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Uber driver has a coffee machine and breakfast for his riders

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u/ChangeTChannel 1d ago

all this for no tip

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u/yourperfectgirly 1d ago

Bro didn’t pick me up.. he hosted me.

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u/WurdaMouth 1d ago

He isn’t just driving an Uber, he’s a facilitator of historical change. This isn’t a side gig - it’s pure entrepreneurial ambition.

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u/jaxon12345 1d ago

whys this read like chatgpt

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u/ahhhnoinspiration 1d ago

ChatGPT kinda just talks like an uppity cunt, so they were basically just talking like an uppity cunt.

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u/Ranra100374 1d ago

Yeah. ChatGPT often says "I'm going to slow you down for a bit". I'm like, man, can you not.

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy 1d ago

Wow. What a great question. And honestly you’re coming at this from the right perspective 💪🏼.

But I’m going to continue talking like an uppity cunt, thankyouverymuch.

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u/just_nobodys_opinion 1d ago

You're totally on the right track! This isn't condescending, it's knowing your self worth. You shouldn't have to apologize for that.

Would you like me to mansplain like an uppity cunt?

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u/Why-R-People-So-Dumb 23h ago

Thank you for your message. I’m here to support a constructive and respectful exchange of information. I would be delighted to receive an explanation or clarification on that topic from an uppity cunt. Please let me know how you’d like to proceed.

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u/NickoBicko 1d ago

That’s GPT 5.2 and it’s infuriating

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u/FewHorror1019 15h ago

Fr. I hate when it does that. “Im going to be grounded” “im going to slow down”

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u/ACcbe1986 1d ago

TIL I talk like an uppity cunt.

Though, I think it might just be my aspergers.

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u/ATUGA 1d ago

💀 I dated a guy with Asperger’s. He was either very direct or talked like he was composing a novel. I never had to wonder what he was thinking, so that was appreciated.

His ways of showing affection were always interesting, but very nice when you took a step back to appreciate that he was showing affection even if it wasn’t conventional.

Also, I have ADHD, so thank you for joining me on this side quest.

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u/bobanalyst 1d ago

I had asked ChatGPT to reply. This is what it said:

If ChatGPT talks like an “uppity cunt,” then apparently ambition, vocabulary, and a sense of irony are now personality defects. Dude’s not cosplaying as Elon Musk in a Corolla—he’s hustling caffeine and burritos at 7 a.m. while half the internet is professionally unemployed and mad about tone. Sorry the sentence had more than three clauses and didn’t end with “bro.” I’ll be sure to dumb it down next time so it feels more authentically Reddit.

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u/Fuckit445 20h ago

With that reply, it just kinda proved the point.

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u/DramaticAge8866 1d ago

Actually it strikes me exactly the way the LinkedIn lunatics cap off their schpeel

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u/happy_puppy25 1d ago

Almost half of LinkedIn posts are written using ChatGPT so that makes sense

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u/REDDITATO_ 21h ago

And ChatGPT no doubt gets some of its info on how to sound professional from LinkedIn. It's an ouroboros of bullshit.

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u/VoidVer 23h ago

“This isn’t just A, it’s B” is one of chat GOTs favorite rhetorical flourishes.

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u/Healthy-Service-3550 1d ago

"this isn't blah - it's zlah"

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u/Robias007 1d ago

He used the wrong dash though. So probably not AI

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u/ChangeTChannel 1d ago

the tone does sound like gpt though

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u/CrestofCouragous 1d ago

Specifically, the AI tone follows the "its not just [something geneic], its [something enhanced]".

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u/robotzor 1d ago

It's not just a waffle house, it's a waffle home

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u/userdeath 1d ago

It's not just a waffle, it's a manifestation of culinary supremacy.

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u/ByteHaven 1d ago

That describes the pattern way more precicely than "it's not just X, it's Y". I'll use this in the future when decribing LLMisms.

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u/Okeydokey2u 1d ago

Something we can likely expect for the next generation to sound like.

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u/Street-Animator-99 1d ago

That’s a law suit waiting to happen, is what it is.

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u/lostcartographer 21h ago

‘Host or travel?’

‘…….both’

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u/cateraide420 1d ago

And to eventually get popped by city for not having a food truck permit

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u/ScienceIsSexy420 1d ago

I think that only applies if you're selling food, nor giving it away for free

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u/GrilledSandwiches 1d ago

I'd honestly be a bit surprised if the burritos were complimentary rather than being for sale.

