i’d rather a customer order a drink with a pump of every single syrup than a drink with 3+ sugar packets(self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by sofso
fuck sugar packets u r the bane of my existence
AddisonLacaire212 points1y ago
“Can I get 10 raw sugars and cream?”
rterrebo67 points1y ago
No because you didn't say please.
ImJustTheSimulation50 points1y ago
We have one, 12 raw sugar dark roast heavy cream. Claims she likes the body of the dark
AddisonLacaire44 points1y ago
“I like the body of the dark” what the fuck does that even mean. It’s dark coffee, it tastes like shit lady
ImJustTheSimulation22 points1y ago
Oh! I forgot, the kicker is if it’s not brewed she NEEDS a pour over. Drive thru and all
The_Septic_Shock4 points1y ago
If she puts 10 sugars in it, it's not the same coffee. I do get the liking a full bodied coffee, but 10 sugars? You just don't like coffee at that point
ObnoxiousR2 points1y ago
I take 4 pumps of vanilla or Chestnut praline on a tall. I also like it with 2 shots of blonde. Im not a coffee dude. Im just trying to get through my shift.
"I like the body of the dark" BULLSHIT... STFU YOU LYING SACK OF SHIT. Just say you dont like coffee
Osi_Bro9510 points1y ago
I used to have two customers that wanted the same, but add 3 cubes of butter and steam the cream extra hot so the butter is melted. Pretty obnoxious to make during morning peak in the winter.
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PassengerOk622712 points1y ago
The “can I get….!” gets me every time
cswtf19 points1y ago
It’s more the “get me a…” ugh the worst! I’ll get u a punch in the throat for free
ebhanking9 points1y ago
“Get me…” and “Lemme get a…” nah you’re getting a fist in the face first
National-Chance24064 points1y ago
LMAOAOA MOOD
inserttitlecard2 points1y ago
or the classic "i need a..." like no u really dont
and also when they say that the chances are that they don't even know what they want
cswtf1 points1y ago
Yeah, I need is also obnoxious…. You don’t need shit ma’am
grumpysnail7555 points1y ago
I hate “I need…” you don’t NEED anything, you WANT.
FemboiTomboy1 points1y ago
Last night i had someone say “can i get.... can i have uhhhhh........ can i have a second?”
That guy was hilarious and made our nights
Wurbled110 points1y ago
salt packets are the bane of my existence
always moist, always dry, somehow
sofso [OP]50 points1y ago
i swear only two grains of salt even get into the blender when im opening these, between everything that sticks to the packet and my fingers and all that sprinkles onto the counter
King_Spamula9 points1y ago
And there's never a trash can around to throw the packets away
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ianbz6 points1y ago
Have you ever poured in the salt packets and one of them slips out of your fingers into the cold foam blender… makes me go feral
inserttitlecard1 points1y ago
yk somehow even tho the salt basically never goes in, the foam always is salty tho
ink_n_paint56 points1y ago
Thinking back to when a customer ordered a grande pike with 10 sugars, 6 pumps of vanilla and steamed heavy cream...
sofso [OP]45 points1y ago
tell me u don't want to taste the coffee in your coffee without telling me...
jelizt2 points1y ago
Literally had a woman order a caramel macchiato and added tons of pumps and extra drizzle because “I don’t really like the taste of coffee” like why even get coffee at all??
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with the nerve to wonder why it took a few minutes to make…
*sir this is now a handcrafted drink*
maddawgg71021 points1y ago
I had someone order 20 sugar packets and then still not be satisfied with the sweetness level 😭
VenusInFirs6 points1y ago
This may be bad but whenever someone orders something like that, I just use classic. Only if they want sugar tho, I begrudgingly open 10 Splendas and stevia otherwise.
maddawgg71042 points1y ago
“Can I get 13 Splendas please” This lady told me I made her drink perfect 😐I think it was the 13 Splendas that made it “perfect”
sofso [OP]50 points1y ago
imagine she sent it back, "i only tasted 12 Splendas :/"
maddawgg71035 points1y ago
She was like “what’s your name “ I was like 😐showed her my name tag and she said “this drink is perfect “
I honestly thought she was going to tell me I can taste only 12 😂😭
NotBuilt2Behave5 points1y ago
Had a guy do this for his 20 sugar black coffee in drive through... in 2017, rude about how it took too long to... it took 2 partners to quickly make that drink too....
Livingblueinred3 points1y ago
I had a 12 raw sugar hazelnut latte a long time ago, and she would send it back and say she could only taste 11 :/
Lady0ftheloch10 points1y ago
omg we also had a regular that ordered drinks with exactly 13 splendas, and sent them back constantly bc apparently it “wasn’t made right” and “I can tell you didn’t put enough splenda in here”. One time she started yelling at one of our best baristas who had been working here for like 7 years, saying that he didn’t know what he was doing and that he was so bad at his job she was going to call corporate.
