Edit: to add, the jar was properly sealed when I opened it.
With that untouched surface, you might be able to get a replacement if you still have the receipt. Depends on the store and if you’re polite about it. (You could probably do it by being rude, but I’d hate you.)
You could probably get a replacement even if the jar is completely empty. I used to work customer service in a grocery store. One time a guy returned an empty wine bottle. I gave him a full refund. Why? Because the company steals from their employees every single day. I’m just evening the playing field a bit. Just don’t be an asshole, and you’ll probably get what you want.
Yup yup yup. Former service employee. You yell in my face and complain to my boss, I’ll give you the bare minimum of what you’ll consider as “what you want” for you to shut the hell up. Come up and level with me, treat me like a person that you are asking for help, I’m gonna do literally everything I can to get you what you’re asking for and more.
Hmm, i dunno, when people start yelling at me suddenly everything techy stops functioning oddly. Its not my fault the conputer mysteriously rebooted. I also cant be blamed that the wifi is down, so we only accept cash. But also I cant accept $100 bills. Also in order to accept any denomination above a 5 i have to use a counterfeit pen. Oh no! Our pen is gone, oof. Oh dang, you dont have 75$ in ones? Thats a real shame, mate. Also due to an issue with our security system were closing early today, in about 30 seconds.
Someone called in to corporate to falsely complain about me, so the next time they came in i told them they were banned. They complained to corporate about that too, so when corporate came to check on us. They proceeded to offer us a free rug cleaning service, but other than that had nothing to say. Im not sure if its just my current job or what, but I have a startling amount of power to completely shut down peoples ability to utilize my store. So be nice to workers, you never know how difficult they can make things for you. Also yknow just dont be a dick
Just adding that I’m a current large supermarket employee, and customers who treat us like human beings are so incredibly rare that, when I come across one, I will go up against the gods themselves to get you what you want.
And this is why i do my best to be the least imposing on workers at stores. I even will fix a stray cart
Damn, average person is pretty shit.
I got one of those once, I contacted the grocery and manufacturer with the receipt. Grocery store promptly replaced it, while the manufacturer sent me a box full of random goodies and an apology letter
My grandfather complained to a company about broken pretzels in his pretzel bag and they sent him a case of pretzels and not one was broken.
Some stores will even double your money back.
Thank the mold for saving your life, could have had botulism too
I bought chicken salad, ate some, and realized that there was no chicken in it and returned it.
“Your chicken salad is just ‘salad’.”
They apologized and refunded it.
My partner got a chicken salad from a local co-op we love, but into a chicken piece, and it was pink and shiny on the inside. They brought it back and showed a clerk who was MORTIFIED. My partner wasn’t mad or anything, just a little worried about getting sick (which didn’t happen, thankfully!) and the co-op immediately took all of their chicken salad packs and threw them away. We didn’t even ask for a refund but we got a refund anyway.
Sounds like they know how to keep customers. Seeing that would make me trust them a lot more
Oh absolutely! We’ve since moved away and occasionally we make the trek back over there, because that place is awesome. I miss being able to get their hot bar all the time. Their tofu pad Thai is siiiiiiick
I was told by a food research lab you could scoop off the top layer (oxygenated) and consume the rest of jams and sauces.
I’m not sure I believe them. They were growing large quantities of insects in a smelly, dank room for protein.
This is true, but I wouldn’t do it when the jam is very liquid. And if your jam starts to mold fast, it means it doesn’t contain extra chemicals to keep it good as well as much less sugar. So it’s better if it molds faster. Just keep it in the fridge and eat it fast. Many store bought factory jams can stay good for over a year after being opened. Imagine what it takes to keep it from molding.
No chemicals are necessary, home made jam can last for ages too. More sugar is better, for the jam, as a preservative. Not for oneself but like just eat less jam
I make figs jam without sugar. It’s much healthier but won’t last that long. Tastes amazing!
I’ve done this with jam without issues for may years, my parents taught me. It’s fine.
Just snort the mold off and eat it like a champion
No. Look I don’t care how many other commenters are agreeing with you, it’s wrong. The tendrils go deep and just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not there and not a toxic surprise waiting for you.
moldly infuriating
any sign that was opened before?
well there’s the mold
Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
the lid fell off
Is that unusual?
there’s a minimum crew requirement
Oh, one, I suppose.
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
good point.
No. The little button thing was down.
sad
Extra protein.
Extra protein.
That’s disgusting.
