Dec 31, 2009: Don't Eat This One

xoxoxoBruce · 12-30-2009, 11:33 PM

Seriously, don't eat it, 'cause you don't wanna die. No you don't.

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Larry says that he opened a can of chef boyardee recently only to find a horrible giant mold world growing inside. When he contacted the store he bought it from, Walmart, a low-level employee was openly hostile to them and said the manager "wouldn't believe them." Yes, that's the new scam: steal a can of food, open it up, grow a massive mold culture inside it for several weeks, then try to return it for a buck oh nine.

Yeah yeah, Chef Boyardee Beefaroni, doesn't come close to your lovingly hand crafted, scratch made, delicious, nutritious, meals you make. But c'mon, it's quick, easy, and fills the gut, so you can kick the little urchins out and bubble-bath/primp for hubby's return... or get back to the soap operas.

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Now were careful not to buy dented or damaged cans when we shop and at no point did we drop or damage the can in transit home. The can stayed sealed until today....we can only imagine that there was a pinhole leak during manufacturing. Weve made a few purchases at this store and have had problems before.....unfortunately its the closest grocery store to us and is the only store that carriers many of the items we need.

The advice from The Consumerist...

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Contact ConAgra, makers of Chef Boyardee, with the lot # of the can at 800-544-5680. If you want a refund or a replacement, go back to Walmart and ask to see the manager in person. You may also want to contact your local health department to keep them informed.

Yup ConAgra, Buster's favorite people.

ajaccio · 12-31-2009, 08:50 AM

It's not Walmart a fault. Chef-Boyardee should have been contacted. I once bought a frozen Stouffer's Chicken Cacciatore that had no chicken in it. A quick letter to Stouffer's got me a coupon for another.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ajaccio

It's not Walmart a fault. Chef-Boyardee should have been contacted.

No it's not their fault, but as the seller they are responsible for servicing the customer. They don't get to take the money, and shirk off responsibility for what they sell. Well they can, but it's bad business practice that'll bite 'em in the ass. So is telling the customer they're lying and to get lost.

Shawnee123 · 12-31-2009, 08:54 AM

Awww man...you've ruined canned ravioli for me.

richlevy · 12-31-2009, 09:06 AM

Man, you've got to watch out for pinhole leaks, either in cans or stasis chambers (Planet of the Apes).

TheMercenary · 12-31-2009, 12:34 PM

I found a huge piece of glass in a jar of pickles once. All they did was replace the jar. I have no idea if they followed up on it.

chrisinhouston · 12-31-2009, 01:00 PM

I like to shop at Big Lots because you get good prices and you don't have to get all dressed up like for Walmart!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2009, 01:22 PM

Start a website, People of Big Lots!

TheMercenary · 12-31-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

I like to shop at Big Lots because you get good prices and you don't have to get all dressed up like for Walmart!

Yea but Big Lots just buys the stuff in bulk that Walmart can't sell. A real discount store! Made in China twice.

Shawnee123 · 12-31-2009, 01:27 PM

I still call it Odd Lots. I love Odd Lots...but I wear an evening gown when I go, just for contrast.

CVS is still Revco, too.

squirell nutkin · 12-31-2009, 01:41 PM

I once found an enormous sliver of wood in a quart of cottage cheese. I went back to the store and the manager gave me this withering look and said, "What did you expect from a quart of cottage cheese? The whole cottage?"

I'll be here all week folks!

newtimer · 12-31-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

I once found an enormous sliver of wood in a quart of cottage cheese.

That's odd. I once bought some lumber at Home Depot and when I got it home I found a big glob of cottage cheese smeared between two of the boards.

Shawnee123 · 12-31-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by newtimer

That's odd. I once bought some lumber at Home Depot and when I got it home I found a big glob of cottage cheese smeared between two of the boards.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

"You got lumber in my cottage cheese!"
"No, you got cottage cheese in my lumber!"

AndyDan · 12-31-2009, 08:24 PM

You know what's worse than finding a worm in your apple?

Finding half a worm in your apple!

Fortunately, that's never happened to me. I did find a worm in some spinach I was eating once, though.

Saknussem · 01-01-2010, 06:21 PM

Shawnee123 said:

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Awww man...you've ruined canned ravioli for me.

I am so sorry that it took THIS to ruin canned ravioli for you. My mother's home made baked ravioli ruined it for me something like 45 years ago.

12-31-2009, 08:50 AM	#2
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	Yuck! It's not Walmart a fault. Chef-Boyardee should have been contacted. I once bought a frozen Stouffer's Chicken Cacciatore that had no chicken in it. A quick letter to Stouffer's got me a coupon for another.

12-31-2009, 08:54 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Awww man...you've ruined canned ravioli for me. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-31-2009, 09:06 AM	#5
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Man, you've got to watch out for pinhole leaks, either in cans or stasis chambers (Planet of the Apes). __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-31-2009, 12:34 PM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I found a huge piece of glass in a jar of pickles once. All they did was replace the jar. I have no idea if they followed up on it. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-31-2009, 01:22 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Start a website, People of Big Lots! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2009, 01:00 PM	#7
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I like to shop at Big Lots because you get good prices and you don't have to get all dressed up like for Walmart!

12-31-2009, 01:27 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I still call it Odd Lots. I love Odd Lots...but I wear an evening gown when I go, just for contrast. CVS is still Revco, too. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-31-2009, 01:41 PM	#11
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	I once found an enormous sliver of wood in a quart of cottage cheese. I went back to the store and the manager gave me this withering look and said, "What did you expect from a quart of cottage cheese? The whole cottage?" I'll be here all week folks! __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

12-31-2009, 08:24 PM	#14
AndyDan Soli Deo Gloria! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	Worm in your Apple You know what's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm in your apple! Fortunately, that's never happened to me. I did find a worm in some spinach I was eating once, though. __________________ The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

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