Blade found in packet of crisps

Years ago my husbands cousin found a runner band in a packet of crisps. His mother rang tayto and a box of goodies soon arrived by way of apology. A few weeks later the cousin was overheard by his mother telling his friend he was going to 'put another rubber band in a packet of crisps, coz we got loads of goodies the last time I did it'
 

To paraphrase an old joke its better you found a catepillar in your salad than half a catapillar.
 
I'm sure that many of us fantasized about such a scheme/scam when we were kids. I know that I did. Never followed through though.
 
ClubMan said:
I'm sure that many of us fantasized about such a scheme/scam when we were kids. I know that I did. Never followed through though.
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A friend did (aged about 10/11) and it didn't work - the first (genuine) incident involved a chip of wood in a well known soft centred chocolate product - the hamper and apologetic letter arrived swiftly of course.

Maybe responded a bit too enthusiastically and dramatically with the follow up 'complaint' (a ball bearing, a week later, same company) and AFAIK the response letter was a fairly curt, sceptical, dismissive one which all but called him a liar - which of course he was.
 
I sliced the very tips off two fingers when I worked in the deli of dunnes stores as a teenager. Ironically, a Fish Fingers rep brought me to the meath hospital in his van. A week later this guy arrived to the house, got me to sign something and a week later I got a cheque for 7 pounds comp. in the post. I couldn't play the piano for months.

Leelee, I hope you get some recompense from company in question.
 

Environmental Health Officers attached to your local HSE would be very interested in this and would take action. It would be much the same as finding a blade in food served in a restaurant. This should be done in the absence of any response from the company. It is a very serious issue.
 
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