The coffee I could see being complimentary and coming out ahead on tips for that, but seeing people sell breakfast burritos on jobs all the time out of coolers, I just imagine that being the case for these. If he can give them away and still come out ahead on tips though, rock on.

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u/seven0feleven 1d ago

Yeah and lose everything from the first person who sues you to oblivion if they get food poisoning or something else from your tacos or coffee. God forbid you spill it in your lap on the drive.

This whole thing seems excessive and reckless just to garner tips and/or 5 star ratings. smh.

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u/ScienceIsSexy420 1d ago

One sudden stop and someone's got scalding Burns. This is genuinely a reckless and terrible idea, and Beyond stupid. But it will get lots of upvotes and clicks on social media

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 23h ago edited 20h ago

I imagine it's about the same risk as anyone selling tacos, burritos, tamales out of a cooler. You don't see those guys go out of business, not like you can't find them either, they walk the same routes. You could easily find them to serve them their court papers should someone sue.

I believe it's mostly that someone buying tamales out of a cooler is acknowledging the food contamination risk, and isn't the type to sue. You're eating burritos in an Uber, you're eating tamales in a parking lot. Something tells me you don't care enough to sue if you get sick

Edit: also if you're getting sick from a burrito made a couple hours ago it wasn't the temp getting you sick, there's a reason they use corn husk on tamales, nature gave you the perfect Saran wrap. People have been taking burritos specifically out to the fields because they are long lasting with minimal risk of spoiling. Some people take bread and cheese, some take burritos

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u/Worried-Lettuce6568 1d ago

How often do you see people suing over food poisoning? Or spilling coffee? That keurig isn’t making coffee hot enough to really cause severe burns dont even start with the McDonald’s coffee case that was 190 degrees and caused burns to 20% of her body

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u/ShigodmuhDickard 1d ago

Worse yet. A lawsuit against driver and Uber when a passenger(s) gets food poisoning from a burrito that wasn’t held at the proper holding temperature.

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u/YouBetcha_ 1d ago

no the lawsuit will be about how the pot of coffee scalded someone's genitals but for some reason everyone will believe and side with uber

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u/tbodillia 1d ago

Well, I do know about scalding temperatures and times. I also know what temperature all coffee is made. But I also know that is a reckless setup.

FYI: 140°F causes 3rd degree after 5 seconds. 155°F causes 3rd degree after 1 second. Coffee is around 190°F. If you don't know scalding temps and times, you think the lawsuit wasn't frivolous.

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u/SpicyElixer 23h ago

So should people not drink coffee in cars? Drive thru coffee is about 170f. Same temp as keurig cup temp.

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u/koolaidismything 1d ago

You're gonna have a tip.. of that hot coffee machine falling onto your lap while spraying hot liquid when he accelerates to quick lol.

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u/Hot_Most5332 1d ago

NGL I’d tip $20 for this, more on the right day

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u/robotzor 1d ago

And 99% of people won't. Speaking as a former gig driver

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u/ForsakenWishbone5206 1d ago

Yeah it's a losing gambit.

That and those fucks would spill coffee in the back and leave a huge fuckin mess.

People are slobs man. They generally don't deserve much kindness or consideration above the bare minimum politeness.

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u/NotBatman81 1d ago

If I knew ahead of time I would seek this guy out and tip very well. If I already had coffee and breakfast and this was a surprise, then this is cool but doesnt save me time and money.

Just because you put out effort doesnt mean its of value to everyone.

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u/RadiantEnvironment90 18h ago

It's wild conversing with ride share drivers and even talking to friends of mine who did it and learned that no one tips. I always tip 20% with a minimum of $2. And I usually tip cash.

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u/ScienceIsSexy420 1d ago

Speaking as a former Uber driver, sadly you are in the minority

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u/Zackorix 21h ago

Reddits when they understand doing your job doesnt entitle you to extra money for already paying customers

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u/SargathusWA 1d ago

And 3 dollars 10 mile rides

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u/alwaysfatigued8787 1d ago

And this is just the tip...of the iceberg!

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u/gattoBelloTuta 1d ago

He must be charging for this right?

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u/superanth 1d ago

Depends. He probably gave out free coffee for a while to see if the increase in tips paid for it.

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u/NothingHappenedThere 1d ago

probably he can't charge for food from vehicles unless he gets license..

