Do you remember the guy who was arrested for having what police thought was methamphetamine in his car, when really, it was just the flaky remains of a Krispy Kreme doughnut he’d chowed down on earlier? Of course you do, because meth and doughnuts. He said a few months back he was planning to sue over the incident, and now he’s doing exactly that. [More]
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Man Arrested Over “Meth” That Was Actually Krispy Kreme Glaze Files $15K Lawsuit
By 10.24.16 — Updated: 10.31.16
$20 Million Lawsuit Accuses KFC Of Misleading Ads For “Family Fill Up” Meals
By 10.24.16 — Updated: 10.31.16
The ads for KFC’s Family Fill Up meal show an overflowing bucket of fried chicken, but the reality of what you get with your order may not be so bountiful. A KFC customer in New York is suing the fast food chain for $20 million, accusing it of deliberately misleading customers about how much chicken they get with this offer. [More]
Science Says: Cheese Makes Wine Taste Better
By 10.21.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
Your Friday night plans have just been validated by science: a new study finds that eating cheese with wine makes wine taste better. [More]
Striking Jim Beam Workers Accept New Contract
By 10.21.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
If you were worried that a walkout at two Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky was going to threaten supplies of whiskey, rest easy: striking workers voted today to accept a new contract from parent company Beam Suntory. [More]
7 Things We Learned About The History Of The Slurpee
By 10.21.16
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Slurpee, which grew along with 7-Eleven to become the preeminent frozen sugary beverage in this country, and perhaps in the world. Like any product that old, the Slurpee has a fascinating history. [More]
McDonald’s Has All-Day Breakfast To Thank For Beating Earnings Expectations
By 10.21.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
McDonald’s is probably patting itself on the back right about now: the Golden Arches managed to beat earnings expectations and also achieved solid growth in same-restaurant sales for the most recent quarter. The company says the boost is due in part to its all-day breakfast menu, “McPick” promotions, and its recently revamped chicken nuggets. [More]
Police: KFC Worker Pulls Gun On Boss, Returns For Paycheck The Next Day
By 10.21.16
A dispute between an employee of a New Mexico KFC and his boss escalated to the point of pulling out weapons, but that didn’t stop the aggrieved worker from showing up the next day to collect his paycheck. [More]
Authorities In Detroit Investigating Hepatitis A Cases Linked To Whole Foods
By 10.20.16
Public health authorities in Detroit are raising the food safety alarm: anyone who bought prepared food at the Whole Foods store at 115 Mack Ave in midtown should seek medical attention, since they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. While details are fuzzy, they know that the span from Oct. 6-10 is when any exposure would have happened. [More]
Watkins Lawsuit Over Pepper Tin Sizes Will Go Forward In Federal Court
By 10.20.16
If the outside of a food package is the same, especially for a food you don’t buy very often, do you notice? Longtime Consumerist readers might, but most people wouldn’t. Last year, spice giant McCormick quietly shrank down the contents of its boxes of black pepper, but kept using the same size container. Tiny competitor Watkins noticed, and filed a federal lawsuit against McCormick accusing it of false advertising. A judge decided this week that the lawsuit could go forward. [More]
Taco Bell Will Hand Out Free Tacos If Someone Steals A Base During World Series
By 10.20.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
Whether you’re jumping for joy or tearing your hair out when a player steals a base during the upcoming World Series, rest assured that if it happens, everyone’s gonna get a free taco. [More]
World Wine Output Is At A 20-Year Low As Vineyards Struggle With Rough Weather
By 10.20.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
If you’re the kind of person who greets a glass of wine with a happy grin, you might want to sit down and take a deep breath before you continue reading: frost, hail, drought, and floods have hit world wine production across Europe and South America hard this year, resulting in a 20-year low. [More]
Starbucks Planning To Open “Reserve” Coffee Bars In Up To 1,000 Cafes By End Of 2017
By 10.20.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
McDonald’s Franchisees Say Company Should Kick “Discounting Addiction”
By 10.19.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
Though McDonald’s has been riding high on all-day breakfast since its launch last year, the company’s franchisees say the novelty is fading. Part of the problem, several complain, is McDonald’s love of discounts. [More]
Just What We Needed: Another Holiday-Themed Dessert Pringles Flavor
By 10.19.16
There are some things that no one asked for, yet the universe provides them to us anyway. One of them: the dessert-flavored Pringles that arrive on store shelves every year for the pumpkin spice season and for the winter holiday season. Pringles has announced this year’s selection of Christmas-ish and Thanksgiving-ish flavors, and they include sugar cookie flavored potato crisps. [More]
Man Leaves Ghost-Pepper Eating Contest With Hole In His Esophagus
By 10.19.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
While chowing down as fast as you can on one of the hottest peppers known to humankind might sound like a good id– wait, no, that pretty much sounds like my nightmare. And it can be dangerous, as one man found out after getting a one-inch hole in his esophagus after he participated in a ghost pepper-eating contest. [More]
Reminder: Do Not Buy Cool-Looking Cosmetic Contact Lenses Without A Prescription
By 10.18.16
Halloween is coming, and that means some people are looking for cosmetic contact lenses to give their costumes even more authenticity. The problem with that is that any retailer, in person or online, that’s selling cosmetic lenses without asking for your prescription first is doing something illegal and potentially dangerous. [More]
Waitress Receives “Tip” Telling Her To Stay Home With Nonexistent Husband, Kids
By 10.18.16 — Updated: 10.19.16
Here at Consumerist, we’re no stranger to the occasional restaurant receipt story: whether it’s a customer leaving a rude message, a discriminatory tip, or an employee calling customers names. In the most recent incident, a couple reportedly left a note to inform their waitress “her place is in the home.” [More]
Your Dentist Will Probably Hate M&M’s New Caramel Variety
By 10.18.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
Almonds, peanuts, pretzels, peanut butter — if none of those chocolate-covered candies get your sweet tooth tingling, Mars is hoping its newest variety of M&M’s will: caramel covered with milk chocolate and of course coated in a candy shell. [More]
