The 'What the fuck!' thread

[xoxoxoBruce]

What brand?

[Gravdigr]

Honeymaid? Milkmaid? Somethingmaid.

[Sundae]

Don't eat the ones in the middle.
No always means no.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Honey Maid is a Nabisco company, I didn't know that.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Can this be real? Do people actually fall for this?

[Undertoad]

They say it was just the one store, and it was a mistake:

A media relations rep told Eater that the water’s appearance on the shelf was a mixup:

“We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We looked into this right away and found that this item was being carried in just one of our stores in California,” the rep explained. “It was meant to be water with the essence of vegetables and/or mushrooms to be used as broth (similar to a bone broth), which are typically made over a long period of time soaking in water. The product was made incorrectly and has since been removed from the one store where it was carried.”

The rep added that to clarify, Asparagus Water is not a thing, it will never be a thing, and it only happened once in that one California store. If you want it, you’ll just have to make your own at home.

[footfootfoot]

Yeah, but they pulled it from their shelves after the sticky icky wore off.

eta: I posted this at the same time as Toad, when I read the explanation of the rep it made my jibe all the more poignant.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yeah, it was a mistake, not made properly, not corporate approved, yada yada yada. However, it got made, labels printed, item priced, and on the shelf.
Doesn't this bring the safety of their process of approval at each step into question, when this didn't get flagged along the way?
Oh right, California hippies. Nevermind.

[DanaC]

Took me awhile to figure out what the issue was :p I thought....asparagus water? ok, some sort of juice maybe - hadn't spotted that it was just spears of asparagus in a jar of water lol.

[Undertoad]

Guize, it occurred to me --

Originally Posted by they said

It was meant to be water with the essence of vegetables and/or mushrooms to be used as broth (similar to a bone broth), which are typically made over a long period of time soaking in water.

the official story is they wanted to officially make vegetable water by soaking vegetables in water for a long time

that is not broth. you can make actual broth by simmering the vegetables. do they intend to not do that.

"We are offended by this asparagus water story. We intended to keep the asparagus in the water for like two days before selling it. With mushrooms too. It was supposed to be vegetable water not asparagus water."

[Happy Monkey]

I've seen water infusions of fruit and vegetables. Usually, say, strawberries or cucumber. It's just very weak juice.

Asparagus, though, has such a tough skin, that I can't imagine it would infuse well whole. Maybe if it were cut in half the long way. Either way, it doesn't sound especially appetizing.

And $6 is criminal.

[xoxoxoBruce]

But but, what if a child, elderly person, or someone with a compromised immune system, should accidently ingest that water?

My god, won't somebody please think of the children/elderly/people with compromised immune systems.

[Happy Monkey]

I usually wash vegetables I bring home from the supermarket... This is like drinking that wash water...

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I opened up a package of butter ring cookies the other day...

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What brand?

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Honeymaid? Milkmaid? Somethingmaid.

Lil Dutch Maid. That was driving me nuts.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I don't see a website for Lil Dutch Maid, but the CA Attorney General has filled suit against several outlets selling Lil Dutch Maid Ginger Snaps for containing lead.

Boy, these cookies really fill me up.