Ultimately, it is your fault if you buy rotting chicken as it gives off a distinctive odor even if it is just starting to rot. It doesn't matter if it is behind glass since you can always ask to smell each and every piece. I have been doing this for years and only had one issue in 10 years. A matter of hours can make a difference, so it you plan to refrigerate over night and eat it for dinner the next afternoon, there is always the chance it may turn during that period of time, so I almost always plan to cook the chicken the day I purchase it. Otherwise just put it in the freezer for overnight storage.

 

We buy some meat at Lee Hypermart. For good meat, i spend a little extra and get at JLH, the deli under Don Atilano restaurant on the Boulevard. Frozen but a slow thaw in the fridge does wonders. For large quantities, Belcris is best, i think. Hypermart might be good for chickens. Agree Robinson's has a bad smell around the meat/chicken/fish areas sometimes, scary...