Starbucks coffee served with satanic symbols

“I am in no way judging his beliefs or dis-meriting his beautiful artwork, I am however judging his lack of professionalism and respect for others.” Megan Pinion wrote on a Facebook message that was posted on Starbucks’ official page.

The woman informed the coffee chain about the symbols that were etched onto coffee and since, the post, and story, has gone somewhat viral.

The barista in question – who hasn’t been named thus far – opted to personalise her order with a couple of satanic symbols, leaving the pentagram and the number of the beast clearly visible. Upon seeing the work she was appalled, prompting her to take social media action.

However, even though the Livingston Parish school teacher is admittedly of Catholic faith claimed that her decision to report the incident was solely a customer service based issue.

“I have not taken offense to anything said and stand by my decision to report the inappropriate way my coffee was served. It was my customer right,” she wrote in a correspondence to NOLA.com-Baton Rouge.

A spokesman for Starbucks, Tom Kuhn, apologised for the incident and admitted that they were “taking the complaint seriously.”

“This obviously is not the type of experience we want to provide any of our customers, and is not representative of the customer service our partners provide to millions of customers every day,” he said.

It is, at the moment, unknown if the responsible barista has kept his job or not, though Megan Pinion has claimed that she does not wish to see the man fired.

“No matter how the young man intended it, it can be interpreted in highly offensive ways and that should have been considered,” she posted, trying to act as voice of reason amongst an increasingly rabid and divisive sea of comments.

Unsurprisingly, the internet has been split on the issue and the ‘debate’ has far exceeded its original intentions.

Some people have launched pro-Christian tirades against the act; others have been claiming it as the work of somebody who was evidently bored at work and meant no offence whilst another section has taken the sensible and reasonable common ground.

Perhaps the best comment was made by Wade Hughes who noted that “any coffee connoisseur knows that satanic coffee has a smoky bold flavour that you just can’t get anywhere else.”

We’re reminded of Stewart Lee Allen’s coffee-centric travelogue aptly titled The Devil’s Cup.

That might make good reading right now come to think of it.

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