Until March 6th, McDonald’s is offering their free small coffee deal…again. So being a deal lover, I grabbed my resuable, ceramic coffee cup before I left to run errands.
With my ceramic cup in-hand, I kindly asked the McEmployee if she could put the free caffeine straight into my cup. (I really didn’t think it would be a problem since Starbucks does it and even offers you a $0.10 discount!) She flat-out refused and when I asked her why, she apathetically responded, “I dunno they just said to put it in these (paper) cups and you can throw it out after.”
(I did try to tell the McEmployee that I don’t think the cups are recyclable*, she never responded, and frankly didn’t seem to care.)
Umm…okay, but doesn’t that send out the wrong message that McDonald’s doesn’t give a two-beef-patties-special-sauce-lettuce-cheese about the environment? Due to this promotion, I’m sure that McD’s will be a bit busier giving away free coffees which in turn means there’ll be more waste, so why was my reusable cup refused? Don’t customers use the same cups when they refill their own pop??
Furthermore, it’s definitely not a matter of hygiene as the coffee is dispensed out of a carafe which does not even close to touching the cup at all, so what gives?
I’m not going to come any conclusions right away. Maybe that McEmployee, a middle-aged lady, just hates her job + life + doesn’t give a McMuffin about Mother Earth ’cause her “Canadian experience” sucks soo hard.
I will, however, attempt to bring my reusable cup to another location to see what they’ll say. And if I’m refused again, I’ll follow-up with McDonald’s themselves, come to a final conclusion at that time, and I’ll keep you posted!
Speaking of McDonald’s, for anyone who cares, their radioactive-green Shamrock Shake is BAAACK! I dunno about you, but the colour alone scares the bejesus outta me! Aside from a whole vat of food colouring, what other yummy chemicals are in it??!!
Aside from the colour, I couldn’t drink it even if I wanted to ’cause the Shamrock wouldn’t be the only thing shakin’! I’m lactose-intolerant, especially with these fakey-chemical dairy products…
* D, a ‘green’ friend who works at Starbucks, told me that the paper cups that they use aren’t recyclable because they’re waxed! So I’m guessing the recycling symbol is a sham??
We did NOT mean to be racist in any way. A lot of the things Stephania mentioned in her post apply to me including the “Canadian Experience” comment! And I was not hurt in any way because I KNOW she did not mean to be racist or rude. We are NOT judging people by race or colour… if I was then I would be judging myself, my Mom and family.
I just wanna say, I’m NOT Caucasian, although I was born in Canada, and I did NOT see anything racist in this post what-so-ever, until I read the comments. You people are over-analyzing WAYYY too much! It was just a post, don’t let it stress you out! Obviously she was making a joke, but all of you-grumpy people clearly cannot see that! But then again I’m not the type to get offended easily or LET other people bring me down! *hint hint* For those of you say “Don’t go there.. ” Well don’t come on this post if it bothers you THAT much. I KNOW I wouldn’t let this post stop me from this site, getting RADDD deals! =p
I’m sorry you don’t like the off topic posts Fallen but Im surprised you ever had the RSS feed since off topics have been a large part of the blog since it’s inception in 2006.
It is important to be aware of our impact on our environment but come on have you seen how much chemicals this lady buys.
i think racist is a big word to hurl around. that’s why i said prejudiced. she prejudged. she assumed so many things and stated them in such a flippantly rude way.
i don’t care if she’s a self absorbed twit.
what i cared about was that the blog entry was really below standard in so many ways, even as a non-deal blog post.
Here’s an idea for OP,
Go stand in front of a Ronald McDonald house and trash them about how irresponsible they are.
Just don’t be surprised when those kids’ parents tell you what to do with your ceramic cup and your endangered squirrels.
OMG I find this really funny as I got refused to give my reusable mug at timmes…SO there…All those haters of this topic should just get a MCLIFE…lmao
If you come to our mcdonalds, we’ll gladly fill your reuseable cup. but we can only fill it up to the portion of a small size coffee cup, cause that’s free.
And if you asked a manager, they would have most definitely filled up your cup. even to the brim (if it was bigger than a small size cup) for the trouble the McEmployee gave you earlier.
oh and I think the shamrock shakes are delicious! and I hate mcdonalds milkshakes
At each coffee place I’ve worked at, in terms of the reusable mug, every place would make you make it in a paper cup then pour it into the reusable one for “health code” reasons. Probably because they can have all the tools touching something that we couldn’t guarantee was washed according to policy.
So even if you didn’t personally throw away a cup, one was thrown out. This was at indie coffee shops, Tim’s McD. probably about five in total both in the Atlantic region and Ontario.
I know there are already over 100 comment but I just had to jump in with my opinion too!
