Take it in Stride

The other night, in a hurry to get to a mojito party, I snatched from the corner store (and by snatched I mean purchased; who do you think I am?) a package of Stride gum, of the spearmint persuasion. I no sooner removed the plastic wrap from the envelope of gum, and flipped back the flap to find only 13 of a purported 14 slices of chewy satisfaction within. Shame shame Stride. You'll be hearing from Yours Truly. And soon...!