Catastrophic Vegemite Event in Redwood City CA
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:45 pm
Early last week I noticed I was almost out of Marmite. There was just a thin layer at the bottom of the jar that had served me so well since I graduated from Vegemite usage.
After careful consideration, I decided to buy Vegemite this time because I remembered liking it. I wondered if Marmite was like comparing heroin to Vicodin. Would Vegemite be too weak and put me through some sort of withdrawal and yearning for the thicker and richer Marmite?
I was willing to try the experiment, knowing that if needed I could still procure Marmite and have it within two days because I'm an Amazon Prime Member.
I ordered a 220g jar, the biggest size ever for me.
Last evening it was delivered.... in an envelope. The envelope was padded but huh!? A glass jar shipped in an envelope?
I opened the envelope to discover that the jar of Vegemite was wrapped in small-bubbled wrap and taped very tightly. I was concerned. It took a lot of effort and the use of scissors to cut the tape and slowly unwrap the jar.
After prying off the second and final layer of wrap, to my horror, a growing fear was realized.
The bottom of the jar had been smashed to bits, leaving pieces of glass and Vegemite intermixed.
Panicking, I thought quickly. I'll use a sieve to separate the glass from the Vegemite and filter it into a tupperware container.
Eventually the more logical and very sad thought occurred to me. I couldn't keep it. I'll have to return it to Amazon and get my money back.
I remember thinking that leaves me with a jar of Marmite that I believe I've scraped to death, so I'm virtually out of 'mite'.
I was a little shaky.
Worse yet, what am I to do now? Should I only order Vegemite by the tube for fear of another catastrophic event like this one?
A real dilemma.
I decided to put off the decision as to what & how to order until this morning.
I'm still shopping at Amazon and will make a decision soon.
Alternative Ending to My Story (before someone else does it)
....After prying off the second and final layer of wrap, to my horror, a growing fear was realized.
The bottom of the jar had been smashed to bits, leaving pieces of glass and Vegemite intermixed.
I immediately dialed 911 and reported the Vegemite spill. I told the dispatcher that it was just me and my cat, Jojo, and a broken jar of Vegemite.
Five minutes later, two firetrucks, an ambulance, an S.P.C.A. wagon and a truck with 'Hazmat' in big letters arrived. The police closed off my block and evacuated all of my neighbors.
The S.P.C.A. officer, dressed in a Hazmat gear, rushed over to Jojo, picked him up and took him out to her van. Another Hazmat clad individual quickly placed an oxygen mask over my face and whisked me out to the ambulance.
Needless to say, I was up all night while the workers cleaned up the Vegemite spill and finally left me alone. Jojo will be returned to me later today after he is tested for potential toxic infection.
They weren't worried about me. I was told that being a Vegemite/Marmite junkie made me immune to any potential toxicity and I was advised to buy more of the stuff soon but get the tube and keep it in a locked safe when not using it.
Which I've done. Ordered more, that is.
THE END
After careful consideration, I decided to buy Vegemite this time because I remembered liking it. I wondered if Marmite was like comparing heroin to Vicodin. Would Vegemite be too weak and put me through some sort of withdrawal and yearning for the thicker and richer Marmite?
I was willing to try the experiment, knowing that if needed I could still procure Marmite and have it within two days because I'm an Amazon Prime Member.
I ordered a 220g jar, the biggest size ever for me.
Last evening it was delivered.... in an envelope. The envelope was padded but huh!? A glass jar shipped in an envelope?
I opened the envelope to discover that the jar of Vegemite was wrapped in small-bubbled wrap and taped very tightly. I was concerned. It took a lot of effort and the use of scissors to cut the tape and slowly unwrap the jar.
After prying off the second and final layer of wrap, to my horror, a growing fear was realized.
The bottom of the jar had been smashed to bits, leaving pieces of glass and Vegemite intermixed.
Panicking, I thought quickly. I'll use a sieve to separate the glass from the Vegemite and filter it into a tupperware container.
Eventually the more logical and very sad thought occurred to me. I couldn't keep it. I'll have to return it to Amazon and get my money back.
I remember thinking that leaves me with a jar of Marmite that I believe I've scraped to death, so I'm virtually out of 'mite'.
I was a little shaky.
Worse yet, what am I to do now? Should I only order Vegemite by the tube for fear of another catastrophic event like this one?
A real dilemma.
I decided to put off the decision as to what & how to order until this morning.
I'm still shopping at Amazon and will make a decision soon.
Alternative Ending to My Story (before someone else does it)
....After prying off the second and final layer of wrap, to my horror, a growing fear was realized.
The bottom of the jar had been smashed to bits, leaving pieces of glass and Vegemite intermixed.
I immediately dialed 911 and reported the Vegemite spill. I told the dispatcher that it was just me and my cat, Jojo, and a broken jar of Vegemite.
Five minutes later, two firetrucks, an ambulance, an S.P.C.A. wagon and a truck with 'Hazmat' in big letters arrived. The police closed off my block and evacuated all of my neighbors.
The S.P.C.A. officer, dressed in a Hazmat gear, rushed over to Jojo, picked him up and took him out to her van. Another Hazmat clad individual quickly placed an oxygen mask over my face and whisked me out to the ambulance.
Needless to say, I was up all night while the workers cleaned up the Vegemite spill and finally left me alone. Jojo will be returned to me later today after he is tested for potential toxic infection.
They weren't worried about me. I was told that being a Vegemite/Marmite junkie made me immune to any potential toxicity and I was advised to buy more of the stuff soon but get the tube and keep it in a locked safe when not using it.
Which I've done. Ordered more, that is.
THE END
