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But a Panera Bread worker is now out of a job, after a customer said there was a strongly-worded note left on her receipt. <a href="../../2017/09/01/panera-worker-fired-for-calling-customer-a-stupid-bh-on-receipt/index.html#more-10288091" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10287070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-quality-safety category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure tag-not-okay tag-safety tag-uber tag-sexual-assault tag-crime tag-transportation tag-ride-hailing-services entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/08/21/uber-driver-accused-of-locking-passenger-in-car-demanding-sex/index.html" title="Uber Driver Accused Of Locking Passenger In Car, Demanding Sex"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/uber_black_english.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Uber Driver Accused Of Locking Passenger In Car, Demanding Sex" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/08/21/uber-driver-accused-of-locking-passenger-in-car-demanding-sex/index.html" title="Uber Driver Accused Of Locking Passenger In Car, Demanding Sex" rel="bookmark">Uber Driver Accused Of Locking Passenger In Car, Demanding Sex</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 8.21.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>A Chicago Uber driver has been charged with unlawful restraint after he was accused of locking a passenger in his car and demanding that she have sex with him. <a href="../../2017/08/21/uber-driver-accused-of-locking-passenger-in-car-demanding-sex/index.html#more-10287070" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10285789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure tag-not-okay tag-road-rage tag-lyft tag-transportation tag-bad-consumers entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/08/07/lyft-driver-says-she-was-attacked-robbed-in-road-rage-incident/index.html" title="Lyft Driver Says She Was Attacked, Robbed In Road-Rage Incident"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-07-at-1-54-11-pm.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="CBS Los Angeles" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/08/07/lyft-driver-says-she-was-attacked-robbed-in-road-rage-incident/index.html" title="Lyft Driver Says She Was Attacked, Robbed In Road-Rage Incident" rel="bookmark">Lyft Driver Says She Was Attacked, Robbed In Road-Rage Incident</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 8.7.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Road rage is nothing new, but a Lyft driver in California says she was brutally attacked and then robbed in what she’s calling a road rage incident. <a href="../../2017/08/07/lyft-driver-says-she-was-attacked-robbed-in-road-rage-incident/index.html#more-10285789" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10284097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure tag-not-okay tag-animal-cruelty tag-lyft tag-transportation entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/07/19/lyft-driver-charged-with-throwing-dog-during-road-rage-incident/index.html" title="Lyft Driver Charged With Throwing Dog During Road Rage Incident"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/lyftdriverdog.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="lookingforkevin" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/07/19/lyft-driver-charged-with-throwing-dog-during-road-rage-incident/index.html" title="Lyft Driver Charged With Throwing Dog During Road Rage Incident" rel="bookmark">Lyft Driver Charged With Throwing Dog During Road Rage Incident</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 7.19.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>It can surely be frustrating to deal with other drivers out there, but there’s a difference between muttering insults under your breath accompanied by an indignant honk and throwing someone’s dog out of a car. <a href="../../2017/07/19/lyft-driver-charged-with-throwing-dog-during-road-rage-incident/index.html#more-10284097" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10281803 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-the-consumer-experience tag-not-okay tag-bad-consumers tag-crime tag-shopping-2 post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/06/22/armed-robber-forces-family-to-take-him-shopping-at-target/index.html" title="Armed Robber Forces Family To Take Him Shopping At Target"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/targcarts.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Steve" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/06/22/armed-robber-forces-family-to-take-him-shopping-at-target/index.html" title="Armed Robber Forces Family To Take Him Shopping At Target" rel="bookmark">Armed Robber Forces Family To Take Him Shopping At Target</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 6.22.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>A North Carolina family went on a very scary shopping trip on Tuesday, after Durham police say a man knocked on their door to ask for money, and then forced them at gunpoint to take him shopping at Target. <a href="../../2017/06/22/armed-robber-forces-family-to-take-him-shopping-at-target/index.html#more-10281803" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10277862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government-policy category-sustainability-human-rights category-travel tag-not-okay tag-ada tag-americans-with-disabilities-act tag-airlines tag-travel tag-service-animals tag-service-dogs entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/05/12/virgin-atlantic-apologizes-to-woman-kicked-out-of-lounge-because-of-her-service-dog/index.html" title="Virgin Atlantic Apologizes To Woman Kicked Out Of Lounge Because Of Her Service Dog"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-12-at-12-56-04-pm.