A mum was left 'repulsed' as she tucked into a festive sandwich from Tesco. Maria Brand picked up a Turkey and Trimmings sandwich as part of a meal deal to enjoy on her lunch break.
The teacher had been looking forward to enjoying her Christmas-themed treat, which she picked up at the Wallasey Express store on the Wirral, Merseyside, to enjoy at New Brighton seafront. But she says she was 'not expecting' what she went on to find in the sandwich.
She claims that she felt something 'hard' in her mouth, and discovered what she says looked like a piece of wood. It has ruined future meal deals for her, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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Maria told the Echo the meal deal was 'a bit of a treat' for her short lunch break on Wednesday and was her first seasonal sandwich of the festive season. She claims: "I was honestly repulsed when I took the penultimate bite of the first half."
She added: "I pulled into the prom to eat quick and was looking at the lovely scenery until my last bite. I thought it was bone but when I took it out of my mouth I saw what can only be described as wood.
"It's put me off, I didn't finish the rest. I think I'm going to stay away from boxed sandwiches for a while. I don't often get meal deals, I usually take my own lunch but if I do I go Tesco or if I'm feeling lush go to M&S.
"I'm really disappointed, it's totally put me off and taught me to always pack my own lunch. I posted on Twitter because my wonder was has anyone else found anything interesting in their meal deal. But check before you eat.
"It's knocked me sick and I kept thinking about it all afternoon." Maria said her aim was to not to 'shame a company', but to find out if this has happened.
Posting on social media she wrote: "Not the trimmings I was expecting and wood isn’t listed as ingredients…meal deals ruined forever thanks @Tesco think this is a piece of wood? Yes I I did have this in my mouth."
Tesco said in a statement: "We are sorry that Ms Brand found this in her sandwich. If she takes it back to one of our stores, we will investigate and she can get a full refund.”
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