Saturday, November 12, 2005
Woman Wakes Up To Turtle In Her Coffee Cup
From AINSWORTH, Iowa
We're all familiar with the slogan, "The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup." But what if you found a dead reptile in your package of coffee? Well, Marge Morris says she drank turtle coffee. For a coffee lover like her, the morning routine wouldn't be complete without a cup of coffee.
"I had my sips of coffee, and I thought this tastes a bit bitter," said Morris.
But Sunday's brew didn't taste right to Morris. Her taste buds detected something out of the ordinary, but it was her eyes that saw something bizarre.
"I could see like a hard spot like a rock or something. I thought I've got to find out what it is. So, I pulled it out and that's when I found Mr. Turtle,” said Morris.
It was a two-inch turtle, in one piece, at the bottom of Morris' bag of Folgers Classic Roast Coffee.
The next day Morris called the company, and a Folgers employee told her it was probably packaged in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The plant reopened September 18, where it makes more than half of Folgers' products.
Sussane Dussing, a spokeswoman for Procter and Gamble, which owns Folgers, said there wasn't enough evidence, yet, to explain the turtle.
Morris isn't mad. Her preferences have just changed a little.
"Today I have some tea. It's safer because it's in a bag,” said Morris.
Morris won't file a lawsuit against Folgers. In fact, she threw out the package of coffee, but she's storing Mr. Turtle in her freezer as a keepsake.
Dussing's not aware of any other reports like this. She said the company will begin a full investigation after it talks to Morris.
We're all familiar with the slogan, "The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup." But what if you found a dead reptile in your package of coffee? Well, Marge Morris says she drank turtle coffee. For a coffee lover like her, the morning routine wouldn't be complete without a cup of coffee.
"I had my sips of coffee, and I thought this tastes a bit bitter," said Morris.
But Sunday's brew didn't taste right to Morris. Her taste buds detected something out of the ordinary, but it was her eyes that saw something bizarre.
"I could see like a hard spot like a rock or something. I thought I've got to find out what it is. So, I pulled it out and that's when I found Mr. Turtle,” said Morris.
It was a two-inch turtle, in one piece, at the bottom of Morris' bag of Folgers Classic Roast Coffee.
The next day Morris called the company, and a Folgers employee told her it was probably packaged in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The plant reopened September 18, where it makes more than half of Folgers' products.
Sussane Dussing, a spokeswoman for Procter and Gamble, which owns Folgers, said there wasn't enough evidence, yet, to explain the turtle.
Morris isn't mad. Her preferences have just changed a little.
"Today I have some tea. It's safer because it's in a bag,” said Morris.
Morris won't file a lawsuit against Folgers. In fact, she threw out the package of coffee, but she's storing Mr. Turtle in her freezer as a keepsake.
Dussing's not aware of any other reports like this. She said the company will begin a full investigation after it talks to Morris.
