Woolworths customer’s ‘gross’ find in a pack of chicken wings leaves Aussies in a heated debate - “Pathetic, really…”

We’ve all had our fair share of unexpected encounters with a product. Sometimes, they may be vastly different from what we pictured them to be, other buys exceed expectations, but a few have also experienced purchasing an item that turned out so bad – it’s borderline traumatising.

At least that’s what happened to this Woolworths shopper.

One Woolworths shopper took to Facebook to share her disappointment after buying a pack of RSPCA Approved chicken wings from the supermarket giant and discovering that some of the chook pieces still had feathers attached to them.


“Hey Woolworths, where do I buy the pre-plucked wings from?” she wrote in her Facebook post.

“I feel like I’m paying to do someone else’s job myself.”

She went on to say that it was “gross” to have to “pluck them before eating”. She added: “I don’t even touch raw meat.”

Snaps taken by the customer evidently showed that several of the wings hadn’t been completely plucked, leaving her frustrated. Although several users agreed that her purchase was indeed bewildering, some thought it was an overreaction – eventually leading to a cyberwar of words on social media.

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“I don’t want it to look like an animal before I cook it. Otherwise, I’d go to a farmer or a butcher. That’s disgusting!” said one.

“Pluck the f***ing chooks.” commented another.

“Pathetic really, makes me want to go vegan.” complained a third.

“That’s so gross.” one more criticised.


But others opposed the shopper, arguing that she shouldn’t be surprised by the discovery.

“Oh wow, I didn’t realise chickens have feathers,” one pointed out sarcastically.

Another wrote: “Gross? What’s gross about a chicken having feathers?”

“Buys dead animal, surprised to find some feathers.” said a third.

A fourth suggested she should “look at what you are buying rather than picking up packs blindly”.

“It’s not hard to do it yourself,” the user added. “It will only take a few seconds to get rid of the few short pieces of feathers that remain.”

Despite the massive backlash, the shopper insisted that the packs on display were ‘all the same’ and continued to argue that she didn’t feel it was her job to remove the feathers.

“Paying a premium price for DIY plucking… umm no thanks!” She fought back.

Meanwhile, Woolworths took notice of the dilemma and issued an apology for the mishap. A Woolworths spokesperson said that the supermarket is investigating the shopper’s complaint.

“This pack doesn’t meet our usual standards of quality and we’re disappointed to see this customer’s experience,” the spokesperson said.

“This appears to be an isolated customer report and we’ve passed it on to our supply partner to look into it further.”

If you’ve ever had any concerns about the quality of a product from Woolworths, the supermarket encourages its customers to return it to the store for a full refund or replacement.


Which side are you on? Do you think the shopper was being overdramatic or was her complaint valid? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

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What a very sad person,
First world problems!!!!
Many very hungry people around this world would just accept food in any condition without complaint.
What a big deal and complaint about such a minor issue.
Take a few precious moments to consider how important is this Whinge worth?
If you can do better please farm, breed, slaughter and prepare your own chickens for yourself.
Next you will be complaining that you got wet when it rained.
You should consider yourself extremely lucky to be able to go to a shop and purchase food without being shot at.
That's is if there is a shop to go to.
Wake up to yourself!!!!
 
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OMG, a feather or two has passed the pluckers eyesight. If you don't touch raw meat (?) then don some plastic gloves and take the feathers out with a pair of tweezers.
Instead of face booking your find, why not take it up with the supermarket manager first......you will be surprised how well you would be looked after. No need for all the dramatics via social media.
Imagine if she had to chop the head of put it in a boiler then pluck every feather out well that’s what a lot of us had to do when we were young.
 
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My grandmother and mother used to pluck the whole chicken before cooking it. They were a luxury at that time and we grew our own and killed and dressed them accordingly. To see a chook running around the backyard headless was a sight to see. Don't be so precious. You should be glad you have decent food.
Did that myself a lot of times and yes it was a sight to see 😁
 
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