"HI. This is Pamela Anderson for Jamba Juice. Get your Vitimins and Hepatitis from A to C."

As long as they don't try charging me extra for it..

I think the real question is: Was she hot?

/as long as she's hot, it's okay.
//see that chick over there? yeah, I got hep a from her.

Nice of them not to mention which store the outbreak was actually in, since there's about two dozen Jamba's in San Jose and I've eaten from 3 of them in the last month.

Willow Glen store, apparently.

/whew

WTF is this "Jamba Juice"? I even looked it up on Wikipedia and I still am too cool to give a fark what Jamba Juice is.

oops, thought this was the Amy Winehouse thread.

NYMoogle: WTF is this "Jamba Juice"? I even looked it up on Wikipedia and I still am too cool to give a fark what Jamba Juice is.

oops, thought this was the Amy Winehouse thread.

Jamba Juice is to people who are too lazy to use their blenders as Starbucks is to people who are too lazy to use their coffee machines.

/Live near the first one, never "got it."

Alunan: They seem to have handled it pretty well and responsibily. I mean, its not precisely anyone's fault here.

And yet chances are someone will sue anyways, because nothing in life can just 'happen'. People would sue God if they could get him in court. "For making me suffer existential torment by not clearly declaring yourself to me at a young age, and the tornado that destroyed my house, I believe I am entitled to a free pass to heaven no matter my sins. I also seek $2 trillion for the rest of my time on earth."

Anyone else catch the headline next to the article?

"Woman sets fire to ex-husband's penis | Video"


...what the fark?

Hmmm, might be better than the scab flavored shake from DQ.

nicoffeine: NYMoogle: WTF is this "Jamba Juice"? I even looked it up on Wikipedia and I still am too cool to give a fark what Jamba Juice is.

oops, thought this was the Amy Winehouse thread.

Jamba Juice is to people who are too lazy to use their blenders as Starbucks is to people who are too lazy to use their coffee machines.

/Live near the first one, never "got it."

And restaraunts are for people too lazy to cook, and grocery stores are for people too lazy to farm, and clothing stores are for people too lazy to sew, and churches are for peopel too lazy to think...

I pay people to do shiat so I dont have to, its what sets us apart from animals.

Wish we had a Jamba Juice where I live.

lilplatinum: nicoffeine: NYMoogle: WTF is this "Jamba Juice"? I even looked it up on Wikipedia and I still am too cool to give a fark what Jamba Juice is.

oops, thought this was the Amy Winehouse thread.

Jamba Juice is to people who are too lazy to use their blenders as Starbucks is to people who are too lazy to use their coffee machines.

/Live near the first one, never "got it."

And restaraunts are for people too lazy to cook, and grocery stores are for people too lazy to farm, and clothing stores are for people too lazy to sew, and churches are for peopel too lazy to think...

I pay people to do shiat so I dont have to, its what sets us apart from animals.

I get that, I just don't get an entire storefront dedicated to smoothies. I mean, smoothies. It's almost as bad as 1000 square feet of coffee. I love coffee, don't get me wrong. Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

nicoffeine: I get that, I just don't get an entire storefront dedicated to smoothies. I mean, smoothies. It's almost as bad as 1000 square feet of coffee. I love coffee, don't get me wrong. Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

Hey if it sells... I worked at smoothie king in high school, i actually dont know how it stayed in business. We had all that GNC stuff for sale that noone bought. I would bring in rum and make daquiris all day.. then my boss found me piss ass drunk with my girlfriend in the back.. good times.

Hepatitis A is pretty unpleasant, but without too much in the way of serious sequelae or morbidity. I came down with it the day after we had about 25 guests over for a BBQ. I called them all to tell them to get a shot of gamma globulin, and none came down with it (I never did figure out where I caught it from...don't think Jamba Juice had an outlet near at the time). One fringe benefit: although there is absolutely no danger in using blood collected from the patient (well after the patient is over the bout of this form of hepatitis), the blood bank would no longer accept blood from me. Which put an end to those annoying guilt-tripping calls from them.

havesonetea Wish we had a Jamba Juice where I live.

Have some urine, it will taste the same.

