- A mother-of-three discovered a mystery rubber item in Big W Christmas cards
- Laura was shocked, saying she had almost given the package to her children
- The staff removed the item and discovered that it was only a latex finger cover
- Big W released a statement saying that it appeared to be an isolated incident
A Sydney mother-of-three has received a nasty shock after buying Christmas cards from Big W with a mystery rubber item stuffed inside the packet.
Laura said that she suspected it was a condom, and was outraged as she had planned to give the cards to her children to write in.
‘I did take the cards back and the staff were a bit shocked too, but opened them to see what is was while I was there as I was really concerned,’ Laura told the Daily Telegraph.
A mother-of-three was shocked to find a mystery rubber item in her pack of Christmas cards
‘I almost gave the cards to my kids to write out, until I noticed that in there,’ she said, explaining that her youngest was three years old.
‘The purpose for buying the cards was for them to hand out heading into the last week of school of the year….[It] Was a shock to my system for a good 24 hours wondering what on earth it was.’
Luckily, it turned out to be a latex finger cover, with was probably used for counting the cards prior to packaging.
‘[I] will still contact the company about it as it’s not a good look when you get something like that in a packet of Christmas cards, but was thankful that’s all it was.’
A Big W spokeswoman said: ‘At Big W, we continually work hard with all of our suppliers to ensure BIG W’s products meet the safety and quality standards both Big W and our customers expect.
‘While this matter appears to be an isolated incident, we are checking the packaging of remaining products so customers can be confident of product safety.’
A spokesperson from Big W assures customer the discovery appears to be an isolated incident