Via iStockphoto / @thewaxingdoll TikTok
A woman says one Jersey Mike’s sandwich sent her to hospital after she allegedly found a piece of plastic while she eats her food.
User @thewaxingdoll, a licensed esthetician based in Maryland, shared the experience on TikTok recently, warning others to be aware while eating.
“Jersey Mikes sent me to the hospital,” she wrote in the text overlay for her clip.
While @thewaxingdoll didn’t speak in the video, she did show viewers a picture of her Jersey Mike’s bag and footage of herself and someone else waiting at the hospital.
In the caption, she explained that this wasn’t “normal content” but shared more about what she says happened after she ordered a Italian sandwich from Jersey Mike’s at the end of May.
“While I was chewing I felt some plastic and when I looked(ed) there was a plastic (shard) in my tonsils and after x-rays, CT and three failed IVs I finally got it removed (but ended up swallowing it),” she wrote.
After the incident, @thewaxingdoll says she called the Jersey Mike’s location that made her sandwich “for awareness” and didn’t initially ask for a refund.
However, she claims that staff did not take her concerns seriously.
“I explained everything to the manager and even offered to show my discharge papers and I even told him I still had the sandwich if they wanted to look at it,” she wrote.
She also claimed that she tried “to call companies and companies don’t answer.”
“Be careful where you eat,” warned @thewaxingdoll. As of Thursday, her video had more than 637,200 views.
What should you do if you find foreign objects in your food?
Finding something unexpected in your food can be alarmingespecially if you realize after you’ve already started eating.
Stop eating if you find one foreign body in your meal. If you think you may have swallowed something sharp or are experiencing pain or other related symptoms, it’s time to take a page from @thewaxingdolls playbook and seek medical attention.
From there, it is important to document what happened. Take pictures of the item, the food, the packaging and any receipts before you throw anything away.
That’s exactly what @thewaxingdoll says she did with her tainted Jersey Mike’s order: She kept the sandwich and after the incident offered to show the store her hospital discharge papers.
As @thewaxingdoll did, customers can also contact the restaurant’s location directly so staff can look into what happened. Depending on the situation, restaurants may need details such as when the order was placed and what item was ordered.
But if the store can’t or won’t solve the problem themselves, customers can try contacting the company’s corporate team or theirs local health department.
While foreign objects in food are not something most customers expect to encounter, keeping records of what happened can make it easier for the restaurant or other involved parties to investigate.
Viewers encourage the customer to take action
Commenters who saw @thewaxingdoll’s video were shocked by her experience, with several urging her to take further action.
“Oh wow!” wrote a person.
“So sorry,” added another.
Others questioned what exactly happened after watching the clip.
“What happened?” asked one viewer.
“What was that??” asked another.
After @thewaxingdoll shared more details in her caption, some viewers suggested she seek legal advice.
βSUEEEEE,β one person wrote.
“Girl, get a lawyer now,” suggested another.
“Honey, I wanted to be the new owner of that shop! Glad you’re ok!” added a third commenter.
Others encouraged her to share her experiences more widely.
“The local news loves a good story!!! Include everyone you’ve talked to, write a review on Yelp and Google (make it 2 (stars) so they can’t request it be removed) and file a complaint with the BBB. Maybe even get a lawyer,” one person wrote.
@voksdukken Not my usual content but story time: I had an Italian sandwich from Jersey Mike’s in downtown Woodmore on Sunday the 24th and while I was chewing I felt some plastic and when I looked there was a plastic cut into my tonsils and after x-rays, CT and three failed IVs I finally got it removed (but ended up swallowing it) π. I called the store just to be aware. I didn’t even ask for a refund or anything and was just told they didn’t believe me.(I explained everything to the manager and even offered to show my discharge papers and I even told him I still had the sandwich if they wanted to look at it) cried to call corporate and corporate no answer. I’m dropping it and just want to raise awareness. be careful where you eat ππ #dmv#dmvtiktok
β¬ Original ζ₯½ζ² β π΅γγ‘γγπ β€οΈβπ₯8/22ηθͺη₯ππ₯β¨π΅ β人妻Kγ‘γγπ β€οΈβπ₯6/1ε¨εΉ΄π
BroBible has reached out to @thewaxingdoll via direct message on TikTok and Jersey Mike’s via its online contact form. We’ll update this story if we hear back.
Leave a Reply