"serving up liquid sunshine"?

lilplatinum: nicoffeine: I get that, I just don't get an entire storefront dedicated to smoothies. I mean, smoothies. It's almost as bad as 1000 square feet of coffee. I love coffee, don't get me wrong. Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

Hey if it sells... I worked at smoothie king in high school, i actually dont know how it stayed in business. We had all that GNC stuff for sale that noone bought. I would bring in rum and make daquiris all day.. then my boss found me piss ass drunk with my girlfriend in the back.. good times.

I would totally eat at a biscuit-only store. And the naming possibilities are endless- Biscuit Barn, Biscuit Barrel, Biscuit Bivouac, Biscuit Booth...

Meanwhile, Jamba Juice does a booming business in San Jose, particularly in the summer.

MMMM.. Biscuit Bivouac.

you can be vaccinated against Hep A & B

go get it!

Crap, I better copyright that now.

44 varieties of gravy, and a honey bar!

The "A" stands for "awesome."

we had one of these at my college...
they had two full lines of 10 or so people from 7am until 9pm

Funny, Letterman was just complaining of "bloating" and discomfort from drinking jamba juice last night on his show. Maybe he's a hep cat after all . . . .

spasemunki: I would totally eat at a biscuit-only store. And the naming possibilities are endless- Biscuit Barn, Biscuit Barrel, Biscuit Bivouac, Biscuit Booth...

Does anyone remember the "Big-Ass Biscuit" restaurant from the Wayan's Brothers "Don't be a Menace" movie?

Those big-ass biscuits actually looked pretty good.

nicoffeine
Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

Maybe it should be. The phrase "selling like hotcakes" comes to mind...

mattihan: And yet chances are someone will sue anyways, because nothing in life can just 'happen'.

This happened in Maryland a few years ago. A worker at Pizza Unos had Hep-C and everyone who ate there was told to get a free vaccine just to be safe. It was a little bit of a hassle, but my fiancee was on the nightly news' "health watch" getting her shot.

I don't recall anyone suing Pizza Unos and its probably because they have no grounds to sue on. When you get Hepatitis you become contagious long before you show symptoms. And if none of the customers get sick, it means that even though the employee didn't know s/he had Hepatitis, they washed their hands after using the washroom.

I have 6 immunity boosts!! I can't get sick, I can't get sick!! It's 15 degrees out and I sprinted to work in wet hair and a t-shirt!!!

///before someone says it.. yes I know it's "shiny". Stupid typo.

When I worked for Papa John's pizza, our store was located directly next to a Jamba Juice. It was quite convenient during the summer to get a smoothie after delivering pizzas in a hot Cutlass Sierra with a half-broken air conditioner.

Plus, since Jamba Juice is a place weight-watchers like to frequent, a lot of cute girls in deliciously revealing outfits would pass by. Made for nice viewing during slow periods.

lilplatinum: Hey if it sells... I worked at smoothie king in high school...

Are you getting a kick out of some of the replies?

Jamba juice for weight-watchers?

Next time you're in there look at the book with calorie contents on their smoothies. Actually check out their website Jamba Menu (new window).

Their lowest calorie smoothies are their light smoothies, which start at 150-160 calories for the smallest size. The rest all start between 210-300 calories for the smallest serving and go up from there. Peanut Butter Moo'd (my personal favorite until I read the stupid book waiting for my order) starts at 530 calories and goes up to 1170 calories for the Power size.

They taste great but I'm just glad that now that I am back on the east coast they aren't convenient to get to.

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nicoffeine: I get that, I just don't get an entire storefront dedicated to smoothies. I mean, smoothies. It's almost as bad as 1000 square feet of coffee. I love coffee, don't get me wrong. Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

Yes, the idea of a business dedicated to one type of food is just crazy. Next thing you'll have a hole in the wall with only pizza, or little carts running around town with nothing but hot dogs...

cranky: They taste great but I'm just glad that now that I am back on the east coast they aren't convenient to get to.

There's like 20 in New York now. It's not quite like finding a slice, but it's hard to go a day without passing one.

C, it's always C.

pupdog:
There's like 20 in New York now. It's not quite like finding a slice, but it's hard to go a day without passing one.

There are twenty or so in Manhattan, the borough I visit least, and when I am in Manhattan it's usually by car so I'm not walking past one.

My wife and I had even kicked around the idea of trying to get a Jamba franchise when we moved back to New York.

pupdog: nicoffeine: I get that, I just don't get an entire storefront dedicated to smoothies. I mean, smoothies. It's almost as bad as 1000 square feet of coffee. I love coffee, don't get me wrong. Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

Yes, the idea of a business dedicated to one type of food is just crazy. Next thing you'll have a hole in the wall with only pizza, or little carts running around town with nothing but hot dogs...