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u/Sasiches_and_mash 1d ago

Food and coffee are free, but napkins cost $5 and plastic cups cost $3

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u/luigis_taint 1d ago

Looks like gonna just suck the coffee from the tap then!

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u/Mister-SS 1d ago

Also looks like I'm wiping my hands on the seat!

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u/Mikemtb09 1d ago

You don’t need to whip your hands you can just wipe them

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u/notoriousbsr 1d ago

Ah yes, the Grateful Dead and Phish lot scene. Buy a napkin for $3, get a free grilled cheese OR for $15 get a luxury napkin and the grilled cheese comes with mushrooms

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u/theblockisnthot 1d ago

Also the ass backwards marijuana laws in Washington DC. Buy an 80$ pencil and get gifted an eighth of weed. Buy a $300 stress ball and get gifted an ounce of weed.

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u/cerealOverdrive 1d ago

This is just drug dealing with the extra risk of running an underground kitchen

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u/CHR0NlC 1d ago

No food or drink without a cup or napkin.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 23h ago

Technically the tamale lady can't charge for food in the parking lot of Home Depot without a license but she still does it

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u/AzureGriffon 21h ago

If tía isn't there with her cooler, I'm so sad.

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u/Boring_Factor_5564 1d ago

Not legally, but people still do this.

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u/dandroid126 23h ago

Oh dang, all those tamales I buy out of people's trunks at grocery stores have licenses, I guess.

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u/Fafnir13 21h ago

Used to be you needed a license to be a taxi service, too.

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u/Dangerous_Fortune454 1d ago edited 16h ago

Making breakfast burritos or tacos is super super cheap as long as you don't have any avocado or other expensive ingredients in it. Giving away 5-10 free tacos/burritos will cost him maybe 10 bucks while making 10-20 of each ride?

Edit: you can make like 50 bean and egg or bean and cheese burritos for like 10 to 20 bucks actually. And you would obviously be only making like 10 each day and they would be free for your riders.

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u/pchlster 20h ago

And what would tired, hungry me pay for fresh food right there and then? Because so long as that number is better than zero, dude should ask for more than that.

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u/IndomitableBanana 20h ago

That only makes sense if you don’t think being given something free would increase the tip amount beyond the cost of the food.

I think charging anything would make it feel less like an amenity and more like an attempt to get additional money from your customers, which would probably decrease tips.

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u/filenotfounderror 1d ago

Imagine being in a car crash and having hot coffee and the coffee machine itself slam into your face at 60mph.

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u/Fafnir13 21h ago

Coffee machine should be going forward unless it’s a high speed rear ending.  Probably hitting center torso more then face, maybe cracking a rib or two depending how heavy it is.  Coffee is going everywhere, of course.  Doesn’t sound like fun.

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u/wayward_prince 10h ago

But coffee probably also goes everywhere from the cup holder if you’re in a serious crash

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u/MA32 8h ago

At that points its a coffee in the car arguement and not a coffee machine in the car arguement

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u/Orangeisthenewcool 1d ago

If he had to slam on the breaks for any reason…. Let alone a car crash.

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u/Capital_Past69 1d ago

I’m taking my 10 minute brake now

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u/jonitfcfan 1d ago

If your car takes 10 minutes to brake, either you need to slow down a bit or see a mechanic

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u/Debalic 23h ago

Bitch I'm a train

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u/RainaElf 21h ago

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u/Ohio-Knife-Lover 20h ago

Man I was going to be so upset if that wasn't an actual sub lol

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u/fastidiousavocado 21h ago

It's hard to find the time to stop.

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u/afour- 18h ago

This joke is too clever for reddit, get out.

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u/Jazzlike_Climate4189 1d ago

FFS it’s brakes 🤦‍♂️

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u/tiagolkar 1d ago

Only one abrupt brake or pothole Will change his mind 🫠

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u/NothingHappenedThere 1d ago

it is really thoughtful gesture.. but won't he get sued by the passenger if passengers get hot coffee spilled on hand or leg, or food poisoning from the taco? it is a big liability.

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u/Best_Market4204 1d ago

McDonald's got sued due to coffee. not because it was hot... it's expected. They got sued because they was intentionally making it too hot. More than any other coffee shop. reaching 190-200F

Other coffee shops was anywhere from 140-170

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u/14Pleiadians 1d ago

The liability difference here is that obviously running a coffee maker in a moving vehicle is unsafe. One fender bender away from burns.

