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A conversation I had with a customer over the phone today. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by alycrawford42-
I really wish I was making this shit up:
Caller: Hey I wanted to come pick up my drinks, but I just wanted to make sure that the Marxist ideology that your company subscribes to won’t get in the way of that.
Me, not quite believing what I just heard: um, what? Sorry could you repeat that sir?
C: repeats himself
Me: I mean, masks are required to be in the building. I’m not sure that Karl Marx ever had anything to say about that, though.
C: No, actually this has everything to do with Marxism.
Me, dumbfounded, and actually laughing at this guy: Yeah okay, masks are still required though. Feel free to use our drive through if you won’t wear a mask!
C: I will absolutely not be using your drive through.
Me: Uuuuhh. Okay? Have a great day?
Caller: Hey I wanted to come pick up my drinks, but I just wanted to make sure that the Marxist ideology that your company subscribes to won’t get in the way of that.
Me, not quite believing what I just heard: um, what? Sorry could you repeat that sir?
C: repeats himself
Me: I mean, masks are required to be in the building. I’m not sure that Karl Marx ever had anything to say about that, though.
C: No, actually this has everything to do with Marxism.
Me, dumbfounded, and actually laughing at this guy: Yeah okay, masks are still required though. Feel free to use our drive through if you won’t wear a mask!
C: I will absolutely not be using your drive through.
Me: Uuuuhh. Okay? Have a great day?
Jchandl27 100 points 2y ago
LMAO you shoulda said “comrade we all share here” or something like that
dodofishman 44 points 2y ago
You mean OUR drive thru comrade
dayahorne 40 points 2y ago
Oh my God that hilarious lmao, come, don't I really don't care lol
alycrawford42- [OP] 63 points 2y ago
I was honestly just so bewildered.
It was also hilarious because I’m an avid socialist and my whole crew knows it. Very outspoken and easily the most politically active partner at my store. So the odds of ME being the one to answer that phone call? Pure gold 👌🏼😂
It was also hilarious because I’m an avid socialist and my whole crew knows it. Very outspoken and easily the most politically active partner at my store. So the odds of ME being the one to answer that phone call? Pure gold 👌🏼😂
Millerboycls09 34 points 2y ago
When even one of the biggest corporations in America is too Marxist for you
alycrawford42- [OP] 7 points 2y ago
Right? The notorious union busters are too Marxist 😂
my-oh-megan 15 points 2y ago
We have a regular who always comes through the drive thru spouting some stupid conspiracy. He's told several of my coworkers that the pandemic is a hoax and just the government trying to control us. He told me the other day that, in respone to his change being 3 cents short bc of the national change shortage, that it was actually bc of "those corporate bastards" not wanting to use cash anymore. He always gets weirdly aggressive about his bs, too. Last time I just kinda closed my window while he was talking bc I didn't want to listen anymore or know what to say. Next time I'm just gonna tell him that not everything's a conspiracy (bc I guarantee he'll have something else to rant about).
chom612 15 points 2y ago
Counter his conspiracy with something even more batshit crazy. Covid is a extraterrestrial plot to take over the planet and colonize aliens...illegal aliens!!!
TylerTheBox 6 points 2y ago
Aren’t we supposed to be rounding up?
my-oh-megan 1 points 2y ago
We weren’t told to 🥴
macprintmaker 4 points 2y ago
I love smoothly closing the window when an annoying and extra demanding a hole customer just sits there like they’re gonna suddenly want 4 more Frappuccinos or 10 waters. We done.
talkingelephants 2 points 2y ago
We had one of those. But he came in the cafe and would follow baristas around spouting conspiracy theories. I told my baristas to feel free to say that their shift (me) would get mad if they didn’t get back to their job and then run to the back. Another shift told him that they will only discuss coffee, tea, or our lovely food items.
badatlife15 11 points 2y ago
Wow I would be very tempted to just hang up lol
JMarBrwn 9 points 2y ago
Did he ever show up though? I’m curious how that interaction went if it happened
alycrawford42- [OP] 4 points 2y ago
If he did, it was after I left. He called in the last fifteen minutes of my shift.
drinkliquidclocks 7 points 2y ago
Should've asked him, if they are Marxist, why don't they pay their employees like a Marxist? Lmaooo. How absolutely delusional do you have to be to call an American megacorp Marxist
Hoax_Pudding_Cup 5 points 2y ago
*Our* order
TravisFalco 1 points 2y ago
I had a prank call today that asked me to check on that bathrooms. When I did, they asked if I could go "number 1" or "number 2" while on the phone. After hanging up, they proceeded to call back multiple times, one time even saying to me "What's wrong with you?"
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