Posted on 10/21/2024 2:07:20 PM PDT by FrozenAssets
Words to the wise. I pulled out two brand new sealed boxes of canning jar lids today. Both had black mold on them. Both the same brand. A brand with the same name as a round object used in sports.
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Spalding?
Wilson.
Shipped from the company directly?!?
If your storage wasn’t the issue, I’d contact the company. Maybe it was stored improperly in a warehouse on it’s way to the store where you bought it? Maybe it floated around in the ocean on a barge since CovidBS-19? (No, Ball Brand is made in AMERICA - where EVERYTHING SHOULD BE MADE!)
Ball is now owned by Newel Brands and manufactured by Rubbermaid. 1-800-240-3340
Call them and let them know. Have the bar code numbers handy of the boxes you purchased. There are probably others out there.
I bought three of the same product just yesterday. 2 boxes of wide-mouth and one regular. I have enough canning rings to circle the Moon and back, but I always pick up lids when I see them on sale.
My boxes are all fine - I just looked, so THANKS! :)
You got a bad batch. Probably old stock.
They sell tens of millions of those things every year. You should contact the company and give them the information from the packaging. They should be able to track it down, and give you a replacement/refund.
They have been doing this for more than 100 years.
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[Wilson]
Ah, now it makes sense.
They had been floating on a makeshift raft with Tom Hanks in the Pacific Ocean.
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