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Jack In The Box's Free Wi-Fi Experiment Ended. Did Anyone Notice?
Knowzy.com, the website that's been tracking which Jack in the Box stores were offering free Wi-Fi, reports that the restaurant chain has pulled the plug. The Wi-Fi offer came with the installation of HDTVs that displayed ads in the dining area, but those are gone too: "In mid-2009, the TVs and the Wi-Fi began disappearing. By the time McDonald's made their free Wi-Fi announcement in December, Jack had completely dismantled his Wi-Fi network." More »
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Oregon Woman Sues McDonalds Over Too-Hot Coffee
A woman in Oregon has sued her local McDonald's franchisee after spilling hot coffee from the drive-thru window on herself. She claims that the coffee was too hot and the lid too loose, and seeks $7,500 in damages. More »
Our Top 13 Grossest Food Stories Of All Time
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Tales of unacceptable food don't just appeal to our more prurient interests. They do hit the "eww, can't look away!" center of the brain quite squarely, but these stories do more than that. They give us an uncomfortable insight into the complexity of the Western food supply, how industrialized and automated food processing really is, and how underpaid restaurant staff can be really obnoxious sometimes. Fast-food employees in particular.
In that spirit of public education and outreach, here are 13 of the grossest food-related stories from the last four years and change of The Consumerist. Enjoy. Learn. Try not to vomit.
This post does contain pictures, but they're tiny and it's difficult to determine what's in them. Well, mostly. More »
Our Long National Nightmare Is Over: Heinz Redesigns Ketchup Packet
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Your suffering may finally be over, fast food fiends. No more awkwardly torn ketchup packets and tomato-soaked fingers. No more dipping your fries into a dollop of ketchup on a napkin or burger wrapper. NO. Heinz has introduced the ketchup packet 2.0, and the future looks...well, remarkably like the containers of McNugget dipping sauces McDonald's has been using since the '80s. But it's still an improvement. More »
Court to McD's: It's Wrong To Fire Someone Over A Slice Of Cheese
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A McDonald's worker from the Netherlands was fired after she gave a cheeseburger to a colleague who only paid for a hamburger. A court has found that this is not a good enough reason to fire someone. More »
You Ignore Calorie Info For Yourself, But Not Your Kids
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Parents apparently don't do a great job choosing lower-calorie options for themselves when faced with calorie information on menu boards -- but they do make low cal choices for their kids, says a new study. More »
Starbucks Remembers How To Sell Coffee
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Starbucks used to make a lot of money selling coffee-like sugar bombs that people loved and would pay for with cash from their HELOCs. Those days are over, but there's good news. Starbucks has remembered how to sell coffee and is now doing so in a profitable way. More »
My Girlfriend Got A Raw Deal At McDonald's
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Kain says he and his girlfriend went to an Illinois McDonald's and were served a raw double quarter pounder with cheese. They snapped this photo with a cell phone camera. More »
Taco Bell Founder Dies
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Did you ever visit a Taco Bell drive-thru late at night and wonder why it was named Taco Bell? It's because the very first one was opened in 1962 in California by a Marine named Glen W. Bell. The 86-year-old died this weekend and will be buried in a private ceremony. More »
Free Tacos!
Taco Bell is giving away printable coupons for free Fresco Tacos. Valid until a million taco coupons are printed. The rules say the manager's decision is final on whether or not to accept the coupon so if there's a mad free taco rush and Mr. Stanley doesn't feel like comping another Fresco Taco, don't come crying to mama. More »
Be Jealous Of The Woman Whose Purse Was Slimed By Chipotle
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Tanner says Chipotle hooked her up big-time after she bought a burrito bowl in San Francisco only to have the bowl come apart and splattered all over her purse. More »
This Man Is Terrible At Smashing Up A Burger King
We suppose January is Fast Food Violence month on the Internet. Here we have what appears to be an international submission -- a YouTube video of a man who throws a drink against the wall -- then attempts to use a chair to smash up the glass door of a Burger King. More »
KFC Sues Self In Game Of Legal Chicken
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According to a Bloomberg story in BusinessWeek, KFC is suing itself, sorta. More »
There Is A Remarkably Surly Employee At Taco John's
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Reader Jordan wants us to know that there is a surly individual at his local Taco John's. He's complained to the company, but the surliness continues. More »
More Footage Of The McDonald's Water Thrower
Last week I posted a clip of an angry McDonald's customer throwing water at the cashiers. Here's a new clip of her tirade--sort of a greatest hits compilation. It turns out it wasn't mop water, so that's a plus, but she did manage to push all three registers off the counter.
"Caught on Tape: Women Goes Apeshit at McDonald's Over Bad Hamburger" [True Crime Report] More »
"Caught on Tape: Women Goes Apeshit at McDonald's Over Bad Hamburger" [True Crime Report] More »
Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine Meals Have More Calories Than Advertised
If you're a fan of using frozen Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice and South Beach Living meals to control your caloric intake -- you might be interested to know that a news study says the dinners have eight per cent more calories than the labels said. More »
Scientists Say Half Of All Soda Fountains Harbor Fecal Bacteria
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If you were looking for a reason other than the ridiculous price markup to avoid soda fountains, microbiologists from Hollins University -- publishing in the International Journal of Food Microbiology -- have got it for you: There's poo-related bacteria in half of them, the Huffington Post reports, citing blogger Tom Laskawy. More »
Hungry McDonald's Customer Throws Mop Water At Cashiers
A bucket of dirty mop water is nobody's friend, which is exactly why you shouldn't leave it out where customers can reach it. Because eventually someone will get angry over an order and feel a need to throw something, and oh look, mop water. More »
The CEO of Domino's Pizza has quit in order to become athletic director of the University of Michigan. He will now have 30 minutes or less to decide whether or not to fire Rich Rodriguez. [Businessweek]
Do Not Punch Out A Drive Thru Window Because There Are No McNuggets
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Here is a suggestion from the experts here at Consumerist. Do not punch out the drive thru window of your local McDonald's because they are unable to provide you with McNuggets. More »
