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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2019 - 09 - 01 - ID#cyji2k
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I give it 15 minutes in DT (i.redd.it)
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Slightly_Caffeinated 54 points 3y ago
* name is nancy or karen
* extra hot nonfat no foam
* “but they make it like this at the other store”
* kid asks for a frappuccino, starting a mother-child argument
* on the phone while trying to order
* “that was supposed to be iced”
* “are you sure my drink was made correctly?????”
* pouring coffee into garbage to make more room
* tries to order from “secret menu”
* “is my drink almost ready? I’m running late and have a meeting”
* “how many calories do all your drinks and sandwiches have?”
* “do you have anything keto?”
* “fill it all the way to the top and make sure it’s 180 degrees”
* upside down caramel macchiatto
* “can I get that blended?”
* “large coffee with two sugars one cream … what do you mean I gotta do it myself??”
* customers trying to hold a conversation during peak
* strawberry akai
* “I’ll get a venti frappuccino. I have a reward.” \*has 53 stars\*
legendarymaid 16 points 3y ago
the mother child argument im screamimg, i work at DT and i get so stressed when the mother starts screaming at the kids in the car because one of them won't decide or they order something she doesnt want to pay for ><
IPinkerton 10 points 3y ago
I don’t like the flipped macchiatos, customers think I’m making them a latte instead 🤷‍♂️

Pouring coffee into the garbage when I’m on POS after JUST ASKING THEM IF THEY WANTED ROOM. Just so they feel like they are getting their money’s worth at a SB.
Millerboycls09 6 points 3y ago
I mean... An upside down caramel macchiato IS a latte
IPinkerton 1 points 3y ago
Yes, but they don’t know that.

Edit: i usually ring them up as a latte because its a little cheaper but they insist on the more expensive option
Getpa 47 points 3y ago
Our store has started asking customers if they have smaller bills with the explanation that we don’t carry bills bigger than $10 in our till. Overall customers have been receptive, very few people argue it. Though one person who questioned it while I was at DtR was very clearly trying to pay with a fake $100 bill 😂
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Schweddy_Bewbs 1 points 3y ago
One of our partners offered to go get the manager and get keys to make the change as requested. I nearly died. Noooooo. We are not a bank.
dalenakitty 40 points 3y ago
God the 1/4 of syrup reminds me of a regular we have that asks for a chocolate milk with exactly 4 ice cubes and 2 pumps of mocha but she always comes back and says "Oh can I have like not even half a pump more?"

I literally will don't add anything and just pretend. Ofc she then goes "Now THAT'S better." Ok psycho.
Michigoose99 3 points 3y ago
lol we used to do this with my grandma and her cocktails when she got dotty and wasn't supposed to have alcohol anymore. We'd just pour her tonic without gin, she'd notice and demand gin, we'd pretend to add some and she was like "That's better!" Damn I miss her.
Mageo00 15 points 3y ago
I bingoe'd on the second row...all today, within two hours...mallbux...
arcticmonkeys42069 14 points 3y ago
“A squirt of caramel and 3 creamers” ???
ABedsheetGhost 12 points 3y ago
Honorable mentions (apologies for mobile formatting):

*recieves their drink in the drive thru.* *asks DTR barista, who did not make nor see the drink be made* "and this has 2 splenda, 2 equal, and extra heavy cream?"

*pays, recieves receipt, therefore signifying that stickers are printing and orders are on the way.* *specifies that all of the milks in her 6 drink order are "soy for the caramel frapp, almond for the chai, nonfat for the latte...*

"Do you know what's in (copyright-named """"secret menu""" drink)?"

*every person in the car yelling out the driver's window to order for themselves*

*orders a nondairy latte at a temperature which burns the milk substitute*

"Does (Frappuccino) come hot?" "Well, we can make a latte with (matching ingredients). They'll taste the same and it'll be hot." "No, that doesn't sound very appetizing. "

"Could I get your name for the order?" "No, thank you."

*mobile order with a cardholder name that will get you fired if you call it out at the handoff plane*

*craning over the bar* "make SURE you put three sugars in... don't you think you're over-steaming the milk? Is that two shots or three?... I think you made it wrong."

