I find the people behind the deli counter and butcher very rude and condescending. When you ask the butcher where something is or do they have it, they say there out there. If they were I wouldn't have asked. A lot of times they have one package of something with an expiration date of the day you are there. When you ask can I have a fresher package, their answer is well it's going to take time.
Sorry, you should be checking your stock and dates frequently. A common thing of chicken thighs you shouldn't have one package on display, This happens continuously.