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    My mom, brother and I were just coming back from buying a Christmas tree and we stopped at Starbucks to get something to eat. My brother got a panini and a coffee. I got food and drink of no consequence. My brother was eating it on the way home when he suddenly screamed, so we were like "What? What?" Turns out my brother took a bite and as he was holding the sandwich while he chewed, something fell out of it. A dead cricket. I am totally serious. It was big too, with antennae and legs and everything.

    As soon as my mom saw it, she turned around and we went back to Starbucks. My mom asked to see the manager, but he or she wasn't there, so we showed the sandwich and the cricket to an employee, who was horrified. She apologized over and over, got a new sandwich, opened it up to check for more bugs and then heated it for us. She then apologized some more and assured us she would let her manager and their suppliers know what happened. Then she gave us a coupon for a free drink. She was really nice. I guess it's just a little suck on Starbuck's end since I'm assuming the cricket came from the farm with the salad ingredients and no one noticed. Not to mention Starbucks made it right in the end. But I guess there will be a word to the sandwich makers to check the leaves before putting them on the sandwich. :-) My brother is just happy he didn't eat it. Oh well, these things make life interesting.
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  • #2
    Mmm...protein....

    Good on them for making good on it, rather than accusing you of planting the cricket.
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    • #3
      I don't think you handled that well at all. I mean come on, you didn't even throw the sandwich at the employee, yell and scream, or threaten to sue.

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      • #4
        What could be worse than finding a cricket in your panini?

        Finding HALF a cricket.

        Comeon, I bet all of you thought about it. :P
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        • #5
          Quoth jedikuonji View Post
          I don't think you handled that well at all. I mean come on, you didn't even throw the sandwich at the employee, yell and scream, or threaten to sue.
          I have to admit, I was wondering what my mother would do since she can be very SC sometimes. But she was very polite the whole time. As for planting it, my brother was worried they would think that, but my mom pointed out that it's a bit hard to find crickets around here with all the snow we've been having.
          It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.
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          • #6
            Quoth ApolloSZ View Post
            What could be worse than finding a cricket in your panini?

            Finding HALF a cricket.

            Comeon, I bet all of you thought about it. :P
            Damn! You beat me too it

            My dad tells a story about when he was a teenager (late 50s early 60s) and a group of them all went to the local pool one day. They all bought meat pies for lunch and one of the girls took the top off hers to let it cool and found half a mouse in it. The guys (having all finished theirs) then argued over who had eaten the other half.

            Good on SB for making good.
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            • #7
              salad... is suppose to be washed

              though i'm glad it was a cricket and not a roach.

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              • #8
                "When You Wish Upon A Starbucks" would have been a better title.

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                • #9
                  Quoth Gawdzillers View Post
                  "When You Wish Upon A Starbucks" would have been a better title.

                  Yumpin' Yiminy!


                  As to finding a cricket in Ontario? Pet Store. Live, even.
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                  • #10
                    Crickets are good bait for bass & catfish
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                    Mark Twain

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                    • #11
                      pepper beat me to it, but i'm glad it wasn't a roach or a fly. gahh; that's suck on their suppliers part as well, since that shouldn't have slipped past qc.

                      at least they made it right. still, gross.
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                      • #12
                        My bearded dragon loves crickets and salad. That said, she's a lizard, and that's expected of her. I never thought I could get a two-for-one deal on both at Starbucks!
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                        • #13
                          Quoth dalesys View Post
                          Yumpin' Yiminy!


                          As to finding a cricket in Ontario? Pet Store. Live, even.
                          Huh. Never thought of that.
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                          • #14
                            I wonder if it came in a 'pre washed' package of salad. Still, how do you not notice a cricket!?

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                            • #15
                              Quoth Gawdzillers View Post
                              "When You Wish Upon A Starbucks" would have been a better title.

                              I wish I could come up with that stuff! :-)
                              It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.
                              -Helen Keller

                              I got this av from Court Records, made by Croik!

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