When an Australian mother peeled back the top few layers of her lettuce to discover it was rotting within, she immediately lambasted grocery behemoth Coles.
On Saturday, Maria D’Amato saw her $3.50 iceberg lettuce was coated in a dark slime a few layers into placing her goods into her vehicle.
Later, Ms. D’Amato uploaded a picture of the vegetable and the receipt on Facebook.
‘Unbelievable, It hasn’t happened before, and it won’t happen again. Quality inspections are no longer conducted, the caption read.
Ms. D’Amato acknowledged returning the lettuce to the Coles supermarket and receiving a $3.50 refund to Daily Mail Australia.
Users responded strongly to her message, with one lady claiming that she often leaves fresh vegetables behind due to its high quality.
Absolutely not unbelievable. I’ve seen a lot of vegetables in the stores that should be thrown out because it’s slimy or mouldy, but I usually don’t put it in my cart. Staff don’t seem to care,’ she wrote.
So you’re hoping that someone else won’t see anything that you yourself missed before purchasing it?
… It certainly wasn’t apparent and was on a lot of leave. No one would be able to tell,’ another claimed.
Users responded strongly to the picture that was shared on a Facebook group page on Saturday.
Who doesn’t inspect their produce when they purchase it, a third person remarked? As if you weren’t aware of it.
So how should they know about this if you didn’t since it may have been hidden by the outer leaves? It’s comparable to receiving a capsicum that has inside rot. A fourth said, “There isn’t X-ray vision for that.”
I don’t understand how she picked it up, paid for it, and then placed it in the vehicle, stated a fifth individual.
That means she handled it at least four times before she noticed.
It’s absurd enough how much produce is thrown away because of its appearance. Peel it back, then consume the good parts. It’s not like the lettuce cost you $12,’ a sixth person chimed in.