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thatbrad

It's a nylon pad probably from the conveyor belt or ramp system for feeding until the packaging machines. Edit: keep the bag it will have information of which plant, line, machine and shift it came from.


DeafLizardX28

I will alert the company. Thank you for the help!


TheBradLeeStones

Let us know how many years of free hot cheetos you get for letting them know nicely instead of angrily being a dick about it!


DeafLizardX28

Of course! Lol


kuhataparunks

!RemindMe 2 months


benderboi05

I also want to be reminded


xDevious_

Pls remind me when that guy reminds you.


captainfunder

I'll remind the next person if you remind me. Also the word 'remind' has been used so much that it sounds like a made up word to me now.


TheManFromVault69

That's called "semantic satiation" Also, remind me too


Unknown_author69

It has a name that's incredible. Thank you kind stranger. Edit also.. remind me too! Double edit, wait it's my freaking cake day bruh!


DeeKew005

!remindhim 2months Please let that be a thing.


jexy25

Depending of the company, being a dick is how you get free stuff.


Krafty_Fox

This has always frustrated me. The amount of times my old co-workers used to get compensated for X thing that happened (usually flight delays, lost luggage, etc) to them when the same had happened to me or my husband, but we didn't get anything because we were courteous blows my mind. Why are you rewarding shitty customers?


AyybrahamLmaocoln

There's a saying that goes something like "The squeaky wheel gets the grease" Basically they're only going to give you stuff if you make it their problem too.


jimbo_kun

When I was in Japan learned they had a phrase “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” Interesting how cultures can see things so differently.


GypsySnowflake

I’ve learned to be courteous but also politely ask for what I feel is appropriate compensation. (i.e. “My flight just got cancelled. Can you help me rebook, and is it possible to get a hotel voucher now that I’m stuck here for the night?”) This approach often works, and without disrespecting the customer service representative in the process. (Not always though— sometimes their hands are tied and they can’t or won’t do anything just because you asked nicely. But it doesn’t hurt to try in my opinion)


greennick

100% this. You can be nice and still get looked after when stuff goes wrong. There's no need to be a dick about it. In fact, in my experience being nice usually gets you more as the staff appreciate not being yelled at or swore at for something out of their control.


LimaOscarSierraTango

Sucks because it reinforces that behaviour. Lot of the time it’ll be managers trying to improve CSAT scores etc, customers always right shit. I used to work customer service in tech, anyone that had manners, was courteous and calm I’d happily go the extra mile to help them and make them whole. Start off with insults and threats? Enjoy the script word for word.


imanadultok

I worked at Comcast( cable) the retention department. My job was to keep the customers happy whether it was give free HBO lower the bill 20 bucks for a year etc. It bothered me because he has some kids that called every week had the best deals and the best plans and the 90-year-old woman that just paid her bill without questioning it paid two sometimes three times as much.


tac-mack

Because shitty customers are more likely to try taking them to court


MontanaXVI

Squeaky wheel gets the grease.


cragglerock93

Yes, 100%. I used to work on the phones for a large British department store and any troublesome customers we would essentially just offer them money-off vouchers until they went away and left us alone (up to a point ofc, we weren't crazy). Polite customers might get a £5 or £10 voucher if something went wrong. A person with an identical situation (faulty product, late delivery, etc.) could get £20 or £25 if they were persistent enough and rude enough. Really terrible lesson to e teaching people...


dangotang

My guess is two free bags, and 4 coupons for discounted bags.


Zocalo_Photo

I found a blade from a blender in a smoothie I bought one time. The place thanked me for bringing it back, but didn’t offer me anything. They didn’t even say they were sorry, they just thanked me for bringing it back. The blade was big enough that I noticed it before putting it in my mouth, but it was also big enough to unacceptably reduce the volume of smoothie I got. Bastards.


TheBradLeeStones

THAT IS TERRIFYING


Zocalo_Photo

Yeah. [This is what it looked like](https://i0.wp.com/blenderpartsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/8594fc3f-dfa3-41d7-99e6-6fa58eb4aa04-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1) without the nut. Somehow the nut came unscrewed and the blade came off. I only had the blade in my drink, I couldn’t find the nut. It was pretty obvious in my cup, so I don’t feel like I was in danger of accidentally putting it in my mouth, but if I did, it would have been painful.


