Oh Mcdonald's, why must you do this to me?

[PepperElf]

ooo my BF *LOVES* the Cold Stone coffee creamer. It tastes like melted ice-cream.

[Andara Bledin]

Considering that the last time I set foot inside McD's I couldn't get the guy behind the register to even understand me (most of the staff couldn't speak English >_< ) and couldn't get the manager to understand why I wanted a receipt and how not putting the paper that he admitted they had would be a better idea than just ignoring it because "it was too much trouble," I'm not too surprised that they have trouble with the concept.

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[Moosenogger]

Okay, I called the customer service line. The guy on the phone said that it's impossible to take out the caramel frappe mix because "That's what makes it a caramel frappe, and without it, it would just be ice (?)" So basically, I'd have to ask the franchise if they would make me a mocha frappe with chocolate chips. That way, the caramel base wouldn't be used. He said it would be up to the franchise, though.

It's irritating that the McDonald's site has the caramel and mocha listed together. It makes it seem like you have a choice of taking one of them out, like any other ingredient. Instead, I have to order something completely different, with an added ingredient (chocolate chips).

[Seraph]

Quoth hinakiba777

I am lucky and unlucky to be a Super Taster. So the taste of coffee at all makes me sick,

Hina? Thank you for that. Had never heard of it, but I know what you mean, I can't touch even the sweetest coffee, it tastes like someone burnt the flavor of bitter and ground it up.

Did the self diagnosis, and eeeeeyup. I'm a supertaster. XD Kinda cool to know, wonder if its tagged in with my sense of smell....I can pick up faint scents amazingly well. <.<

[sms001]

Quoth Food Lady

cool the espresso (or strong coffee--whatever you can make) in the milk or it will melt your ice cubes and dilute it.

I love homemade coffee drinks so I have an ice cube tray of coffee in the freezer all summer long.

Quoth Food Lady

no idea how many calories chocolate chips have. I prefer not to know.

In that vein - when $tarbucks first started their canned drinks, I tried one and was hooked. My lovely wife started to read off the ingredients one day and I had to stuff my fingers in my ears and "lalala" her. I KNEW why it was so good - same reason almost anything is - huge amounts of fat and sugar! Sadly my ignorance is bliss phase came to an end when Consumer Reports or some such had an article about a whole slew of canned coffee drinks and I read it inadvertently.

[Andara Bledin]

Quoth Seraph

Kinda cool to know, wonder if its tagged in with my sense of smell....I can pick up faint scents amazingly well. <.<

Yes. It's not uncommon for supertasters to have issues with certain strong scents. It's the reason why I can't stomach the smell of brewing coffee or the smell of anything being fried in butter.

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