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="CBS Los Angeles" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/05/12/virgin-atlantic-apologizes-to-woman-kicked-out-of-lounge-because-of-her-service-dog/index.html" title="Virgin Atlantic Apologizes To Woman Kicked Out Of Lounge Because Of Her Service Dog" rel="bookmark">Virgin Atlantic Apologizes To Woman Kicked Out Of Lounge Because Of Her Service Dog</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 5.12.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>The seemingly endless parade of airline apologies continues apace today, with Virgin Atlantic admitting one of its employees shouldn’t have told a disabled woman she couldn’t enter the airline’s airport lounge with her service dog. <a href="../../2017/05/12/virgin-atlantic-apologizes-to-woman-kicked-out-of-lounge-because-of-her-service-dog/index.html#more-10277862" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10277172 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-economic-health category-original category-the-consumer-experience tag-not-okay tag-scams tag-fundraising tag-gofundme tag-ftc tag-charity-scams entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/05/05/woman-accused-of-faking-cancer-to-collect-38k-from-fundraising-campaign/index.html" title="Woman Accused Of Faking Cancer To Collect $38K From Fundraising Campaign"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/cashmoneybills.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="aresauburn™" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/05/05/woman-accused-of-faking-cancer-to-collect-38k-from-fundraising-campaign/index.html" title="Woman Accused Of Faking Cancer To Collect $38K From Fundraising Campaign" rel="bookmark">Woman Accused Of Faking Cancer To Collect $38K From Fundraising Campaign</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 5.5.17 — <span class="date modified time" title="2017-05-10T11:12:19+00:00">Updated: 5.10.17</span></div><div class="entry-content"><p><p>With fundraising campaigns popping up all over online and in social media, it’s not always easy to tell the real causes from the fake. Officials in Alabama say one woman faked cancer and scammed charitable givers out of $38,000. <a href="../../2017/05/05/woman-accused-of-faking-cancer-to-collect-38k-from-fundraising-campaign/index.html" class="more-link">[More]</a></p></div></div><div class="post-10276271 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-transportation-infrastructure tag-not-okay tag-uber tag-sexual-assault tag-crime tag-ride-hailing-apps tag-safety tag-transportation entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/04/27/uber-driver-charged-with-raping-passenger/index.html" title="Uber Driver Charged With Raping Passenger"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/uber_black_english.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Uber Driver Charged With Raping Passenger" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/04/27/uber-driver-charged-with-raping-passenger/index.html" title="Uber Driver Charged With Raping Passenger" rel="bookmark">Uber Driver Charged With Raping Passenger</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 4.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>An Uber driver in California has been charged with raping a female passenger in his car in March, after he picked her up from a company function. <a href="../../2017/04/27/uber-driver-charged-with-raping-passenger/index.html#more-10276271" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10276156 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-personal-care category-original category-pharma-medicine category-quality-safety tag-not-okay tag-food-and-drug-administration tag-fda tag-warning-letters tag-treatment tag-cancer tag-cure tag-prevention tag-make-some-changes tag-rules tag-federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/04/26/fda-warns-14-companies-for-selling-unproven-cancer-cures/index.html" title="FDA Warns 14 Companies For Selling Unproven Cancer ‘Cures’"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/pjimage-3.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="FDA Warns 14 Companies For Selling Unproven Cancer ‘Cures’" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/04/26/fda-warns-14-companies-for-selling-unproven-cancer-cures/index.html" title="FDA Warns 14 Companies For Selling Unproven Cancer ‘Cures’" rel="bookmark">FDA Warns 14 Companies For Selling Unproven Cancer ‘Cures’</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 4.26.17 — <span class="date modified time" title="2017-05-09T16:26:46+00:00">Updated: 5.9.17</span></div><div class="entry-content"><p>Treating cancer can be a painful, drawn-out process, and there’s no guarantee of a cure. Unfortunately, there’s no magic pill that can get rid of cancer, or prevent it from occurring in the first place. That hasn’t stopped a number of companies from making unproven promises about products they claim will remedy everything from AIDS to diabetes.<br /> <a href="../../2017/04/26/fda-warns-14-companies-for-selling-unproven-cancer-cures/index.html#more-10276156" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10274509 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-the-consumer-experience tag-not-okay tag-bad-consumers tag-fireworks tag-disney-world tag-crime entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/04/07/woman-accused-of-choking-girl-for-blocking-her-view-during-disney-fireworks-show/index.html" title="Woman Accused Of Choking Girl For Blocking Her View During Disney Fireworks Show"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/disneyworldfireworks.