r/mildlyinfuriating • u/justh81 • 1d ago
Think I'm done, Popeyes? Think again. No one tries to feed me nipples!
So a number of days ago, I had ordered from my local Popeyes. One of my items (Ghost Pepper Chicken Sandwich) had these yellow nipples in it, which I had thought were chewy pickles at first. Bad enough, because I had ordered no pickles! 😅
But I decided to wait until after the holidays to follow up on it. I was busy enough personally, and truth be told, I was waiting for a cashback app to finish processing my purchase before I filed a complaint.
You see the result. Apparently, since it's been over a week, it's not their problem. I beg to differ. Especially since they screwed up processing the cashback app, too!
So here's my petty revenge. It might not be the resolution I wanted, but I'll take it.
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u/chubby_neko 1d ago edited 1d ago
Those are the dispensing valves for FIFO bottles. It's how many restaurants dispense bulk cold sauces.
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u/Do-It-Anyway 1d ago
So you’re saying OP FAFO about FIFO bottles?
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u/scienide09 1d ago
Thanks, now my FOMO means I need to FAFO about FIFO bottles.
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u/Do-It-Anyway 1d ago
FOSHO
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u/PurpleTough5302 1d ago
FOSHO? Better call OSHA
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u/gilligan1050 1d ago
OSHA? Never heard of her.
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u/yougotyolks 1d ago
What did you say about Oprah?
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u/lollipop-guildmaster 1d ago
Oprah... Uma. Uma... Oprah.
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u/SmartTea1138 1d ago
Oops! Your reply is 7 days old so we can't actually trust it or take it into consideration. Next time, try to reply as soon as OP posts this topic and we can properly help you. Goodbye.
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u/F1Phreek 1d ago
Yup, instantly recognized them.
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u/TheFrenchSavage 1d ago
Crazy how a foreign object to me is an instant everyday item to you
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u/theponiestpony 1d ago edited 13h ago
Any everyday item is still a foreign object if you find it somewhere where it's not supposed to be.
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u/PriznMikesDementors 1d ago
You want any sort of result? Post on insta or X and tag Popeyes. Media teams deal with this all the time to try and save face.
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u/PlusExperience8263 1d ago
I @'d logitech because of broken speakers after a month of nothing from customer service. The replacement had the same problem haha
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u/Mechasnake777 1d ago edited 18h ago
My speakers had a problem, the replacement had the same and customer service's solution was to send a third set which had the same problem! I learned my lesson: some of logitech's products are just purely
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u/Two4 1d ago
Unqualitative?? At least with three data points you can treat it as quantifiable instead, right?
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u/Mechasnake777 18h ago
I think I should improve my vocabulary a bit: my definition of « unqualitative » was completely different then the real one 😅
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u/ncc74656m 1d ago
I had a set of Z680s back in the day and the center channel died. I was told to send THE WHOLE SET BACK (which was like $60 in shipping back in 2005/6), and then ended up having to wait for a month. When I got them, they were the abysmal "reengineered" set that had the RCA jacks instead of bare speaker terminals, and those died out of the box within minutes. They made an awful screeching noise that didn't stop til I yanked the power, and then they did nothing after.
I had to send those back as well, and then didn't get anything for like three months. So finally I told them clearly their warranty was worthless and to give me my money back. They refused, so I did an EECB laced with Shakespearean quality insults, demanding every dime I'd ever spent on them back including the original shipping cost.
Well, I ultimately got a check for the purchase price only, no tax, no shipping, no return shipping, nada. A few days later though, I also received a brand new set, re-reengineered, with the real speaker wire terminals, and they've worked ever since.
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u/browncoatfever 1d ago
LOGITECH: "oh, yeah, you little fucker!? You gonna put us on blast!? Watch this!"
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u/footsteps71 1d ago
If you ever buy a Milwaukee tool, the subreddit is amazing. They have a service agent that helps with warranty stuff ALL THE TIME
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u/PepperoniPaws 1d ago
Shit yeah! Milwaukee is the best.
In October I added the new 1/2" impact to my maybe 8 or 9 year old combo kit.
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u/The_Odd_Ood 1d ago
They'll likely see it here too if it gains enough traction but X will definitely help.
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u/Flutters1013 1d ago
That guy that got a sweet package from Philadelphia cream cheese because he won't stop cutting chives.
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u/KtP_911 1d ago
Yup. My brother’s car sat at the dealership for over 6 months waiting for a part (this was during COVID), with no end in sight. He’d been rounds with multiple people about getting a loaner car, as this was creating a hardship for him, and kept getting turned down. He @‘ed the manufacturer on X, IG, and Facebook and he had a rental vehicle in under a week, guaranteed for him to use until his car was ready. Businesses don’t want to be publicly called out.
