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Howzit! It's great that you found us. These always have the price marked down. Samp, Rusks, grains, tinned goods. For example, samp is already dried. No problem.

We're a small online store based in Germany that sells favourite South African groceries, delivering to all mainland European countries and Ireland. Best Before vs Use By Date
Saffa Shop·Thursday, July 26, 2018·

Hi Folks
Now and again we sell products where the "Best Before" date is about to or has already expired. This is standard practice, not only with us and other online shops, but also at

your local supermarket. Please allow me explain the SA law:
1. “Best before” date: mandatory for non-perishables but no prohibition placed on the sale thereof after the date has expired in view of it relating only to the optimum freshness, thus quality aspects, of these products.
---> In other words, it's OK to eat it, e.g. The samp used in the my live streaming video in June 2018 was bought in SA in 2014 and had an expiry date of 11/2014. Beer, however, does lose it’s fizz and may change flavour. This generally happens only after a long time (12-18 months) after the BB date has passed.

2. "Use by” (or expiry) date: mandatory on perishable pre-packaged foodstuffs and a prohibition regarding the sale thereof after the date has expired as it relates to the safety and/or suitability of the products in question, i.e. microbial growth.
---> These should not be eaten as it could cause illness. This could be fresh anything, dairy products, e.g. cheese, yoghurt, bread, meat.
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At Saffa Shop, all products sold have only a Best Before date. But if you're gonna leave your boeries lying in the damp cellar for 5 days, then you're on your own, baby.
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More infor to what we stated above. https://www.facebook.com/nachhaltigewelt/videos/568793336938839/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARBSSbg_ZVWmKKztA1sysRsYNh5XhSidw5wF0L20XfShwPVS91gk6eWiqRgXxd0yXRgmyq2KdRuFn5mj&hc_ref=ARQx-H2RzKIBdfj8WEtOUf30SQ_lwGcMFbDBPhzvSllexC47Wa-mRAdvFQ1aGSbjlq0&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARBxlSJGWSX4lxBlWExf2i6wAQVgl6bhqQzRJ-fu1mKPsaZrjABbTFuYM7yX3BlGTXIuvOPYPO71i9z_RVvDwceNfK5WInPX_xcHtfkUOuNWNa0l9zn-P7EA0YiedXR-VkT1zGU-Vpm5XzWn9VmBWfJXc4eJTWnaOySX4Xpa8dCMc88HQRkSMKwA5RGn1X_rG3UYhmsW7y8FLQ5K0i2MrOGJlo4F7BeVebo4SM3xWUItAei5rVyLQpb-IZMkgX8goaINOHFNMQ0nc8TY4IbqmVBds6K-IJruzyT93O5xtuGa8Fon1JH9l2JPpfTNREp9oAX--TCQcJ1Db7b09rOZeluz38h2OJpntK8fO47YbZ8xdEmSrM4KBeKCr_w
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02/09/2026

Important:
Although we opened today (01/09/2026), we will only dispatch parcels on Monday after our staff return from holiday.

02/09/2026

Folks, the Gem Squash arrived yesterday and I had to quality control check them. They were wonderful. But I'll have to quality control check them again tonight :)
p.s. With lamb steak and South African peppers filled with cream cheese (available at Globus).
https://www.saffashop.eu/en/Gem-Squash.html

01/09/2026

Hi Folks.
During September, we are giving away a free product from the snacks category. If it is too big or heavy for your parcel, it will revert to a powdered product, e.g.spices or something that will fit (product as per our shop). This is in addition to the normal free gift and while stocks last. Have fun.
p.s. The images are examples; you might receive a different flavour or product from the images shown.

01/09/2026

... and our regular best before (BB) date warning.
The good news, folks, is that we've managed to reduce the number of products that are past the BB date from about 145 down to about 70. It's still a way to go but our next container is delayed. This, in turn, results in even more products arriving with the BB date already, or close to, passed. This means that my wholesale customers also don't buy it and I have to sell these at a loss.

17/08/2026

The Pronutro Saga.
We have received an update from the manufacturers of the Pronutro and it is not good news.

Just to explain what happened for those of you who may not know the whole story, but the manufacturers of the Pronutro took the decision to build a new factory for the production of the Pronutro because the old factory was too old and it would cost even more to update the old machinery and they could not get parts for the old machinery.

The old factory closed in October last year and the new factory opened in March this year. The problem came in because the new factory could not make the Pronutro in the same way the old machinery made the Pronutro and hence they had to change the texture of the cereal as well as the recipe.

The new Pronutro was launched in March, but the company did not realise that there was a strong support of the old formula and texture and that the Pronutro has a long history with the older generation and the new formula back fired as the manufacturers thought the younger generation would adapt to the new formula and there would not be an issue. They did not reach out to the consumers to get their opinions.

As we all know now, this was not the case and the manufacturers are still trying to figure out how to resolve this issue. We have been advised that the Pronutro will not be produced for the rest of this year unfortunately and they cannot go back to the old formula as the old factory as been dismantled, so we do not know how this issue is going to be resolved.

If we do get any further information on the Pronutro, we will always advise you, but please take note that there will not be any Pronutro for the rest of this year.

01/08/2026

Folks, please bear in mind that we are on holiday as from 07.08.2026.
Therefore, please use your bank's instant payment facility for any orders placed from now until the shop close on 05.07.2026.
We will not be able to process or despatch any orders or credits after 07.08.2026.

29/07/2026

Just cooling down and teaching my youngest son about Creme Soda float. He gave it a big thumbs-up. 👍👍
https://www.saffashop.eu/en/Sparletta-Creme-Soda-300ml.html

28/07/2026

Congratulations
to Ciske!! Ciske has now become a C-Price customer by spending €150 within 2 months. As such, Ciske qualifies for a 4% discount on all products - on top of any other discounts or promotions.

27/07/2026

I donated a couple of kgs of pure beef boeries for my son's soccer team season end "braai".

I thanked them for their feedback. .....
Danke auch für das oberfränkische Höchstlob für die Boerewors ... „passt scho“.
Danke auch an diejenigen, die das Lob übertrieben haben ... „kann man essen“.
😁😁😁

This is the thin boerewors. South African boerewors. Enjoy it around a braai or even fried during those cold, northern hemisphere, winter months. This is the real thing, no pork meat (sheep casings are used). 100% beef in a 80/20 meat/fat ratio...

27/07/2026

Folks,
it seems that DHL are having problems again. Tracking status of Friday's parcels have not been updated as yet and, in addition, today’s parcels have not been collected.

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