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Jeremy_Schultz" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/04/07/woman-accused-of-choking-girl-for-blocking-her-view-during-disney-fireworks-show/index.html" title="Woman Accused Of Choking Girl For Blocking Her View During Disney Fireworks Show" rel="bookmark">Woman Accused Of Choking Girl For Blocking Her View During Disney Fireworks Show</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 4.7.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>It can be frustrating to have someone blocking your view during an exciting moment like a fireworks show. But that doesn’t mean you should resort to violence if someone is in your way. <a href="../../2017/04/07/woman-accused-of-choking-girl-for-blocking-her-view-during-disney-fireworks-show/index.html#more-10274509" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10273201 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-quality-safety category-the-consumer-experience category-transportation-infrastructure tag-not-okay tag-safety tag-traffic-safety tag-highway-safety entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2017/03/27/dot-apologizes-for-billing-dead-teen-3k-for-highway-guardrail/index.html" title="DOT Apologizes For Billing Dead Teen $3K For Highway Guardrail"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-27-at-3-22-24-pm1.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Knoxville News Sentinel" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/03/27/dot-apologizes-for-billing-dead-teen-3k-for-highway-guardrail/index.html" title="DOT Apologizes For Billing Dead Teen $3K For Highway Guardrail" rel="bookmark">DOT Apologizes For Billing Dead Teen $3K For Highway Guardrail</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 3.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>State officials in Tennessee have apologized to the family of a dead teenager after sending a bill in her name for $3,000 in damages her car caused to the guardrail that some — including her family — blame for the young woman’s death. <a href="../../2017/03/27/dot-apologizes-for-billing-dead-teen-3k-for-highway-guardrail/index.html#more-10273201" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10256153 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-personal-care category-the-consumer-experience tag-not-okay tag-receipts tag-food tag-restaurants tag-offensive-language tag-slurs entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2016/10/03/sonic-fires-worker-over-receipts-with-offensive-language/index.html" title="Sonic Drive-In Fires Worker Over Receipts With Offensive Language"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/screen-shot-2016-10-03-at-9-27-50-am.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="FOX 4" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/10/03/sonic-fires-worker-over-receipts-with-offensive-language/index.html" title="Sonic Drive-In Fires Worker Over Receipts With Offensive Language" rel="bookmark">Sonic Drive-In Fires Worker Over Receipts With Offensive Language</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 10.3.16 — <span class="date modified time" title="2016-10-31T16:25:16+00:00">Updated: 10.31.16</span></div><div class="entry-content"><p>A Sonic Drive-In in Fort Worth has fired an employee after two customers said their lunch receipts included offensive language. <a href="../../2016/10/03/sonic-fires-worker-over-receipts-with-offensive-language/index.html#more-10256153" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10250113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-transportation-infrastructure category-uncategorized tag-not-okay tag-taking-it-seriously-231 tag-uber tag-ride-hailing-services tag-transportation tag-safety entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2016/08/05/uber-passenger-claims-driver-attacked-her-after-dropping-her-off/index.html" title="Uber Passenger Claims Driver Attacked Her After Dropping Her Off"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/uberlogodogs.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Uber Passenger Claims Driver Attacked Her After Dropping Her Off" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/08/05/uber-passenger-claims-driver-attacked-her-after-dropping-her-off/index.html" title="Uber Passenger Claims Driver Attacked Her After Dropping Her Off" rel="bookmark">Uber Passenger Claims Driver Attacked Her After Dropping Her Off</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 8.5.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>A Los Angeles woman says she doesn’t feel safe alone with Uber drivers at night, after a driver allegedly attacked her after taking her to her destination. <a href="../../2016/08/05/uber-passenger-claims-driver-attacked-her-after-dropping-her-off/index.html#more-10250113" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10246638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-not-okay tag-lgbt tag-airbnb tag-home-rentals tag-travel entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2016/07/07/texas-man-says-airbnb-host-refused-to-let-him-rent-a-room-because-hes-gay/index.html" title="Texas Man Says Airbnb Host Refused To Let Him Rent A Room Because He’s Gay"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/airbnb.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="OuiShare" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/07/07/texas-man-says-airbnb-host-refused-to-let-him-rent-a-room-because-hes-gay/index.html" title="Texas Man Says Airbnb Host Refused To Let Him Rent A Room Because He’s Gay" rel="bookmark">Texas Man Says Airbnb Host Refused To Let Him Rent A Room Because He’s Gay</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 7.7.