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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 11 - 28 - ID#k2j8l0
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holding up the line for a cup (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by BatWeary
we have a lot of people ask for the reusable hot/cold cups in DT, which usually isn’t a problem since they know which specific one they’re looking for or understand that if we don’t have it that they’ll hold up the line and will either a) pull out of line after getting their order and come inside or b) come inside another time and look for a cup

but today? a woman comes through DT and says “i’m looking for this cup. it’s red.” okay, we have 4 red cups. hot? cold? solid color? pattern?

“i don’t know i don’t speak english. it’s a red cup.” —majority of our customers don’t speak english, so that wasn’t an issue (which she spoke it really well ! she just had trouble explaining what she wanted i think)

anyways, so she doesn’t even order anything?? like at least ask for a water or something ?? but she then got to the window and showed us a picture, it was a hot cup that was red-green gradient. super cute but we had been sold out of it since red cup day. so she literally had me bring every. cup. on. the. shelf. to the window and show her only for her to decide she didn’t want one and drive off upset

if anyone’s wondering, i did tell her that next time she would have to come inside but she scoffed. like, cool i guess.
Beap92 5 points 2y ago
I just tell customers that I’m clumsy and drop things, but they’re welcome to come inside and look if they want
EmutheFoo 1 points 2y ago
genius!
dalenakitty 3 points 2y ago
I just tell people to come in and look. I always get people that are just like "do you have those tumbler things???" Yes, like 15 different ones and I will not go get them all for you to hold up my line. ✌️
midg-ee 3 points 2y ago
I try n say something like, in m’usual customer service voice, “all of our reusable cups are available to browse in our lobby display, if you’d like to pull around and come inside you can check them all out :)))”
yunggibbz 3 points 2y ago
This always happens to me when I’m on DT, I tell them they can come inside to see what cups we have! super annoying when costumers try to make us carry them all from cafe to drive when they can easily walk in.. waste of time for us tbh
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