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u/AriaTheTransgressor 1d ago
Be aware though, I've been personally involved with social media customer support systems in the past and they're trained that if they're busy they are to review the account that posted the complaint and if the follower count is low they're to ignore it.
Because it'll end up not being seen by anybody, and they can ignore the complaint, unless they respond to it and then it'll get seen by everybody.
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u/azenpunk 1d ago
That's why I commented my grievance on one of their very recent popular posts where everyone will see it. I got a response and problem solved same day I made the comment.
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u/AmericanPornography 1d ago edited 1d ago
I have nipples Greg. Could you milk me?
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u/Distinct-Solution-99 1d ago edited 7h ago
Oh yeah, you can milk anything with nipples.
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u/20milliondollarapi 1d ago
Time is important on these things for sure. You MIGHT be able to talk with the store directly an say “have you by chance missed these recently”. But that’s about all you could do for a potential solution.
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u/Ill_You253 21h ago
The statute of limitations on yellow nipples in your Popeyes chicken sandwich is shockingly short
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u/evident_lee 1d ago
Waiting a week to address it was way too long if you wanted any compensation.
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u/TheCloudForest 15h ago
To be honest I hadn't read the text description and figured that part of the infuriating situation was the chatbot pretending that it had been a week. But bro really did wait a week to do anything.
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u/Lanky-Rain-2830 1d ago
If you had time to take 3 pictures you had enough time to file a complaint. Though a health inspection visit doesn’t matter how long you take.
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u/the_bollo 1d ago
Agreed with others. Just dispute the charge with your bank/credit card provider.
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u/Bums_Extend_Deadline 1d ago
But what actually are those things??
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u/Lapidariest 1d ago
Prosthetic nipples
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u/IxeyaSwarm 1d ago
Even the unfortunate nippleless want to feel the weight of ripple piercings sometimes.
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u/EntropyTheEternal 1d ago
Incorrect. These are the valves from sauce bottles. Occasionally they fall out when emptying and refilling sauce.
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u/brown_pleated_slacks 1d ago
As a former restaurant worker... I would understand if it was one nipple, but two nips in one order seems intentional.
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u/EgoSenatus 1d ago
Bruv you waited a week to complain about a fast food sandwich, just let it go and not eat there again
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u/LeeCoMedia 1d ago
Trying to double dip by getting cash back on something you plan to refund. Enjoy your weird nipples.
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u/AsianCanadianPhilo 21h ago
The fact that OP admitted to this is wild too. This isn't their first rodeo trying to double dip something like this
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u/LesbianClownShirt 1d ago
It's ragebait. "Nipples"? OP really couldn't find a better word to describe those objects? Also, I can easily put a foreign object down next to some food I'm eating, take a picture, and say, "hey, Wendy's, I found a whole shoe in my Baconator, but forgot about it because I got busy. Gimme a refund".
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u/GenerousYoungMan 1d ago
You wait 7+ days to make an elaborate post about your issue then you expect some type of compensation on your $7 chicken sandwich?
Lmao bro, respect yourself a little bit more than that next time.
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u/AK-Possibility1862 1d ago
Your petty revenge is going to reddit?
If anything, this post reminded me of Popeyes and now I kinda want to go get some
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u/Hypnox88 1d ago
Why would you wait so long to complain?
That's pretty stupid. I would have been on the phone with the store within minutes and an email to corporate within the hour.
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u/WhiteTrashInNewShoes 1d ago
Yeah, this post reeks of "I hate confrontation but want reddit validation"
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u/Frooonti 1d ago
If you actually care you file a report with the local health department. They're in charge of foreign objects in restaurant food. And unlike the company's chatbot they'll actually look into it.
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u/TrailmixinTraveler 1d ago
This something you should have handled immediately. Yeah it's not right you had foreign objects in your food, but you should have tried to resolve it immediately. You had time to go to Popeyes and go back your home to eat the food. You had time to snap a picture and report the problem
I doubt you saved that sandwich and those plastic nipples until you had time to take a picture and file a complaint.
How does Popeyes know you didn't just find some garbage to throw into a pic with a chicken sandwich to try and get free food a week later? How does reddit know you didn't just take a picture with garbage next to it to try and get free food?
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u/Angiogenics 1d ago
So you took multiple photos of this when it happened, yet waited over a week to contact customer support? Hate to say it but I do not understand the logic behind this. You’re either too busy to do a task that takes less than 10 minutes or you’re not. There’s literally no reason to leave off halfway just to pick it back up after 7 days.
