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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 08 - 25 - ID#pbhlx1
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“what do y’all have with no caffeine, no sugar, no dairy, and keto? i also don’t like coffee, tea, refreshers or frappuccinos. AND DONT SAY WATER 😡😡😡😡” (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by BatWeary
– literally every “Starbucks Secret Menu” page on facebook. i see so many of these damn posts 😭😭
designated-grapes 331 points 1y ago
Iced passion tea, no water, no ice, light tea, and extra foot up your ass. 😂
biladi79 84 points 1y ago
Red Forman as a Starbucks partner
designated-grapes 19 points 1y ago
Karen: I WANT TO TALK TO A MANAGER!!!

Red: I am the manager. Dumbass.
mrcupcake18 150 points 1y ago
Nothing! Why do people come to Starbucks when they are on a diet or want something low anything! Also this person just named our whole menu wtf lol
Chinaintown 1 points 1y ago
Yeah as someone who is looking to go back into keto I'm steering away from eating out period!

Yeah starbucks has keto friendly drinks but it's like just get a coffee or make it at home!
ItzBoogieMan 96 points 1y ago
Mf’s out here thinking Starbucks is a grocery store
jademerr 86 points 1y ago
When someone comes in and says this I say that I don’t think there’s anything we can make that’ll actually taste good because literally everything they give us is packed with sugar, wheat, dairy, and every other allergen and dietary restriction. I want them to know we are not at all the super inclusive coffee shop, we are in fact the coffee equivalent of McDonald’s.

Edit: of course I have to say it like “oh my gosh I’m so sorry I really don’t think we have anything like that….. but here’s what I suggest to do at home…. I’m so so so so so sorry again….. have a good day!!”
Js_On_My_Yeet 54 points 1y ago
"Ma'am/Sir, what we do have is depression and anxiety because you basically named off everything in our menu that you don't want."
jelizt 53 points 1y ago
My issues isn’t even that they come to Starbucks on a diet but that when you tell them their options they don’t want it and just end up getting a frap with nonfat milk and calling it a day.
miitopia_emblem 47 points 1y ago
A cup of almond milk with sugar free vanilla? Idk man they should just go get a diet soda or something, Starbucks can’t help anymore
existenaliens 32 points 1y ago
Even that isn't sugar free since Starbucks' almond milk includes sugar. But you're right, sbux can't help anymore.
spacebrain420 5 points 1y ago
Nonfat milk it is then? These people just don't get it or don't care. Lol
GinaMohundro 24 points 1y ago
Check the nutritional info on nonfat milk too…
Ghost_girl_xx 8 points 1y ago
No dairy
spacebrain420 19 points 1y ago
Lmao ice then. I know she said no water but it's frozen. A water frappe lmao
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YellowSphinx 36 points 1y ago
A recommendation to go literally anywhere else 😬
fuckthisshit____ 24 points 1y ago
Idk why people who are trying to be healthy even come to Starbucks honestly, unless they’re cool with black coffee or tea with nothing in it, which they almost certainly never are
frappeyourmom 19 points 1y ago
Urnex.
olivinemultichrome 17 points 1y ago
A cup of ice, a napkin, and a sriracha packet
Whang 7 points 1y ago
I think there's sugar in Sriracha. 😅
vkapadia 15 points 1y ago
"the name of a restaurant better suited to your diet"
[deleted] 11 points 1y ago
Decaf sugar free vanilla latte w/ non-dairy milk? Not sure if thats keto
shosh_c 16 points 1y ago
Decaf espresso still has some caffeine, and the non-dairy milks all have some sugar (though almondmilk has the least). I literally can’t think of a single drink we have that meets all their requirements.
Ordinary-Theory-8289 3 points 1y ago
Passion tea is about it
New_Consequence_5184 5 points 1y ago
They said the don't like tea XD
MajorIsland3 2 points 1y ago
What about a water with inclusions, ice, and stevia blended. Lol sounds not good
awkardNeph 7 points 1y ago
Sugar free vanilla is not keto
givemeapples 2 points 1y ago
Keto Karen says she doesn't like coffee though haha
PluralPaul 1 points 1y ago
just give her heavy cream. that is literally the only purely keto thing because our sugar free vanilla isn't even keto-friendly, but people don't know that/don't care
givemeapples 2 points 1y ago
Keto Karen also doesn't want dairy :( all you can give her is either a cup of ice cubes or air LOL
Glum-Secretary2508 9 points 1y ago
We have the exit ✌🏽
ladyelenawf 9 points 1y ago
"I don't have to say it. You did. What size would you like?"
FfierceLaw 8 points 1y ago
A glass of milk, you have your choice of 9 different milks
Oops, dairy! I guess you could choose from our plant milks
SelloutDude 6 points 1y ago
The door
F6r3AL9 6 points 1y ago
Chickpea box?
rio8envy7 6 points 1y ago
Water
Keyndoriel 5 points 1y ago
"Tall cup of room temp unshaken freshly opened almond milk take it or leave it."
ObeseMexican 4 points 1y ago
Maybe a coffee shop isn't your what you're looking for
Free-Run-3974 4 points 1y ago
Air. We have air.
BreannaLyne 4 points 1y ago
Water with inclusions? And don't forget to charge as a custom tea.
WorthPrinciple7049 3 points 1y ago
Just call it a custom tea and talk it up.
MelodicDiscourse 4 points 1y ago
Agua
aap203 3 points 1y ago
Ice water
Dr_mombie 3 points 1y ago
BOILED EGGS (in the protein boxes)
Sgeatan 2 points 1y ago
Literally had a lady come in today asking if Frappuccino’s had any artificial sweetener & exactly what it was & etc. it gets to the point where i tell people I’m not a dietician, google it. Like why are you even here???
tacticalcop 2 points 1y ago
before i quit i would have so many people that came in asking for keto, that i actually had an answer for them. i just suggest the pink drink with heavy cream and i haven’t had a single complaint
astivana 1 points 1y ago
That is… not a keto drink at all.
tacticalcop 1 points 1y ago
it’s all over keto recipe sites and i’ve had several keto people order it, they obviously think it’s keto so who am i to tell them it’s not?
[deleted] 2 points 1y ago
Why are they asking Starbucks of all places for any of this?
Celestebelle88 2 points 1y ago
Air ? Lol people kill me !! Why do they come if they want anything you guys offer sigh
-beam-me-up- 2 points 1y ago
Cup
itsalatte 2 points 1y ago
Decaf
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AUserNameThatsTaken1 1 points 1y ago
Give them a cup of heavy cream and be like here you are it’s plenty of Keto and if you want flavoring then we have sugar free vanilla.
*Smiles*
cobanat 1 points 1y ago
Hot ice
greener-bean 1 points 1y ago
Napkins ma’am… they are also gluten free and compostable
PluralPaul 1 points 1y ago
"well, we could add fruit inclusions to water so that you actually can pay us for wasting our time"
otter_ada 1 points 1y ago
Air.
FarTie8802 1 points 1y ago
cafiza tablet frappe
Scorpio_Values23 1 points 1y ago
Ice. A cup of ice.
ObnoxiousR 1 points 1y ago
Whoever started the whole secret menu bs. Its going to be trialed in the BoH, found guilty of anti-SBUX behavior and sentenced to be shot in the head.
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Scorpio-Rose 1 points 1y ago
We have kids smoothies and juice in the fridge. Enjoy your apple juice you picky b*stard.
kIose 1 points 1y ago
I'm honestly trying to think, what drink can you buy from the grocery store that even fits those parameters?
pizzaplatinum 1 points 1y ago
Diet Caffeine-Free Coke, and those non-coffee coffee-drink alternatives that are made of carob?
kIose 2 points 1y ago
🤮
megs1288 1 points 1y ago
Water
kmoonster 0 points 1y ago
A glass of milk or non-dairy alternative marked up 7x over retail, and at any temperature you like!

