Besides the fact that the tea/coffee really does need to be boiling to bring out all the flavor, the water must be kept HOT HOT HOT to avoid health issues. Boiling water is going to eliminate most bacteria issues. If lukewarm water was sitting in those canisters, I am sure bacteria would be building up. It is probably a Health Dept. violation too.
Joker,
You meant the movie ‘Role Models”. I did see the movie and thought of it immediately when I saw the word “Venti”. Good call! Paul Rudd & Elizbeth Banks.
Bugs Bunny: Here’s your Hot Tea, be careful!….let’s see….Hot tea…hmmm…do you suppose you could get burned by it?
Dumb Vulture: duh, nope, nope, nope, uhhhh, um, duh…I don’t think so…but if I do, I uh um gonna sue…
Shyster Lawyer (Edward G Robinson): say, I said say Mr. Vulture, you look like a fine stand up sort of fellow (or old bag), I’ll take that case! *wiggles eyebrows devilishly to camera*
Bugs Bunny: why I oughta…*Bugs and Shyster Lawyer mix it up; then chase ensues to courtroom – Bugs is chased by Dumb Vulture and Shyster Lawyer*
Judge(aka Foghorn Leghorn): I say fellas, what’s a, what’s a goin on here?!?
Judge (Foghorn Leghorn): *whispers to camera* I say, when they were handin’ out the smarts, this boy was standin’ in the wrong line…
Judge (Foghorn Leghorn): I say son, *bops Dumb Vulture in the head* son, you can’t sue for stupidity!!! Case dismissed!!! Ibida ibida…THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!!!
*fade to black while Looney Tunes theme song plays in the background*
Cute, Geek. But I am not sure the judge is right…after all, stupidity appears to be a covered peril in various coverage lines such as homeowners, property, and WC, to name a few!
you need to research an insurance/legal concept called Efficient Proximate Cause of loss. this doctrine would be used to examine whether there is a causal chain from her being burned by hot tea and any injury suffered as a result of the chain of events, leading to the hospital stay. But before you can plead that, remember that you must first show you suffered a covered cause of loss, which in this case was denied.
That was BRILLIANT! It should be on the Saturday morning cartoons so all our kiddies would grow up with an idea about how lawsuits should not rely on passing the liability buck to someone else.
Finally a court that will not allow ever Tom Dick and Harry to win “pacify me” law suits! Here here!
News flash… Hot tea… Well its hot. Just the same way it is when you make it at home. You could get burned! If something is double cupped there is no doubt in my mind that is not only Hot… Its very, very hot.
Im sorry the woman got burned, but that really isn’t Starbucks fault at all.
Because some of our customers don’t understand that Hot Tea is in fact Hot, we’ve developed a new see-thru cup for that popular summertime treat: SUN TEA!!!!
Simply buy our specially developed water, place your tea bag in the water and place your cup of tea somewhere in the sun…a window sill, dashboard, sidewalk, etc. And in 90 minutes (could be less on a really hot day)…bing bang boom: you have tea; not hot and not cool. Now you can decide how to drink it!
Add ice for a delicious refeshing summertime cooldown, or microwave in our specifially designed microwavable cut (available for an extra 19 cents with purchase of our Sun Tea product) to your desired temperature!
Yum; hot tea, heat it to a boil if you like, or simply zap it for a few second if you like luke warm tea…you the boss…you decide!
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Besides the fact that the tea/coffee really does need to be boiling to bring out all the flavor, the water must be kept HOT HOT HOT to avoid health issues. Boiling water is going to eliminate most bacteria issues. If lukewarm water was sitting in those canisters, I am sure bacteria would be building up. It is probably a Health Dept. violation too.
Joker,
You meant the movie ‘Role Models”. I did see the movie and thought of it immediately when I saw the word “Venti”. Good call! Paul Rudd & Elizbeth Banks.
*camera cuts into middle of a scene*
Bugs Bunny: Here’s your Hot Tea, be careful!….let’s see….Hot tea…hmmm…do you suppose you could get burned by it?
Dumb Vulture: duh, nope, nope, nope, uhhhh, um, duh…I don’t think so…but if I do, I uh um gonna sue…
Shyster Lawyer (Edward G Robinson): say, I said say Mr. Vulture, you look like a fine stand up sort of fellow (or old bag), I’ll take that case! *wiggles eyebrows devilishly to camera*
Bugs Bunny: why I oughta…*Bugs and Shyster Lawyer mix it up; then chase ensues to courtroom – Bugs is chased by Dumb Vulture and Shyster Lawyer*
Judge(aka Foghorn Leghorn): I say fellas, what’s a, what’s a goin on here?!?
Dumb Vulture: *sing songing* I’m uh gonna sue, I’m uh gonna sue…
Judge (Foghorn Leghorn): *whispers to camera* I say, when they were handin’ out the smarts, this boy was standin’ in the wrong line…
Judge (Foghorn Leghorn): I say son, *bops Dumb Vulture in the head* son, you can’t sue for stupidity!!! Case dismissed!!! Ibida ibida…THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!!!
*fade to black while Looney Tunes theme song plays in the background*
Cute, Geek. But I am not sure the judge is right…after all, stupidity appears to be a covered peril in various coverage lines such as homeowners, property, and WC, to name a few!
you need to research an insurance/legal concept called Efficient Proximate Cause of loss. this doctrine would be used to examine whether there is a causal chain from her being burned by hot tea and any injury suffered as a result of the chain of events, leading to the hospital stay. But before you can plead that, remember that you must first show you suffered a covered cause of loss, which in this case was denied.
That was BRILLIANT! It should be on the Saturday morning cartoons so all our kiddies would grow up with an idea about how lawsuits should not rely on passing the liability buck to someone else.
Finally a court that will not allow ever Tom Dick and Harry to win “pacify me” law suits! Here here!
News flash… Hot tea… Well its hot. Just the same way it is when you make it at home. You could get burned! If something is double cupped there is no doubt in my mind that is not only Hot… Its very, very hot.
Im sorry the woman got burned, but that really isn’t Starbucks fault at all.
AWESOME out come.
Because some of our customers don’t understand that Hot Tea is in fact Hot, we’ve developed a new see-thru cup for that popular summertime treat: SUN TEA!!!!
Simply buy our specially developed water, place your tea bag in the water and place your cup of tea somewhere in the sun…a window sill, dashboard, sidewalk, etc. And in 90 minutes (could be less on a really hot day)…bing bang boom: you have tea; not hot and not cool. Now you can decide how to drink it!
Add ice for a delicious refeshing summertime cooldown, or microwave in our specifially designed microwavable cut (available for an extra 19 cents with purchase of our Sun Tea product) to your desired temperature!
Yum; hot tea, heat it to a boil if you like, or simply zap it for a few second if you like luke warm tea…you the boss…you decide!
For a short time, we’re offering promotional t-shirts with the slogan “I teabag in the Sun–Starbucks SunTea!”
(limited quantities available)
(void where prohibited by common law, common sense, or lack of interest)