Hello Igor, I have had similar problems with Amazon and ebay where I order 3-sets of the B&W & Color Cartridges each. And my situation is worse than yours as I come from Bangalore, India (visit my kids in Canada & the US about every two years), Cartridge prices used to be much higher in India than the US (thanks God prices have come down since a year now). So I stash them in my Fridge (not the Freezer) after sealing them in air tight containers. Used even past 2 years of the expiry date I have not had any problems.
Agreed a seller - like B&H - should ship cartridges with at least 1 year expiry date - but do we have such dilligent Pickers and Packers in large Warehouses any where?? I worked in one of the biggest conglomerate in the world and can tell you we often shipped batteries & tyres past their expiry dates because someone in the Warehouse forgets to comply with the golden WH rule "FIFO" (first in first out). And a bad tyre can cost a life. My God!! I bring some medicines with me from India for my children here as they are half to one-tenth the price in the US. And I take care that they have long expiry dates, as my next visit would be in about 2 years. Thanks for reading. Bipin. camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
