Found wood in my winegums...

[Ostinato]

Lovely... lol

I bought a pack of winegums today and was just eating away at them, then I put one in my mouth and thought "Hmm this is a bit.. crunchy" lmao. So I took it out and looked - and theres a big peice of wood lodged in the winegum and sticking out of it... Like a sort of woodchip.

I'm gonna send a letter of complaint cause my mums raging saying it could've damaged my throat and all this lol.

What do you think they will do if anything? lol :p

The pics aren't great but I think it's clear where the big peice of wood is. on top of the gum lol...

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[jesus]

Haha that sucks, wine gums are well nice. You'll probably get an apology, you should demand like 10000 packets as compensation. :)

[benjamin]

it's a woodchip........... just pull it out............

[Dan2nd]

swallow it and sue them :D

[Ostinato]

it's a woodchip........... just pull it out............

Lol yeh that defeats the whole principle though...

What if I had swallowed it and choked? What if I had swallowed it and it was sharp enough to rip my throat? What if other packets have them too and someone doesn't realise and swallows it whilst my knowledge could have prevented it?

As a consumer you shouldn't have to be watching in case you swallow a piece of wood when you buy something. I have the right to complain and I plan to do so.

[Jamie!]

They will probably just offer you like so many free packets.

[Ostinato]

They will probably just offer you like so many free packets.

Lol fine by me :P

[WarezKid]

Ye, but how do you know they might not have a woodchip in them :P

[drama]

I remember that Program where it looked for dodgy shops and things and every week somone found like a spider in there mars bars or something, and got like 500 free mars bars etc.

[benjamin]

Lol yeh that defeats the whole principle though...

What if I had swallowed it and choked? What if I had swallowed it and it was sharp enough to rip my throat? What if other packets have them too and someone doesn't realise and swallows it whilst my knowledge could have prevented it?

As a consumer you shouldn't have to be watching in case you swallow a piece of wood when you buy something. I have the right to complain and I plan to do so.
did you swallow it and choke tho
did you?
did you?
EH, EH?

[velocity]

if its produced by masterfoods, you get £5 off any of their products. thats about it.

oh, and an apology.

[Ostinato]

No I did not swallow it - but I very nearly did so. Anyway I'm complaining so get over it.

[Albion]

Only an accident...stop being pathetic.

[iluv2spam]

Your just jealous he'll get free sweets

[benjamin]

Your just jealous he'll get free sweets
YES, YES I AM
because he is going to get like mashed on wine gums
i don't even like them lmao

[velocity]

Your just jealous he'll get free sweets

init, all those calories ):

[iluv2spam]

Stop Whining then

[Charlie]

It isn't pathetic. So, what if he didn't swallow it, what if he did? There was a woodchip in his winegum and it shouldn't have been there and they should at least give him something for it instead of saying what you are saying.

I bet if it was you, it would be a different story.

[velocity]

he has every right to complain, nobody said he hasnt. in his position i would too ;s

[benjamin]

Stop Whining then
no because im feeling argumentitive and its funny watching people get worked up :D

[Ostinato]

Pmsl some of these replies make me laugh :P

I have the right to complain and I am doing so... Posting saying I am pathetic or such like really has no effect upon me (except make me laugh at your misery! :))

[whoooosh]

ask for free supplies of wine gums

[mat64]

You'd probley get quite abit from them, Friend of mine once bought a multi pack of walkers and one of them was completely empty and got 10 free multipacks from Walkers after complaning :P

[Jõnathan]

I remember that Program where it looked for dodgy shops and things and every week somone found like a spider in there mars bars or something, and got like 500 free mars bars etc.
SHORT CHANGE <333333
They took it off and I was well sad :(
My sister found a nail in Wall's ice cream and we got a £5 voucher

[iluv2spam]

no because im feeling argumentitive and its funny watching people get worked up :D

You obv didnt get the play on words.

[benjamin]

You obv didnt get the play on words.yeah i did i just didn't find it funny at all.

[velocity]

You obv didnt get the play on words.
you must've spent ages thinking about it, then get upset when nobody rly cares.

[FlyingJesus]

It's ok people, Al doesn't swallow.

[Ostinato]

It's ok people, Al doesn't swallow.

Lmao... You've obviously not seen me with a vodka or two in me! ;)

[iluv2spam]

you must've spent ages thinking about it, then get upset when nobody rly cares.

yah i cried irl then looked at your myspace then laughed.

[Technologic]

Sue them sue them.

[e5back2k7]

err disgusting, inside them? You could sew (sp?) then tbh! Is that wine gum all chewed up? lolol

[Ostinato]

err disgusting, inside them? You could sew (sp?) then tbh! Is that wine gum all chewed up? lolol

pmsl naw I realised before I chewed :P

[Xarea]

You have the legal right to a refund, they don't have to give you an apology or extra free gifts or cash - just the price of the pack, which is probably about 98p.

[Fez]

D'ya know whut? I wooden have noticed xD

Just had to, but yeah. I totally agree with you complaining, my friend's sister almost died of choking on a nail inside a packet of Weather's Originals, they got compensation in 3 weeks.

[velocity]

yah i cried irl then looked at your myspace then laughed.
coming from someone too scared to show themselves & therefore has to fire upon others' looks to make themselves seem big?

yeah mateee.

