Today, a customer had an allergic reaction to the almonds in the sundae I made for her. We're supposed to put the almonds on unless the customer asks otherwise. She complained to my boss that I'd poisoned her. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at work a customer bitched me out for not explicitly telling her that our peanut butter pancakes contain real peanut butter. She's threatening to sue because she's allergic to peanuts. FML
Today, I had to go to the ER because of a terrible allergic reaction I had to the cookies my "friend" made for me. She assured me several times that there were no nuts in them. Turns out, she put nuts in them on purpose, to see whether or not I was really allergic. FML
Today, I got a client who ordered ice cream. She seemed really nice and I thought maybe she was into me. When I asked if she wanted peanuts for an additional 50 cents, she said no. Trying to be nice, I added them anyway free of charge. I later had to call the ambulance. She was allergic. FML
Today, to make a good impression, I brought in homemade blueberry muffins for my newish coworkers. Everyone loved them, up until the guy with a nut allergy had to be rushed to the hospital. Turns out my almond milk wasn’t as "nut-free" as I thought. Welcome to the team! FML
Today, at my work in a self-service chinese restaurant, a lady came up to me, pointed to the plate she loaded with honey king prawns, and yelled at me because she was allergic to seafood. She demanded a refund and another plate. Everything is clearly labeled. FML
Today, I was babysitting my boss's kids. I brought chocolate for them and the youngest said he had never had chocolate and didn't want any. I told him he should always try new things and should eat it. He did. He's allergic. FML
Today, my boyfriend’s mom fed me a new dish containing peanuts, knowing full well I’m severely allergic. According to her, her ancestors “cured” allergies by exposing the person to the allergen. I went into anaphylactic shock. FML
Today, I had a serious allergic reaction to the food I ate at a Chinese restaurant that supposedly didn't contain peanuts. According to my waitress, peanut oil "doesn't count". FML
Today, I went to the ice cream shop after dinner. I am deathly allergic to nuts so I picked the vanilla. I take one bite and feel something crunchy, and see what I thought was an almond in the cup. I spit out the icecream in a panic. Good news? It wasn't an almond. Bad news? It was a cockroach. FML
Today, my aunt asked me to babysit my cousin. She gave me a warning that he says he's allergic to foods to get out of eating them. When I brought out my homemade cooking, he told me he was allergic, so I made him eat it anyway. Turns out he WAS allergic. FML
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HannahLouise96 13
She really should have told you she was allergic to almonds. Didn't she see them in the sundae?
EffinToofer 3
You should know what's in what you're eating. Especially if you have any allergies. That was not on you, OP. You were just doing your job the way you were taught to do it.
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Comments (106)
unluckiestperson_fml 14
Maybe she didn't know you were gonna put almonds on it so she couldn't ask otherwise?
Thrasher91 0
so when you're buying something you don't care about checking what you're paying for? you just assume it's what you want?
Smittyb24 4
^^^ win
NYC_Yoshi 3
customer is a dumb bitch, and I'm sure your boss knows it. don't worry too much. nuts are a common ice cream topping. if she had half a brain, she would have been more diligent.
unluckiestperson_fml 14
12- yeah that's true actually.
flamegrilled123 3
ikr I have a nut allergy and I ALWAYS check to make sure what I'm buying doesn't have nuts in it
Pretty_reckless_fml 18
That's nuts :D
bonerlicious23 0
win :)
thebestof1984 0
A couple ice cream stores I've been to asked me if I wanted nuts on my sundae. I thought eveyone asked this question to avoid situations like this.
YacL 15
McDonald's puts the peanuts for their ice cream in separate packages and you have to aak for some to put on your ice cream yourself. I think that's a simple solution to this. Or the customer could say "no nuts, please.", or the person making the ice cream could ask "would you like any nuts on that?" or something. This seems like an easily avoided situation, but at least now they know for next time.
iluvhobos 5
1. it would have said it on the menu if the dessert had nuts 2. on every menu and in every restaurant (in the United States at least) there is a law that states that that restaurant must display the statement, "Please notify server if anyone has a food allergy" (or something to that matter), where it is clearly visible nut-chick is just a dumb bitch
lv8898 0
the dumb bitch just wanted someone else to blame for her stupidity. my husband is allergic to celery, so we both read every ingredient lable
KyRidHEART 0
47 Win
stevo918 3
But she ordered an almond sundae lol
Asstonia 1
almonds aren't nuts.