maddawgg7103 points1y ago
It’s just sad ): people think we’re robots and don’t know how to do our job when in reality it’s not our fault you like this fake sugar but want so much to where it’s unhealthy at that point
hobskhan1 points1y ago
This also in all sincerity sounds like mental illness too. Between the outburst and the number 13... 13 has such a cultural significance to it
Bryancreates3 points1y ago
My first store was a downtown cafe location, and we had 3 sugar jars with sugar, raw sugar, and Splenda. I wasn’t in charge of ordering so I have no idea how kept them filled. This was 2007. Once that location closed I never saw the bulk Splenda/raw sugar again.
maddawgg7105 points1y ago
Honestly this seems like a smart way to do it . Having baristas open 10+ packets is just so shitty
Bryancreates1 points1y ago
An old regular would get a tea with 15 honeys. We all hated it because it was so sticky, and we’d have to wash scissors after. Like dude…
_abbycadabby_3 points1y ago
Yesterday I had to stir 15 Splenda into a caramel macchiato. Although to be fair that was the least bizarre part of the order. Venti hot decaf HALF SHOT sub sf vanilla and 15 Splenda no drizzle. And it was a remake from the day before bc it wasn't made correctly. No shit, lady, why are you even here with your sugar milk bullshit?
asinglearrow38 points1y ago
every time i open the stevia i somehow manage to *inhale it through my mask* and it’s the worst feeling ever. well, behind the giant gust of espresso air when i flatten a big 5 lbs bag to roll it up like a chip bag and stick it back in the bar cabinet.
narviat6 points1y ago
i swear i could be wearing 3 thick masks and that stevia would still find its way into my sinuses, nothing else does it, just stevia, that shits nasty
asinglearrow6 points1y ago
right???? how the fuck does it manage to do that?????
narviat1 points1y ago
idk man, i just try to turn my face away from it and hold my breath
asinglearrow2 points1y ago
same here lol
converter-bot5 points1y ago
5 lbs is 2.27 kg
RedKamo6 points1y ago
Wow thanks so much
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sweet-seat34 points1y ago
when they want multiple honey packets 😮💨
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medicine balls in general 😩
King_Spamula6 points1y ago
More like Honey Shitrus Mint Pee am I right?
sweet-seat1 points1y ago
medicine balls are the WORST to make!! thank god for honey blend tho. makes it 0.01% less annoying
inserttitlecard1 points1y ago
our store literally ran out months ago and never came back
sweet-seat1 points1y ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOo!!! im so sorry you don't deserve this
RewardInteresting52112 points1y ago
Run honey packets under hot water for a couple seconds, then it just pours out!!
sweet-seat2 points1y ago
that's a good tip!! thank you! i'll pass it on to my fellow baristas : )
for me it wasn't getting it out so much as it was getting it open. i had terrible luck with my fingers and if the scissors weren't missing, they were gummed up from previous honey! i started keeping kids scissors in my apron and a damp sani towel by my station for ease of access and clean!
paigemclachlan5 points1y ago
When the honey gums up the scissors 😭😭
sweet-seat1 points1y ago
omg 🤢 don't remind me!! i started keeping a damp dani towel by my machine on bar so i could cut the honey and immediately clean the scissors
NoComparison410326 points1y ago
This lady ordered a grande ice coffee with..and I quote “20 raw sugars”. Not stirred and with a straw 😷 she wanted that crunchy coffee.
geosynchronousorbit3 points1y ago
Oh no I like crunchy coffee 😬 at least I have the decency to add my own sugar packets to hide my shame.
Majestic-Baker471818 points1y ago
almost as bad as this girl this morning who wanted a caramel macchiato with 28 pumps of caramel 😭 and she wanted vsc instead of milk
sofso [OP]18 points1y ago
ngl i feel like making that drink makes u an accomplice to some sort of crime
hobskhan1 points1y ago
Assisted diabetic suicide.
snitchesendupinditch5 points1y ago
nooo 💀 I die a little everytime someone orders a drink with VSC as a substitute for milk. I'm always this close 🤏🏻 to asking if they'd rather have a cup full of pure sugar instead cause that's basically what they're asking for.
brattneybiscuit5 points1y ago
I wanna know what size
Nicckles18 points1y ago
I do 1 pump of Classic for every 2 sugar packets when I’m not feeling it.
Downtown03179 points1y ago
Has anyone ever noticed!?? I wanna do this now
Nicckles8 points1y ago
Never been asked about it in the 5 years I’ve been doing it.
cswtf5 points1y ago
So, please tell me you always do this? Cuz when would you honestly feel it lol
Nicckles1 points1y ago
I really always do this tbh.
Liquid cane if you ask for raw sugar too. Never been asked about that one either
shelovesraccoons3 points1y ago
I also do this! It saves my sanity just a little bit during peak. I inevitably lose that bit of sanity on something else shortly after, but the little victories matter.
Nicckles1 points1y ago
It’s the little things
CV02A17 points1y ago
Ever since we've run out of honey blend they resorted to honey packets. Then after the honey packets ran out, agave. They never just get something else. They just say, "-oh that's fine, can I get it with 10 agaves then?"
