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.
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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