Sep 2006 16:07:54 -0700, "Ether Jones" wrote:


Charlie Morgan wrote:

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:51:54 -0500, "twfsa" wrote:


Is there a shelf life?
Thanks
Tom


Yes! Although there is no expiration date printed on the container, Stabil has a
two year shelf life once you open the container and break the original seal.

Sez who?

The manufacturer!


So, there's no date printed on the container, but once you open the
bottle it's no good in two years. Sounds to me like they want to have
their cake and eat it too. They don't want retailers returning
outdated unsold product, but they don't want consumers nursing a bottle
for 5 years. Pardon my skepticism.



What's the shelf life of gasoline? It doesn't come with an expiration
date either.

The analogy is weak. Gasoline is not sold in sealed containers. No
claim is made by the manufacturer that a retailer could keep a sealed
can of gasoline on the shelf indefinitely and sell it as new.


A factory sealed container isn't subject to its contents
absorbing moisture, nor oxidizing from from the air.
These are the same
factors that cause the degradation of gasoline, only gasoline goes bad
much faster...

Are you claiming that a sealed can of gasoline would remain "fresh"
indefinitely?