Remember when they tried to make this a thing ? It was so bad !(i.redd.it)
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peroporquee95 points4y ago
These traumatized me. Also having to clean that god awful almond pump, and being one of the only two partners out of the store who actually cared to clean it
iqueefkief34 points4y ago
no one cleaned ours, one of my shift managers who is really good about that stuff helped me do it and a clump of mold shot out
rip
zsmith09199 points4y ago
I cleaned mine and a huge clump of mood came out too I was so disgusted 😭🤮🤢
aclassybetch59 points4y ago
Getting flashbacks to green mold in the almond butter pump 🤮🤮🤮
CatbellyDeathtrap30 points4y ago
I was gonna say “ugh, clean your damn pumps” but then I remembered that almond butter was the most viscous, sticky, impossible-to-clean bullshit on the planet. who thought it was a good idea to try to make almond butter pump-able??
aclassybetch11 points4y ago
It was a combination of awful design and my lazy coworkers who cant wash pumps correctly 😂
Dawizba12 points4y ago
I always just took the pump apart and stuck the pump into the spout of the three compartment sink, then it shot out pretty quickly. I do the same with the skinny mocha too.
aclassybetch7 points4y ago
Thats exactly what I did when we first discovered the mold 😂 I shot water through and out popped a long green mold string lmao
HHH___1 points4y ago
Wouldn’t it be the least viscous? Least like water
serenity_flows1313 points4y ago
Lol that’s definitely not normal 🤢🤮
kstarbz1 points4y ago
🤮🤮🤮 agreed ! I posted a picture on my feed awhile back 🤮🤮🤮
tayragang39 points4y ago
💀💀 i would always lowkey warn whoever was ordering it not to even though it was against policy but my little heart just couldn’t imagine having someone pay almost $7 for a disgusting chalky drink!!
spill-that-tea-sis20 points4y ago
My store manager actually told us to sell it with a disclaimer. We had so many returns it became bad business to sell it/promote it without warning people.
confusedteddygirl4 points4y ago
What was the disclaimer? Like what was wrong with it??
spill-that-tea-sis17 points4y ago
That it was nasty and no one liked it. Lmfao
darkwolf5235 points4y ago
That’s why you secretly put a banana in it.
realsheeps39 points4y ago
i have NO idea how the gym rats drank this liquid soy sauce garbage
neepnoople2 points4y ago
People drank it at your store? I hated making it because every single time I made it (yes, every time, except probably a handful of drive thru customers who drove without tasting), I had to make something else when they literally couldn't drink it.
spill-that-tea-sis33 points4y ago
Don't ever remind me of this again
spill-that-tea-sis23 points4y ago
The one big upside of this drink was that it started a trend at my store where every single time someone would say "cacao" there would be a chorus of ppl in the background, ranging from a soft whisper to a raging yell, going "caw caw!" We still do it to this day, just shout caw caw to each other as a greeting, and it's now beginning to evolve into a dramatic arm/wing flap. My SM participates too. It largely effects morning shift tho, night shift thinks we're all nuts...
When we had our rewards program group training, we did a coffee tasting and one night shift chick said it had flavor notes of cacao and it spawned the biggest caw caw chorus I've ever heard and I felt so proud!!!!
philography16 points4y ago
I wasted my free reward on one of these.
Thirdatarian16 points4y ago
This thing was not only disgusting, but the stupid special pump was a nightmare to clean and it took forever to make. Thank God it's gone and may it never come round again.
brandonray14327 points4y ago
I'm offended, I enjoyed them (I'm fully prepared for downvotes)
Salty-Lemon1 points4y ago
I ordered sooooo many of these before I got hired
darkwolf5231 points4y ago
Did you put a banana In Yours too or just regular? Lol
melmoney316 points4y ago
I had a customer order one and then literally throw it in the trash in front of me after one sip. I asked them if they wanted something else and they were so traumatized they just walked out after paying almost $7 for a drink.
Aether3a6 points4y ago
PEOPLE STILL ASK FOR THIS
malletgirl916 points4y ago
*triggered*
HwoodTres6 points4y ago
I JUST AUDIBLY GASPED.
HwoodTres11 points4y ago
Side note: I just remembered a story. I was working at a different store for like two weeks during this time. Long story short, they were horrible: never cleaned anything, texting in front of customers during peak, made me open the bar while making whips, cold brew whips, mocha, and skinny mocha, etc. My breaking point with this store was when I went to the back to get the almond butter pump and found it in the Hobart sanitizer washer. I had a weird feeling about it, so just on a whim, I tried to pump some sanitizer through it to make sure it was clean. Thick. Streams. Of. Almond. Butter. Sludge. I swore I would NEVER AGAIN work at that store.
babbyalien11 points4y ago
Make you open the bar? What do you mean?
HwoodTres4 points4y ago
Like doing opening duties on bar like filling the hoppers, making teas, doing changeover, etc. Sorry for the confusion!
radpandaparty5 points4y ago
I went on leave right before this rolled out. My coworkers tried to talk me out of trying it (but I didn't listen) and that's when I learned that they really cared :')
fofonai3 points4y ago
Omgggg these came out when I was a mear green bean. The memories 😩😭😭
nomad-kid3 points4y ago
i actually... really liked it ? Maybe it’s because I get sick if I eat in the morning so I wouldn’t eat before my shift but being vegetarian there were few food options on my break. Wasn’t worth the pumps and the whole mess but if they fixed it a little it would’ve been good
Budget_Recognition2 points4y ago
excuse you I loved those and had two a day
thebibinana2 points4y ago
I told my team to stop using the pump and we'd just eye ball it with a spoon. Ain't no time for that pump
thedeadwillwalk2 points4y ago
It tasted like licking a tree.
darkwolf5232 points4y ago
I put a banana in mine. Taste less bad
decemberisforcynics2 points4y ago
I want the protein powder to stay. I can't have whey or soy and those protein powders were good when I mixed them in my own concotions 😭
agentdouble1s2 points4y ago
Has it been a year already??
Ilovedemcrystals2 points4y ago
Blended cold brew with heavy whipping cream is so good! My coworker had me try that recently and it's amazing! I haven't tried this almond thing but I imagine it'd be similar 😅
softneedle8 points4y ago
This is not the same. That sounds good. This was not that, I promise
Ilovedemcrystals3 points4y ago
Ohh I see! I'll take your word for it haha glad I missed out on this then (fairly new barista here).
serenity_flows132 points4y ago
So gross
ylimeoo2 points4y ago
I liked it 😂 the almond with cinnamon dolce was soooo good. I think it was the almond butter that made it taste bad though! We ran out of the almond butter and I worked in a licensed store so I went and got a different brand of almond butter to try and it was so much better and creamier. (The protein powder stunk though)
alimcc02201 points4y ago
I legit told someone if they like joy in their life don’t order them lol
piscespost1 points4y ago
Bro, the chocolate one was more nasty than the almond one.
caeleym121 points4y ago
Literally not a single person in our store liked it. God it was awful
fremelloso1 points4y ago
lmaoooooo that was some of lowest grossing, most hilarious ass shit I ever damn seen.
iWantToBeARealBoy1 points4y ago
I kinda liked the almond one :( the cacao one sucked, but I enjoyed the almond one. Especially with a banana in it
dalenakitty1 points4y ago
Only good thing was making hot chocolate with the cacao powder and vanilla.
rayannalemarr1 points4y ago
Oh my god I hated it
classicalyouth0 points4y ago
I always added a banana, it made it taste 10000% better. I always rework the new drinks to where I like em
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