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Or Apple Juice. The lemonade is basically yellow sugar water.
kattrinee 0 points 1y ago
Lemonade? Apple juice?
adorkablysporktastic -8 points 1y ago
I'm really shocked that Starbucks doesn't cater more drinks to the low carb club. There's food items that are amazing for anyone doing low carb or keto, or, somewhat healthy. Just not on the drink menu without a million modifications. Heckin rude sometimes.
FfierceLaw 8 points 1y ago
1-800-STARBUC
xsourirex 3 points 1y ago
I really do wish they had more sugar free syrups. Diabetes runs in my family but I still like sweet stuff 😭😭😭
rudebii 1 points 1y ago
That’s not where the money is, the menu is a reflection of customer preference.
jml7791 0 points 1y ago
I hate that you’re getting downvoted for this after Sbux took away every SF option except vanilla.

I’ll get downvoted for this too, but seriously. They could make SO MUCH MORE MONEY catering to those of us who can’t consume a million grams of sugar a day in addition to those who can.
ElijahLordoftheWoods 8 points 1y ago
Actually they don’t, that’s why they decided to stop carrying so much SF stuff. They don’t just come up with supply decisions out of the blue, they are a business, they do what’s profitable.
jml7791 -1 points 1y ago
And with the onslaught of keto/low carb that we are now seeing, it’s my opinion that Sbux is missing out on a huge market. Five years ago, that demographic was nowhere near what it is now. But what do I know? … Not much except that I really miss my SF Cinnamon Dolce latte.
ElijahLordoftheWoods 5 points 1y ago
What ‘onslaught?’ Literally we’ve stopped carrying skinny mocha, sugar free cinnamon dulce, sweet-n-low, and equal in the last 18 months. There is no increased demand, if anything there’s a decrease in demand.
rudebii 4 points 1y ago
Seattle is well aware of diet trends as they happen and make decisions on what has an acceptable ROI.

This is like giving McDonald’s the same advice. Every time they’ve tried to offer some kind of menu item that fits the current health trend, it flops.

Starbucks is good at making loaded beverages that are unhealthy and don’t make money moving into health fad lanes because its core customer base doesn’t come to the bux for that.
adorkablysporktastic 2 points 1y ago
Yeah. I get it's an unpopular opinion. But baristas would get so much less flack if there were more super easy low cab/low sugar options. The store i frequent doesn't even have SF vanilla currently (it's nbd to me, i don't even get syrup normally).
When i had gestational diabetes it was annoying because i can still have a coffee, but, nothing good in it if Sbux is the only option.

They'd totally get more money because people would get a drink with their low carb snacks! Oh well!! I'm fine with the downvotes.
ElijahLordoftheWoods 2 points 1y ago
Except they are one of the largest businesses in the US and they do insane amounts of market research, the market research says there isn’t a demand for it. Frankly, I have food allergies, I’m lactose intolerant, and I’m autistic, I had to adapt, y’all can too. I have regulars that come in every day that just carry their preferred sweetener with them, which they then stir in themselves. Its not ideal no, but it’s not like y’all don’t have options.
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