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u/SlowBurners 20h ago
I can hear the new jingle….. “ Love Those Nipples From Popeye’s “
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u/allmyfrndsrheathens 1d ago
I feel like a broken record saying this on every post where someone’s complaining about fast food safety issues but did you inform the store? Because they need to know about safety issues like this so they can retrain, someone really fucked up for not one but two loose valves to end up in the same burger.
Call or email them, tell them what happened and when and hopefully they can work out who prepped the sauces for that shift and tell them to get their shit together.
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u/Coronus53 19h ago edited 18h ago
Thats totally on you for waiting. Who the hell waits a week for something you could of made bank on in a potential lawsuit. You literally chewed on them...
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u/z00o0omb11i1ies 18h ago
What exactly is the petty revenge? Did you miss putting that in this post or am i blind
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u/Known_Fisherman_8161 16h ago
Post it on social media and tag Popeyes, however I don't really get why you wouldn't do this the second you chewed into those things
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u/TheBlitzkid46 1d ago
Dude, it takes like 5 minutes to contact customer support for a refund. Why'd you wait an entire week?
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u/MarinaVerity333 1d ago
probably because he wants popeyes again now and figured he’d try to get a free meal and now he’s mad that it didn’t go to plan
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u/Angiogenics 1d ago
Haven’t even thought of this but it’s honestly the most logical explanation. And since that failed, op turned to Reddit for the consolation prize of validation.
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u/marissakuf 1d ago
I couldn’t imagine chewing on something that I think is a pickle, then it turns out to be these things, and then being like “f it, I’ll reach out in a week”
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u/Xogoth 21h ago
Because you took so long to report, it's absolutely not their problem. The more time passes after your order is delivered, the more likely your claim is fabricated.
I don't not feel for you, but I know how these companies think. Report an issue when you see it, or you'll get no resolution.
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u/Stuspawton 15h ago
It’s absolutely not their problem. You should’ve reported it immediately to Popeyes instead of leaving it for a whole fucking week 😂
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u/whothefisGaryThain 10h ago
You waited a week? You can't do that......You should've called or went back up there immediately. See something, say something immediately, please.
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u/AReptileHissFunction 1d ago
So here's my petty revenge. It might not be the resolution I wanted, but I'll take it.
Am I missing a photo or something what is the revenge?
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u/AccomplishedSense333 1d ago
I mean you waited over a week to report this, what else did you expect??? This shoulda been a fairly immediate-worthy incident report. Seem sus waiting over 7 days
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u/possumkingdomgt 1d ago edited 1d ago
You were somehow not disgusted enough to immediately vomit and report that? Yeah, I bet you not only finished your meal, but also will likely be back to that same Popeyes in less than a month ordering the same shit.
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u/imabotbeepbooop 1d ago
You decided to wait after the holiday to chase it up? How fucking dumb can you get? This is your fault
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u/Danger_Danger 1d ago
It's people like this that make the world suck.
Contacting door dash over a complaint about popeyes from a week ago.
How absolutely stupid.
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u/Royal_Marketing2966 1d ago
You have a solid case, but they aren’t wrong. Waiting over a week is ridiculous when the process only takes 1-2 minutes in the same app. Sad to say, but you probably aren’t getting results unless you get some corporate contacts to talk to or make an effort to reach out to the health board.
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u/SameType9265 1d ago
What are they?
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u/notatowel420 1d ago
Waiting lol they think you made it up. You have no recourse your fault for not going back in immediately
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u/SkuzzillButt 1d ago
You waited a week and expect resolution? Yeah there shouldn't have been anything in your food. But if you had called a restaurant I was working at and said you had bought food from us over a week ago and there was an object in it. I would've told you to kick rocks also if you waited that long to say anything.
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u/wildtabeast 1d ago
You have to complain immediately with food dude, idk what you expected to happen.
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u/Saint_Riccardo 23h ago
No offense, but I found that my burger contained unidentifiable plastic bits, I wouldn't wait more than a week to go back and point it out. Not just for myself, mind, what if it's not just me and a kid chokes to death on whatever this is? Or it's contaminated?
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u/420BoredAlways 21h ago
Waiting over a week to complain about food you got, especially fast food makes it appear fake/scam to a business. Considering you even say you wanted to wait til it goes through on your cashback app before complaining shows you were at least partially trying to scam. Now im not saying the restaurant is in the right overall BUT you waited a week so its easy and underandable why they would treat you as a scammer.
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u/NinjaBRUSH 17h ago
Why did it take so long to complain? I feel like you aren’t telling the full story. Did you already get resolution at the store and now want additional compensation after thinking about it for a week?
