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Maggot in tangerine: advice please
ollym_3
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Hi there
Shopped online for a delivery last Friday from Tesco. Ordered a big bag of tangerines. Peeled a tangerine today, ate half then looked down to see a small white maggot with a black head crawling around on the table. As you may have guessed I spat the rest out.
What should I do?
Is this normal?
Would my nan just say they're good for you?
Or should I take to store and complain: what should I expect.
The tangerine was in my fruit bowl with all fruit from that same delivered shop!
Ps - maggot is watching me write this as we speak.
Shopped online for a delivery last Friday from Tesco. Ordered a big bag of tangerines. Peeled a tangerine today, ate half then looked down to see a small white maggot with a black head crawling around on the table. As you may have guessed I spat the rest out.
What should I do?
Is this normal?
Would my nan just say they're good for you?
Or should I take to store and complain: what should I expect.
The tangerine was in my fruit bowl with all fruit from that same delivered shop!
Ps - maggot is watching me write this as we speak.
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ollym wrote:Hi there
Ps - maggot is watching me write this as we speak.
Have you thought of a name for it yet ?"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
Bertrand Russell. British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)0 -
Think I'd just tend to forget all about it. It's a fresh product grown in an open environment. I think it's likely that this is something that will occur occasionally & difficult to see what steps retailer can take to avoid it happening.0
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I agree - just forget about it (although it may be a while before you fancy a tangerine again!
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Its far better to have the odd maggot in your fruit than have them sprayed with MORE chemicals!0 -
I'd write it off to experience!Stompa0
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i think, being a true money saver i would charge the little Bu55er for scoffing some of my tangerine!!!!
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loopsTHE CHAINS OF HABIT ARE TOO WEAK TO BE FELT UNTIL THEY ARE TOO STRONG TO BE BROKEN... :A0 -
At least you didn't find half a maggot ! :eek:0
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just rung tesco, they want me to take it into the store for health and safety checks... they seemed quite concerned.0
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Imagine the shock the maggot got - bet it had just settled down to a nice nap too !!!0
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Well i never knew that you could get maggots in tagerines. You learn something new everyday.When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile
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