Aw hell no!
Dark forces were brewing in Louisiana over the weekend as some creative caramel drizzle artwork got a Starbucks in some caffeinated hot water.
Megan Pinion, a Baton Rouge area schoolteacher, posted the above image of the beverages she received that were adorned with a decorative pentagram and the number 666 to the Starbucks Facebook page. She didn’t find the humor in the dressing and wrote as much in her post that accompanied the image:
“I unfortunately can’t give the young man’s name who served it, because I was so appalled that I could not bring myself to look at him.I am in no way judging his beliefs or dis-meriting his beautiful artwork, I am however judging his lack of professionalism and respect for others. I am a teacher in the public school system and if I were to present a child of atheist or pagan believers with a Christian art project I could be sued in a heartbeat. I am of Catholic faith and would love to share in my beliefs daily. Fortunately I have enough common sense to present myself with professionalism and follow an ethics code. Perhaps that could be suggested to that particular location.”
The pic got shared a ton – as these types of things are known to do – and it eventually caught the eyes of the coffee corporation who went into a little damage control with an apology.
Starbucks social media spokesman Tom Kuhn told The Daily Advertiser:
“Sunday was the first we heard of it when she posted on our Facebook page. We reached out to her through social media and apologized. We’re taking the complaint seriously. We’re not sure who served her or what kind of beverage it was. It looks kind of caramel-ish in the photos. We have sincerely apologized for her experience. This obviously is not the type of experience we want to provide any of our customers, and is not representative of the customer service our partners provide to millions of customers every day.”
No official word yet on the employment fate of the Dark Lord baristartist.
