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[yakk0dotorg]

I swear Starbucks is trying to get me sick. Monday night Teresa and I went to Starbucks (the same one that made me the peppermint mocha with sprinkles before) and got a venti Peppermint Mocha with no sprinkles. Yesterday I went home around noon sick as a dog. I spent the afternoon either with my face in a porcelin bowl or asleep. The only things I've had to eat or drink since the mocha was a few sips of coffee. It could possibly have been the weather change, but I'm really starting to get suspicious that a disgruntled Starbucks employee didn't put some sprinkles in the coffee itself. I was much sicker yesterday than before and my coffee was also much bigger. I'm thinking of going at similar times and getting the same drink just to test my theory.

Teresa and I are going to the Singing Christmas Tree tonight. Anyone want to join us?

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[helenangel.livejournal.com]

I went ahead and called Starbucks corporate and am on the phone with them right now asking them what else besides the sprinkles could make you sick.

-listens to the cheesy Michael Bolton hold music whilst the CSR consults the corporate nutritionist-

Okay, he says that it's either cross-contamination or the whipped cream. The whipped cream contains vanilla syrup which has trace amounts of red food coloring. He also noted that some stores will put the sprinkles in the drink itself at the customer's request and if your drink was made right after and they didn't wash out the mixing set, a sprinkle might have gotten in there. Also, if for some reason they're not using the official Starbucks peppermint syrup, it could be the syrup they're using.

If you get sick again, you need to contact Starbucks corporate and let them know the store location where you got sick and a copy of the receipt if you can manage it.

[yakk0dotorg]

I've been drinking these pretty much every time I go to starbucks and the past two times are the only times I've gotten sick. I plan to go a few more times with the same order and I will be keeping all my receipts to see what happens. I did look this time and saw no red. I'm also considering trying a white chocolate version so the red would be easier to see.

[yakk0dotorg]

Thanks for checking up though! I appreciate it!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I was wondering how that could have made you sick until I saw what Helen said about the food coloring. :(