McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again.
This time, a San Francisco location is being accused of serving a “scalding” cup of coffee with an improperly attached lid, which allegedly resulted in the coffee pouring out on plaintiff Mable Childress’ body and causing “severe burns” after she tried drinking it.
The lawsuit, filed last week, alleged that the elderly woman is suffering from “physical pains, emotional distress and other damages.” The restaurant’s negligence was a “substantial factor” for her injuries, it alleged.
Childress also said in the lawsuit that the restaurant employees “refused” to help her, a point that the McDonald’s denied.
The real question is why would anyone still get coffee at McDonalds?
Up in Canada (at least my part), McDonald’s coffee is a great affordable coffee. It’s better than Starbucks or (🤮) Tim Hortons. It’s not going to compete with a bespoke artisan coffee shop that squeezes cat butt glands or whatever justifies selling a $5 cup for $10, but it’s better than almost everything else for the price.
The town I live in has 2 Tims, 1 McDonald’s, and no cafes. I never considered how deeply it would eventually hurt leaving a place with quality cafes and restaurants for a place without. At this point we’re considering on just moving to an unorganized township because there’s no point in paying the higher property taxes (there’s a long list of complaints to go with that nugget).
coffee shop that squeezes cat butt glands or whatever justifies selling a $5 cup for $10
The cost is twofold, justified by having:
1- actual quality cherries, grown and dried in a labor intensive ways by farmers actually making real money directly off of the sale of their coffee and-
2- small, local coffee Roasters actually taking care of the roast on a coffee you want to taste while also getting paid for their hard work.
That probably sounds fucking snobby as hell but it really makes a difference that is hard to ignore once you start tasting it.
No butt glands involved, feline or otherwise.
It’s fairly cheap for getting coffee out and it’s better than Starbucks coffee. Sure, go to a cafe if you have the means, but many don’t.
This is quite a common answer. It seems like a virtual thing. In Europe there are many coffee cafes that aren’t much more expensive then Mac Donald’s, si I wouldn’t even think of going there.
Yeah, the US general has a lack of cafés. I imagine there are two reasons. First is the culture doesn’t really encourage it (though that’s mostly newish, and has to do with the second point). Second, the sprawl, especially in suburban hell, does not allow for many third places at all. There’s almost nowhere people go to sit around and relax outside of their house. It’s a real shame and I think it’s caused a lot of issues.
You can usually get it for a dollar with the app and it’s better than a lot of the stuff that can be made at home with an automatic coffee maker. I used to get it a lot until I could afford to support smaller coffee places
Big doubt that it’s better than almost anything you can make at home with an automatic coffee maker. It’s awful. The convenience is the only reason.
We must’ve had different experiences with it. I also wouldn’t say it’s better than almost anything you can make at home with an automatic coffee maker - just a lot of it. I’d take it over any of the more common supermarket brands of coffee grounds (Folgers, Starbucks, Great Value, Dunkin, Peet’s, and Maxwell House in particular)