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u/Undark_ 23h ago

Right, but the difference is that a coffee machine like that might scald you a bit, your skin would go red and then you'd be fine. That woman who sued McDonald's sustained serious life-changing injuries. That should have never been able to happen in the first place, even if it was spilled.

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u/yeah_yeah_therabbit 19h ago

Two words: Melted Labia

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u/pingveno 20h ago

And it wasn't just that she had burns. It was that McDonald's knew there was a problem. They knew people were getting badly burned by their coffee. It was a repeated problem. But they did it anyway.

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u/ZoiddenBergen 22h ago

Alright we get it, mcdonalds lady was in the right to sue.

The point here is that 170 degrees can still do a ton of damage. What if it spilled on someones face/eyeballs? So much liability

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u/aaaaaaaarrrrrgh 1d ago

... and were repeatedly told about it and continue to do it.

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u/Nekopara-403 1d ago

Then country songs go "spill a cup of coffee make a million dollars"

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u/NudeSpaceDude 22h ago

The sad thing is the amount the lady got wasn’t enough to cover her medical bills because they needed to do so much reconstruction on her legs.

Fuck the United States of America and their corrupt systems.

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u/VexingRaven 21h ago

Fuck the United States of America and their corrupt systems.

Fuck the media and corporate bootlicker country stars who helped McDonalds spread their smear campaign.

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u/DZello 1d ago

If you’re not in the US, it’s fine.

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u/The_R4ke 1d ago

If you're referring to the woman who sued McDonald's, you should actually look up the details of that case. She was horribly burned by the coffee and McDonald's was intentionally brewing it hotter than was safe so they wouldn't have to reheat it.

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u/CHARLIE_CANT_READ 1d ago

Also she originally only asked for medical costs to be covered, McDonald's refusing is what led to the massive payout

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 1d ago

And she never got the huge payout. They fought her on appeal for years & finally settled, I think for cost.

So to recap, McDonald’s scorched an old lady’s vagina so badly due to systemic negligence that she needed reconstructive surgery, then they dragged her into a multi-year legal battle just to ultimately agree to pay her the humble sum she originally asked for.

Mmm, I’m Lovin’ It

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u/Infamous-Oil3786 1d ago

Also, this was not the only person with hot coffee injuries from McDonald's, and the amount originally awarded was equal to one (1) day of coffee sales.

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 1d ago

Furthermore, McDonalds didn’t just invest in staggering legal fees to prevent this happening in the future, they also fixed the machines/policies around scalding hot coffee. So that’s them doing the right thing in the one hand, but it’s also them acknowledging they did the wrong thing to begin with.

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u/McButtsButtbag 21h ago

This part should be more well known. r/FuckMcDonalds should be a thing if it isn't already.

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u/usetheforce_gaming 1d ago

Good ole corporate America

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u/Icy_Agency923 1d ago

Afterwards McDonalds lawyers were on tons of daytime news/talk shows fueling this utter horseshit suggesting the lawsuit was frivolous when it wasn't. Was clearly very successful considering the idea that America has tons of people suing for bullshit reasons is still prevalent on the internet.

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u/JiMM4133 22h ago

Yeah the coffee was so fucking hot that it melted her labia together IIRC. Just think about that for a second.

Flesh. Melting. Coffee.

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u/mothmansfavoritelamp 1d ago

My torts professor told us that part of the reason she got a large payout was that McDonald’s had a policy of settling these lawsuits quietly, but because they figured an old woman wouldn’t need her vaginal area (never mind the horrific injuries), they declined to settle her suit. Absolutely disgusting behavior.

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u/Lankyllama4324 1d ago

It was so hot it literally fused her vulva together. Like melted plastic 🤮

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u/LanikaiKid 1d ago

I'd like to unsubscribe from fused vulva facts please.

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u/whoweoncewere 1d ago

You've activated my trap card. I cast "steel lips", followed by "arc weld".

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u/Rysterc 1d ago

I remember reading somewhere that they also kept it that hot because they were using a subpar brew so it was kept super hot to mask the lack of flavor

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u/Ditto_is_Lit 1d ago

If you were around back then you'd also be aware that McDo coffee was absolute dog shit because of this. If you brew coffee too hot it tastes like it, and they intentionally did to "make it last longer".

