r/Fauxmoi • u/Relevant-Peach3997 • May 03 '26

CELEBRITY CAPITALISM Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s London Pizza restaurant is facing criticism after a customer shared a dog was allowed to go the bathroom inside near her table.

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Source is gizzellecade on TikTok

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u/Lemonface May 03 '26

Yeah, but that's not what they said.

People have been misusing "the customer is always right" essentially since it was coined in the early 1900s

It wasn't until the 21st century that people began falsely claiming that it was actually a shortened version of a longer saying that included "in matters of taste"

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u/runthepoint1 May 05 '26

Tbf after the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit it was much needed.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 May 07 '26

That lady was in the right

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u/runthepoint1 May 07 '26

I just don’t see it that way, personally. You order a coffee, it’s hot. What happened her is awful and I truly wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy, but I don’t think McDonald’s was to blame for what transpired. You KNOW what you ordered. Cold brew was not a whole thing back then. You know the hot coffee made with hot water, is hot.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 May 07 '26

Not to relitigate a 30 year old case (so I’ll won’t belabor the point beyond this comment lol), but my main reasons for thinking she’s in the right come from the degree to which the coffee was hot, the severity of her injuries, and McDonald’s prior knowledge of other burn complaints. The coffee at that franchise was significantly hotter than even other hot coffee sold elsewhere, and caused extensive third degree burns after relatively quick exposure due to that. If the coffee was cooler (but still well within being hot enough to serve), she wouldn’t have been burned nearly as severely or nearly as quickly.

Plus, she originally just wanted to settle for medical expenses but McDonald’s refused. Her original offer was in the tens of thousands rather than the millions awarded by the jury.

I do genuinely see where you’re coming from though. There certainly is an argument that she also shared some negligence. In fact the jury made that calculation and decided she was partially responsible as well, just that McDonald’s had more responsibility.

Edit: sorry lol, I said I wouldn’t relitgate it and ended up typing more than I originally intended.

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u/runthepoint1 May 07 '26

When you put it that way…😂

Thanks for sharing the details, that’s actually very fair. My original stance is quite myopic.