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>When you list your home on sites like Airbnb, people of all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life may come through your door — <a href="../../2016/05/06/would-you-want-to-hang-out-with-your-airbnb-hostguests/index.html" target="_blank">some you might even want to hang out with</a>. But a Houston man says he was shocked when an Austin host rejected his room reservation on Airbnb because he’s gay. <a href="../../2016/07/07/texas-man-says-airbnb-host-refused-to-let-him-rent-a-room-because-hes-gay/index.html#more-10246638" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10205652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-not-okay tag-racist-slurs tag-insulting-receipts tag-receipts tag-restaurants entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2015/05/22/new-orleans-restaurant-says-it-fired-server-for-adding-racist-slur-to-customers-receipt/index.html" title="New Orleans Restaurant Says It Fired Server For Adding Racist Slur To Customer’s Receipt"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/badreceipt2.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="New Orleans Restaurant Says It Fired Server For Adding Racist Slur To Customer’s Receipt" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2015/05/22/new-orleans-restaurant-says-it-fired-server-for-adding-racist-slur-to-customers-receipt/index.html" title="New Orleans Restaurant Says It Fired Server For Adding Racist Slur To Customer’s Receipt" rel="bookmark">New Orleans Restaurant Says It Fired Server For Adding Racist Slur To Customer’s Receipt</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 5.22.15</div><div class="entry-content"><p><p>Every time we see a receipt that has some kind of slur, insult or otherwise awful language on it, we hope as hard as we can that it’s the last time. Sadly, yet another instance of humans being horrible to each other has surfaced: A New Orleans restaurant says it’s fired a server accused of adding the “N” word to a customer’s receipt yesterday. <a href="../../2015/05/22/new-orleans-restaurant-says-it-fired-server-for-adding-racist-slur-to-customers-receipt/index.html" class="more-link">[More]</a></p></div></div><div class="post-10198126 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-not-okay tag-usps tag-united-states-postal-service tag-ada tag-americans-with-disabilities-act tag-customer-service entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not okay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2015/03/10/usps-apologizes-to-deaf-woman-after-she-says-worker-refused-to-communicate-with-her-by-writing/index.html" title="USPS Apologizes To Deaf Woman After She Says Worker Refused To Communicate With Her By Writing"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/uspsletter.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Her friend posted this letter, said to be written by a USPS worker. (Facebook)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2015/03/10/usps-apologizes-to-deaf-woman-after-she-says-worker-refused-to-communicate-with-her-by-writing/index.html" title="USPS Apologizes To Deaf Woman After She Says Worker Refused To Communicate With Her By Writing" rel="bookmark">USPS Apologizes To Deaf Woman After She Says Worker Refused To Communicate With Her By Writing</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 3.10.15</div><div class="entry-content"><p><p>The United States Postal Service is apologizing to a deaf woman in Florida after she said workers at her local post office refused to accommodate her by providing service through writing, instead allegedly mocking her and making her feel humiliated. <a href="../../2015/03/10/usps-apologizes-to-deaf-woman-after-she-says-worker-refused-to-communicate-with-her-by-writing/index.html" class="more-link">[More]</a></p></div></div><div class="post-10175997 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-mea-culpa tag-not-okay tag-mcdonalds tag-swastika tag-nazis tag-hate-speech entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../mea-culpa/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> mea culpa </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header> <!-- end .entry-header --> <a href="../../2014/08/11/mcdonalds-fires-worker-for-drawing-a-swastika-on-customers-sandwich-bun/index.html" title="McDonald’s Fires Worker For Drawing A Swastika On Customer’s Sandwich Bun"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/chickenbunswas.png?w=300&h=186&crop=1" alt="(WCTI.com)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2014/08/11/mcdonalds-fires-worker-for-drawing-a-swastika-on-customers-sandwich-bun/index.html" title="McDonald’s Fires Worker For Drawing A Swastika On Customer’s Sandwich Bun" rel="bookmark">McDonald’s Fires Worker For Drawing A Swastika On Customer’s Sandwich Bun</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 8.11.14</div><div class="entry-content"><p>A McDonald’s owner is apologizing and saying a worker at a North Carolina store was fired, after a customer claimed that she found a swastika drawn on her chicken sandwich’s bun with butter. <a href="../../2014/08/11/mcdonalds-fires-worker-for-drawing-a-swastika-on-customers-sandwich-bun/index.html#more-10175997" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="navigation"><div class="pagination-next alignright"><a href="page/2/index.html" >Next Page»</a></div></div></div></div><script type='text/javascript'> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10697639-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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