Stale Grocery Store Coffee

Question: I had an argument with [grocery store chain]. I think selling thanksgiving coffee and chrismas coffee in July is a little late, they are selling old coffee instead of sending it back to the vendor or throwing it away. I think if you are paying for something it should be fresh. This is a low income area and I think they are misinterpreting the people who live here as stupid. Just how long can coffee stay on a shelf.I believe in fresh roasted beans ground just prior to (I use a french press) brewing. I was astonished they were putting off 6/7 month old ground coffee at .00 for 13 ounces. You are an expert and in a grocery store it is hard to find fresh roasted beans and not everyone has a grinder, but under just normal circumstances what do you think? -- Hallie