You should always scrape the visible part off, and keep going until there are no more visible spots. Try not to skim too much of course.
You’ll still get all the extra protein from the mycelia but without the green fruiting bodies. 🤮
Unless it’s really old, just return it.
I just got it yesterday, so I’ll try.
If its in date you should probably report it to health and safety.
It was bought yesterday, and the jar was fully sealed.
ya I’d definitely report it to your local health authority. I’m not sure how it works at all but as I mentioned in another comment they can ID what it is and follow up (eg is this a one-off or is there a whole batch that is contaminated?).
Do you happen to have the forms required?
no but they can ID what it is, investigate the root cause and monitor this sort of thing.
a wave hit the ship
Yesterday’s jam!
Did you test the button on the lid before opening? I’d wager it was not properly sealed.
It was properly sealed. The button was down, and it made the satisfying pop when I opened it.
Your what has mold in it?
Probably was sealed in a hot water bath instead of using a pressure cooker.
Scoop it out and go on with your day. I’d only toss it if it tastes or smells funky, even a bit. Just tossed a jar of salsa after skimming spots of mold off the top for months, exactly as yours. Not because it was unsafe to eat, it just sucked as salsa and I felt it was getting more and more untrustworthy. Jam is going to be somewhat like honey, too much sugar for anything bad to get a deep hold.
Anyway, none y’all are going to survive another worldwide depression. “Er mer gerd! THROW IT!” Your great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents are laughing at you. I’ll be in the woods out back, eating live minnows and fighting the deer over acorns.
I’ll add on that with some more info:
Milt does not really like sugar. Not as a medium to grow in. So, anything high sugar you can, in fact just scoop it out. But, be aware, the mycelium of molt is toxic. So, anything where molt can grow through, like bread or a European Salsa (we don’t have that much sugar in them) throw it out . And if it grows back: THROW IT OUT.
I’m learning! Define “milt”. New one on me.
This is the most sane answer, why does it have 50% downvotes??
People can’t figure risk any longer. It’s a big world! We can’t fault anyone for not understanding it.
depending on the gelatin used that could make you go blind, lose your hearing, and then kill you.
I could step out to check my mailbox and get smeared by an inattentive driver. In all seriousness, I’m more afraid of slipping in my shower and breaking my neck. Instant death or living out my life having a nurse dig shit out of my ass? (My niece did that for a living.) Not too worried about a little mold in my jam.
Some y’all’s “risk vs. reward” mechanisms are utterly broken. Can’t blame ya! We didn’t evolve to calculate risk in the modern world.
tl;dr: Take risks. Life is not worth living in fear, not worth calculating infinitesimal odds.
risk: go blind or death
reward: eat…store bought jam on burnt toast…
not sure if we have the fucked up risk vs reward here champ.
it’s all fun and games for some people until you go fucking blind permanently.
Risk: .0001% chance a bad thing happens.
We’re not talking about your cousin’s sketchy moonshine here.
Are you afraid to get out of bed? Falling 2.5’ imparts more energy to your body than getting shot with a .45ACP bullet.
Seriously, how does one navigate the world calculating every bad thing that could occur? Scooping a speck of mold out of my jam doesn’t move the needle on my risk meter. I cannot live in a “zero risk” world.
Walked a 2-mile round trip to the store today, orders of magnitude more risky than flicking a bit of mold out my jam. And BTW, I have “emphysema light”, doctor’s words. I’m not exactly a tough guy.
How will you react when faced with real risk? I’ve saved my own life twice, arguably three times. Will you curl into a ball? “NOAWW! The jam might blind me!”
Having some science education, I choose not to live in fear.
what is it with you people. you make figures up in your head and spit them out like facts.
you are so sure of yourselves that you’re willing to take a risk for a pointless reward.
I bet you’re the kind of guy with tattoos all up and down your greasy arms to show how “tuff” you are. you probably drive a shitty dodge ram with a hemi in it and “roll coal on the libtards” with truck nuts on it.
I’m almost positive you refused to wear a mask during covid just because you “ain’t scared of no covid”.
I have risked my life jellyroll. I didn’t risk my life for something stupid or for myself. I risked my life to save my family in a house fire. I risked my life to pull a person out of a burning car. I risked my life to stop a shit ass pitbull from attacking some kid.
that’s what a reward is you walnut. a risk taken that is equal to the reward.
go act tough somewhere else while you suck down methanol you moldy jelly bitch.
