How much compo?

[Fishdish]

I found a bright green grub in some green beans. product of Zambia, whilst cooking them!! I returned it to the big supermarket chain, who sent it off, recorded delivery, to be analysed. 6 weeks on, this has been mislaid and I've been offered �30 compensation. I was hoping for a bit more but wondered if I was being greedy and it's a fair offer. Any advice greatly appreciated thanks.

[sara3]

I had a prawn M&S sandwich with a sharp, steel hook in it. they (eventually) gave me �100 in vouchers and some flowers, but they made me feel like I was being greedy!

[sara3]

actually, you may get better advice re-posting this in law.

[sara3]

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[sara3]

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twice!

[Bathsheba]

Not with just a semi, eh nokno? ;-)

[sara3]

nice one, Bathsheba ;o)

[redcrx]

sounds fair to me.
Now if youd found just half of the grub as eating your dinner then prehaps youd get more

[mandimoo]

i got �15 for finding a piece of bone in a pork pie but i wouldna got that if i hadnt made a nuisance of myself.

[Ethel]

Why on earth would you expect compensation for this? You haven't been harmed in any way and grubs can be found naturally in fruit and veg.

�30 is more than fair for nothing.

[terambulan]

You may have destroyed a rare moth or butterfly.....I would have locked you in stocks outside throughout the winter and thrown icey water over you till you met the grubs fate.

[B00]

Agree with Ethel here.

I hardly think finding an insect in your food is a matter of life and death is it? Hardly important in the grand scheme of things.

Am I the only one who finds this compensation crazed folk we're fast becoming abhorrant?

Take the �50.00 and be grateful :-)

[Fishdish]

Thanks for all your answers. I would like to point out to Ethel though that I did not expect compensation it was offered to me as I 'had been inconvenienced'.

[redcrx]

the words "I was hoping for a bit more "
seems to make it sound as if you went after compensation.

[Fishdish]

I did think it would have been more if I'm honest! I was actually doing a roast on the Sunday and drained the beans only to find a bright green grub which put us right off eating! On the Monday I spoke to the manager who didn't even offer me a refund for the beans! Sainsbury's didn't bother to contact me once during these 6 weeks and it was only when I went back to the branch that they admitted the grub had been mislaid and offered me �30 for my inconvenience - which I said yes to by the way.

[jack daniels]

Years ago I opened a tin of tomatoes and found a maggot inside! I did not get anything as it can be a 'normal' occurance