Found ROCKS in FL brand Dried peas!

[marshhen]

I cooked a bag of Foodlion Brand dried blackeye peas and my older son bit into something hard. Well it was a ROCK.. went digging into the pot and Found ANOTHER one! there was 2 ROCKS in there. I even washed the peas before cooking and never saw them! Luckily he didnt break a tooth or worse even choke. I have 7 other bags of Foodlion brand assorted beans peas that I dont dare cook now!

Also I have a time with my foodlion refusing to use a manufactuer coupon and a store coupon (ones that print at register) for the same product at the same time. Example: I had a manufactuer q $1.50 off 2 coffeemates and a foodlion only coupon for $.75 off 2 coffeemates. the manager told me I would have to buy 4 creamers to use both. I tried arguing with them but got NO WHERE. Was I right or them? Does anyone else have problems with foodlion?

Anyway I just sent them a "nice" email and hope to get both issues resolved.
Foodlion is 3 miles from my house and kroger is 15, but it is so well worth the drive for me... I bought 40 items at kroger Saturday for $20.10 (including some meats breads etc,) an d went in foodlion and dropped $15 on 4 items!

[nerdycoupongirl]

Yikes! Glad no one got hurt.

[crazycereal]

I was told by my mother, that when using dried beans and peas to always double check for rocks because they are always in there. Little tiny ones get through whatever they use to clean them. I always check through my rice too, just because the worst thing in the world is your food crunching when it's not supposed to. Like rice, or pudding... blech

[Erika]

Yeah...I used to cook in a healthfood cafe and we always checked for rocks in the dried beans. It's fairly common.

[Marge Simpson]

Very common to find rocks. Heck, my grandma grew/dried her own beans, and she would still pick through for rocks, just one of those old habits thats hard to break..lol

[Big Daddy]

I've never seen a bag of dried beans or peas that didn't have some seasoning stones in them.

[Mouse]

Bumping this for the OP as she was not able to find the orignal post.
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MAcey

[vagabond2]

thank goodness there wasn't a dental problem! I ditto checking all beans/peas/lentils and rice for rocks and other misc. I always rinse my rice 3 or 4 times and usually some little ole dried up critter floats away.....yuck....it would be yuckier to cook and eat him.

[Coupon master]

small stones are commonly found in peas just need to check once before cooking .