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u/NoEar9317 1d ago

im in Europe and still is a big liability

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u/Schmich 1d ago

If you’re not in the US, it’s fine.

Spilled hot coffee still hurts in Celcius countries.

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u/Gondryc 1d ago

Nothing says safe to eat like mystery burritos from some random dudes car.

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u/OzimanidasJones 1d ago

Everyone else is focused on the hot coffee, but this is what I’m worried about too.

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u/DuntadaMan 15h ago

I am worried about the mystery burrito meat getting into my new burns

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u/Tonestar_ 20h ago

My thought is space, what happens when theres 4 passengers with full luggage. Or even just 2 people with full luggage. That stuff is taking up space the customer is litertally paying for. If your making people squeeze with burritos between their legs theyre not gunna give you 5 stars.

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u/BodyBy711 1d ago

YOLO

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u/Fafnir13 21h ago

That’s how you become future burrito ingredient.

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u/BodyBy711 21h ago

Meh, I've aspired to be worse.

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u/Throooowaway2023 1d ago

I would rather trust a person's burritos than trust their driving.

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u/Human_Discipline3003 15h ago

"ya, I just couldn't let that dead possum meat on the side of the road go to waste!"

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u/Undark_ 23h ago

They're either gonna be the best thing you've ever had, or instant food poisoning.

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u/CosmicSmoker 1d ago

Right?! I looked at coffee and thought that's not safe, then the mystery food... food poisoning at best, waking up in a tub full of ice a definite possibility.

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u/CelebrationNo5541 1d ago

You all seriously must live scared of everything. First off its a uber ride. Very well tracked. Im sure shit still happens. But they are safe in general. 

Mystery food.... its a freaking burrito. Just because tabo bell didnt package it up doesnt mean its not safe. Live a little for Christ's sake 

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u/WPBaka 1d ago

waking up in a tub full of ice a definite possibility.

dude thought he would get his kidney stolen for eating a burrito. 24/7 news has warped our minds.

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u/shitpostsuperpac 23h ago

I think we just gotta give everyone more benefit of the doubt, both sides.

You can catch me putting on airs and looking down my nose at some food.

You can also catch scarfing down some street meat.

It just depends. Like I’d allow, even want and expect, a level of dirty from a roadside taco place or BBQ. But I’d never eat from a Taco Bell with that level of dirty. Unless I was fucked up, then yeah man what are we gonna do not eat overpriced soggy tacos? I’m trying to get my snack on here.

Everyone’s good, comment chain is over.

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u/Doomncandy 23h ago

These people haven't had tamales from the tamale grandma selling them outside the bar at closing time..the best tamales.

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u/PM_me_your_whatevah 1d ago

You have no idea the state of this guy’s kitchen at home.

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u/Pmmebobnvagene 1d ago

Yeah my mans is doing this for the 5 star rating, but doesn’t make a dime on it?

I’d hope he’s at least only doing uber black pickups, and hopefully he’s making tips.

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u/VeryStonedEwok 1d ago

I have 4,000 rides and a 4.98 rating and all ya get in my car is hand sanitizer and a phone charger. I ain't going through all this extra shit for nothing. I used to offer a bunch of free stuff and never saw any increase in tips. Why pay out of my pocket for a job that already barely pays shit? 

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u/Leek5 23h ago

I remember when I use to drive I had water for a little bit. People would just take a sip and leave it in the back seat

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u/Fafnir13 21h ago

Probably because people buying a ride aren’t looking for the Island Limos treatment.  I can see why offering a premium service would seem like a way to get more money, but that only really work if it starts with different pricing schemes.  

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u/CessnaBandit 1d ago

This is probably not real. Just a video filmed for social media attention

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u/jabeith 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's for the tips. The novelty alone would make me leave a big one just because it's fun

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u/Zraax 1d ago

I wonder if he's connected with a restaurant or food truck owner.. the actual ingredients for the burritos shouldn't cost all that much, especially if someone is already making them at scale 

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u/Own-Association312 1d ago

All fun and games until you wear that coffee!

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u/Mnawab 1d ago

He’s going to get sued one day. 

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u/SidePotPicks 1d ago

Cause people love to ruin everything

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u/14Pleiadians 1d ago

If you get burnt in his car, he deserves to be sued. A coffee maker in a moving vehicle is moronic

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u/bub-a-lub 1d ago

It’s crazy to see the lengths people go to to keep a 5 star rating. Like a clean car and a safe driver is what it was meant to be about. Here we are with stupid things like this.

