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Caution: Inspect your NutriSystem food

IamMrsG — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:48:38 GMT

I am sharing this information as a 'heads up' to anyone who subscribed to the NutriSystem TSV on Aug. 26. I just cancelled my auto delivery and will be returning box #2 as defective merchandise tomorrow morning.

Box #1 had spoiled food. I've had moldy muffins and, just this morning, my oatmeal had live bugs in it. Just thinking about what I might have consumed unseen this month from those pouches or bowls turns my stomach.

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Sweet_Serenity — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:56:50 GMT

Never understood why the appeal of pre-packaged foods. Salt content is high as well preservatives. Save your life and money buy fresh food.

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Daysdee — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:59:09 GMT

They won't want the food back. Just call Customer Service and explain and they will give you a credit. (I have never had to return any food to QVC, but did get a credit by calling.)

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phoenixbrd — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:59:18 GMT

Turns my stomach before the bugs and mold....gotta love processed food. I can't imagine your distress. I'd be doing a three day juice fast and get on whole foods in a hurry. Wishing you the best of health!

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bonnielu — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:59:23 GMT

While I would love to lose weight I have never been a fan of prepackaged foods. I know they work initially but to sustain them over time seems all but impossible. I wish everyone well on these but they are not for me even if they are free of contaminants, bugs, spoiled items, etc.

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Susan-QVC — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:02:50 GMT

@IamMrsG I am sorry to see this happened to you. if you haven't contacted us yet about this please email us at QVCSocialTeam@qvc.com so that we can get this to the appropriate team for handling.

My apologies again!!!

Susan Q-Social

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:03:26 GMT

@IamMrsG. They won't want the food back which is good about QVC, my husband made the mistake of ordering it from Walmart. No dry ice, everything warm, ice cream melted all over. They told him he had to send it back before they would send a new one.

When he got the new one I tasted it. Worse stuff I ever tasted.

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RespectLife — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:03:48 GMT

@Daysdee wrote:
They won't want the food back. Just call Customer Service and explain and they will give you a credit. (I have never had to return any food to QVC, but did get a credit by calling.)

@IamMrsG

I agree w/ @Daysdee

They probably will NOT want the food back!! Esp. considering the circumstances!!

Please be sure you call C/S before you may waste a trip and time to the Post Office.

They should just credit you in full without sending bad food back!!

So sorry that happened to you!

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seaBreeze — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:10:20 GMT

I do not think I will be able to eat today after reading the OP's post. Now I wonder where NutriSystem food is "packaged" at ... USA or imported?

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kaydee50 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:21:23 GMT

I was seriously considering NutriSystem and ordering from their website but I was concerned about where I would put a month's supply of food in my condo. After this post, I will stick to Weight Watchers!

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lulu1 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:23:40 GMT

@seaBreeze wrote:
I do not think I will be able to eat today after reading the OP's post. Now I wonder where NutriSystem food is "packaged" at ... USA or imported?

See now, NutriSystem is making you lose weight.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:26:29 GMT

My best guess is that the food got moldy and buggy from being shipped. It probably sat in a hot warehouse and you know it definitely was in hot areas while it made its way to your house.

As an aside, in July I ordered a set of 4 lipsticks from QVC. I was home the day they were delivered USPS so I got them right out of the mailbox. Every single one of them was broken, I'm sure from the heat in being shipped.

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IamMrsG — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:02:38 GMT

@Lipstickdiva I had the same rationale with the mold on the muffins and excused it for that reason; however, those bugs, or their larvae, had to be present at the time of packaging. Heat did not create them.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:30:57 GMT

@IamMrsG. Apparently Nutrisystem uses QVC as a dumping ground for old, stale product. All too often QVC uses the TSV to get rid of defective merchandise.

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IamMrsG — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:59:58 GMT

@Kachina624 I hope you are mistaken.

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viva923 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:16:22 GMT

This is not a nutri system story but a bug story

when i was much younger my husband i were living in hawaii (his job required it --military). we would purchase food from commissary or grocery store, back then there were not many grocery stores on the island.

we would open up bags of oatmeal, cereal boxes, jello, pudding boxes and most all had one form of bugs in the boxes.

we had invited over some friends for dinner one night and were making up the dinner when we poured the macaroni in the boiling water and all these bugs came floating to the top. I didn't have money to purchase anymore food, dh and I strained out the macaroni when finished cooking and ate it along with the friends. Little you could do.

it does happen getting bugs in food.

hope you are able to get credit on your purchase.

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Pearlee — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:07:11 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@IamMrsG. Apparently Nutrisystem uses QVC as a dumping ground for old, stale product. All too often QVC uses the TSV to get rid of defective merchandise.

@Kachina624 And you base this conclusion on one particular experience?

That's not fair to Nutrisystem nor QVC in my opinion.

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QueenDanceALot — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:15:14 GMT

If I were to ever buy this stuff (which I wouldn't) and this happened, that would be the LAST delivery I'd ever get.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:44:05 GMT

That is disgusting, but it happens in all types and brands of food. I am sure QVC will take care of you with full refund.

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kivah — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 03:27:27 GMT

@IamMrsG

Can't imagine eating that horrible food.