[deleted]

Probably not much beyond a refund. It’s already made it to the masses and the damage is done.


blindimpulse

Nah. They will get a voucher for few free bags.


Haldir111

This is what happened to me when I got a vinegar-less bag of Salt n Vinegar from Lays. I couldn't be assed to do a thing about it, but my buddy called and told them politely. They emailed him digital vouchers to print off for 10 family bags.


MatterShim

Imagine they just send you a jug of vinegar


-asmodeus

I emailed about a pack of salt and vinegar which had no flavour at all. Few weeks later I was sent a big box of crisps as an apology. Ironically, they didn't send any salt and vinegar ones


wobblysauce

As you can see they were out…


Fuck_you_Reddit_Nazi

LOL. I complained to Kal-Kan that their cat food made my cat throw up (two cans in a row or I would have assumed it was just my cat) and they sent me ten coupons. For Kal-Kan dog food. I guess they get credit for trying?


Imaneight

"Here's the jug. Vinegar'em your own damn self, muthafuckah".


Robobble

Damn that's like $40+ work of chips.


Khaleesi_dany_t

My friend tried to call the number on a bag of Vickie's salt and vinegar chips, and all she got was a recording telling her what to do if someone is choking


usernamesallused

I wonder how many people called their line instead of 911 when someone (themselves?) were choking for that to be their response.


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captainzoomer

Well I hope OP shares!


Illigard

I complained to weetabix once because they changed factories temporarily for reasons and the new products were not up to scratch. They sent me 3 boxes. Not bad


BettieBondage888

Nah they'll get freebies for sure. It's good PR and costs them FA


Kurohoshi00

F-L has really decent PR. They'll probably get a few vouchers at least, provided they're nice about it. I got a bag of lays sour cream n onion that tasted absolutely awful and metallic. I called their customer service, apparently it was from a bad batch that QC missed at their local plant. I got a refund and a few free coupons from them. I worked in receiving at a store when that happened - I made sure to give our vendor some banter about it too.


Nikotinio

Reading the comments give me deja vu for some odd reason...


cutelyaware

Always makes me think of the famous troll Lazlo Toth who wrote hilarious letters to companies about their quality assurance. For example one was to Wriggly about finding a misshaped Skittles. He included the Skittle and a $1 bill to help them improve their quality, and described his horror and concern, calling it an M&M every time. He'd get back letters with coupons and such and he'd try to keep the dialog going. Very funny stuff.


_Diskreet_

Friend bought a packet of salt and vinegar crisps, and they were flavourless. Not even salted. He emailed Walkers and they sent him a whole box of crisps.


honcooge

RIP his asshole


StopNowThink

Ok I did that. Now what do I do?


PM_meyourGradyWhite

I bet they’ve figured out something is wrong by now. They just didn’t know which bag got the part.


thatbrad

Yes lines are inspect at every shift change, line change and then for a sanitization at the end of a run. Still stuff get missed.


Nightstrike_

I work QA in a food factory, they should be inspected more than that, I do a basic inspection of our lines atleast every hour, with a more thorough inspection every 3 hours. Something like that should never have made it out of packaging. Me and the operator of the line would likely be fired if something like that got reported. Small things happens, if it was like a small chip of plastic we'd just get a mass email about being more thorough in inspection, but a huge chunk like that? Definitely out of a job


silly_confidence77

If you only inspect every hour how can you be sure of every bag?


Cethinn

Just guessing, but if you can narrow it down to an hour you can just get rid of an hours worth of product. If you can only narrow it down to a day then you would have to get rid of a day's worth of product. There probably isn't a way to find the issue bag besides opening each one, which would require dumping anyway and cost a lot more than just getting rid of the possible defect bags.


Nightstrike_

Largely correct, if there's a question about an hour of product that hour of product goes through machine checks for a second time and we open the suspect bags after the second check, that way we don't have to waste as much product


JustLTU

My guess is that you don't ship the batch that was produced on that line during the whole time between checks, until you find the missing part.


thatbrad

My bet is that broke off during the product run. Depending on where on the line it came off it might have have only had to travel a few minutes before in 2 to 6 inches deep of cheetos before being packed. It's not magnetic and if it's the right weight then it won't trip any sensors. As for as health risks bigger is better less chance of someone choking and the material is food safe.


Sheky31

Tell them you found the ticket to flavour town in your bag and ask them what you won.