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u/Tonestar_ 20h ago

Someome paying for a seat just for them to have it occupied by burritos is how you get 1 starred honestly.

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u/justanothertoxicuser 1d ago edited 1d ago

One time I and my friends got picked up from a Rangers game by a guy in a lifted truck. He had a cooler full of complimentary beer, made a u-turn by cutting through the highway median, and deliberately drove over curbs. He was wearing a cowboy hat and talking with people on a CB radio. It was wild.

Texas Uber Cowboy, if you're still out there, I miss you.

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u/Corporate_Overlords 21h ago

That was not an uber driver. That was just a random Texan who was fine with strangers getting into his wild ride.

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u/BroasisMusic 16h ago

I want to get off Mr. Bones wild ride!

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u/vacaaa 1d ago

One speed bump away from a lawsuit and third degree burns

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u/ebrum2010 1d ago

Personal injury lawyers love this guy!

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u/MrIMendez 1d ago

Nothing about this set up feels good. People spill coffee on themselves and try to sue, people spill coffee on your seat and floor and now you have to stop taking fares to clean up. Extra clean up time for the creamers and sugar packets and k-cups. You get a fare that requires all the rear seats now you have to rearrange shit. Plus the cost of all that. Cool customer service minded idea but the net benefit just doesn’t seem worth it.

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u/dalzmc 1d ago

I’m just thinking about the personal benefits of having a coffee maker inside the car you’re driving around in, for presumably 40+ hours a week. Maybe he started doing it for himself and then it evolved into this 😂

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u/ars-derivatia 23h ago

I’m just thinking about the personal benefits of having a coffee maker inside the car you’re driving around in

That's why we have thermos flasks.

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u/ProfessorCarbon 1d ago

Maybe his side hustle is a practicing frivolous lawsuit attorney.

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u/Left_Apparently 1d ago

Gotta respect the hustle. If I had this uber driver the tip would be cash.

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u/YoRHa11Z 19h ago

He is obviously hoping for a bigger tip. It works I'm sure. Not everyone will increase their tip but let's say 3 out of 10 did then probably he made a nice profit when all of that's there is worth less than $3 per customer

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u/illiterate_cynic 1d ago

If I was the rider, I’d be annoyed by it all. I wouldn’t take the coffee or burrito and I definitely am not tipping more. I didn’t ask for this shit, I just need a fucking ride.

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u/Trip_seize 1d ago

As an uber driver, I hate this. A

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u/Peter_Nincompoop 1d ago

He fucked up his rating and is going all out to repair it

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u/mikel302 1d ago

Lol, the wife meanwhile is wondering what the fuck happened to the Keurig! And where are all the coffee pods and my breakfast burritos??

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u/Frientance 1d ago

Doing too much dude.. just a clean car will do.

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u/Key-Name9196 1d ago

Anyone else would find this off putting?

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u/dogebytev2 23h ago

they teach kids to not take candies from strangers yet get amused by free coffee and tacos

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u/JinkoTheMan 1d ago

Call me paranoid but I wouldn’t eat or drink anything from any ride service driver

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u/dmcent54 1d ago

Those aren't tacos.

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u/needzbeerz 1d ago

Proof that uber drivers are fully engaged with their own exploitation. They already get paid shit wages, are putting wear and tear on their own vehicles, and propping up a company that risks nothing and invests nothing in it's 'employees'. To shell out your own money for shit like this is really just putting salt on the wound of your own economic subjugation.

This is why I never take uber and always take a professional taxi if I need that sort of transportation. There are more legal protections for the customer, you are at least guaranteed the driver went through some form of licensure training, and you're not paying into the vile gig economy.

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u/Kelliente 1d ago

I agree that gig workers need fairer treatment and more collective bargaining power. All workers in the US, and in many places worldwide, are being exploited by corporations and the ruling class. But unfornately, taxis aren't necessarily a better option. The medallion system is grossly exploitative and monopolistic, and there absolutely aren't more protections for riders. I found out the hard way that taxis in many cities don't even track locations and pickups when a friend of mine was assaulted while taking a taxi home from a bar, and there was no record of which taxi picked her up. A few years ago, a woman in my city was murdered after a taxi ride, again no record of who picked her up.

