VA Woman Claims Found Sharp Metal Hook Hidden In Newly Opened Tampon

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (THECOUNT) — Virginia Beach woman, Harmony Grant, says she made a startling discovering hidden inside a freshly opened pack of Playtex Simple Gentle Glide tampons, a sharp medal hook.

At first glance, there appeared to be just a black dot on the outside of Grant’s just female product, but the 22-year-old found something terrifying.

“I couldn’t even tell what it was until I picked at it, and opened up a hook,” said Grant.

The product was a Playtex Simple Gentle Glide tampon. Inside of it, Grant found what appeared to be sharp metal hook coiled in plastic.

“I was utterly shocked that there was a hook sticking out of a tampon,” said Grant.

Now, Grant wants other women to be warned about the dangers of these products. She posted about her dangerous discovery on social media, and the post is making its rounds.

Since then, Grant has also reached out to the company that makes Playtex products, Edgewell Personal Care.

They responded to her in an email, where they apologized about her ‘recent experience.’ The company then asked her to ship back the box of tampons and offered to reimburse her it, which would be a total of $7.

Grant said she’s disappointed with the response, and she doesn’t feel it’s appropriate.

“It was like, completely unacceptable,” said Grant. “I kind of felt like they brushed it off like it wasn’t a big deal. I could have seriously been injured.”

Grant said she nearly used an entire box before she discovered the defective product. Now, she said she refuses to use any tampons, no matter the brand.

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