literally. this drink would be so much easier to understand as “grande blonde double shot, sub extra coconut & soy, sub 4 pumpkin, add drizzle in a venti cup!”

edit to add the 95 modifications lol

Like those tests they’d give in school that’s like 60 questions, but the first instruction is to read all the questions before starting to answer. And the last question just says “don’t answer any of the previous questions, write your name on the top and turn in it” while all the other kids are furiously trying to answer the questions since they skipped the first step.

Your customers need to learn how to have more patience with you and other baristas as well. Honestly, I admit that sometimes I get impatient where other times I don't mind waiting, either. For ex: I'll order in advance before driving there through the app which is usually about a 5 min. drive from where I'm at and the app says my order would take about 9-12 mins as an estimate, but most of the time, it's usually ready by the time I get there.


But there have been other times, my local Starbucks have legit been Slammed with mobile orders, so I'm more patient when I see about 10+ cups on their counter area due to the mobile orders. If a customer makes an order and expects it to be done and made correctly within 2 seconds, like dude you gotta have some patience people. You really think a barista can make a complicated order within 2 seconds? Sometimes they need to study it more (like in your case for example). And no one knows what goes on "behind-the-scenes," in a sense where what I mean by that, what if someone worked at Starbucks who was dyslexic? I do know that a lot of dyslexics train themselves and Their eyes in order to be able to read & sometimes write as well as non-dyslexics.


I personally would never work at Starbucks (despite how much I spend there at times)...because of how small and claustrophobic it can be esp. when working as a team (aka it getting super crowded behind the counter at times where there's like 5+ people)...that I can't do. I admit I am slow when it comes to reading & memorizing things at first, but once I get the hang of it; I pick up on it a lot quicker esp. if/when it's the same order over and over again. I do remember a while back, I used to order a Snickerdoodle Hot Chocolate in the winter time a lot...and then I hadn't ordered it in such a long time that a barista forgot what it was and I didn't even know what it was, either...where it turns out it's just a White Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon Dolce Syrup topped with Whipped Cream & cinnamon powder, but that's def. for those who love their drinks sweet. Apart from most baristas knowing my name when I go there...there have been a few newer employees where one told me they never heard of the drink I ordered & said it sounded good and that they'd have to try it one day and I said, it is good. But I'm always local to 1 Starbucks in particular because they always know how to make my drinks the way I like them where it's like perfect for me. For other locations I've tried, it doesn't come out the exact same my main 1 that I go to. There was only 1 location in another city a decent distance that got pretty close to replicating it like my local store. But for my local baristas, I love it when they're light on the espresso. Some places go a little heavier where it's def. stronger in taste.

And I thought I was being extra for asking for coconut milk in my latte

Pumpkin Topping is Pumpkin Spice powder. Like a blend of nutmeg and other spices that goes on top.