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Starbucks Recall Coming for the Karens?

March 29, 2024
The Starbucks holiday mug recall has us questioning who is to blame: the coffee chain or our Tias who gave them to us as a white elephant gift.
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Over 440,000 Starbucks-Nestlé holiday mugs are being recalled after buyers reported “severe” burns and cuts from using them. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports 12 incidents of the metallic mugs breaking or overheating. These incidents led...
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So Nestle USA is recalling over 440,000 Starbucks branded mugs due to
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customers reports of burns and cuts from using the product.
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That is a lot of mugs.
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That's a lot of pissed off Karens.
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Oh yeah, a lot of pissed off Karens that have their
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daily Starbucks. I mean,
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when I saw the number,
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Jenny, honestly, all I thought was like that's 440 lawsuits
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Oh yeah, 440,000,
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440,000 lawsuits and I might need to buy a mug to join
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that, buy a mug.
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So the ceramic mugs coated with metal and bearing the Starbucks logo
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were part of four gift sets sold during the 2023 holiday season
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So if you got one as a gift,
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that shit don't count,
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you can return it.
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Let them know the situation.
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So the US Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 12 incidents involving Starbucks
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branded mugs overheating or breaking when microwaved or filled with hot liquid
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Some of these injuries include severe burns,
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blisters and one apparently required medical attention.
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So these mugs are taking people out.
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Oh my God. Imagine they say,
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you know, just like,
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I just wonder if they have the not microwave safe or something
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No say, but if you got one of these mugs
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return it, please.