My soul dies every time I hear it during peak.
sofso [OP]6 points1y ago
our store does the same! also am i the only one that can't open agave packets? i have to cut them open every time. and then there's the whole ordeal of finding the scissors to cut them open... :')
CV02A10 points1y ago
I cut them too.. and yes, scissors are always a 'find Waldo' affair! The thought process goes, 'sigh, okay. I've wrestled the tea bags into the cup without breaking them. I've got the agaves. Time to line them up and... wait. Where are the scissors? They were just here earlier!"
marilynmansonsbitch8 points1y ago
may i introduce our morning regular, venti pike with 20 splendas and steamed crem. or 20 stevias. sometimes 20 splendas AND 20 stevias. and if he’s feeling spicy he orders 2 of the same.
KidKonundrum8 points1y ago
There’s a regular who through our drive through and gets 16 sugars for his pike!
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Kari86MRH7 points1y ago
I see your sugar packets and I raise you honey packets. We had a regular who would order a trenta iced green tea with honey packets. Not the syrup, the *packets.* She would tell us every time she ordered that she did not want the honey syrup, that we HAD to use the honey packets. REAL HONEY DOESN'T DISOLVE INTO COLD LIQUID!!! Nightmare that girl was.
i-am-confusion-very7 points1y ago
We have a regular who want FIFTEEN sugar packs! 15!!!
Kayyybe7 points1y ago
Had someone order a pike with 10 regular sugar, 6 raw sugar, and a splash of heavy cream this morning...the cup was so heavy.
honeybeebi7 points1y ago
raw sugars </3
sofso [OP]6 points1y ago
they'll order 6 in their coffee then act completely shocked when it doesn't all dissolve and ask us to stir it better next time..
honeybeebi1 points1y ago
i had someone order a venti iced coffee with 10 raw sugars…….. shudder
nikkicarter11114 points1y ago
I’ve got a regular who orders 12 raw sugar and 2 stevia :) He’s about 279 years old.
dallizzlee4 points1y ago
I had someone order a short pike with 10 raw sugars and extra heavy cream once.
snitchesendupinditch3 points1y ago
Why do they even ask for coffee at that point?? Just get a damn latte with extra sugar free syrup. 😭
cutepimple3 points1y ago
once someone asked me for a coffee with 15 sugar packets on the side and got mad at me for leaving room…
The_Septic_Shock3 points1y ago
3 sugars should be the limit since I can rip through them at once, any more and they should do it themselves
samofthedisc3 points1y ago
we have a lady that gets a pour-over of whatever we have brewed so it's 'fresh'
Jade78783 points1y ago
I don't freaking get it a lot of your drinks all ready sweet why ask for more sugar I wouldn't!
BuffyBoltonVampFlayr3 points1y ago
Used to have a customer who got 14 packs or stevia (which we never went thru fast enough so it always clumped at the button of every bag, resulting having to beat the SHIT out of each individual one. During peak 🙃)
MickTheStickJohnson3 points1y ago
I have a guy who comes in and gets a tall dark roast with 15 raw sugars
ViAmplify3 points1y ago
honey packets though
crzyshiba3 points1y ago
Lmaoooooo yes that is in the mornings lol literally 8 raw sugars and cream uhhh 😬 lol
rukittenmerightmeow-2 points1y ago
SAME, THEY ARE THE WORST
TheWeirdNerd2 points1y ago
Throwback to the time I had to make three tall lattes with 12 raw sugars in each. For one car. :’)
leeblissy1 points1y ago
oh my lord, one of my regulars comes and orders a grande pike with, I shit you not, TWENTY raw sugars in it. sometimes she orders two at a time. DTR and one of the other baristas always go straight for the raw sugars and starts ripping into them as fast as possible before she gets to the window. idk how anyone can stand anything that sweet to begin with, let alone how they think ordering either TWENTY or FORTY raw sugars at a time is not the most massive inconvenience on earth for the baristas? shes a nice enough lady but every time I see her I swear I panic and pray she's only getting one that day
Necessary_Low9391 points1y ago
I just tell them classic syrup taste better
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wizardsticker1 points1y ago
Used to have a regular that got 2 flat whites , each with 15 packs of equal
uwumoment1 points1y ago
we ran out of honey blend. then we ran out of honey. so customers are just getting water and lemonade in their honey citrus lol i will not be putting agave in there
coochieglock20001 points1y ago
We have a regular that gets 12 packets of honey for the honey curry us mint and another that gets 12 stevia . Every. day.
MaybeSorry29751 points1y ago
one of our regulars gets pike with ~25~ sugars
TylerJ7161 points1y ago
I had a regular who would come every sunday: venti pike with cream and 8 Splenda, venti pike no cream with vanilla 9 Splenda, and a trenta iced coffee 8 Splenda.
fawnaluna1 points1y ago
i’d rather have a customer order a drink with 10 sugars than a drink with honey packets
maybe my hands just aren’t buff enough but no shot you can open those without scissors. praying we get honey blend back
Stinkinfection1 points1y ago
Before I worked at Starbucks I worked at Dunkin and there I had a woman who asked for a medium coffee with cream and THIRTY SIX SUGARS. I hand it off, she sips it and says “…….🤔 hmmmmm, not 36. Can I just get a handful on the side”
It was 6:30 in the morning
Hazel_is_Trans1 points1y ago
Someone on first day can I get 17 Splenda plz(this is a strawberry refresher
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