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Woman Says Razor Blade Found in Her Breakfast

The discovery was made beneath eggs ordered at the Oak Forest McDonald's, police said.

 

Police said McDonald’s managers are going to review the tapes of their Oak Forest restaurant to find out how a razor blade wound up in a woman’s breakfast.

According to the Oak Forest police report, officers were called to a home in the 15200 block of Oxford Drive around 9:30 a.m. and shown where a blade had allegedly been discovered underneath eggs.

The manager of the Oak Forest McDonald’s told police that razors are used to "clean tight corners."

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Lauren Jany Eident

9:58 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Omg! I'm eating McDonald's breakfast as we speak ! And spitting it out now!

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Camille

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

keep eating it. It's a rare occurence if it even happened.

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Karin Braddock

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

just another scam . "Finding" things in food is really getting awfully old , folks . At least , have some new ideas for scamming restaurants . This one won't fly , either , except , of course , getting her in the news .

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tnjranch

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

your nuts, just like the stupid person who SAYS they found a razor blade.. they PUT it there....

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Abby

8:53 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

I would also say don't be too quick to assume it's a scam. A few years ago I found a razor blade in my nachos from the drive up window after I got it home and was eating it. I immediately called the restaurant to report it and was treated without any regard for concern, even by the manager. They simply asked me if I wanted my money back for it!!! I wanted them to get to the bottom of it, concerned that it was possibly intentional. I didn't call policy but I contacted corporate headquarters. I wasn't looking to sue, just for some explanation. Turns out (I was told) they use razor blades to open the bags of chips and one must have dropped in. They sent someone out to look at it and gave me $100 as a token of apology. It was months before I could trust food I didn't prepare.

Michelle

10:50 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Was it only coincidental that the person who found it was at home when they found it? Let's do a little more research before we verify where it came from.

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dschmidt20

11:04 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

totally agree. prob someone hopin for some lawsuit money. however; the manager should've never admitted they use razors in the restaurant. he should've checked the cameras first. the health department is going to have a field day with that. pretty sure the razors (if actually allowed in the restaurant) aren't allowed in food prep areas. Whoever did that should be facing felony charges. if it was an accident it woulda been inside the eggs, not under them. which makes it more believable that the customer put em there.

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Kelly Kelllner

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I've found bloody band-aids in my sandwich from a burger king. Turned it in and the guy admitted he lost it and didn't know where he had. So it does happen and not everyone sues!!!

David LaDuke

12:42 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Lawsuits are the gold rush of the times. Wouldn't be surprised if she put it there herself. This bad economy will make people do desperate things to get money and a big fat McLawsuite with extra cheese would take care of alot of economic problems.

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Warren Reed

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I'll bet she did put it there...

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Robert Pearson

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Well we already had a McDonalds employee try to get 15minutes of fame with a Lottery Ticket Scam.. It has been awhile since someone calimed they got burned with "hot"coffee.. or found a fingernail in their soup.. But jobs are scarce fo I would guess one needs to wonder why it has taken so long to have more "I found this" stuff happen!!

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James A Barnes Jr

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

David...I would have to agree with you...To me, it would have been more plausible if a piece or a chip off of a razor blade would have been discovered with it being acknowledged that razor blades are used when cleaning tight corners...like the tight corners of the grill...where the eggs are made...I have dated a few Mc.D's employees....Smiling.

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deborah booker

4:24 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

I understand it's not that kind of razor you shave with...it's something they use in the restaurant..if people would read the entire story they wouldn't look like a horse's butt
making silly remarks!

@Kitty

12:48 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

How odd that she discovered it at HOME. No one in the house could've put it there? Hoping she'd shovel in the eggs unknowingly? Sounds more likely.

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Penney G

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

my daughter found a bracet to braces in her m&m mcflurry after she had it in her mouth, we went right inside and told the manager and he said what do you want me to do about it, I was pissed , this bracket was in someone elses mouth, I took it to my daughter dentist to make sure it wasnt hers and it wasnt, that was gross

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Bettye

10:51 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

This is the billionth comment that fails to take into account that not EVERYONE eats their food whilst driving OR in the restaurant itself; some people actually DO wait until they get home to open and consume their food. Idiots.

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Baba Wawa

4:39 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Well, perhaps she ordered it to go and never looked inside the bag and didn't open it up until she got home. Very likely.

K.

1:11 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Forget McDonalds' Monopoly Game, she found a way to win the "real" lottery"!

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Al Smith

1:36 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Who would be stupid enough to report it after they had already left the restaurant knowing that everyone is going to think they did it themselves whether they did or not.

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tommy whirple

11:14 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

maybe she could try cutting off a finger and sticking it in the chili bowl?

penney G

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

you want to know something also gross. My daughter found a metal bracet to someones braces in her m&m mcflurry, and when I approached the manager he said , WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT, she acually had it in her mouth when she found it , GROSS HUH

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Demeluv

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Exactly @ Al Smith. How many of us check inside our food inside a resturant?

