Expensive Coffee Place FAIL - Page 2

Hey Earl, go ahead and place that order for 1,000 cups and 500 lids. Then run to McDonald's and grab me a $1 coffee.

I myself do really enjoy drinking coffee. I usually buy, "Don Francisco" brand coffee a little more expensive than Folgers but, worth it. McDonalds coffee is actually one of the best around as far as fast food but, that is the only thing I buy from there. Whenever Starbucks is the only option, I just get the house blend coffee for $1.60. More than McDonalds but, not too expensive.

Originally Posted by olddude

The real story here is not that they would not serve you sans lid , but why.

We, of all people, see the effect of unintended consequences every day of our lives. The reason for the lid is to avoid the million dollar law suit Mc Donalds payed that idiot woman who put a nice hot cup of lidless coffee between her legs and drove off. Any idiot knows what will happen, so what is it just below idiot status. That is why you get no lidless coffee from Starbucks. A senseless idiot person with not a lick of common sense.

Not to pour cold water on yah party (sic) but google image ' mcdonalds coffee lawsuit'.

Don't do it if you are feeling squeemish or just ate something, or a male.....
Boy, I'd sue for three times as much.

But in NZ, we can't sue, thats the govamints job. We get ACC or accident compensation.

That mcdonalds coffe is far to hot anyway, even after adding icecream from my sundae..
And the KFC twisters are too cold, someone got food poisoning off one once here, still too cold, they won't microwave them either.....

I understand that the coffee would hurt. I saw the images, and they're sickening.

But, you put a hot beverage between your legs while operating a moving vehicle. What do you think will happen!? Some of these people are just plain stupid!

I once was at an IHOP that ran out of pancake mix. I never am near an IHOP, so that's pretty sad.

You think you'd order the supplies that are crucial to your business, though.

How dare a place not keep enough ingredients on hand to never run out. I mean..good lord help us if we can't have our waffles, or chicken for a day! Freaking morons don't they know how to do anything!

You know, you could've visited that Waffle house before their truck came. Same with the IHOP. Places do run out from time time to time. Far as chicken...I've been to many chicken places where they've run out. Usually due to specials their running, unanticipated huge order, etc. My KFC has many things to order besides just a bucket of chicken.

Guess my point is..just cause a place runs out of something doesn't mean their idiots. Could be other stuff going on that you don't know. Like their truck schedule, ordering rules, etc. On a side note...down here on my sandbar we run out of certain seafood quickly in the summer months, guess all these restaurants suck for running out of things. I mean they could always over order an just sell bad fish or throw out what doesn't sell..

My Local Harris Teeter sucks, they ran out of shredded cheese. I shall never shop there again!

Sirscrapalot - Sometimes what you think is the problem..isn't.

You never know what IT guy might be sitting in there looking for some
E-Scrap Company to get rid of all his old equipment. Just saying,Cops and Cab drivers hang at Dunk ing
The movers and shakers go to Starbucks

Oh an I did visit a waffle house once, while up on a trip to Va.

Was with 3 others, they were out of everything...salad, eggs, waffles..lol. Only thing they had were pork chops, an hashbrowns.

My meal was awesome, everyone else had to walk to the truck stop.

Sirscrapalot - Smothered, covered, diced, an chunked.

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

How dare a place not keep enough ingredients on hand to never run out. I mean..good lord help us if we can't have our waffles, or chicken for a day! Freaking morons don't they know how to do anything!

You know, you could've visited that Waffle house before their truck came. Same with the IHOP. Places do run out from time time to time. Far as chicken...I've been to many chicken places where they've run out. Usually due to specials their running, unanticipated huge order, etc. My KFC has many things to order besides just a bucket of chicken.

Guess my point is..just cause a place runs out of something doesn't mean their idiots. Could be other stuff going on that you don't know. Like their truck schedule, ordering rules, etc. On a side note...down here on my sandbar we run out of certain seafood quickly in the summer months, guess all these restaurants suck for running out of things. I mean they could always over order an just sell bad fish or throw out what doesn't sell..

My Local Harris Teeter sucks, they ran out of shredded cheese. I shall never shop there again!

Sirscrapalot - Sometimes what you think is the problem..isn't.

I am guessing a lot of the people that are complaining about food not being available at these restaurants have never had a job serving or selling a perishable food product. It is a tricky task to order food because if you order too much you will have a lot left over and it will go bad quickly and if you order too little you will run out and people will make fun of you on webforums, haha. But, back to Sledge's original post on the lids, that could of been prevented.

@phred59 "What the hell good is a KFC with no chicken??" The mashed potatoes and coleslaw, oh yes!

Agreed Mr.Sam.

My years doing retail(Shipping/receiving)have made me quite the cynic when people ***** about fast food, food places, or retail.

An back on topic...silly they didn't have lids. This is why you should give up the addiction to the coffee bean an come to the soda side of the force. You can be served a soda with no lid! Well untill someone orders one in a drive thru an spills it all over themselves an then sue for wet pants an cold .... !

Sirscrapalot - I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. - Lewis Black

I use Hardee's "light ice" feature which is a little different. I order my Dr Pepper with light ice meaning go easy on the ice and heavier on the liquid so I don't get a cup of frozen water gently flavored with Dr Pepper. The fountain drinks are actually cold anyway so I could get no ice and be ok, but there's not really an ordering protocol for that one that I know of.

KFC without the chicken is just Kentucky Fried....