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"As it turns out, Ayala has a litigious history. She's filed claims against several corporations, including a former employer and General Motors, although it's unclear from court records whether she received any money. She even said she got $30,000 from El Pollo Loco after her 13-year-old daughter got sick at one of the chain's Las Vegas-area restaurants. El Pollo Loco officials say they didn't pay her a dime."
There's a special place for people that inflict this sort of unwarranted harm.
Wendy's is trying to lure customers back by offering a free junior Frosty to anyone who visits one of their Bay Area restaurants this weekend.
Great idea!
After all, it's a hole lot more difficult to suck your fingers trough a straw.
"Why, you find her that attractive? "
hahahahaha.
Most guys are forgiving when it comes to looks for that ;)
As for Alaya, if she's found guilty I hope she gets what she deserves, like a very large law suit from Wendy's.
I got no Wendys cash :)
Incedentally, according to what I heard on the news, there is now an investigation into the woman who was attacked by her illegaly kept animals.
Plus, the cops probably never had a serious clue about this case if it wasn't published in the first place. The clue came from someone who remembered something about someone missing a finger, after hearing about it in the media. Without the media, the cops would have only a finger print (sorry), in some file, in some drawer. I guess we all can agree on this.
Do you remember the Tylenol thing? A while back, some guy decided to black mail them after putting cyanide in some gelcaps. What was Tylenol's marketing reaction? They immediatly pulled the inventory from the shelves for our own security. A few weeks later, we all learned they "invented" temper proof packaging for security. I remember them for doing so, and will for a long time. Before this, anyone could easily poison any product on the shelves. Bravo Tylenol! Excellent marketing reaction.
What was Wendy's reation to this crisis? Free-Junior-Frosties-for-the-week-end-cause-we-can't-suck-fingers-trough-a-straw.
How refreshing!
The woman is brobably a sicko, #*$! happens, but Wendy's marketing staff are just plain morons. I guess we all can agree on this.
[edited by: Macguru at 8:00 pm (utc) on April 22, 2005]
If she did it, may she get at least a 10-year sentence and go back to the trailer park she was living in before filing those lawsuits.
but Wendy's marketing staff are just plain morons. I guess we all can agree on this
Hold on a minute. Chili is hot, thick, a food-stuff. Frosty's are cold, drinkable, a dessert. Could offering free Frosties be an attempt to divert attention away from the "problem-product" and toward it's anti-thesis, therby distancing themselves from the cannibalistic-cuisine...
Okay, nevermind. They're morons.
She gave the finger to the chili lady
cEM
I want to know who's finger it was!
Yeah no kidding! It's not like you can just go to the local 7-11 and pick up a finger!
I wonder if they'll find a BODY that matches the finger! That would be the icing on the cake for the case if the lady killed someone for a finger to frame Wendy's.
But really, I wonder if the lady has any connections to a healthcare facility where she could have acquired the finger.
Any way you look at it, there's no brain power being displayed here. I can't believe that she never imagined that Wendy's would try to track where it came from... a finger is a pretty hard thing to go un-noticed by their suppliers. Now what about a MOUSE in the chili? That might have been a little smarter and much more difficult to disprove. I guess she didn't think she'd get enough money from that. What about a mouse finger? Haha
grandpa, you are a genious!
If I was Wendy's, I would offer her a gallon of FREE chili every day during her jail term.
If I where you, I would post my résumé to Wendy's, along with your idea.
Heheheh, with a gallon of chili a day, who would you pick as her cell mate, someone nosy?
I don't think she knew that woman. In any case, they determined that it wasn't her finger.
Of all the things that can go wrong in an E-business, this and slip-and-falls are things you hopefully don't have to worry about as opposed to a bricks-&-mortar. MAN, I'd be angry at this apparent scamming woman if I were Wendy's! It's hard enough as it is, running a business.
I still eat at the local Wendy's... the normally slow drive-through line is noticibly less crowded these days. I always want to inquire about the "finger foods" menu... kinda like asking them to "hold the Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis" or bringing a live chicken to Kentucky Fried and holding it out when they ask for the money. Plenty of laughs for a sick sense of humor, and the hapless fast food workers endure so much abuse its nice to bring them a laugh. (Though Encephalitis references are a bit above the average worker there)
It's hard enough as it is, running a business.
Indeed. Overcharging for half-orders of soggy french fries must be exhausting. ;)
cEM
FWIW, I wouldn't get my fingers anywhere near those two...
I didn't like the job anyway...
you're missing the whole point
Folks that malicioulsy and without just cause hurt your marketing efforts should be punished.
Wendy's fries are actually pretty good
Which gives me an idea...kidding, kidding
cEM
BTW, if anyone starts a Wendys Bashing thread, I'll have to delete it. We can't have the boards subject to any liability.
I haven't heard any actual news reports on this case, only second-hand reports from friends and family members. What did she do when she "found" the finger, take it back up to the counter and show the thing, dripping with chili sauce and perhaps stuck on the end of a plastic fork, to the unfortunate highschool kid who happened to be taking orders at the moment? Nasty thing to do to someone, that would have to be a highly traumatic thing to see.
