Hey Sonic B, the truth is that when i found the pills it was 2 years after i stashed them and i wasnt quite sure of what they were. it took me a few minutes to realise that they were mine, i was suspicious about how they ended up in my shoe box with all sorts fo other goodies such as ticket stubs from old parties and other memorabilia crud, until i remembered that i had put them there to hide them from prying parental eyes. anyway, clearly i forgot about their existence. Taking them was scarey cos i didnt really know much about what would happen if they were rancid etc and side effects of things that have gone off, blah blah blah, i ate a half and they were just as good as when i bought them. goes to show the monsters may have a use by date however its longer than 2 years if kept in a reheads matchbox .the end!