there was a bug in my salad

[Arienette]

today was my first day at my summer internship. i don't know the area so well, and i spotted a starbucks about a block away, so i decided to just grab lunch there. they have these packaged salads, so i got one of those. i sit down, and i'm eating the salad and thinking, "this isn't bad.. maybe i'll come here for lunch sometimes from now on."

that's when i looked down and saw the bug in my salad.

usually, i'm the type to just throw out the salad and leave, but i was annoyed. not only was it really disgusting, but it ruined my entire lunch, and the stupid thing cost five dollars. so i decided to let them know. i waited until the cashier was free, and then i went over and said, "hi, there's an insect of some kind in my salad." she looks at it and concurs. she offered me another one, but i had really lost my appetite at that point, plus i don't trust their food anymore. she offered to refund my money, which i accepted.

then she says, "well, at least you know it's fresh."

what in the hell is that? a joke? i almost ate a fucking insect, and she's doing salad jokes. incredible.

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[ChrisTheCop]

Once again, you may be over-reacting.

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[ADF]

Why did the tomato blush?

Because it saw the salad dressing.

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[Arienette]

Once again, you may be over-reactingfirst of all, where did i overreact in this situation? is it too much to expect that food i'm served will be insect-free? i didn't make a scene, i simply went politely to the cashier and explained to her what happened. i didn't even demand my money back, she offered it. i thought it was weird that, instead of apologizing, she made a (bad) joke. sorry if i've offended you with my obviously irrational reaction.

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[Death Metal Moe]

Dude, that is NOT RIGHT.

They owe you a new salad, a refund for the 1st one, and one of those $50 coffees AT LEAST.

You should have dialed your lawyer first.

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[FUNKMAN]

Why did the tomato blush?

Because it saw the salad dressing


ADF,

You really need to put the comedy attempts on the backburner... stick to sig's


Ari,

Don't let Chris "bug ya", or the cashier's little joke. It's better than the one's i've been hearing around here lately...

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[TheMojoPin]

Bugs go nicely with microscopic fecal particles.

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[mdr55]

In some countries bugs are a delicasy. I remember watching a show on the history channel or something like that where they had like HUGE fried grasshoppers and other insects for christ sakes.
Thank God I live in america.

[Arienette]

Bugs go nicely with microscopic fecal particles.well, next time feel free to take whatever you like out of my salad with your dirty little fingers.

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[Reephdweller]

Thank God I live in america.


Yes, where we serve ours in salads.

Ari, I don't know how you didn't just grab that wench by her big fat head and slapped her silly for trying miserably to joke after they sold you a pest riddled salad.

You should have gotten at least your money and a gift card or something at the least. Instead the cashier offter to replace it with another bug infested salad.

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[schmega]

your first, and only mistake is getting food at starbucks. me, i'll never forgive them for the stupid ad they had last year, and for sending the 9-11 relief workers a bill for the water they provided.

but you didnt overreact.

[ChrisTheCop]

sorry if i've offended you with my obviously irrational reaction.

I never said I was offended, merely that you may have over-reacted. Sounds to me like the young lady at the store should be commended for keeping a cool head about the situation, and offering you the proper compensations. Making light of a situation is almost always a good public relations tactic. The fact remains, however, that you did not ingest the insect, not that that would necessarily have done any harm. Bugs are indeed commonly found in garden vegetables, much the same as a bone might be found in a piece of fish youre eating. Disquieting? Perhaps, but certainly nothing to whine about.

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[ADF]

ADF,

You really need to put the comedy attempts on the backburner... stick to sig's



My "joke" was intentionally corny and unfunny, whereas yours are naturally so.

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[FUNKMAN]

My "joke" was intentionally corny and unfunny, whereas yours are naturally so.



yeah, but I'm rubber and your...

Come on, i've never said 1 funny thing? Why don't you like me? Why can't we see eye to eye? Why can't we be friends?

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[schmega]

certainly nothing to whine about.

except it is. yeah, bugs are in vegetables. but you sure as hell would do your best to wash them off before eating it. and when you're in the business of selling food to people, it damn well better be clean. when its not, there should be fair compensation, and that doesnt include dopey remarks.

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has anyone seen that thread that turned into fighting for absolutely no reason at all?

or here it is.

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[Tall_James]

that's when i looked down and saw the bug in my salad.


Just be glad you weren't having the "Early Bird Special".

Because the early bird gets the worm.

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[Fallon]

You should have dialed your lawyer first
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[East Side Dave]

This is nothing. I once accidently ate a burger that had my brother's mucose on it.




















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[Hosp]

has anyone seen that thread that turned into fighting for absolutely no reason at all?

or here it is.

Fuck you Fatty!

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As far as the situation with the bug, I blame the comment on the employee's nerves. Sure it was stupid and unfunny, but it's a good thing you got someone who offered a resolution of any kind instead. I don't know wether ignorance or apathy will be the down fall of this country, but frankly I don't know and I don't care.

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[TheMojoPin]

I don't know wether ignorance or apathy will be the down fall of this country, but frankly I don't know and I don't care.

LOOK at that. Yay.

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[West Side Claire]

One of my co-workers found a wire in her salad the other day. When she went back to inform them, they acted like it was no big deal and pointed to the huge rotten looking colinder that they use to drain the salad. She was mucho disgusted and all she got was a free bag of popcorn.

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[Doogie]

there was a bug in my salad

That is what they tried to use in lieu of running out of bacon-bits.

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[Arienette]

ok, i'm really not interested in fighting over this... but i just can't seem to stop myself from commenting.

first, it seems like most of the people who have responded to this thread agree that a bug in your lunch is something worth being at least somewhat upset over.

second, i really wouldn't say that this qualifies as a whine. and, trust me, i can whine. this is not it.

third, my boyfriend says that i'm cute when i whine.

fourth, i do agree with some of you who have said that the girl working there could have handled things much worse. it's true. but i still felt that the joke was a little inappropriate.

fifth, i thought that the board was the perfect place to voice this type of thing. sure, it's not the end of the world or anything. but i felt it was worth commenting on. my thread title was properly descriptive of what i was planning to talk about. i make a point of doing that so that if anyone finds the topic uninteresting or inappropriate, then they can feel free to not read it. maybe i was wrong; i should just start posting about how i want to do aggie in every thread. how silly of me.

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[IrishAlkey]

has anyone seen that thread that turned into fighting for absolutely no reason at all?

I just have to be a part of it.

Carry on.

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[Arienette]

I just have to be a part of ittoday, there was some alkey in my salad. i thought it was the dressing, but i was wrong.

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[IrishAlkey]

Stop over reacting!

It's not like I didn't say I was about to finish.

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[Arienette]

Stop over reacting!

It's not like I didn't say I was about to finishwho's overreacting? it'd not like i said i didn't like it.

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[Aggie]

i should just start posting about how i want to do aggie in every thread. how silly of me.

nah, they should just start posting about their boyfriend in every thread. alkey's got that one down already!

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[Yerdaddy]

Ari, it's not your fault.

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[ChrisTheCop]

Prior to the comment I'm about to make, I was merely disagreeing with Arienette. The fact that she can't handle someone having a different opinion than hers is something she might wanna work on. And now for my comment:Quote:
i should just start posting about how i want to do aggie in every thread. how silly of me.



nah, they should just start posting about their boyfriend in every thread
Yay Aggie. I was thinking the same thing. (By the way Aggie, I wanna do ya).

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[Lulu]

i should just start posting about how i want to do aggie in every thread. how silly of me.If you going to insult someone, get it right. It's every OTHER thread.

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[Arienette]

my boyfriend said that i don't post about him that often. so there.


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