SonOfAMitch 14
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HannahLouise96 13
She really should have told you she was allergic to almonds. Didn't she see them in the sundae?
Eggers 2
Op- "Hey, look at these flat, chewy, almondy little bits! ... I wonder what they are..."
Eggers 2
(^ That is of course what the customer said, I was just directing it at the op)
lalalaughter 0
hey, i'll have the nutty surprise." *gives ice cream* *eats* "OH MY GOODNESS! this has almonds?! you poisened me!!!"
YacL 15
2- My thoughts exactly. Almonds aren't hard to miss unless they were broken up and sprinkled on a layer of the sundae and then covered with more ice cream or something.
EffinToofer 3
You should know what's in what you're eating. Especially if you have any allergies. That was not on you, OP. You were just doing your job the way you were taught to do it.
chuck1986 0
I agree. You can't get in trouble for doing your job correctly.
RecklessJellyBea 7
Meh. If she didn't like nuts in her mouth, she shouldn't have jerked around and came forth to tell you. >-
No_LoveMM 3
Almost
whybother8 0
haha thats funny
LiznessMonster 9
I have no idea why this is voted down, that was pretty good!
EvilPotato 15
don't worry she sounds like a bitch.
Eggers 2
Don't worry so do you
cocobulla1 4
wow ur nice -.- retard, y all u peeps have to go out and post mean things! -___-
EvilPotato 15
don't worry she sounds like a bitch.
GallifreyDog 2
What kind of stupid place do you work for? No-ones going to assume that theres almonds on it. That woman does have a right to complain, not particularly about you since you have to do that, but about whoever made up that stupid rule.
DizzyDaydreams 1
What kind of a comment is that? The customer shouldn't assume that "OH FCK ALMONDS IN MY SUNDAE! MOTHERFCKING CRIMINALS TRYING TO POISON ME!" She should've acted more rational and be more aware of what's in her foodl
geeksaresexy 18
I used to work at a Ben and Jerry's place and a woman once sent a really little (About 5) kid over to get his own ice cream. She came back and went batshit at me because I gave him an ice cream that had nuts in it and he was allergic. My response 'He chose it and that was clearly poor parenting on your part. He probably has no idea he can't have nuts, he's 5! If you knew he was allergic YOU should have been supervising him!' Most people I know that have an allergy check EVERYTHING before they buy it!
rubycuts 2
and this is an example of the stupidity that means some people should not be allowed out on their own
ElZamo 0
I think they should ask BEFORE putting almonds on the sundaes, it's not OPs fault, but there should be some changes, specially with allergenic products (nuts chocolate fish etc.)
Bano360 25
If you are allergic to something, you should always ask. I don't ask a customer, oh you're buying nuts, are you allergic to them? If you have allergies, always ask, don't expect to be asked. As for 8, people like you should be put in a room, never to be let out with stupidity like that.
TheDrifter 24
Usually the fact that it has nuts of some sort is either in the name or clearly visible in the sales picture. Why should the op have to ask customers if they are stupid enough to order and then eat a potentially lethal food product that is safe for 90+ percent of the population?
Pufferfish78 5
It is the customers responsibility to find out if there are any allergens in the food. Most restaurants have a sign posted stating that if they have allergies let the manager know. I have a gluten allergy and it is MY responsibility to find out if it's safe.
Mitcha857 0
8, shame on you the REAL batman wouldn't side with villainous customers like her, he would side with the employee who got wrongfully accused of poisoning!
iLazy 0
Don't worry OP. She's probably nuts.
HannahLouise96 13
-_-
BountyBass 13
guilty "slamm"
kiaralove53 0
If she has alleegies she should be more aware of what is in her food.