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Stephanie

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

the manager of the restaurant admitted they use razor blades to clean tight corners!!

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Shawn C

9:54 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

There is such a slim chance in hell that this could even be possible, knowing McDonald's procedures. Although I'm sure blades are used for scraping stickers off to clean or "cleaning tight corners", she didn't actually eat it or get an injury. People need to stop being so quick to pick up the phone & want media attention! No injury, get over it & spend your energy elsewhere! Maybe if you would have gotten up 15 minutes earlier to cook your own breakfast & spend quality time with your kids or husband, you wouldn't have to spend MORE time wasting McDonald's time! Anytime you can blame McDonald's for something, people get dollar $igns in their eyes!

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Rachael Girou

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I actually work for a McDonalds and have never even seen said "razor blade". We clean our grills with a flat metal spatula like thing thats far too large and heavy to fit into a tiny egg! Besides, she found it when she got HOME? Suspicion much?

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Camille

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I doubt very much there was a razor blade in it. I worked for McDonalds along time ago and I don't remember razor blades being used. I know this one does and I don't know why. If she bit it, she would have been in the ER.

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Lilliana

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Yeah, uhmmmmm, hmmmmmmmm?????????????????????????????????? I'm not so sure I believe them. Chances of finding a blade in a breakfast meal would be like getting hit by a lightning. Very slim. Where is the evidence besides her words? Anyone can put anything in any food at home or in the car. You cannot prove it.

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lori mills

9:42 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

hope she didnt have to pay egg-tra for it

Kimberly Reed

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

well, just to say it is possible she went through the drive-thru and took the food home. We do it all the time. I mean, if the razor was put in there by an employee, what else are you going to do but report it from home? And then on the other hand, she might have put it there herself....there's just too many variables to make a definite accusation.

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Emile Bilodeau

4:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Geez people, we don't know enough about this to make a sound conclusion. So far accusations, hearsay and the need to have a story to put into the news.
not much to go on. But enough to keep the fear and the drama alive for many it would seem. follow up coming hopefully??

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julia hudson

10:46 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I work at a Mc Donalds, we are so safety cautious and there wouldnt had been a razor nowhere while cooking or the making of a sandwich. scam is right!

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Sharon O

10:46 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

At a Wendy's once, I found a filthy rusty screw folded up in the waxed paper my burger was wrapped, that apparently came from the casing holding the warming lights above the counter. I told the person behind the counter and she said "Do you want another burger?" I was so disgusted I didn't do anything further. I should have sued them.

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Felicia DePyper

11:41 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Did you choke or swallow the rusty screw? if not, sued them for what? this is what's
wrong with our Country, everyone is sue happy...

Wendy Whiten

10:47 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

People will do anything for attention. It's possible that it could have been put there.
I think it needs to be checked into.

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PAR ...

10:56 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

another "reality show" wannabe ... if she can't be on one; she'll CREATE her own !!!

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Bettye

10:58 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I think it's NOT obvious that she put it in her food herself. Are all of you folks commenting like this the fat slobs that can't wait until they get home to consume their fast food? I hate to break it to your skeptical little heart, but not everyone eats whilst driving or at McDonalds itself; some patrons actually consume their purchases at their homes. STRANGE! I KNOW! But it DOES happen.

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Nick Swedberg

3:08 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Several comments were removed. I'd rather people not make direct accusations about anyone involved in this particular story.

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HERMIE

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

CENSORSHIP.... WTF?? DONT REMOVE COMMENTS OR STOP POSTING

Leon Pollock

11:16 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Oh boy kids PINK SLIME for lunch again....

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Marge

10:46 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

True or not true, remember the finger in Wendys chilli HMMMMMM.

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J. K. E.

10:50 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

My wife found gum in a big mac,,,we got our money back and left, never to return.

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RichB in PS

11:02 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Geeze have not heard about finger parts or rats in McDs or Cokes or Wendys in a long time...

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lila hammer

11:03 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

did anyone read what was said "The manager of the Oak Forest McDonald’s told police that razors are used to "clean tight corners."

could be maybe it really did happen at mcdonalds on accident

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steven cox

11:06 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

seriously dont believe this happened at the Mickey D's- more likely she is looking for a hand out.

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Mark Risley

11:06 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Did you see it before it caused you harm? If so, shut up and go away. This society has to many people trying to get rich because of our wacky legal system.

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carol cox

11:06 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I think its possible..Who checks thier orders before we leave?

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C. A. Farrington

10:35 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hmmmmmmm????? Well, well???? Maybe??? Kind of clumsy but might be worth a lawsuit. I am only saying, if you need the money and can spend the lawyering-up money and go through enough grief to make it worthwhile. Might bring in a few bucks.

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keymach1

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Maybe she has a friend who works at McD's. Can't rule out anything.

