Maggot in tangerine: advice please

superjaggybunnet

Phone Tesco.com for a refund.

I always do if they send me short shelf life produce. They automatically refund!

Murray

ollym wrote:

just rung tesco, they want me to take it into the store for health and safety checks... they seemed quite concerned.

How on earth do you do H & S checks on a maggot?? Do they need to check that he has got the right safety equipment and that hes sitting correctly :rotfl:

Why am I assuming its a he maggot :rolleyes:

maninthestreet

Was it an organic tangerine? Organic means no pesticides, so you should expect maggots and the like - if you don't want maggots, don't buy organic.

Charis

As my daughter's partner (a chef!) would say, "Mmm, extra protein!"

ollym_3

lol! The tangerine wasn't organic. I'm a bit squemish. when my housemate got in he looked at the uneaten part and found several more moving around inside, in the half eaten bit we also find more (yes!)

Took back and got a £10 voucher.

kuohu

loopy_lass wrote:

i think, being a true money saver i would charge the little Bu55er for scoffing some of my tangerine!!!!

I'd charge it rent

Good to see Tesco took it seriously though and you got the voucher.

Poppycat

Eh yuk, free meat Oh well got a free tenner

in_my_wellies

So will Tesco's responce be to ensure all future crops are drenched with even more pesticide?

I'd rather welcome the odd magott

Poppycat

Get them all xrayed instead and take the bad ones out. Good point you raised though in my wellies

ollym_3

in_my_wellies wrote:

So will Tesco's responce be to ensure all future crops are drenched with even more pesticide?

I'd rather welcome the odd magott

Just out of interest, would you be happy to eat a 4 day old tangerine well within shelf life, full of MAGGOTS?