I always buy nilla wafers for my grandchildren snacks and that is their snack of choice, the crackers stayed in the pantry for 3 weeks which is highly unusual I was going to snack on a few of them the other day and they are stale!! I have never checked expiration date on them because it has never been necessary I am highly disappointed to have spent $6.00 for a box of crackers and they were discussing and my grand babies has been eating them! I need that to be made right for me and my grand babies User's recommendation: Check dates on boxes although the product inside will not always be fresh.