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What's the worst thing you've found in your food?

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:40

...as I found a big insect insect in a tin of beans some weeks ago and am feeling massively fobbed off.

I wasn't looking 'for compo', so I contacted the company directly; they wanted the can and said they'd let me know. They sent me a £10 Morrisons voucher as a goodwill gesture.

They didn't follow up so I contacted them again. Immediately I was sent an attachment, dated that day, basically saying it was a bee, it couldn't have got in there, and IF it did, it would have been deformed due to the high temperatures of the process.

So they fucking think I put it there myself, all for a 10 voucher? Bastards.

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Twickerhun · 27/02/2018 11:42

I used to work in a chain pub as a waitress. One of my customers found her chicken nuggets were actually carpet in breadcrumbs

QuestionableMouse · 27/02/2018 11:44

String in a marks and spencer cake.

Failingat40 · 27/02/2018 11:45

I once found an ear-wig in a carton of fresh orange juice and a caterpillar in the remains of my salad.

I was glad I hadn't eaten it but at the same time wondered if it had a few friends in there with him that I had actually eaten Grin

I didn't bother reporting either one.

Weallfeelbetterinthedark · 27/02/2018 11:46

A fingernail in a can of peas and carrots mix.

Soubriquet · 27/02/2018 11:46

A spider cooked into my chocolate

Sent it off to the company and got £30 worth of vouchers to spend on more chocolate.

I was happy

Aprilmightmemynewname · 27/02/2018 11:46

Found a huge staple in a tin of dog food. Got loads of vouchers for more dog food!!

MoreVelmaThanDaphne · 27/02/2018 11:46

A whole white soggy bit of skin from the end of someone's finger, complete with fingerprint whorl, the size of the whole fingerprint. In a Marks and Spencer chocolate fondant pudding.

Situp · 27/02/2018 11:47

I had broken glass in a salad at the canteen at uni once.

MatildaTheCat · 27/02/2018 11:48

DH found a large fish hook in his mouth whilst eating a piece of fish from Waitrose. They investigated very slowly and blamed their supplier.

Eventually got £50 in vouchers but I had to push quite hard to elicit any response.

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:49

Yuck!
I think the fingercake is possibly the worst so far. Did you complain, Velma ?

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ColinsVeryJolly · 27/02/2018 11:49

The worst I ever saw was when I was 13 and babysitting with a friend.

The mum had left some pick n mix from the corner shop for her kids (who were about 4 & 5) to have later on. My friend was sharing out the sweets in to bowls and nicked a cola bottle to eat herself. She held it in her teeth as she gave the sweets out and then discovered it had a piece of glass inside it!

We snatched the other sweets away quickly and checked them all, 2 others were the same.

Thank fuck she stole that sweet.

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:50

FISH HOOK IN HIS MOUTH????
At Waitrose?

Do you still shop there?

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taffett · 27/02/2018 11:50

@Soubriquet a SPIDER. I'd have had a heart attack, hate the things😩😩😩

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:51

Blimey 2 votes for M&S here so far. Not good.

Soubriquet what chocolate was it? Do you still buy it?

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Adoodoobydoo · 27/02/2018 11:51

I really wish I hadn't opened this thread Envy

My worst was prob a massive fly inside a bag of fresh spinach.

Did have a bar of chocolate once, some type of cadburys that I don't think is made anymore and I can't remember the name of. It had a hollowy bit and I thought it was filled with white cream, which was strange as they were usually empty, until a few bites in I realised it was some type of fungus.

GetOutOfMYGarden · 27/02/2018 11:51

Rotting dead thing (around the size of a mouse) in a pack of asda's micro rice. They wouldn't do anything unless I took it into store. I can take the £1 hit, I refused to take that fucking stench in my car for 20 minutes while I drove back to store.

Now I no longer shop in Asda as a result.

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:52

Bloody hell, Colin ! Did she complain?

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Soubriquet · 27/02/2018 11:52

Yeah wasn't pleasant...

It was halfway down into the bar so I had eaten some of it..then I saw its little legs and put it down. Quick

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:53

Is that an envy face, Adoodoo ? Are you jealous of the fingercake of the beanbee?

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Soubriquet · 27/02/2018 11:53

Oh it was a galaxy bar from a vending machine

This was years ago though and yes I've still bought the chocolate since

MoreVelmaThanDaphne · 27/02/2018 11:54

Bean I didn't complain - I was so revolted that I just binned it and tried to forget about it.

SneakyGremlins · 27/02/2018 11:55

Not really bad but I ordered chicken fried rice once and the chicken was pink Sad

Independentstateofeyebrows · 27/02/2018 11:55

Live worms in a piece of fresh fish from m&s

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BeanFobbedOff · 27/02/2018 11:56

I'm basically fucked off that they've called me a liar.
It was tin of KTC White Kidney Beans and I shall henceforth boycott them.
I'm sure they're gutted, although I did buy a lot of beans before.

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TeddyIsaHe · 27/02/2018 11:56

An engagement ring. Why he thought it was a good idea I’ll never know. Still cringe about it 5 years later. (I did not marry him)