Man finds dead bird sewn into slipper

upi ^ | March. 10, 2013

[JoeProBono]

BLACKBURN, England, - A British man said he discovered a dead bird sewn inside a pair of slippers he recently bought from a Primark store in Blackburn.

Jonathan Gregory, 27, said he had been wearing the slippers for about a month -- he bought them in January -- when he made the discovery, The Sun reported Sunday.

He said he noticed something rubbing against his foot in one of the slippers and initially thought it was a piece of plastic, but then saw that it was a beak attached to a head.

Gregory cut through the lining of the slipper and found the rest of the bird.

"The worst thing was I was in the middle of making my tea when I found it -- it put me off my pork chops I was so disgusted," he said.

"I've even put my bare feet in those slippers after I've had a bath," Gregory said. "I washed my feet with bleach after I found that bird -- who knows what diseases it has?"

Gregory brought the slippers back to the Primark store where he bought them and was given a refund.

"Primark cares about its customers very much. The company is carrying out an urgent and detailed investigation and apologises to the customer concerned for any distress caused," a Primark spokesman said

The store said, however, that "the last recorded sale of the product in question was in Blackburn was over a year ago."

Gregory said: "I can't believe I've only been given a 4 pound ($5.97) refund, it's outrageous. And now they're trying to say I bought them a year ago. I think I'd remember if I'd had them a whole year."

[Daffynition]

Woulda put me off my bangers and mash.

[mylife]

Typical shoddy Union crap!

[JoeProBono]

http://i.imgur.com/L9omeuK.jpg

[Daffynition]

It's nesting season. Birds will build in the strangest of places. Has PETA been called yet?

[tflabo]

From parakeet to parafeet. Birds of the same feather slipper together-—or ‘ sumptin’ like dat’.

[howlinhound]

Obviously a “cheep” pair of shoes..

[JoeProBono]

[MinuteGal]

A bird in the shoe is worth two in the loo.

Leni

[Daffynition]

I'm stickin' to my idea...and that's all there is to it. :)

[Daffynition]

Bad! HAHAHA!

[nomad]

Now why does this make me think of Monty Python`s “Dead Parrot” skit?

[JoeProBono]

[lbryce]

And in a related story:
Man Finds Hippo in His Wife's Pajamas
NEWS at 11.

[Starstruck]

Yoo hoo, it's me, My name is Pinky Lee. I skip and run with lots of fun For every he and she. It's plain to see That you can tell it's me With my checkered hat And my checkered coat, The funny giggle in my throat And my silly dance Like a billy goat. Put 'em all together, Put 'em all together, And it's whooooo? PINKY LEE

Whoa! I can't even remember things that happened last week.

[onedoug]

Sounds like muslim crap.

[JoeProBono]

PINKY LEE

STAGGER LEE

[FamiliarFace]

Take a look at the slippers and Mr. Gregory here:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4833911/I-found-dead-bird-in-my-Primark-slippers.html

I think he’s looking for his 15 minutes of fame, and wouldn’t be surprised if he sues Primark, looking for easy money. I work in retail, and I can’t begin to tell you the bizarre stories our customers come up with when they’re trying to make a quick buck off of the store I work for (which, by the way, they usually get). The more outrageous the story, the less likely I am to believe it.

[JoeProBono]

[Daffynition]

Their own warming lamp!