It was brand new, unopened and not expired. I had eaten half of it not even looking at it, and for some reason before I took that next bite something dark caught my eye and there was a large winged bug baked right into the middle of the filling. Needless to say I didn't take it well. And the whole experience gave me an anxiety attack.
My friend says I should save the pie, contact a lawyer and sue. I personally think that finding a WHOLE BUG in the middle of a pie is just ridiculous. Hostess should have standards that prevent things like that from happening. I mean that's a brand anyone would trust. WTF? Why do these things happen to me?!?! Goodness knows I can never eat another Hostess pie again.
2007-05-12 18:47:55 · 9 answers · asked by menabenson 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Sue if it actually merits it.
Don't sue because you were grossed out or because you think they have a faulty QC system. It's a chance discovery, you just won the bad lotto.
If you weren't physically effected (got sick) then I say don't waste our money on something that, and even if you were you'd have to blowing chunks.
2007-05-12 19:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, finding a bug in a pie is not a serious violation. If it is an excessive occurrence, then it becomes an issue. There are standards which allow for a certain percentage of things such as bugs in food. There's no lawsuit to be found here. Hostess will just blame the company that made the filling and the filling company will blame the apple company, etc.
Honestly, an anxiety attack?? It was just a bug!! It was extra protein!! Save the dramatics for when you really find something disturbing like a bolt, glass, or a rodent...something that the manufacturer actually has control over.
2007-05-12 18:58:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best thing you can do is if you have the box that the Hostess apple pie came in or maybe some packaging there should be some serial numbers on it, call the company phone number and tell them what happened. And you will get everything resolved from there. As for trying to sue them it's not worth the time an money involved as this was a rare occurrence that you had this bad experience.
2007-05-12 19:06:25 · answer #3 · answered by kj7285_25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever done anything wrong had a bad day at work or just screwed something up ask yourself that and then decide if you should still sue!!! SHXX happens get over it ask for a refund or just put it behind you Sue happy people like you is what is wrong with AMERICA today! Can't believe you would ask this of something SO petty!!!!
2007-05-12 19:04:45 · answer #4 · answered by concerned Illinois 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I opened a Hershey's chocolate bar one time, and there was a live larvae of some kind in the chocolate. I didn't sue because it wasn't worth the time or effort or the $$$. I did, however, call the company, and I got quite a few coupons for free chocolate.
2007-05-12 18:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by puppylove 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So if you serve a meal to your family at Thanksgiving, and your grandmother found a bug in her stuffing, then she should sue you. Right? Things happen. It's not like they did it on purpose!
2007-05-13 01:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by r riggs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cherry
2016-04-01 08:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can TRY, but you certainly can't PROVE it was there. If you decide to go forward, try to find a lawyer who doesn't get paid unless you do, or you could waste a lot of money for nothing.
2007-05-12 18:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by kyralan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Want to sue? Get a lawyer and put up a retainer and go to it! Might cost you $ 10,000.00. and he could start a class action. You might get $ 3.50 in about 10 years.
2007-05-12 20:32:04 · answer #9 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