A Taco Bell customer stunned the internet when he reported nearly swallowing a nose ring after biting into something sharp while eating. Jeremy, from Virginia, US, had ordered two steak-cheesy street chalupas from the fast food chain on July 24. He was down to his last few bites when he noticed “something sharp” hit the back of his throat as he swallowed, according to a Newsweek report.
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The 33-year-old managed to remove the object from his throat, but when he tried to bite into it again, it got lodged between his teeth. He spat it out and discovered he had been chewing on someone’s nose ring.
“The nose ring, now slightly bent from the bite, got pushed to the front of my mouth, and I spit it out. It took a small bit of my filling with it, and [I felt] a small sharp pain from the bite. “I was in pure shock when I realized what it was. I looked at my wife, and she looked over and couldn’t say anything,” he said.
Jeremy told the outlet that he “felt sick for two days” afterward and continues to suffer from a sore throat as a result. “I decided to share it online because I thought it was so egregious that others would like to see it,” he said. He took to Reddit to share the incident, and since July 24, his post has garnered over 45,000 upvotes and 4,200 comments.
Found a nose ring in my taco bell today!
byu/TheeSqueebles inmildlyinfuriating
Upon discovering the object in his takeout food, he immediately called the nearest Taco Bell location. However, Jeremy claimed that the manager was “mostly unbothered” and declined to take responsibility. The manager insisted that the piercing could not have come from their kitchen and promised to follow up with him.
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“I just wish the manager had a bit more integrity and would take responsibility for this. It very clearly was an employee who made a mistake, but instead, they used the rhetoric that it wasn’t their fault. But who else could it be? If not the store, then the distribution centre, maybe, but that’s less believable to me,” Jeremy said.
He added, “Even if Taco Bell reaches out, they’ll likely just offer gift cards or coupons, but why on Earth would I want to eat there again? A metal nose ring from another human was in my throat, and I almost choked-yet I’ll be offered free tacos.”
“There’s no accountability, and no reason I’d want free tacos for mental and physical pain, no matter how small,” he continued.
Taco Bell said in a statement to Newsweek, “We take this very seriously. We are looking into this matter and strive to make things right with the customer.”
