I get that prices (for everything) in airport terminals are insane. That doesn't bother me. If I cared enough about the price gouging, I wouldn't spend $2.30+ on a Coke and I'd use the water fountains.
What I do care about is not getting a mouthful of sadness when I spend $2.30+ on a Coke.
When I took my first sip, my tastebuds were immediately hit with a liquid that was: (a) flat, (b) sour, and (c) horrible in every sense.
Because I wasn't in a rush to get on a plane at that particular moment, I was able to walk back to the register, hand the bottle to the clerk, and tell her I wanted a new one. She looked at me like I was crazy until I pointed at the date on the bottle, which was four months past its expiration. She took a good hard look, and responded with a "... Yeah. Okay, here's one that isn't expired." She was nice about it at least.
Moral of the Story: Not Market Fresh. They're selling old stuff. Check the expiration dates; if you end up buying something right before rushing on to a plane, you're likely to take a swig/bite of something that should have gone in the trash (but didn't) and you can't do anything to remedy it at that point. read more