Gah.

Ok, there's hotdogs. You have to cook them, bun them, and cover them.

There's pretzels. Homemade ones are awesome and yummy, but it takes a while.

There's pizza. Good takes a while, too. Keeping all the different ingredients is kind of a pain.

Ok, see where I'm going? No? Smoothies are leftover fruits in a blender. That's it. There's no cooking, no bunning, no condimenting (not a word), no topping, no sprinkling. Leftover fruits. In a blender.

Coffee is easier. Grounds, water. ON.

Guess I don't know what I should pay for and what I shouldn't.

nicoffeine: pupdog: nicoffeine: I get that, I just don't get an entire storefront dedicated to smoothies. I mean, smoothies. It's almost as bad as 1000 square feet of coffee. I love coffee, don't get me wrong. Seriously, though, what's next, biscuits?

Yes, the idea of a business dedicated to one type of food is just crazy. Next thing you'll have a hole in the wall with only pizza, or little carts running around town with nothing but hot dogs...

Gah.

Ok, there's hotdogs. You have to cook them, bun them, and cover them.

There's pretzels. Homemade ones are awesome and yummy, but it takes a while.

There's pizza. Good takes a while, too. Keeping all the different ingredients is kind of a pain.

Ok, see where I'm going? No? Smoothies are leftover fruits in a blender. That's it. There's no cooking, no bunning, no condimenting (not a word), no topping, no sprinkling. Leftover fruits. In a blender.

Coffee is easier. Grounds, water. ON.

Guess I don't know what I should pay for and what I shouldn't.

Relax. Sometimes there's these things in the world called jokes...

/Although I'd actually have to go to a store, buy fruit, cut it all up, get the right mixers, and buy a blender first.

nicoffeine

However, espresso drinks require more equipment, which most consumers find a bit expensive. There's steaming milk, keeping varieties of milk and cream fresh and accessible for the customer, italian sodas, usually having chocolate and caramel syrup handy, teas (usually just bagged, but sometimes good loose-leaf varieties), and various flavorings for the people who don't want black coffee. Coffee shops also often have various snacks to go with coffee. Many sell whole bean and ground coffee, as well.

That said, I'm going to grind some coffee beans, add water, and turn on my coffee maker right now. Black coffee works fine for me, but if I wanted an italian soda or latte, I'd probably go to some nearby coffee bar.

Some smoothie recipes also require ice, ice milk, ice cream, stuff like that. Blenders can be annoying to clean and maintain, and many fruits just don't keep that long. Jamba Juice, for one, also offers a few snacks, and all that health-fitness-wellness literature stuff, and those overpriced juicer things that I can't believe anyone would buy.

.... come to think of it, maybe they only keep that stuff out there to convince people the professional juicing/blending equipment is more expensive than they'd be willing to pay.

Anyway, my biggest problem with Jamba Juice is the freaking stupid names they give their smoothies. When I go for one, I can hardly stand saying their pointlessly alliterating phrases for what is, essentially, ice, fruit, and sometimes ice cream or sherbet in a blender.

Keep in perspective that Hep B&C are blood borne pathogens and require blood to blood contact to infect. Hep A is good, ol' fecal-oral. Best case I have seen is a dweezer working in a Chinese takeout with dirty fingernails and an infected cut on his hand. Same guy makes fried rice for 250 person business lunch and mixes rice by hand. Half the people went to the ER for Hep A and the other half for staph infection. The restaurant went out of business pretty quick.

I wonder which store it was... I live in San Jose and there are about 15893014 of these stores in the area...

good thing I don't drink this crap! :)

nicoffeine: People like their smoothies and don't want to make them at home. deal with it.

Ah, Jamba Juice. A couple of Christmases back, my husband ended up delirious in the ER in Renton after a delicious Jamba Juice! Took two liters of fluid in the arm to get him back to rational after puking all night in the hotel.
While making small talk at the chinese food restaurant I went to after he was discharged, the hostess said her sister and her boyfriend had been poisoned by Jamba Juice as well.
Anyhow, just a personal story about Jamba's other efforts to cripple America.

For what it's worth, Robeks is tons better than Jamba Jizz.

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