The Case

I just recently got back from a great trip out to Central New York to see a good many of my friends and colleagues in Ithaca and Syracuse. To those out that way who are checking out the site, hello to you all again and thanks for such a great time.

Unfortunately, though, many of them will remember that my trip was not all hunky-dory, as a dinner one evening at Rogan's Pizza had me hugging the porcelain for almost 36 hours following.

However, that wasn't even enough of a welcome back for this Ithaca alum ... no, as a special thank you for my business, Frank Rogan even gave me a $2.00 coupon for my next purchase. Only problem is the coupon he gave me expired 4 1/2 months ago. I'll tell you what -- I don't care how many gratises he's sponsoring this year on Ithaca College Television; Frank doesn't scare me, and he won't be making me sick without feeling my wrath!

March 1, 2002
Rogan's Corner Pizza
ATTN: Manager / Owner
825 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

To Whom It May Concern:

On February 21, during a recent business trip to the Ithaca area, I ordered a medium cheese pizza and Coke from your establishment for dinner. A copy of the sales receipt is enclosed.

While I did not note any kind of an unsatisfying feeling while eating the pie, I found myself befallen for the next few days with one of the worst cases of food poisoning I've had in almost a decade. As the food from your establishment was all I had to eat or drink that evening, my suspicions are that something in your food was what made me so severely ill. I hardly got my $6.00 worth as you can imagine.

I am writing to formally notify you as I'm concerned about what ingredients you may have used that evening that were bad, and whether or not any of your other patrons that night had a similar reaction. I spoke to someone who claimed to be a manager on Sunday February 24, but that individual seemed less than concerned and told me they had heard no reports of illness.

As a side note, in looking at your receipt, I presume that your $2.00 coupon is still valid (should I be in town again and decide to dine at your establishment), even though the printed expiration date on it is over 4 months ago. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, Michael W.