Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Grievances/praises against customers based solely on their orders (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by gay_robots
The personal opinion of one tired barista
- pour overs
Fuck you honestly, especially if you’re complaining about how long it takes. Did you notice the line? Next time you want blonde get here at 8am, or buy Veranda and we’ll even grind it for you.
- anything with more than one refresher base
Idk what customer support charged you, but it probably should have been more
- caramel macchiato
You are the highlight of my shift. This is my favorite drink to make. The iced variety is probably the best tasting drink we have imo. I cannot believe that we don’t sell more
- caramel macchiato with whipped cream
You have broken my heart. Do you know that you are ruining a perfectly good macchiato? I want to cry every time I put whipped cream on a macchiato
- any refresher blended
This is probably the number one drink I wish I was allowed to just say no to. If you want a smoothie, go to Jamba Juice for Christ’s sake
- salted caramel cream cold brew (or colloquially to baristas without the fancy stickers, sccccsccssbb)
You have immaculate taste. Also probably one of the best tasting items on the menu. Quick and easy to make is a plus
- salted caramel cream cold brew, but you drink it with a straw
You have broken my heart again. Why the hell did you order a drink with cold foam if you’re just going to drink it with a straw. I gave you a nitro lid for maximum enjoyment, but you have now spit in my face
- “Can I get steamed milk with two shots and 4 pumps of cd in a grande cup?”
I know what you’re doing. Don’t get mad when I charge you for a cd latte
I wanted to include more praises to balance this out, but it all came down basically to any hot bar drink (if you can’t tell, hot bar is probably my favorite place to be). But feel free to add your own!!
- pour overs
Fuck you honestly, especially if you’re complaining about how long it takes. Did you notice the line? Next time you want blonde get here at 8am, or buy Veranda and we’ll even grind it for you.
- anything with more than one refresher base
Idk what customer support charged you, but it probably should have been more
- caramel macchiato
You are the highlight of my shift. This is my favorite drink to make. The iced variety is probably the best tasting drink we have imo. I cannot believe that we don’t sell more
- caramel macchiato with whipped cream
You have broken my heart. Do you know that you are ruining a perfectly good macchiato? I want to cry every time I put whipped cream on a macchiato
- any refresher blended
This is probably the number one drink I wish I was allowed to just say no to. If you want a smoothie, go to Jamba Juice for Christ’s sake
- salted caramel cream cold brew (or colloquially to baristas without the fancy stickers, sccccsccssbb)
You have immaculate taste. Also probably one of the best tasting items on the menu. Quick and easy to make is a plus
- salted caramel cream cold brew, but you drink it with a straw
You have broken my heart again. Why the hell did you order a drink with cold foam if you’re just going to drink it with a straw. I gave you a nitro lid for maximum enjoyment, but you have now spit in my face
- “Can I get steamed milk with two shots and 4 pumps of cd in a grande cup?”
I know what you’re doing. Don’t get mad when I charge you for a cd latte
I wanted to include more praises to balance this out, but it all came down basically to any hot bar drink (if you can’t tell, hot bar is probably my favorite place to be). But feel free to add your own!!
asdfjklyss 43 points 2y ago
I add:
Getting a drink with cold foam, then immediately stirring the cold foam into the drink.
JUST GET SWEET CREAM.
Getting a drink with cold foam, then immediately stirring the cold foam into the drink.
JUST GET SWEET CREAM.
Tara_Kitten 35 points 2y ago
• Trenta refresher no ice no water, and they ask for a Venti cup of ice AFTER handoff
I loathe this being. I'd be less annoyed if they just told me while ordering. Instead, I have to run back to the bar after handing off and quickly fill an ice cup for them.
I loathe this being. I'd be less annoyed if they just told me while ordering. Instead, I have to run back to the bar after handing off and quickly fill an ice cup for them.
gay_robots [OP] 9 points 2y ago
Anything hastily ordered after handoff, really
YellowSphinx 33 points 2y ago
I used to have a customer come in all the time ordering an Espresso pour over. she didn’t want a quick and easy americano she wanted me to grind espresso and make a it like a drip coffee. not gonna lie I never did it. I made her a dark roast pour over every time. the last time she came in she wanted to purchase a bag of espresso to KEEP AT THE STARBUCKS for whenever she decided she wanted coffee. I told her we weren’t going to do that. And she said “then what am I supposed to do” and I told her to buy a coffee maker. She said that just wasn’t going to work. Anyway she left and we never saw her again…
gay_robots [OP] 10 points 2y ago
The AUDACITY on some of these customers
olivinemultichrome 22 points 2y ago
* venti Frappuccino of any kind before 9am: just admit you don’t like coffee already, you’re here for the sugar rush (except for the one cardiac nurse that comes in after the overnight shift for a treat, you’re a sweetheart and I love you)
* grande almond milk cappuccino: almond milk foams like shit and it’s gonna be heavy, you’re probably going to ask for Splenda to stir in anyway so why does it matter
* long shots: who hurt you
* decaf shaken espresso: what’s the point
* no ice pink drinks for children under the age of 6: I’m judging your parenting
* Pike with extra heavy whipping cream: you’ll probably complain that it’s cold and want it remade, just ask for a misto next time
* “keto style” anything: you want to sound trendy and think you’re being healthy but you’re not
* Iced chai/brown sugar chai/vanilla chai: you’re my favorite person ever
* anything with ristretto shots: you have good taste
* anything with more than six shots of espresso: are you ok? Do you need a hug?