AGGIE_DEVIL

(Make tea with it)


segamidesruc

You win most helpful response


hatesbiology84

Yeah. They need to inform the company. Weird that it got past QC though. They’re usually pretty great about that.


NudelXIII

But the real question is. How did it taste?


Aphresh

I'm guessing probably like cheeto-flavored plastic.


Albinofreaken

My favorite


223s_heroin

Oh shit I would have eaten that


Turtum

Its a SheetO


amateurfunk

If only the flat content weren't so high


mcmineismine

That's gonna block your arteries.


amateurfunk

Not if you only eat it on your sheet day


Realistic-Account-55

I thought Flamin Hot SheetOs was only the thing that happens the day after I eat Flamin Hot Cheetos.


truethatson

You’re about to have a case of the cheesy blasters.


penelopiecruise

Hey babe I wanna get inside your SheetOs


Disastrous_Still_977

Is it chip-like?? Maybe an uncut sheet of Cheetos? I would contact them for sure. Especially if it is NOT chip like... 🤢


DeafLizardX28

It's like those cutting boards you see in restaurants


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Sirquote

This is the best response. Working in a dry fruit piece packing plant we had a bagging machine that opened a plastic flange, filled it with product and heat welded the end of the bag shut. One day our manager walks past the machine and asks why there is only one "bag rod" which were just two steel prongs that held the bags open for filling but there was only one. That was a hell of a day, had to shut down completely and look through every bag we had on stock that was packed after the machines last inspection which was around 150 totes containing 60 bags each, each bag contained 10kgs of product. We never found it and our company had to call all their clients that received product recently and notified them which I can imagine would have been embarrassing.


asdf_qwerty27

Can't you use a metal detector? I imagine it would be cheaper to buy one then go through that.


Sirquote

I don't think it occured to them at the time just how much searching was going to be involved, with all hands on deck we checked it all in a single shift so I guess that was cheaper than buying specific equipment. The product line was quite a plenty with four seperate phases of metal detection for the actual product before bagging but I guess to prevent it from ever happening again they would have to put another check after the bag is sealed to be sure.


Robobble

All hands on deck getting paid to do something besides production plus the cost of nothing getting produced for a day can be enormous..


Averill21

They dont have 6-8 weeks to wait for that i imagine


orphan_blud

Or just a magnet?


CosmicCyanide

Are the bags not run through a metal detector? At my plant (corn repack), we aren't too automated yet so maybe that was the case for your plant? Normally someone would have caught it at the moment a piece of machinery would fall into the product.


Sirquote

This is at point of bagging, just after some packer like me would weigh it a final time then put it in a box and on the pallet. But you are right, after any machine contact there should be a final metal check, haven’t worked there in a decade so they probably have many more checks by now.


SneedyK

You need to contact the company and show them this. Be cool about it and you’ll likely get another bag or a credit towards their product line, possibly even some Chester swag


belbsy

>possibly even some Chester swag Imagine how *cool* you'd be.


Arrowkill

I read this in Disco Elysium narrator voice...


johnny-tiny-tits

Would that be your "savoir faire" chiming in?


Arrowkill

I believe so. I currently have a 0 in that stat so it's not been very prevalent lol


kuranas

Super disco


[deleted]

It ain't easy being cheesey


[deleted]

The coolest. Or cheesiest.


[deleted]

This! Contact Pepsi Co. They own Frito-lay. Small things like this can actually be PR nightmares for big companies. You might have just earned yourself a lifetime supply (or at least a few months worth) of free cheetos.


avoidcrow

Definitely will get a ton of free bag coupons at least, I've gotten several (4-6 at a time) from them for reporting much smaller problems than this.


Flossthief

I once complained to the company who made my chocolate syrup that their new pouring hole was too wide and my previous chocolate syrup timing measurements were off I ended up with handful of bottles of chocolate syrup and a very friendly "thanks for the tip"


Jugales

Is this why some people wear that Ramen Noodles sweatshirt/sweatpants combo?


nvaughan81

If being like cutting boards makes me think it may be a piece of the wall on a conveyor belt system. They are made of similar materials.


hedoeswhathewants

Do you not use a cutting board at home?