I didn’t find the “Canadian experience” comment offensive and took it as both a joke and a comment that shed some light on the realities that a lot of immigrants face when they come to Canada. Most Canadians will tell you that immigration and acceptance are a big part of our culture but in actuality a lot of immigrants are not treated well.
Just a thought..
PS Congrats on a post that’s gotten this many members involved! LOL
OH MY GOD PEOPLE! SERIOUSLY!?
I can not believe how insane this got since I read it
this morning.
I can not get over how low some people will go– in hopes
of proving a point…its quite pathetic really, GET OVER IT!
She wrote a great post, based on HER EXPERIENCE– which is
exactly what a post it– a persons opinion, thoughts–WHATEVER!
Take it or leave it…don’t like it…one simple click of
your mouse will make all the bad people go away..problem
solved.
I do find it funny though..we have a few McDonalds managers
who are giving conflicting info–one says NO PERSONAL CUPS,
one says ONLY WHEN DINING IN, one says SURE IF ITS THE
PROPER liquid measure.…seems maybe McDonalds does not
have a clear cut rule on that subject.….if they did, all
restaurants would be on the same page.…no?
jeep said it right..maybe they want people to see the cup as it is a mcdonalds promotion..and personally i wouldnt want to put anything in a ceramic coffee mug from someones’ house…i feel the employee doesn’t need to be belittled here.i did catch the humor,but it was in poor taste..funny,but poor taste…the poor lady was just doing her job..but i am not hating on you for your post..i don’t like ricky gervais’ humor but i won’t hate on him for it.i just found the OP in poor taste.we all are entitled to opinion and that was mine… =)
I couldn’t get my reusable cup filled at Timmy’s the other day…And it was annoying. I never had a problem before…I had to pour the coffee in my mug and throw the cup away, just seemed to be a waste. So i totally under stand Stephania’s frustration.
Welcome to blogging. You’re just not a blogger if your post doesn’t:
a. Cause an argument
b. cause people to say any of the following “I don’t come here to read this” “Smartcanucks is not what it used to be/is not about this” “Don’t read it if you don’t like it” and/or ” I won’t be reading again“
c. Have every sentence uttered completely picked apart until words become meaningless.
Peace McOut
I’ve also never had a problem using my reusable mug at McDonald’s in Canada. There was one in the United States that wouldn’t do it though.
This has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Free coffee or not people are still going to litter and not recycle.
Maybe you would benefit from the Free silk coupon? LOL
I don’t think Stephania’s posts are very funny. I read a few of them before this one and thought, “This person is trying to be funny and usually SALLY is pretty funny. Hmmm. Maybe it’s Sally and she’s having an “off” day?” But no. It was just Stephania being not funny.
I get that humour is subjective. Even Sally said she liked Stephania’s humour. But I sure don’t. I didn’t think it was appropriate to say “Canadian experience” but I think we should allow people to speak as they wish. To be honest, the thing was a bit of a rant and it’s hard to respect and give much thought to someone’s who’s ranting.
I’m using this comment to beg Sally to write more. You’re so clever! I loved reading your posts but there are hardly any on anymore. To be honest, I would read your posts for deals I didn’t even want because they were so entertaining. Please, Sally, write more!
Holy backlash! This whole thing makes me giggle!
Oh — I don’t give a &$%# what colour it is — I LOVE the Shamrock Shake! I have been waiting for that sucker to make its comeback since 2003. So, thanks for mentioning that because I would not set foot in a McDonald’s for any other reason
Quote Sally:
I’m sorry you don’t like the off topic posts Fallen but Im surprised you ever had the RSS feed since off topics have been a large part of the blog since it’s inception in 2006.
I think everyone needs to chill out, Stephania didn’t mean it racist, she is not racist, I’m not racist, Boos not racist. Everyone went to far and feelings end up getting hurt.
Given Sally’s last paragraph, I would humbly suggest deleting this specific blog.
Who cares if mcds doesnt recycle that shouldnt be posted as a coupon and frankly I dont care
As a McEmployee I will answer some of this. We do refill cups you bring in that Employee must not have known that, as well our cups are recyclable. McDonald’s does care about the environment, more then some of the other fast food stores do. As for the cold on the ice coffee cup, that is so people can’t sue the corporation again. Like they did for putting a hot cup of coffee between their legs and sueing because they burnt themselves for not knowing coffee was hot.
i completely agree, it would be better to use a cup of your own to save on garbage but the likely reason they won’t allow it is that most refillable cups are a LOT larger than a small coffee from McDonalds. Since the coffee isn’t auto dispensed like their carbonated beverages are, there’s no way to ensure you’d get a coffee amount equivalent to their small. then suddenly everyone that brings in a refillable cup will be getting more for free than someone who doesn’t bring a cup. Sounds silly, but you just know someone would complain that they aren’t getting as much as the next guy.