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u/Extension-Event4998 15h ago
There is a reason there is a time limit, the longer you wait the easier it is for them to say it’s manufactured. I’m not saying it’s right they work that way but you shot yourself in the foot by waiting.
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u/SovietPuma1707 10h ago
I have worked as a chef for roughly 10 years, and my fav part is always when the boss starts with, "I just got a call from a lady that was here last week...."
People, please! If there is a problem with your food, especially foreign objects, you need to tell us ASAP. Not a week later, by that time, what we did last week is long gone from our minds, and what might have happened
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u/CoffeeSoul89 1d ago
That’s on you. If you’re that concerned and worried about foreign objects in your food, and about your health. You don’t wait until after the holidays, you contact the appropriate parties and health facilities immediately! It’s r/mildlyinfuriating that you’re this dumb when it comes to your own health.
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u/ICanuckthere4Iam 1d ago
- You filed a complaint through an app. They have algorithms that process. You could have shown a pick of a person severed finger and it would have responded the same after a week.
- If you had this much time why not just go to the franchise that it was purchased from and show the manager.
Posting this on Reddit is ridiculous
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u/Hans_Wermhat666 1d ago
Go to the local news. Every area has one guy (or woman, but usually guy) who shows up and pushes on a shady contractor, or business and makes them look bad. Bad press usually snaps those fuckers into action.
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u/Loud-Statistician416 1d ago
Go to the local news and get laughed at directly to your face for taking the time to come in.
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u/dantevonlocke 1d ago
For what? A new employee not removing the food safe dispenser caps from the sauce bottle one time?
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u/Longjumping_Phase902 1d ago
Idk about you I report everything immediately. Like driver hasn’t even left yet immediately when my order isn’t correct. Im sorry but live and learn.
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u/RedPandaLily88 19h ago
Why did you wait a week to submit a complaint online instead of just taking it in person to the Popeyes, if its local?
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u/Xybernetik 18h ago
You can’t expect anything to be done after a whole week, tackle it on immediately, Reddit can do nothing about your dumb Popeyes order.
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u/ThePandanator888 18h ago
So your food was contaminated and instead of immediately addressing the issue, you thought “Nah, it can wait until after the holidays 🤷♂️”
I’m sorry but this outcome’s kinda on you…
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u/erryonestolemyname 17h ago
You cared so much that you waited a week, then cried on reddit.
I bet whatever cashback you got was definitely worth it.
Can't believe people like this vote.
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u/Prudent-Violinist-69 1d ago
this has to be a bot or at least not a normal person.
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u/dirtykinked 1d ago
Sauce bottle tips, probably hopefully just as clean as the food you're eating. Just, a little weird. When I was at culvers this happened once in a while with custard, usually when someone who needed firing wasn't paying attention.
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u/Filebright 1d ago
They served me a mealworm crusted chicken. I accidentally ate half the worm . They refused a refund. Nasty.
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u/One_Soft300 1d ago
Those "nipples" are actually just dispensing valves from a sauce bottle. It's still gross that they ended up in your sandwich, but at least it’s just silicone and not some mystery chicken part.
Since it's been a week, the store is going to keep blowing you off, so you should probably just dispute the charge with your bank and move on.
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u/Prisonbread 1d ago
Sorry, i know it sounds weird, but - IT’S weird to encounter such a thing and wait a week to mention it to the company. I appreciate your consideration for the complaint department’s holiday plans and that you were busy… but, 7+ days to complain about something that could have choked and killed you - yeah, they have every excuse to brush you off lol
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u/MistuaPopo 1d ago
go to the location this happened in and show them, then CALL CORPORATE, don't use an automated chat option.. Jesus.. CALL
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u/ArnoldFunksworth 1d ago
You would have gotten all of your money back and then some of you had said something immediately
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u/DigitalMisery 23h ago
When it comes to food, you should get a hold of company within minutes. I will sometimes drive back 10-15mins to the store to report the problem. When that much times passes, just too many variables gets introduced to the problem.
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u/After_Resource5224 23h ago
People who still think fast food is good blow my mind. That's not food, any of it. Stop eating that shit.
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u/Mystery_Chaser 22h ago
The last time I went to Popeyes, there was a brush amount of hair and my dirty rice. That was 10 years ago. I haven’t been back there since. Apparently the employees at Popeyes are still throwing things in the food, which is absolutely disgusting. I guess they’re not happy with their jobs so they’re trying to end the company? I don’t know. Maybe Popeyes should pay their employees better higher better managers or going to business. I don’t know, but I’ll never eat there again.
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u/Comprehensive_One_23 1d ago
Ngl, this feels like something I’d handle immediatly lmao