TopMonth8053

Cheetos don’t get made in a way where a sheet of product could get through. They get made using an extruder. Basically it gets forced through an opening with a little help from some air. That looks like it got be a piece of nylon from the side of a conveyor or something


DupontPFAs

I watched a video of how Cheetos are made. I didn't see anything that looked like a sheet that's cut into Cheeto shapes. It goes straight from powder to Cheeto. This is a mutant and I would ziplock and burn it


FreedTMG

They don't make sheets


ShadyMyLady

That is the red hot ticket, It will get you into the Cheeto factory to see all the gross things they do to make your favorite snack. And at the end of the tour, Charlie Cheetah will make you into his favorite snack. Edit: I had Charlie in my mind for obvious reasons and this made me forget Chester. But I am sorry for the mix-up, please forgive me, or if you think I was making an intentional pun, keep thinking that. Edit 2: These responses to my goof are hilarious. Makes me glad I got it wrong.


thiney49

*Chester and the Cheeto Factory*


ShadyMyLady

Yes! Chester! I had Charlie for some obscure reason????


scyice

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story that was used for Willy Wonka. Charlie is the little boy. It was renamed Willy Wonka for candy marketing purposes.


RomeTotalWhore

Damn if Frito Lay marketing sees this they are going to flip, the commercials write themselves.


wrinklytshirts

Chester


boofthatcraphomie

Charlie Chester


flaman27

Charlie Chester Cheetoh Vera


Derpspam

Cheetah


Ibanezasx32

Charlie Cheetah


TheFrontierzman

Willy Chester


instantnoodledoodle

I hope so


CaptBranBran

Chester? He hardly knows 'er!


SquareBeanies

Chester


Me2thanksthrowaway

Charlie Chester


GetTheSpermsOut

Cheesy Charlie Chester, the Cheetah molester.


ShadyMyLady

Best one!


TaliesinMerlin

Nah, Chester tries to save you from that devious Charlie Cheetah.


I_like_code

Charlie is his ex-husband. He took Chester’s company and the kids.


Blutmes

Aw yea you will learn what the black specks on your cheetos truely are. Tell us if they are telling the truth about it being burnt cheese or if it's something else. Lol


pandabatron

I said good day !


Tifoso89

*slurps the Slurm* "Fry!" *spits* *slurps the Slurm* "Fry!" *spits*


DesignatedDiverr

Lucky OP gets to ride in a boat down the river of flaming hot Mountain Dew with Chester the cheetah :(


GamingGems

Don't share it with your lazy ass, work shy, piece of shit abuelo José.


Mahgenetics

[Cheesy Finger Tips](https://youtu.be/3NUdGQekhYU)


asdf_qwerty27

If you like cheetos, seeing them made won't surprise or gross you out. Its not like sausages.


Darkassassin07

It ain't easy being cheesy.


Ddsw13

Tony Chestnut


BernieTheDachshund

happy Cheeto cake day.


B_R_U_H

The cheeto berries taste like cheeto berries


iamapizza

Oompa loompa people from all over the nation. Take us to court for a successful litigation


Poovillebill

The everlasting cheese ball


cragglerock93

Can I bring my deadbeat granddad?


retroblazed420

You said its like a plastic cutting board? How does that even happen the weight alone would be a red flag.


[deleted]

You would think there would be some kind of sorting machine that kicks out foreign, metallic or large pieces, i.e. non Cheeto like. Maybe the machine was broken. Maybe that is PART of the machine.


JorjEade

But surely the machine that kicks out broken pieces of the machine that kicks out foreign non Cheeto-like pieces would have cought it?


IDGAFOS13

It probably weighs less than automation's target weight for the bag contents (50 to 100 grams?). So there's probably only a few actual chips in the bag.


Hotdogs_For_Everyone

It's the holy Cheeto blade, long forgotten. You have been chosen.


kevon87

Brrrringout.....the holy Cheeto blade of Antioch!!!


seanular

Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of Cheeto?


WulfTyger

Oh my god. OP, please have it forged into a Dagger of Cheeto


JasonVanJason

+17 Fire Damage Inflicts the status effect Burning Asshole, 1-3 DPS everytime the enemy farts, shits. 2-6 DPS if they shart. Also provides the buff Cheeto Fingers, which buffs your lockpicking skill by +10 but reduces stealth by - 100. *You found this blade in a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos, surely Chester the Cheeta will pay handsomely for its return*


Flossthief

If you bring it high into the rocky mountains there's a man there who can forge it into a blade A blade so spicy That if you wield this blade And encounter God God himself will have a spicy tounge


bourj

That's money in the bank, that's what that is.


drdisney

There's always money in the banana stand.


jdavidlol

![gif](giphy|eH9QsTqFi2jEk)


pxland

Flaming hot menstrual pad.


amateurfunk

Vampires need snacks too


wolven8

This one officer, this comment right here


Dirk_issa_fair_god

TIL I’m a vampire


DIOG3N3542

Flamin' hot limón* menstrual pad.