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Kat

11:09 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

My husband once found a twist tie in his lasagna while we were eating in an Italian restaurant. We flagged down a manager, who condescendingly said that they don't have "loose twist ties laying around the kitchen" and then suggested that we had planted it. My husband emphatically denied it and told him that we didn't want a free meal or free dessert, we just wanted him to tell his kitchen staff to be more careful. We didn't make any further fuss about it, though my husband pushed his lasagna aside and filled up on bread and salad.

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shipdog7

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I found a razor in my salad from McDonald’s. Wondered what happened to the blade.

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sjerseyan

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Galss was found in a salad at a dinner we attended a few yrs ago. A couple of incidences of hair (not mine) in food, small snail in a salad bar...all personally seen...and I didn't sue anybody for ptsd...so a razor in a salad, though sounds unlikely, is not all that far-fetched.

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tnjranch

11:16 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Yeah, and an alien landed in my backyard last night too..............

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Rosa Estela

11:22 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

whether they did it themselves or not, I am just glad no one was hurt, specially no children

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Tom Wells

11:29 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I found a roach in my mcdonalds diet coke that was the last time i ever set foot in one.

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jan johnson

11:49 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

one never knows what goes on behind the counter.

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Nick Swedberg

11:42 am on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Again, for those who chose to do so, please refrain from attacking any individuals. I had to take down a couple more comments.

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Cynthia West

10:56 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Good Lord, people! You're all freaking piranha! This story was NOT started by this woman, nor is she seeking a law suit!! She called the McDonald's where she purchased the meal, and the manager basically blew her off. Since she was not taken seriously by the establishment, she called the police, who made a full report and investigation, only to make sure that this was documented and that it did not happen to anyone else... like you fools! She did NOT go to the media...this story was picked up from the police blotter. Just because YOU may have wanted to get rich from this incident, should it have happened to you, don't assume that everyone is like you.

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Richard DeVries

8:25 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Chill Cynthia most people will think that way. It's kind of hard to think a razor would be in a food prep area.

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lori mills

9:46 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

I have personally broke a piece of my back tooth on a bone chip or what ever is hard in those hamburger, but i accidentally swallowed it, lost half days pay and the cost of an emergency trip to the dentist

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Dewey Frank

9:47 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

I worked at a McDonalds and I can assure you that there are NO razor blades anywhere in the food prep area...either there is a sick employee (ONE) or a very sick customer...being that we are video taped every minute, I don't think we have a sick employee...hence, where is the sick customer? at home !!! forget about it !! She is a "finger in the soup" dope...

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JLB

12:09 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

The same thing happened to my friend in Washington a couple of years ago. The razor blade was found when she bit into her burger between the meat and cheese. She took it back in. The employee took the burger to "examine it" and would not give it back to her...Voila!...no proof! They offered her coupons to make up for the mistake. NO thanks!! Come on people, it's NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY!

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cheryl

12:41 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

I found a fingernail - complete with bright pink nail polish - in a bowl of Wendy's chili once. Trying to not cause a scene, I quietly went up and asked to speak to a manager to let them know that their vat of chili was tainted. To my utter surprise and disgust, the manager offered to get me a replacement bowl of chili FROM THE SAME VAT! Needless to say, I declined and didn't eat at THAT particular Wendy's again. I also found good sized slivers of glass in ice cream one time. Again, I alerted the store where it was purchased to try to prevent someone else purchasing some of it and possibly getting hurt. I guess anything can happen with food prep - and yes, I know there are some people who are just crying wolf falsely - but it CAN happen.

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VT

1:35 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Don t believe the razor blade incident .. at all

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Perry Davis

1:43 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Just recently bought a cheese burger at Mc Donalds and took it home, opened it to find a bite taken out of it !!!!! Took it back to the resturant & manger replaced it & gave me card for free meal, so strange things do happen!! P.D. Tennessee

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NANCY GRACE

3:45 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Hey relax everyone! The person will receive free McD's for life because she isn't going sue.

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cp

7:31 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

why does mc Donalds burgers taste so crummy now?Bring back the pink slim

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Superdad

9:17 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

These allegations always prove false, just another attempt to collect.

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Lucian

9:32 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Whoa!!! people, this was simple the wrong order she received.. She got the new egg-Mcmuffin with cheese and a shave. thats on the new Man on the go menu..also coming so the the ficker wrap..for the ladies..

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Nick Swedberg

11:10 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

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mona

6:25 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

its a fast food restraunt anything can be thrown in the food. There always in a rush and sometimes they give out wrong orders to people. It's Caotic in all fast food restruants. I once ordered a bic mac meal and when i bit it. there was a bone in the meat, i bit it so hard that my tooth got chipped. Of course I reported it to the manger and got offered a new meal for the bad burger. Didnt take it so i left. So needless to say I dont go to any fast food restraunts.

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