* grande almond milk cappuccino: almond milk foams like shit and it’s gonna be heavy, you’re probably going to ask for Splenda to stir in anyway so why does it matter
* long shots: who hurt you
* decaf shaken espresso: what’s the point
* no ice pink drinks for children under the age of 6: I’m judging your parenting
* Pike with extra heavy whipping cream: you’ll probably complain that it’s cold and want it remade, just ask for a misto next time
* “keto style” anything: you want to sound trendy and think you’re being healthy but you’re not
* Iced chai/brown sugar chai/vanilla chai: you’re my favorite person ever
* anything with ristretto shots: you have good taste
* anything with more than six shots of espresso: are you ok? Do you need a hug?
gay_robots [OP] 9 points 2y ago
We have a customer who comes in two times a day for six shots of espresso for each visit, so twelve total. Apparently it’s because the manager said we aren’t allowed to give him twelve all at once because that’s literally dangerous
serialsquisher 5 points 2y ago
i’m glad your manager cares, i once had to serve a 14-shot caramel macchiato. i never saw the customer again and i’m pretty sure it’s bc he’s dead
Adventurous-Path-976 1 points 2y ago
LOL
Smurphflamingo 4 points 2y ago
I believe we can’t do a venti or Trenta nitro cause, ‘it has too much caffeine’
xlissas 2 points 2y ago
it’s actually more about beverage quality than anything - you can’t finish a venti or trenta nitro and have a quality beverage all the way through.
CB by itself is a lot of caffeine anyways (for me personally; can’t drink more than a grande or i’m on the floor in pain) so any time anyone adds a shot to either regular or nitro i just wanna be like…you good? how’s your heart?
CB by itself is a lot of caffeine anyways (for me personally; can’t drink more than a grande or i’m on the floor in pain) so any time anyone adds a shot to either regular or nitro i just wanna be like…you good? how’s your heart?
gay_robots [OP] 2 points 2y ago
You have to wonder how these people are ever able to fall asleep
Then there’s me at the other end of the spectrum, where I can barely finish any of our drinks without getting the jitters :,-)
Then there’s me at the other end of the spectrum, where I can barely finish any of our drinks without getting the jitters :,-)
tumnasty 2 points 2y ago
6 blonde ristretto over ice with two white mocha and soy in a grande. Do that twice a day everyday and it’s great.
bingethinker16 22 points 2y ago
Venti extra hot with no foam drinks.
-You have a delicate palate and are possibly a sadist who enjoys watching baristas scoop foam forever or listening to the steam wand scream.
-You also probably think foam is a conspiracy where starbucks is stealing your money by giving you less milk.
Or you just want your latte to stay hot and think foam is bitter, but I like my two former takes better.
-You have a delicate palate and are possibly a sadist who enjoys watching baristas scoop foam forever or listening to the steam wand scream.
-You also probably think foam is a conspiracy where starbucks is stealing your money by giving you less milk.
Or you just want your latte to stay hot and think foam is bitter, but I like my two former takes better.
medusas-garden 8 points 2y ago
One thing to note, you should still be aerating the milk even for no foam drinks bc it changes the taste of the milk. So if you’re not aerating it and the steam wand is screaming that’s not a good sign 😬
bingethinker16 7 points 2y ago
Yup. Some baristas just don't care 🤷♀️
darling2 14 points 2y ago
The “You have broken my heart.” and “You have broken my heart again.” LMFAOOO I love your passion
spacebrain420 14 points 2y ago
Just Chai. That is all
BiggestofNates 4 points 2y ago
anyone who orders solely water, especially during peak in the drive thru, boils my blood. you decided to waste your own time by ordering one venti cup of water and wait behind 5 other cars and you decided to waste our time by having to give you this free item when we have other paying customers behind you.
medusas-garden 6 points 2y ago
I mean I feel like that would actually help drive times
croissantluver 3 points 2y ago
i cannot stand when people order a drink at hot or cold bar but like to finesse the system but ordering it all weird, this is what u want and this is what it’s called end of story ITS LITERALLy like a 60 cent difference sometimes
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