A Melbourne mum has been left in the lurch after finding her can of Coles baked beans contained just nine protein-full bites.
Lauren Thomson was preparing breakfast for her four-year-old son when she made the discovery, posting a hilarious response to the grocery store’s Facebook page.
‘Dear Coles, Thanks for the generous serve of NINE lousy beans we got out of this can. This is surely to satisfy a 4 year old with their heart set on beans for his brekky!’ she wrote.
A Melbourne mum has taken to Facebook after finding the can of Coles baked beans she was going to use for her sons breakfast contained just nine protein-full bites
Ms Thomson told Daily Mail Australia that while she was shocked at the can’s contents, she had found the situation quite funny.
‘It was only a 90 cent can of beans so I wasn’t too upset,’ she said.
‘And fortunately I did have another can with a much more acceptable amount of beans in the cupboard, so my son wasn’t left too disappointed in the end!’
Coles were quick to respond to Ms Thompson’s query, providing a pun-filled message despite spelling her name wrong.
‘Hi Laura, thanks for getting in contact with us. We’re sorry to see you’ve bean disappointed with your breakfast this morning,’ the company wrote.
Ms Thomson said she was happy with how Coles handled the situation and their offer for a full refund at her local store.
Ms Thomson (pictured) told Daily Mail Australia that while she was shocked at the find, she had found the situation quite funny and she was lucky to have another can so her son could have his favourite breakfast
Coles provided a pun-filled response to Ms Thomson, who said she was satisfied with their offer for a refund, given it was simply a ’90 cent can’
While Ms Thomson could not remember which store she had purchased the beans from, she said the can’s use by date wasn’t until 2019.
Her social media post attracted a number of responses online, with users seemingly split over whether it was more funny or ‘terrible’.
‘Hope he ate them slowly!! That seriously is shocking,’ one person wrote.
While another added: ‘To be fair you now don’t have to buy tomato sauce’
Coles said they were following up the incident with their National Quality Team.
Coles (stock photo) said they were following up the incident with their National Quality Team