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Uncle Bens

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Uncle Bens has a 2.0 star rating from 8 reviews; consumers are mostly dissatisfied with product quality, safety issues, wrong items, and service responses, and many request a refund.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Read Uncle Bens reviews before buying ready meals or rice packs.
  • Inspect packaging on receipt and keep photos for refund claims.
  • Be prepared for slow customer service and potential subscription cancellation steps.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent customer complaints about spoiled or contaminated rice and live insects.
  • Reports of wrong products, missing ingredients, poor taste, and high price.
  • Problems with billing, refunds, cancellations, and long hold times with customer service.

Positive Feedback

Some customers find the rice convenient and like certain flavors; easy microwave meals appreciated by those needing quick options.

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Linda R Mfl

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I sent them pictures of the coupons and repliedAsk a question about where to send pictures of voided coupons

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They sent me the wrong coupons. They are sending me new ones.

I do not like the Uncle Ben's street meals, and I got sick. I wanted just regular Uncle Ben's coupons, and they are sending them to me.

Pros:
  • Love their rice
Cons:
  • Do not like the street food

Preferred solution: Coupons on the way

User's recommendation: Don’t buy the street food dinners from uncle bens

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Larry A Ath

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Unsatisfied,

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Got some Spanish rice and it looks like straight dog **** in the pouch. I am sick to my stomach and truly traumatized. Don't know what happened, but it was not even close to Spanish rice.

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Marilyne Nrv

Taste was awful

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AI Highlights
  • - Bought two products: fried rice and teriyaki with rice; price about $5 each.
  • - The fried rice was spicy and mushy; second box discarded; not fried rice.

I bought 2 of your new products, street food which was fried rice and the second was teriyaki and rice. The fried rice was so spicy i couldnt get past the first bite, it was mushy and certainly wasnt fried rice.

I put the second box in the bin. Almost 5.oo for one package and it was absolutely disgusting..

User's recommendation: Buy it, but I certainly won’t

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Anonymous
map-marker Peoria, Arizona

The cheesy rice was awful.

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Liked the vegetable rice so I was happy to c a cheesy rice but it was awful would not buy it again do not waste ur money. That all I'm done w uncle bens

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Anonymous
map-marker Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Disappointed!

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AI Highlights
  • - The call started okay, but I was put on hold for over 45 minutes and never came back.
  • - I cancelled my subscription because the issue wasn't fixed.

The call started out okay. The agent seemed willing to help but once the call became difficult, instead of sending the call to another agent, she put me on held for well over 45 counted minutes and never came back to the call.

I hung up and, no I haven't talked with anyone else. The situation hasn't been fixed, and I'm cancelling my subscription.

Very! Very disappointed!

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Andrea B Jlt

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| map-marker Inverness, Scotland

Product complaint

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AI Highlights
  • - Bought 2-pack Bens Original Jasmine rice.
  • - Microwaved 2 minutes; found tuna-like substance with dark streaks, a strange smell, not for consumption.
Uncle Bens - Product complaint
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I bought 2 pack of Bens Original Jasmine rice and when I cooked it in microwave for 2 mins as advised I was totally shocked when I opened the packet to find what I can only describe as tuna looking substance with black through it and a weird smell. Not for consumption at all.

I was quite dissapppointed as I have never seen this before and buy this rice alot. I have photo evidence if you require this to back up my complaint.

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Andrea Bruce

User's recommendation: normally not an issue but I have never seen anything like this, it was diguting

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Diana D Pza

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| map-marker Bethesda, Maryland

Rotten food

AI Highlights
  • - Bought a sealed bag weeks ago at Vons or Ralph's in Glendale, CA.
  • - I may not have receipt and want a refund of the retail value; it smelled bad.
Uncle Bens - Rotten food

Bought this SEALED bag of who knows what a few weeks ago at either Vons or Ralph's in Glendale California. Not sure if I still have the receipt.

I would like a full refund for the retail value of this horrendous package of God knows what. It smelled equally horrendous.

User's recommendation: Make sure bag is firm, not squishy...

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Anonymous
map-marker Kennebunk, Maine

Cheddar and Broccoli?Wheres the Broccoli?

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Love tosend you pictures of what we served guests. no broccoli! Pictures are worth a thousand words.

