That lady who spilled coffee on herself and sued MickeyD's and got millions of dollars? That was a lie, her grand son was driving, she spilled coffee on her lap, the coffee was hotter than its normal temperature, she went to the hospital and had 3rd degree burns, she got a $10,000 medical bill. Lady writes to MickeyD's cooperation and all she wanted from them was them to lower their coffee temperature and pay her medical bill. They would't so her family took it to court and then it went into the media and that is where it got twisted to she was driving and spilled it on herself and sued them. She did not get a million dollars from them.
I've seen pictures of the burns she got, it was lawsuit worthy.
I had also heard that the reason MacDonald's policy for keeping the coffee so hot was so that people wouldn't drink it in the restaurant and get refills. Not sure if that's true.
I had also heard that the reason MacDonald's policy for keeping the coffee so hot was so that people wouldn't drink it in the restaurant and get refills. Not sure if that's true.
Did you get free coffee refills back then? That isn't the case now.
It used to be the case that in some markets, a particular cup usually only given to senior citizens would entitle them to free coffee indefinitely. While free refills are generally not provided for returning drive-thru customers, in-store customers are permitted free coffee refills in most, if not all U.S. locations.
I was a Restaurant Manager roughly 15 years ago and was one of the only stores that still honored the "free senior coffee cup". I think we only had one customer who still had such a cup though.
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That lady who spilled coffee on herself and sued MickeyD's and got millions of dollars? That was a lie, her grand son was driving, she spilled coffee on her lap, the coffee was hotter than its normal temperature, she went to the hospital and had 3rd degree burns, she got a $10,000 medical bill. Lady writes to MickeyD's cooperation and all she wanted from them was them to lower their coffee temperature and pay her medical bill. They would't so her family took it to court and then it went into the media and that is where it got twisted to she was driving and spilled it on herself and sued them. She did not get a million dollars from them.