Back in college days, Burger King advertised a $.49 cheeseburger special. Being lactose intolerant, I asked them to take off the cheese. They charged me $.59, the hamburger price. We went round and round, the food order taker guy and I, until finally I said, “So you’re going to charge me an extra ten cents to not put the cheese on?” After getting a strong “Yes” from the food order taker guy, my friend suggested I write to the company, so I did. I got $5 in Burger King Bucks for my efforts.
Does lightning strike twice? My hubby’s birthday is tomorrow and we went to two different grocery stores looking for non-dairy whipped topping. It doesn’t exist. What we found labeled as “non-dairy” actually contained “less than 2% sodium caseinate, a milk derivative.” For people like my husband, that means an extra trip or two to the Little Hubby’s Room. So I wrote them this comment via their website:
Recently we were at Fred Meyer looking for non-dairy whipped topping. The Fred Meyer brand regular topping claims to be “non-dairy” yet contains “sodium caseinate, a milk derivative”. While for the average person it may not make a difference, we look for items that are advertised to be “non-dairy” because my husband gets seriously ill from anything containing even “less that 2%” of a milk ingredient, which sodium caseinate is. Companies such as Fred Meyer that labels these items “non-dairy” when they do, in fact, contain an ingredient found in milk do a serious disservice to customers who depend on honest labeling to avoid getting sick. Please consider correcting the labeling so as not to mislead customers. Thank you.
I’ll keep you posted as to what, if any, response I get.