User's recommendation: Buy your own broccoli… Ben doesn’t have any.

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Maria C Hqw

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Comment about product

AI Highlights
  • - Coupons offered.
  • - They seek damages for a gross product.
  • - The product should be recalled.
  • - Media notified on Boston 25.

They offered coupons i should have monetary damages as it was gross and made me sick to my stomach . Product should be recalled and warehouse closed to exterminate! I also notified media on ch 25 boston

Loss:
$20
Pros:
  • Was quick
Cons:
  • Warehouse not clean rodent infested

Preferred solution: Monetary damages for making me sick

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Cathryn M Fjn

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Package of rice contained some type of meat

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They doubled down on claims that the package integrity was breeched. What I saw does not appear to ever have been rice.

They sent me coupons for two free bags of rice.

I wonder if I should ask for monetary compensation. I am insulted so far.

Original review Sep 19, 2023

I cooked and opened my jasmine rice pack, and it contained what looked like a piece of meat. I have video and pics.

I am truly disgusted.

I use jasmine rice regularly. Help!

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Anonymous
map-marker Tillsonburg, Ontario

Live insects in Ben's Converted Rice - 2.2 kg bag

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AI Highlights
  • - Found insects in rice stored in a glass jar; many insects visible.
  • - Ben's Original offered no reimbursement for $11.47, and I will stop using it.

I had consumed some of this rice previously from this large bag. I always store it in a glass gallon jar and when I wanted to do a Stir Fry, I opened the jar and saw a tiny dark insect on the side of the jar.

Thinking it was a bit of stem or something, I put my finger over it and slid it up to the top, where it disappeared. I then poured some rice into a plate and found there were many insects running here and there. I quickly poured the rice into a doubled Ziploc bag together with the remaining rice, (17 oz) and put it in a cold place. I contacted Ben's Original and to my surprise, as I no longer had the bag, they were not interested in the insects.

They also were adamant there would be no reimbursement of my $11.47! Perhaps they already knew what kind of insects they were, as they were not interested in receiving a sample of my infected Converted Rice.

I found their attitude very puzzling and I'm out $11.47 and warn anyone who uses their rice to check it very carefully. After 70 yrs of using this product, I am off it FOREVER remembering how I cooked and ate part of this bag before the insects became so numerous and visible.

User's recommendation: Pour Ben's Converted Rice onto a plate and look carefully for tiny dark insects.

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Anonymous
map-marker Frisco, Texas

Packaging country source identification

AI Highlights
  • - -No country of origin on the label; it seems local and is gummy and tasteless.
  • - -With GB, UK and CANADA sources, it cooks up nicely and tastes great.

Assuming no country source on label (Ready Rice) is "local" meaning USA) which produces a quality same as Thailand, gummy and tasteless, I will not be purchasing. Packaged with sources GB, UK and CANADA cook up nicely and taste great.

User's recommendation: purchase on your own preferences

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Betty G Pna

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In the box

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  • - I love Uncle Ben's white rice.
  • - I would make it every day if I didn't have to pick through the box for black rice and other stuff.

I love uncle Bens white rice I just dont like going through the whole box first and picking all the black rice and other stuff that is in the box. Why is that I would make it everyday if I didnt need to pick through it. EVERYTIME THANKYOU BETTY

Pros:
  • I love the rice
Cons:
  • Dont want to pick through box

Preferred solution: A reason why there is black rice and black pieces in the box that I pick out everytime

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Anonymous
map-marker Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire

Cantonese uncle bens sause

Please where can i purchase this from as Tescos seem to have stopped selling this for some reason, and my family love it

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Cayana S

Wrong rice

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It said jasmine rice on package when I opened it it was regular riceSad. And it ruined my whole night and my dinner.

Loss:
$6
Pros:
  • Good rice
Cons:
  • Wrong package

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous
map-marker Creedmoor, North Carolina

Changed the name

Will never buy again because of the name change! Your a racist company and out for your own gains! Fake woke!

User's recommendation: NEVER

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Guest

Disappointed that I bought your Ben's rice, before it was 250 grams now 220, when I am shopping in supermarkets people are constantly commenting how you all are giving us less.people would rather you charge more than shrinking weights, it's like you think we the public are stupid.

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