Things we would rather not find in our food

[herm0016]

After biting into an apple, there is nothing worse than finding half of a worm in it.

i had that happen with a salad from our garden. Half of a big green chubby worm. that was the end of that lunch!

 

[Fuddy1952]

In the 70s my wife and I ate at a local Howard Johnson's. Waitress brought salads out first, we're eating them and mine was crunchy (I was thinking croutons), then felt something warm running down my face. It was blood. I ran to restroom and had glass imbedded in my gums and cheeks. Back at table we called waitress who got the manager. We all saw what happened. Salads were stored in a glass case with glass shelves. The shelf above where my salad was had broken.
The manager never said a word. Took his apron off, got in his car and left!
We were so dumbfounded we left also, went home I got glass out. Who knows how much I swallowed.
Looking back over the years I thought how stupid I was. I should have had them take me to the hospital. I never thought of suing anyone ever, but my Dad (rip) used to say I probably could have retired at 25.

 

[aczlan]

Found a mouse turd in a raspberry toaster pastry, forever now called PoopTarts. Only eat the chocolate fudge ones now, at least I wont see it.

Worked in a KFC during my senior year of high school. Buster, the owner, told us the reason the previous owner sold out was due to a fried rodent being served.

Have found various things in packaged foods over the years, and always reported to the manufacturer the issue. They usually always respond with freebie coupons.

The wife found a mix of peanut and peanut butter M&M's in a bag that was supposed to be peanut only.
She contacted them to say that she had a bag that was mixed up, and suggested it as a new variety and they apologized profusely and sent her $12 worth of coupons.

Aaron Z

 

[Diggin It]

Threads have been lined up like this on My Home page for a day or so now:

Mice, dogs and hummingbirds are all on my 'rather not find' list.

 

[two_bit_score]

After biting into an apple, there is nothing worse than finding half of a worm in it.

It's mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

 

[Molalla1]

That one comes up from time to time and I always point out that it wasn't as hyped. It wasn't the first time somebody had been burned by the coffee there, but more importantly; she received third degree burns sending her to the hospital for two weeks and asked for $2000 to cover the medical bills. McD's offered $800...

then the lawyers got involved.

The actual award was $640,000; but she settled for less because McD was going to appeal. She used the money to hire inhouse care, as she never completely recovered from her injuries.

The McDonald's Coffee Cup Case: Separating McFacts From McFiction - FindLaw

I stand corrected then! I guess I got the hyped version.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I forked out the money for a fancy Valentines Dinner some decade or so ago. It was once in many decades I had to do that, but the woman I was seeing was the type that "demanded" that type of thing. There was one of those large flying daddy longlegs spiders in her wine glass. Too funny!