<p>Not joking. It’s too late–we already ate the peanut butter. We’re fine. Really.</p>
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<p>It’s not that they won’t refund the money, but my guess is they’re banking on the vast majority of consumers feeling it isn’t worth the hassle, fewer lids back=less payout.</p>
<p>We had one of the jars too, it was unopened. We aren’t peanut butter eaters, we use it only to trick the dogs into taking their pills! I wonder if they could have gotten sick. That would have been a mess!!!</p>
<p>wharfrat-
Just curious- what would you have proposed Conagra do? I would have assumed they’d work it out with the local supermarkets and let the supermarkets give the refunds. It does in fact seem that most local stores are giving refunds, no questions asked. But, if a person couldn’t get their local store to give them their refund, what would you have proposed Conagra do? I must say, my first reaction to Conagra’s procedure was exactly like yours. I thought it was BS and they were just trying to be difficult. But then I looked closer, and saw that they just needed some documentation of the serial #, which was either on the label or, in most cases, on the top of the lid. Thats what they want to see. At least, thats what it look like to me, and I am usually quite cynical when it comes to stuff like this.</p>
<p>It seems to me that with any recall the product is taken back to the place of purchase i.e. with a car, or any other item. Though with a car, you can take it back to any dealer to have recall work done. My point is that what Conagra should have done is instructed people to take the recalled product (even if it’s just the lid so the store doesn’t have a gazillion jars of peanut butter around) back to the point of purchase. The store then could return the lids in bulk to Conagra to recoup their money. All they would have had to do is include OR return the product to the place of purchase. I just feel like Conagra is trying to discourage people from seeking a refund. You have the hassle of mailing it, then waiting until Conagra disburses the refund, then waiting for the refund to return in the mail.</p>
<p>As I stated before I have full confidence that the store where I purchased the peanut butter will refund our money, it’s not even that much money per individual. It’s the cumulative amount that Conagra stands to save by appearing to make things significantly less convenient for consumers.</p>
<p>I am enjoying the image in my head of a giant truck full of half-eaten jars of peanut butter dumping its load on some Conagra exec’s desk! While it is probably esaier to deal with car dealership recalls, where its just one company to deal with, none-the -less, I fully agree, Conagra and the retailers should be working things out between them,like with the big E coli spinach recall. Maybe some lower level PR person sent out the return policy before they really had a chance to think it through. No matter. I returned mine, and am now instead munching on m&m peanuts. Hope thay’re not tainted in some way (other than in the excessive calories…)</p>
<p>We (family members AND the dog) had been eating it too…no sickness, well, if the dog felt bad he didn’t tell us. Threw the jar away anyhow. S said they even made an announcement about the tainted peanut butter at his high school. He was just getting ready to eat his pb sandwich but chucked it in the trash instead.</p>
<p>I really don’t want to throw out all this good PB (I have 2 gigantic Peter Pan jars from Costco that are part of the recalled batch). I’ve made about 900000 batches of PB cookies out of this stuff, but hey, if I get a refund, then I guess it’s worthwhile</p>
<p>I had two jars of Peter Pan (one almost empty and one unopened) from the recalled batch and got a refund at my grocery store. My husband made these two (bad) jokes: 1) The thought of Peter Plan flying around up above us with diarrhea is really scary ! and 2) I guess he is singing, “I don’t want to ‘throw up’ !” :)</p>
<p>motherof2-
wouldn’t the lyric be “I wont throw up… I won’t throw up… I dont wanna go to school…” (I am sure you hubby would want to have the correct pun…)</p>
<p>I guess so - but the idea was funny anyway!</p>
<p>If it’s Disney’s Peter Pan, there would also be a song called “You can Barf”</p>
<p>Think of a very gross thought
Any horrifying thought
Think of bugs or chicken pox
Think of moldy slimy rocks
Right on your mother’s scarf…
You can barf, you can barf, you can barf!</p>
<p>I may think of the rest of the verses later, but here’s the bridge section…</p>
<p>Up it goes with a hi and ho
From the stomach to the mouth
There’s a hospital waiting for you
Where all your awful dreams will come true
Great big hospital bills just for you
(little kid: "You should have thrown away your $2.80!)</p>