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Tue, Sep 9th, 2014, 02:42 PM #1
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A friend of mine bought their son a Cars, Mater Takes Off sticker book from SDM over the weekend and she found a used finger cot in it!!!!! She sent me pictures...it even looks a little yellow....Ew. So, yeah, she's ticked (obviously). She said it was stuck inside the staple of the book.
Anyway, I told her to email the company and tell them. Which she did and they just told her to take it back to SDM. Seriously? I mean who knows what the person had wearing the finger cot....they should at least send her a replacement coupon and show a little more concern regarding the matter. Not just, "please take it back to where you purchased it". and then "Our manufacturers try to maintain a high standard of quality in all our publications, however there are occasional bindery errors." ......I think this qualifies as more than a bindery error!!!!!! So infuriating!
Guess I am ranting on her behalf...although it does make me angry seeing how they responded to the situation.
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 10:19 AM #2
Oh yuck. Yes, once I made sloppy joes and served in on naan. my DS bit on a small pebble/stone. At first I thought it was in the sauce but it was in the naan. Luckily he didn't crack his tooth.
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 11:00 AM #3
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 11:06 AM #4
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In this case, I would agree with the company in requesting she return it back to SDM for a refund. Unfortunately, in both consumer goods (non food) and in food, there is a "Standard" of acceptable contamination. Since she purchased it that same day, it's something that can easily be returned, it's not like a can of beans that has been opened. Especially in toy factories that are so huge, and can in fact have the parts made in several different locations, and then assembled in yet another place, it can be really hard to track down where this in fact happened.
Hopefully your friend gave the company the information they needed to try and track down the assembly line where this was done. Then the plant can reassess the machinery to ensure that it's all working correctly. Unfortunately wherever humans come in contact with a product, there is room for error, it happens. I'm just thankful that she noticed it first and not her ds or dd whom may have started playing with the item.We all need a little sunshine every now and then
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 11:23 AM #5
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I once opened a jar of honey and found a dead bee on top of the honey in the jar. I wrote a letter, yes I did, to the company and stated something like, " I know your product is fresh, but really!". I then received a whole case of honey as a way of saying "sorry". Mind you that had to be 25 years ago. I doubt that it would happen like that today.
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 01:07 PM #6
When my oldest was a baby I was feeding her Heinz baby food blueberries and found part of a chicken bone in it. Needless to say I stopped feeding her baby food after that and made homemade food for my toddler
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 01:59 PM #7
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Yup on Sunday I made the Schneiders Naturals hamburgers and found what had to be either a bone or cartiledge. Good thing I didn't damage any teeth........
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 02:50 PM #8
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Ew....
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 02:58 PM #9
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Wed, Sep 10th, 2014, 04:50 PM #10
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last yr i bought a duvet on ottawa st...it was half price, so i got one for my mum in law. when i put it on my bed there was something INSIDE one of the sqares..i held it up to the light & it was an orange gummy candy!
wth?
so instead of lugging it all the way back to exchanged it...i just made a small cut & removed the gummi & sewed it up. ;-)
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Fri, Sep 12th, 2014, 05:32 PM #11
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Mom has found plastic bits in organic sugar from a zipper top bag. I personally like Redpath or Lantic sugar from the store but she wants organic-a surprise inside guaranteed from time to time.
2021-Bring on the sunshine, sweets & online shopping.
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Fri, Sep 12th, 2014, 06:27 PM #12
I once had a big piece of plastic in a bag of twizzlers. Company said it was probably from their machinery.
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Fri, Sep 12th, 2014, 07:02 PM #13
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I can easily list a hundred things...I have the worst luck.
The most recent is Gold Seal wild salmon, bought a bunch that was on sale. Ate 2 cans, the 3rd can I pick out a piece and find a worm curled inside the meat. Threw out the can, return the rest of the stock pile, don't even bother complain to them.
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Sat, Sep 13th, 2014, 01:01 AM #14
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Ugh!
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Sat, Sep 13th, 2014, 09:30 AM #15
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Ewwww, yucky. So disturbing to think/read about it. I know it's so common but still.....yuck.
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