Ours isnt bad - we are freaks about expiration dates - if its even close we throw it out. But my MIL's fridge is terrible. Her favorite saying is "there aint a thing in the world wrong with that". One Christmas she served Hickory Farms beefstick - from the previous year. My DH and SIL like to play a game "who can find the most expired item in Moms fridge". MIL gets mad - but it is so funny. She'll have things that expired a year or more ago in there. I guess thats why DH is so funny about expiration dates.