Depending on your order and from who. There are a few people around here that order by the year. The rats are vacuum sealed and are fine. Once opened you cut that time frame down quite a bit though.

I would get the one that suits your needs, go with the one that will fit in the area you want to put it. you dont want open space in it all the time, that makes it run more often. The fuller the freezer the more efficient the freezer.