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29 Ways to Get Starbucks Baristas to Hate You

Are you a fan of Starbucks? Of course you are, but that doesn’t mean the baristas are fans of YOU. Here are some tips for not being a total d-bag at everyone’s favorite coffee chain, courtesy of Twitter.

2. Go through the drive-thru in a horse mask.

Go through the drive-thru in a horse mask.

3. Demand more caramel.

Demand more caramel.

4. Be SUPER into caramel.

Be SUPER into caramel.

5. Demand your honey be mixed into your tea.

Demand your honey be mixed into your tea.

6. Give yourself T. rex arms.

Give yourself T. rex arms.

7. Have a sesquipedalian order.

Have a sesquipedalian order.

8. Ask for this.

Ask for this.

9. TOUCH THE CUPS.

TOUCH THE CUPS.

10. Be a perv.

Be a perv.

11. Mess up the lingo.

Mess up the lingo.

12. Think you’re a stand-up comedian.

Think you're a stand-up comedian.

13. Pay with a crap ton of pennies.

Pay with a crap ton of pennies.

14. Be a “bitchy white girl.”

Be a "bitchy white girl."

15. Drop the “DD” bomb.

Drop the "DD" bomb.

16. Bring your whole PC setup.

Bring your whole PC setup.

17. Request a “hot” Frappuccino.

Request a "hot" Frappuccino.

18. Ask for this:

Ask for this:

19. Try to get free drinks because you’re a girl.

Try to get free drinks because you're a girl.

20. Be coy with your coupon.

Be coy with your coupon.

21. Order a pumpkin spice latte.

Order a pumpkin spice latte.

22. Be dramatic about aspartame.

Be dramatic about aspartame.

23. Order a Snickers bar.

Order a Snickers bar.

24. Give the drive-thru person your garbage.

Give the drive-thru person your garbage.

25. Put your garbage ANYWHERE BUT THE TRASH CAN.

Put your garbage ANYWHERE BUT THE TRASH CAN.

26. Be on your iPad.

Be on your iPad.

27. Be demanding and vague.

Be demanding and vague.

28. Order a Frappuccino.

Order a Frappuccino.

29. Be a general pain in the butt.

Be a general pain in the butt.

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McDonald’s Is Still Suffering Around The World

Mike Blake / Reuters

McDonald’s reported grim earnings Friday morning, continuing a lengthy slump at the company.

“Our results declined as unforeseen events and weak operating performance pressured results in each of our geographic segments,” CEO Don Thompson said in a release.

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson Adrees Latif / Reuters

Revenue fell 7% in the last three months of the year, partially thanks to foreign currencies weakening against the dollar.

But it wasn’t just a currency thing. Globally, same-store sales fell 1%, thanks to “negative guest traffic in all major segments.”

The profit numbers were even worse — earnings per share fell 19% and profit dropped to $1.01 billion from $1.4 billion a year ago. McDonald’s blamed “weak operating performance” in the U.S. and a “supplier issue” overseas.

AFP / Getty Images SAUL LOEB

In the U.S. specifically, same-store sales fell 1.7% and operating income fell 15%. McDonald’s said that in 2015, it will begin “evolving to a more nimble, customer-led organization” with a greater focus on “menu simplification and local customer tastes.”

Don / Via flic.kr

On a call with analysts, Thompson pointed to several countries where the Golden Arches are struggling, including Japan. Recently, plastic was found in Japanese McNuggets. Thompson said “consumer perception” issues hurt the brand.

Issei Kato / Reuters

The “supplier issue” in Asia hammered the company’s earnings, costing them $110 million, about 9 cents a share, to win back customers in China, Japan, and Hong Kong, which account for 10% of the company’s sales. Japan sales have declined over 20%.

Issei Kato / Reuters

Thompson also mentioned McDonald’s struggles in Russia and Ukraine. In response to U.S. sanctions on Russian individuals and sanctions, Russia has started investigating and even closing several McDonald’s restaurants.