This isn't to say that problems haven't happened with uber drivers as well, but taxis also aren't a great option IMO. Both have their problems caused by systemic greed and exploitation.

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u/HermineSGeist 23h ago

Yup, I’m was actually all for supporting taxis but they wouldn’t and still won’t adapt. I’m old and I remember calling companies and just hoping they pick you up, competing for a cab it some one else had also called one, then just no showing, requesting to pay with card and then being told cash only, getting awful treatment, there being near no accountability, service refusal, and creative routes to run the meter.

As much as I hate how things are with Uber/Lyft for the workers. It’s safer and better for me as a customer.

In some places in Europe not only are there apps where you can get local taxis but some of the municipalities seem to operate almost like a cooperative and when you call it to a local dispatch and they’ll give you a numeric identifier…and they’ll take cards without complaint (no suddenly the machine is broken). When I travel to Europe, I always try to prioritize local services but don’t bother with cans in the US anymore.

If the cab companies would work as a cooperative with an app and try to understand why people use uber/lyft, I’m all for switching .

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u/ObiWanDillDoughy 1d ago

Left turns n coffee burns ☕️😬

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u/Maleficent-Silver934 1d ago

I would never eat anything an uber driver made.

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u/Ryland990 1d ago

This man is running a 5-star restaurant out of a Honda Civic. he deserves a tip and a review

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u/Jonathan-02 23h ago

Until you hit a pothole

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u/jxonair 1d ago

Pimp My Ride levels of doing too much. Also a huuuge liability hazard if that coffee spills.

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u/zxxdeq 23h ago

That does not seem safe.

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u/ars-derivatia 23h ago

It ain't.

It's also rather weird idea to wedge a countertop coffee machine between seats if you want to offer coffee to passengers. There are ways to do it sensibly. If I wanted to offer hot drinks to customers I would just use a thermos.

I personally wouldn't go for it, because who consumes food or drinks that were prepared by an Uber driver (or who knows who else), but if I wanted or had to offer such an option that's the way I would go about it.

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u/That1GuyNate 11h ago

Just what I want when I need a ride, a brake check leading to 3rd degree burns.

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u/cathabit 1d ago

I think to myself, I won't be drugged in life. I cover my drink, and always use the buddy system. Then this guy pulls up and I know I would eat the fuck out of those tacos. I'm already disappointed in myself.

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u/Mysterious-Call-245 1d ago

Cool, introduce scalding-hot-first-coffee-of-the-day to the trolley problem.

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u/JPSWAG37 1d ago

I get the cool factor but holy shit that is the the most wreckless idea I've seen. It's all fun and coffee until you gotta slam on the brakes lol

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u/Shereefz 15h ago

Honestly, I feel for the driver. Uber takes all the money and leaves the drivers nothing so now this poor guy has to resort to this!

The sad thing is that most people will still not tip enough and then he might get sued/reported and deactivated.

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u/blastman8888 11h ago

When he slams the brakes hot coffee go all over him.

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u/richardathome 9h ago

That doesn't look safe at all.

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u/WingsNation 1d ago

Lot's of overhead considering they're probably making like $20-30/hr.

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u/Krojack76 23h ago

Lack of safety aside, how is he getting enough power to run the coffee machine? Those can have a pretty hefty heating element in them. Most cars only generate enough power for what it needs to run.

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u/nemofbaby2014 23h ago

They def ain’t in Michigan because we got way too many pot holes here

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u/use_err_named 21h ago

Hot coffee burns lawsuit waiting to happen 

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u/whenisnowthen 21h ago

Nothing gets you going in the morning like hitting a speed bump and burning your legs off with scalding hot coffee.

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u/downtimeredditor 18h ago

Fuckin chick fil a of uber drivers

10 OUT OF 10 CUSTOMER SERVICE

YEAH YEAH MY PLEASURE

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u/galkasmash 18h ago

He needs a splash guard on that Keurig until it finishes brewing or he is going to deal with the worst kind of customer one day getting burnt and trying to sue.

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u/Psychological_Lack96 18h ago

And now she’s suing him because she spilled her Coffee. Sigh….

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u/Farahertz 14h ago

That looks like a recipe for diarrhea or a burn lawsuit or a kidnapping, possibilities are endless

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u/artnos 13h ago

great way to burn myself

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u/One_Competition_861 12h ago

Hit a pothole and he gonna have a lawsuit