While some foods can last through their sell-by date, most tend to give up on it when the item's date is passed.
There is nothing worse than attempting to prepare a meal only to realize one of the ingredients has expired for many people.
However, some people don't feel the same way about medicine, as a woman went viral recently after sharing a photo of a Vicks VapoRub jar from the 1980s she still uses.
Heather Chacon was recently taking care of her sick child when her mother recommended she tried a remedy she often used when Chacon was younger: Vicks VapoRub.
However, instead of going to the store for a new jar, Chacon’s mother gave her the same topical ointment she had been using since the 1980s.
“My son has been sick (not Covid) and shout out to my mom, who loaned us the SAME pot of Vicks she used to use on me growing up. Expiration day 1-87,” Chacon captioned her now-viral photo.
While some users online were shocked, she used the expired medicine, and many online took the opportunity to share photos of their medicine cabinets filled with expired items.
Luckily, the Vicks VapoRub helped, according to Fox News.
Still, hopefully, she decides to get a new bottle eventually.
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