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson and executives visit with McDonald’s Olympic Champion Crew at the McDonald’s restaurant in the Athletes Village ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Getty Images for McDonald’s Marianna Massey

McDonald’s stock is down about 5% in the last year, but only down slightly today.

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“We’re making progress as we move closer to our customers and as we change to be more relevant and progressive. Modern service, genuine hospitality, personal engagement, more vanity customized menus and a brand that people can truly trust,” Thompson said.

 

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18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food

We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the most horrifying thing they’ve ever found in their fast food. Here are the grotesque results.

Nickelodeon

1. Submitted by Trisha C. Mokosh (Facebook)

“I found a spider in my sandwich, and it was still moving. That was about 35 years ago. Have never gone back.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Magnolia Pictures

2. Submitted by Emilyk33

“I’ll never forget it: I found a half-smoked Marlboro cigarette in my fries.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Paramount Pictures

3. Submitted by Pakinui Berryman (Facebook)

“Found a ginger pube in my garden salad.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
FOX

4. Submitted by Morgan Bredde (Facebook)

“My brother found a lung in his food. Brought it to school for extra credit.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Bravo

5. Submitted by Kate Fischer (Facebook)

“When I was 10 I bit into my burger and crunched down on something hard and then spat it out into my hand. It was a bolt – like, of nuts and bolts. I can still remember the look on the manager’s face when we showed her. They gave me free ice cream for a year.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
NBC

6. Submitted by Joanna Briggs (Facebook)

“I found shards of glass in my salad.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
20th Century Fox

7. Submitted by Carla Takako Capers (Facebook)

“There was a tooth in my fries.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
CNN

8. Submitted by Ashley Breiland (Facebook)

“I didn’t quite finish a salad that I had ordered, so I took the leftovers home. My boyfriend started to eat it and stopped all the sudden and pulled a chunk of a razor out of his mouth. We took it back to the place, and they were good enough to admit that a piece of the chopper they use for lettuce broke off and matched the piece that he had bit in to. Thankfully he chewed carefully that day.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Fox

9. Submitted by Marion Chase (Facebook)

“I was once served a roast beef sandwich with a live worm inside.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Fox

10. Submitted by victoriaf404ce7f44

“I was eating out once, and we brought the food home – I was only about 6, and it was when they had newly introduced their popcorn chicken. I bit right into a staple – a big one that, like, holds carpeting in place. I am now a vegetarian.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
BBC

11. Submitted by Madison Elaine Hurtado (Facebook)

“One time I found a fake nail in my fettuccine Alfredo pasta.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
WWE

12. Submitted by Roni Johnson (Facebook)

“The last time my husband and I went for fast food, there was a pube sticking straight up out of my mashed potatoes. It was like it had been placed there, as opposed to it just maybe falling in somehow.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Disney

13. Submitted by Christy Casper (Facebook)

“About 15 years ago at a fast food place in Michigan, my grandma’s sausage biscuit came with a wad of hair, as if someone emptied their hairbrush onto the food.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Fox

14. Submitted by Abriana Marie Thompson (Facebook)

“A lady I know once found rubber gloves in her burger.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Fox

15. Submitted by pieclops

“When I was 7 I went to a fast food place with my grandma, minding my own business, not asking for any trouble. I ordered my chicken nuggets, bit in, and BAM, there was a TOOTH inside my freaking nugget I never ate a chicken nugget again.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Focus Features

16. Submitted by Mariah Masell (Facebook)

“I found a wood chip in my taco once. That was pretty gross.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Fox

17. Submitted by DeAnna Hall (Facebook)

“When I was a little child, my family and I went to out for fast food. Something told me to open my burger before eating it, and when I did I found a wad of chewed up gum right smack in the middle of it.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
TLC

18. Submitted by Julie Lynch (Facebook)

“My husband once bought a pie from a milk bar in Melbourne, and when he bit into it he saw that it was full of maggots.”

18 Horrifying Things People Have Found In Their Fast Food
Disney
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