'Wasn't expecting that': Woman finds 'surprise' in Woolworths celery
A woman claims she found a “nice surprise” in a sealed bag of celery she bought from Woolworths over the weekend.
The woman posted images of red back spider sitting on a stalk to the supermarket chain’s Facebook page on Sunday.
“Got a nice surprise in my sealed bag of celery yesterday. Red back under a stem I broke off. Wasn’t expecting that!!” she wrote.
The woman said she bought the bunch from a store in Canberra but decline a refund because the spider “didn’t eat much anyway and he was the only one”.
Woolworths responded to her post on Monday, thanking her for bringing it to their attention.
“We ensure that all of our products are at the highest standards so we're disappointed to see a spider in your celery,” the post said.
“We'd like to raise this to our products team who'll look into this further.”
The spokesperson then asked her which store she had purchased the celery from.
“We'd like you to let you know that we do have a refund or replacement policy, the next time you visit our store please see our service desk with the product or receipt our friendly team member would be more than happy to assist you further. We're looking forward to hearing from you soon.”
It’s not the first time a shopper has discovered a “surprise” in their food.
Woman discovers 'worst nightmare' in Woolies nuts
A woman claims she recently experienced her “worst nightmare” after her husband almost ate a moth found in a packet of Woolworths brand unsalted mixed nuts.
“As my hubby and I were eating the nuts, he pulled out a dead moth,” Marie Bennetti told Yahoo News Australia.
An image shows the moth surrounded by a handful of nuts on a counter.
“I am absolutely terrified of any type of moth. I screamed and shuddered at the very thought of me pulling it out of the bag,” Ms Bennetti said
Ms Bennetti said moths are her biggest phobia and she was just happy it wasn’t her who pulled the it from the packet purchased from Cowes Woolworths in Victoria.
‘Unwanted freebie' found in bag of rice
Last week, a woman who stockpiled a large bag of rice during the coronavirus pandemic was shocked to find an “unwanted freebie” sealed inside.
The woman bought the 10kg bag of Sunrice brand Australian medium grain rice from Woolworths in Cannington, in Perth’s south, about three weeks ago and stashed it away.
“Excitedly stored it away and happily chuck out the receipt,” she wrote on Facebook.
“Sadly I took the unopened bag of rice out today (April 15) and noticed it came with an unwanted freebie – a dead butterfly inside the bag.”
She said she was disappointment as she was lucky to get her hands on the item that is in high demand due to the deadly virus and had waited in line for 30 minutes.
Woolworths unveils new feature at self-serve check outs
The supermarket chain is set to roll out yet another feature to keep both customers and essential workers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In an email to customers on Friday, Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci revealed by early this week 200 stores will have new clear screens installed between self-serve checkouts.
The announcement comes just weeks after Woolworths installed glass screens at staffed checkouts across the country, a protective measure Mr Banducci says was “well-received”.
Supermarket’s safety policy customers have been calling for
As part of a trial, Woolies shoppers have been encouraged to travel in just one direction down each aisle, following arrowed floor markings in a style similar to traffic directions in IKEA stores.
The trial was rolled out in 10 stores in NSW and Victoria late last week, with a nationwide expansion dependent on it proving effective in boosting adherence to social distancing rules.
“Guides in the aisle will encourage customers to shop in the same direction without needing to pass each other,” a Woolworths spokesperson told Yahoo News Australia.
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