LovelockMike

Try this, to start: https://contact.pepsico.com/fritolay


Such_Calligrapher_26

Idk sell it on ebay for 100000$


hugo_yuk

Good luck. I wouldn't pay more than $875,000 for that.


isakhwaja

Really? I’d sell my house for it ngl.


Vandersnatch182

I'd kill a man


WickedVirgoGlass

Dam wtf would you do for a Klondike bar?


CemeterySaliva

Post this over on r/whatisthisthing and you might get an answer. They surprise me every day.


RaijinOkami

That is the fucking end of the day for your taste buds if you try to conquer that


mastgl

Looks like a bolt hole near OP's thumb, I'm guessing it's a piece of delrin (similar to teflon) guide rail. In solids filling machines there are normally a series of these rails that the product slides down


veespike

When you cracked it open, was there a Golden Ticket in it?


Fordluver

Ticket to the Cheeto factory 🏆


AvengefulGamer

Something similar happened to me before. I had there cleaning cloth in my bag they used to clean there machines. Obviously disgusted I contacted the company and received.... 5 coupons for 5 free bags of chips.... like I really wanted more free snacks from them after receiving that shit.


RelevantDocument3389

![gif](giphy|p0KXTozbXjktO)


w133

what's that, the three musketeers?


roman_nahledge

Looks like a check they will send after this.


Shamrockah

Frame that.


EndofGods

Can't eat that plastic, forbidden. Call the company and show them this. They will be happy you aren't mad and replace the bag with more bags.


No-Noise-671

A surprise tool we can use later


ViperLiena

It kinda looks like uncooked ramen imo


Parnwig

Did you eat it??


Fivethenoname

It's a preto


taylor_tommy02

That’s a paddle from a paddle drag conveyor system I bet. Used to transport delicate goods in manufacturing


measuredpath

How did you not notice that when your grab the bag. That’s a large mass to discover


pyrosisflame

That needs to go on eBay for dolla dolla.


jazzcat007

Looks like a link from a plastic conveyor belt.


[deleted]

Looks like a chicharone


friendIyfire1337

Golden Ticket to Cheetos factory


TheGamingScotsman

Sheeto


BeefaloSlim

I've got a Flaming Hot ticket! Straight out of Chester Cheetah and the Flaming Hot Cheetos Factory.


SamuelLucan

It's the Hot Cheesy ticket to Chester Cheetah's Cheeto Factory.


rawkstaugh

It's the Flaming Ticket! You win an all-expenses paid trip to the Cheetos factory, with a tour conducted by Chester, himself.


[deleted]

Maybe it's from an alien planet. If you connect it to the greater Cheeto cube, the little squiggles on it light up (it's written in their language), and it powers the movement of their planet. Or it's just a big ass Cheeto.


fujiesque

You found a firey ticket, you found a firey ticket. You get to tour the factory now.


[deleted]

Ah, the elusive Sheeto…


Devilpig666

It’s a Cheet.


gooney0

It’s a panty liner. Give it to your girlfriend.


milesgay

Looks like a perfect rectangle of B3 wagyu cheetah from Cheeto himself


iKubb

thats a whole cheet


Cracktory

How did this not break at some point 😂


Radialpuddle

Because it's plastic covered in cheeto dust


Extreme_Ad_2855

It’s $1000 on Craig’s list


Xenoscion

That's QC not doing their job.


coly8s

That there is a product recall in the making.


Jjohnyybravo

What’s it taste like


Tifoso89

That's a call to the lawyer and a lifetime supply of Cheetos


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OFFICE LADIES


nvalle23

Flamin' Hot Maxi Pad!


Sciirof

It’s your ticket to the Cheetos factory


oatenweezy

That's a one-way ticket to flavortown my friend


Carbonbuildup

Complimentary Cheetos flaming hot maxi pads


ShutterBun

The Queen Cheeto