A shocked couple found a dead bird in their Tesco salad - after they had starte eating it.
James,
30, and Jasmine Watson, 32, of Yate, Gloucestershire, found the bird in
a £1.50 bag of the supermarket's Babyleaf Rocket Salad when they began
eating in dimmed light. The five-inch bird, which Tesco later identified
as a Blackcap European warbler, was inside the salad which Mrs Watson
had ordered from the supermarket’s website three weeks ago on January
30.
The
couple went into their local Tesco Extra store to complain - and a
manager visited their home to remove the bird. The supermarket later
apologised and offered a £200 gift card as compensation.
But
sales director Mr Watson wants to know how the bird ended up in the
salad. He said: ‘We could not believe it. We stood there, completely
amazed, for at least two minutes.’....continue to see a close up shot of
the salad.
He
added: ‘We had the food delivery a couple of days before and then had
gone out for a few drinks on the Friday evening. We came back and were
preparing dinner in the kitchen.
‘My
wife was cooking some scallops and steak and I prepared the salad. I
opened the bag, tipped it into a salad bowl and cut up some other salad
bits and put them on top.
‘Then
I served the salad on some plates. We sat down at the breakfast bar and
only had a few low lights on so we were effectively eating by
candlelight.
‘I
took three mouthfuls and then saw it. My first reaction was why have I
got a soggy fishcake on my plate? But this was a full-size dead bird.’
Unable to contact Tesco's customer services, the couple went to the
local Tesco Extra store that evening.
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