*asks to have a cappuccino remade several times over because they didnt order it extra dry at the register*

*orders unintelligibly* "could you rephrase that? I didn't quite catch it." *orders with the exact same unintelligible wording, this time more annoyed*

"Hi, welcome to Starb--" "VENTI LATTE NO FOAM EXTRA SHOT" *speeds up to the window*

"So, I ordered this with no foam, and it came out with quite a bit of foam." "Oh, I'm sorry, we can remake it for you!" "No, it's fine, I just wanted you to know."
Mr-Fancy-Cat 12 points 3y ago
'Apologizing to the person on the phone as they order' should be 'Waving their finger at barista while on the phone and not ordering'..
Erichondrion 5 points 3y ago
If I'm on the phone, it happens as I live far from friends and family, I always tell the person I'm talking to hold on, and apologize to the barista for being on the phone, then tip well. I worked in coffee for ten years, I get it. I personally think you should get to skip the customer on their phone.
greensocks098 11 points 3y ago
And now add "can I have a straw for my drink that's clearly not a frappuccino with whip cream?"
BlooperBoo 10 points 3y ago
Oh my god every single person that comes in I swear to god asks what the code to the bathroom is.

Theres no god damn key pad bECKY

Theres not even a key hole!

If its locked someones in there stop trying to shove the frikin door open jesus
tarayur 10 points 3y ago
“pike’s peak”
Remi-Chan 2 points 3y ago
I heard someone say that to me yesterday and got so confused!!!
samsu402 10 points 3y ago
What's xxx cr?
tldraremyfaves 15 points 3y ago
extra extra extra caramel
ladyelenawf 3 points 3y ago
...but it's caaaaaaaaarmel!
Supadupastein 6 points 3y ago
So fkn true all of it
Jessi4394 5 points 3y ago
For all my Florida baristas out here:

“You can’t seriously be out of Java Chip Frappuccinos! Now I’m definitely evacuating”

“I can’t believe Starbucks closed most of their locations early for the hurricane! That’s so inconsiderate of them to do that to us!”

“So if you’re out of the Java Chip, what’s your closest Frappuccino to that? Mocha Frappuccino is almost exactly the same but no chocolate chips??? ..... I’m gonna do a Caramel Frappuccino instead.”

“It’s unacceptable for almost every Starbucks around here to be out of Java Chips! It’s can’t be that hard to order more of that one ingredient!”

And for my Tarbucks baristas:

“What do you mean you can only redeem 150 stars?! That’s ridiculous!”

(Staring at the menu) “I’ll take a Nitro Cold Brew! That’s not an option here? So if you don’t have Nitro Cold Brew, what would be the closest thing to that? Cold Brew you say? Okay that’s fine let’s do that!”
tldraremyfaves 5 points 3y ago
i CRIED laughing at this
mtngirl_ 8 points 3y ago
I just cried
Alefur 4 points 3y ago
"Can I have two cream?" Im still trying to get the measurement for that down. How much is one cream. I want to do what they want from me I just dont understand.
thingwithfeathers38 2 points 3y ago
They want to go to McDonald's is what they want
Pop-Quiz 4 points 3y ago
I feel a lot better about myself now because I’ve never done any of these! Score
Mynameis2cool4u 3 points 3y ago
aha yes, you trust me, a miniature child, with this $100 bill that you handed to me, for a mere shot of espresso.
still_orbiting 3 points 3y ago
Oh hey! Bingo.
kmagoli 2 points 3y ago
I get people spelling out the simplest names at least 10x a day.
Me: And may i have a name for your order
customer: Bob.. b-o-b
😑😑😑😑
Schweddy_Bewbs 2 points 3y ago
The no foam cap. 🤣
So a latte?
NO I WANT A NO FOAM CAPPUCCINO!
NO-IM-DIRTY-DAN 2 points 3y ago
Honestly I think my store is weird. There are a lot of these that I’ve almost never seen.
YellowSphinx 1 points 3y ago
Bingo!
xenadraculina 1 points 3y ago
deadass marked everything
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