A Smidge Traumatized at the Moment...

Contributor: Mwar Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good person and throw it outside and go to continue unpacking.

I go to sit back down (our bed's on the floor) and there's another one! Now I'm paranoid when I try and pull back the brown paper in the box.

And there was a WHOLE DAMN BUNCH OF THEM IN THE BOX! Around my stuff. Around 7 or so, not counting the 2 I found outside, which I must have rustled out of the box. I had the box on my bed. And there's some little pieces of unknown crap that was on my bed that I'm now washing the sheets.

Ack! I'm guessing it had something to do with the sugar scrub. It spilled a bit out of it's package. The jar was closed and the jar was in a plastic bag, but there was grease/residues in the bag, along with a couple of granules. And it did smell very, very sweet. I'm guessing it attracted the bugs, and now I'm looking around my carpet for any other little crawlies inside.

Has something like this ever happened to you? I'm a bit traumatized.
07/23/2012
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Contributor: Cookie Monster Mike Cookie Monster Mike
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
Wow holy crap I would probably react the same way that is so weird!

I got the Brown Sugar cake scrub awhile back, it also leaked slightly and there was an oily residue but no bugs thankfully. Sorry you had to go through that
07/23/2012
Contributor: spookycutie spookycutie
LOL SEND IT BACK.

I'd be traumatized, too.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Gary A. Gary A.
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
Wow that's horrible!
07/23/2012
Contributor: puppylove puppylove
I think I would get the hebbie jebbies if there were bigs in my box!
07/23/2012
Contributor: Lady of the Lab Lady of the Lab
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Originally posted by Gary A.
Wow that's horrible!
I would be a bit tramatized too, I've never had that happen.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
I've never had that happened, but I don't have far to go with my orders. I've passed this along to our Customer Service manager and he's going to check into it for us. Still sucks though, I'd totally freak if I had bugs in my box (cardboard or otherwise )
07/23/2012
Contributor: geekkink geekkink
That's weird, but glad to know that EF is looking into it.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Petite Valentine Petite Valentine
Quote:
Originally posted by spookycutie
LOL SEND IT BACK.

I'd be traumatized, too.
I wouldn't be able to send it back. I'D HAVE SET FIRE TO THE BOX.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Lildrummrgurl7 Lildrummrgurl7
Oh my gosh! I would have freaked out
07/23/2012
Contributor: pootpootpoot pootpootpoot
Quote:
Originally posted by Petite Valentine
I wouldn't be able to send it back. I'D HAVE SET FIRE TO THE BOX.
AAAA I agree, I cant stand larvae D:
07/23/2012
Contributor: Mwar Mwar
Quote:
Originally posted by Ansley
I've never had that happened, but I don't have far to go with my orders. I've passed this along to our Customer Service manager and he's going to check into it for us. Still sucks though, I'd totally freak if I had bugs in my box ... more
That's good to know!

Yeah, it's going to take me a little time to be objective enough for the Cake review. I know it wasn't the product's fault and this happened more from chance (and what luck I have) but yeah... bugs...

Thanks!

@ PetiteValentine: I ran it to the dumpster after throwing it in a bag. But I'd be lying if I didn't think of fire.

It was a box of NOPE!
07/23/2012
Contributor: Gettinmymojoback Gettinmymojoback
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
*shivers* im sorry, no nothing like that has happened here..
07/23/2012
Contributor: Mikemanz Mikemanz
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
07/23/2012
Contributor: JennSenn JennSenn
I would definitely freak out. Set the box outside, tape it up and send it back! :shivers: Man, I hope that never happens to me!
07/23/2012
Contributor: sunkissedJess sunkissedJess
Oh no, that's just gross! I hate bugs of any kind.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Ilya Ilya
Mwar, I'm so sorry, this is unacceptable
I'm going to check the warehouse and the specific location where your product was stocked for bugs and report back.
I don't think the bugs are coming from us. We've never had bugs, especially in the warehouse, but like I said, I will check to make sure and let you know!
If you would like to return the items, please get in touch with customer service, I alerted them of your situation.
07/23/2012
Contributor: CaliGirl CaliGirl
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
I would freak if there were live things in my order! thank goodness I have not had that problem.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Taylor Taylor
Yikes that's scary! I hate bugs! I've never had that happen to me, so hopefully it was just a crazy fluke.
07/23/2012
Contributor: Mwar Mwar
Quote:
Originally posted by Ilya
Mwar, I'm so sorry, this is unacceptable
I'm going to check the warehouse and the specific location where your product was stocked for bugs and report back.
I don't think the bugs are coming from us. We've never had bugs, ... more
Thanks so much!

I would have taken you up on that offer, but my guy took care of things while I was at work. He washed our Eden towel, sterilized the glass toy, and unwrapped the plastic packaging of Bloom for me. Everything is now clean and we tossed the box, so the source is gone.

But thank you! I appreciate it!
07/23/2012
Contributor: spineyogurt spineyogurt
Hahah how that is terrifying
07/23/2012
Contributor: Ilovelingerie Ilovelingerie
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
No, nothing like this has ever happend to me. How long was the box waiting there for you to open it? ... or had it just arrived?
07/23/2012
Contributor: TheirPet TheirPet
Oh my goodness, I'd have been traumatized too. Then curious because I love bugs. I'd probably try to identify them.
07/24/2012
Contributor: Zombirella Zombirella
Oh man, I would have completely freaked out. I HATE bugs. I'd sit it out on the back porch and wait for my fiance to get here, lol.
07/24/2012
Contributor: hot lil momma hot lil momma
Ugh! That would freak me out lol. I don't handle bugs and creepy crawlers well to begin with
07/24/2012
Contributor: Librarian Librarian
Quote:
Originally posted by Mwar
I got an order today containing Bloom (Yay!) and also a Cake body scrub, among other odds and ends...

I went to open the package. I start taking things out. I notice a little caterpillar/larval type bug on the ground near me. I am a good ... more
Ick! Yeah, I've opened a box that books in it to find silverfish and other creepy crawlies, and this was a new box of things I'd ordered. Ugh, it's just nasty.
07/24/2012
Contributor: Mwar Mwar
Quote:
Originally posted by Ilovelingerie
No, nothing like this has ever happend to me. How long was the box waiting there for you to open it? ... or had it just arrived?
The box was sitting there no more than an hour. I was home when they delivered, so I was periodically checking for it.

Though I did order it with 2 day shipping and got to me later. And supposedly in went in a plane, so who knows where bugswould have been picked up?
07/24/2012
Contributor: VioletMoonstone VioletMoonstone
Wow how weird! That sounds awful! I would be traumatized and I would think of bugs everytime I'd use the sugar scrub if it happened to me. That sucks. I wouldn't be able to use it even if it was fine. I'm sure they were attracted to the super sweer sugar. So sorry that happened to you. =[
07/24/2012
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
Bugs don't even creep me out, but that would have made me a little scared too!
07/24/2012
Contributor: SimpleHedonist SimpleHedonist
Bugs don't bother me too much.... I would have been freaked out if they were IN my beauty products though.

A couple months ago I ordered some candy online and when it arrived there were 50 million ants in the box, that one freaked me out a bit!!! When I opened the box they immediately crawled all over my hands. Ewwwwww!!!
07/24/2012