Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:24     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It happens. Call the company customer service, there should be a toll-free number listed on the product or their website. They probably track these complaints and will likely send you a free coupon for another bag.

—Former customer service manager for a packaged food company


I just feel so gross. If it’s common for roaches to be fried and bagged into chips at well known companies I don’t really want a free bag.




Bright side: you may have kicked your kettle chip habit.



What’s funny is I rarely eat chips but when I do, I buy smaller company/local avocado oil fried organic potato frou frou type of potatoes chips. My DH rolls his eyes but I’ve never found bugs in any of them!
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:22     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:We inadvertently eat bugs all the time. Whatever.
I once found a rat's tooth in my salsa. Now THAT was gross. True story.


How do you know it was a rat’s tooth?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:21     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My friend found a brown recluse spider in a bunch of grapes she was about to serve to her toddler.

There was a news account of a black widow crawling out of a package of grapes from Costco. Soak grapes well before using. They are hands-down the dirtiest fruit. It grosses me out when I see people open up grape packages and sample them.


What do you soak grapes in? Would water and a splash of vinegar suffice?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:20     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We inadvertently eat bugs all the time. Whatever.
I once found a rat's tooth in my salsa. Now THAT was gross. True story.


You win! Yeesh


Yep. Bugs don’t bother me much but the thought of crunching down on a rat tooth made me shudder.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:18     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:We inadvertently eat bugs all the time. Whatever.
I once found a rat's tooth in my salsa. Now THAT was gross. True story.


You win! Yeesh
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:17     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:My friend found a brown recluse spider in a bunch of grapes she was about to serve to her toddler.


Spiders love grapevines. I discovered that when helping my friend harvest grapes from her vineyard.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:16     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
We inadvertently eat bugs all the time. Whatever.
I once found a rat's tooth in my salsa. Now THAT was gross. True story.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:16     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
It's common and perfectly permissible.

https://www.livescience.com/55459-fda-acceptable-food-defects.html
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:14     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:My friend found a brown recluse spider in a bunch of grapes she was about to serve to her toddler.

There was a news account of a black widow crawling out of a package of grapes from Costco. Soak grapes well before using. They are hands-down the dirtiest fruit. It grosses me out when I see people open up grape packages and sample them.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:08     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
My friend found a brown recluse spider in a bunch of grapes she was about to serve to her toddler.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:07     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:Tweet to the company with a picture.


I’m not on Twitter but I did fill out their online form. If they give me coupons I’ll pass them on… I don’t think I can eat them anymore. I guess that’s better for me anyway.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:06     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I found a bug in a cooked brussel sprout once and it turned me off of them for years. Now I soak all veggies in water and tinse well between the leaves.


Don’t look too close if you’re buying organic broccoli!


Word
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:06     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Tweet to the company with a picture.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:01     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:I found a bug in a cooked brussel sprout once and it turned me off of them for years. Now I soak all veggies in water and tinse well between the leaves.


Don’t look too close if you’re buying organic broccoli!
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 16:01     Subject: Found a bug in my Kettle potato chips
Anonymous wrote:It’s probably a potato bug. I used to work for a all-natural fruit bar company and, despite our best efforts, sometimes a pit or leaf or (god forbid) a bug, would end up in a bar. We would always apologize profusely and offer free replacement or a refund. We also logged the package (lot number) and purchase information.


What is a potato bug? I googled what bugs like to eat potatoes (ugh) and these didn’t look like those.