[GommeInc]

I've bet you've swallowed worse thigns before and they haven't 'choked' you. That piece of wood wouldn't of done anything and most the time companies say you should chew more. Besides, wood is edible, it just doesn't do much for you :P

[jrh2002]

phone them up and explain what happened and if they dont give you a good enough response such as some sort of compensation tell them your going to trading standards ;) they will compensate you to sweep it under the carpet :o i bet trading standards would make them recall lots of them and cost them a fortune.

[FSX]

Are you sure the pack wasnt open and someone else had some or something?

[Jord]

Ask for £1000 or you will sue them!

[Papershop]

My dads friend once was drving and eating a a packet of crisps anddrinking some coke, and he whent to get some crisps and he started choking and then when he coffed it up, he realised it was a plastic disc in his crisps. lol so he complained and got a years supply of walkers :P only to realise that afterwards it was the disc from the top of the coke lid that had fell in his crisps :P!

[Finkelstien]

Sue who ever makes them and say you had a near death insident because of them! I'll be more than happy to represent you in court?

[Fifteen]

That is well grubby.

:>

[:Liam]

good on you! I would complain, last year I found a piece of plastic in a pack of crisps, I contacted them got a full refund and a £30 voucher for walkers products.

[English]

Some of you lot are well moody so **** off!

I always see in the Sun about how someone found something in their food & got so many of that product.

To be honest despite the amount of ********* asking why you're complaining, you SHOULD be complaining. If there's a fault with a product then you should complain, especially if it's to be consumed. Some really stupid ***** on this forum to be honest! He paid for a product, the product was faulty and possibly dangerous - he not only has the right to complain but should complain due to the principle.

You'll probably get an apology with a few vouchers/free packets of wine gums. Wine gums are lovely!

Edit by mattmeister (Forum Moderator) - Please do not be rude.

[ToxicPaddy]

I ring up companies with fake complaints, I get vouchers for it etc. I rang up haribo, saying i found a hair in one of their sweets, and I got 6 large packets, one of each of their sweets I was like "OMG"

Im assuming you will get a lot of sweets, ring them up its quicker.

[Shawnstra]

My dad's friend got a 30 dollar voucher at KFC after finding something interesting in his chicken. Let's just say it had 6 legs, an exoskeleton, and starts with c, and ends with h. Oh and it has feelers. Its obvious enough I think :P

[Davii]

i dont know what it is lol can you just say :)



Your just jealous he'll get free sweets
But all those free sweets are going to be full of wood so i would rather buy my own differant sweets or something tbh :D

[Ostinato]

My dad's friend got a 30 dollar voucher at KFC after finding something interesting in his chicken. Let's just say it had 6 legs, an exoskeleton, and starts with c, and ends with h. Oh and it has feelers. Its obvious enough I think :P

Ewww.... a cockroach?!

[CrazyColaist]

SUE SUE SUE!!!

[PenguinFluid]

Yeah I found few nails in my tecso loaf once so they gave me 2 50quid vouchers pmsl

[Loqo]

Damm right i'd sue! Well, i say that now but if it happened i'd probably take it out and eat it and carry on with the day. :)

[FlyingJesus]

My dad's friend got a 30 dollar voucher at KFC after finding something interesting in his chicken. Let's just say it had 6 legs, an exoskeleton, and starts with c, and ends with h. Oh and it has feelers. Its obvious enough I think :P

a CHURCH

[:Liam]

a CHURCH
I'd rather find the cockroach.

[Janet Snakehole]

Urghh. Thats horrible! A few months ago I kept purchasing Revels from a shop down the road and when I opened the packets the chocolate seemed to be white and basically gone off. :[

But I complained to the manafacturer and got £10 worth of vouchers to spend on chocolate!

[ToxicPaddy]

Urghh. Thats horrible! A few months ago I kept purchasing Revels from a shop down the road and when I opened the packets the chocolate seemed to be white and basically gone off. :[

But I complained to the manafacturer and got £10 worth of vouchers to spend on chocolate!

Chocolate goes white when it goes past the Best before date

[Cwmbran]

Went to a restaraunt once, when I was about 12 and we were having sunday lunch and there was a false nail in my roast potatoe... I always wonderd how it got into the middle of the potatoe.

Anyway, if your going to complain they will probably appologise and just give you a free packet of winegums.

[Jambe]

The reason they give you like 50 packets for free is that if they dont. You might sue AND they know for a fact they will loose and get sued for millions. My advice. Well.. If you can afford. Sue.

[luke-p]

Definitely write a letter of complaint, In year 11 my technology teacher was telling me when she found a metal shell, or something in her pack of smarties, she sent it off with a letter and they gave her like LOADS Of smarties :D I want loads of smarties :(

I remember I found a daddy long legs in my crisps when I was like 10 :S

[You]

Lol yeh that defeats the whole principle though...

What if I had swallowed it and choked? What if I had swallowed it and it was sharp enough to rip my throat? What if other packets have them too and someone doesn't realise and swallows it whilst my knowledge could have prevented it?

As a consumer you shouldn't have to be watching in case you swallow a piece of wood when you buy something. I have the right to complain and I plan to do so.
Notice the keyword; IF.