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Full History - 2021 - 12 - 02 - ID#r7b8q0
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2 minutes to close a woman comes in for this order… i was so aggravated and then she said she “has numbers”… I was sure she was just talking about a card on the app but NOPE she was talking about partner numbers ….. don’t do this to other partners (i.redd.it)
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MungotheSquirrel 230 points 1y ago
You carded her, right? Because someone willing to pull this at all, and also pay for a caramel macchiato when they wanted an upside down hazelnut latte, is either really damn new or lying.
yirium 99 points 1y ago
My thought exactly. That first drink is way too simple to be rang in the way it is, the person ordering doesn't know the system. Plus anytime someone calls them "numbers" it's a bit of a red flag. Partners usually confidently call them partner numbers.
imported_skrimp 31 points 1y ago
Honestly I still call them just numbers
Brado_Bear 1 points 1y ago
Non barista here, just browsing. What are partners and/or numbers given the context?
super-duper-trooper- 6 points 1y ago
"Partners" is what corporate daddy tells us we are so that we feel like we are humanIzed and that we have a say in things. When in truth we are numbers. Faceless, easily replaced numbers......
chuckywucky 1 points 1y ago
Partners are employees. Our partner numbers are used to apply discounts.
demigirlhailee 17 points 1y ago
as far as the drink, if they were going for stars on the app, it might have been a challenge for ordering CM
drowninginristretto 7 points 1y ago
I call them numbers but only when I’m in my district… I call them partner numbers or use my partner card when I’m out of district
Binx_da_gay_cat 3 points 1y ago
I'm new and yet everyone at my store is just like, "Numbers?" when they know you work there lol. If I'm on my off day and *if* I hit it, it's partner numbers, but if they know me and that I work there, then it's just numbers.
KikiDelRio 6 points 1y ago
When we had the great caramel shortage of '21, we messed around with the POS systems for the best way to ring up customers that wanted a caramel macchiato with a different syrup subbed for loss of caramel. It was cheaper to enter in their drinks as a caramel macchiato with the appropriate pumps of vanilla and 1 sub-pump instead of a flavored latte. I haven't tried it since the new prices went up and the POS design changed, but I wonder if this person is asking for it like that to lower the cost.
VrginMobile 1 points 1y ago
Can confirm the cost is a bit lower for some reason if customized as a machiato instead of a latte
VrginMobile 1 points 1y ago
Actually just ran it through the app and an upside down latte that specific way costs 30 cents less so i don't know what they wanted but an uspide down caramel machiato is 30 cents cheaper than a latte with vanilla and caramel drizzle. I guess maybe they got confused?
the_senor_cardgage 138 points 1y ago
..where'd you get dat hazelnut
earthamiga 73 points 1y ago
our store has hazelnut & toffee nut & raspberry back after a rough drought and people STILL tryna order cinnamon dulce
spacespecterr 35 points 1y ago
RASPBERRY?? def thought that was gone for good omgggg 😭
Betty001124 23 points 1y ago
For real I thought it was discontinued
Ambulated_Wellhead 33 points 1y ago
Idk why people keep saying this. Not discontinued. Just haven’t had it in forever
the_senor_cardgage 35 points 1y ago
op still gotta tell us where they got dat nut
k8mitchy 8 points 1y ago
This is the reason my manager dogs us to say “temporarily paused” lol
taylortherod 1 points 1y ago
The team lead at my licensed store keeps calling stuff we’re temporarily out of discontinued, so I imagine something like that is going on at other stores
terriblescreenwriter 74 points 1y ago
PLEASE tell me you ID’d a mf
peanutbutterbarbie 18 points 1y ago
buy this person definitely deserved to be id’d
peanutbutterbarbie 15 points 1y ago
i never do unless they’re an asshole or acting stupid
nioyakult 48 points 1y ago
either they’re 320* or they’re some else’s #s
hghayes 1 points 1y ago
OMGGGG they are starting with 3s now?! I was 169 lol My store permanently closed March 2020. I hadn’t even thought of how big the numbers probably got and I am shook.
helgathehorriblez 2 points 1y ago
There’s also now an extra digit!!! From 7 digits to 8 digits.
hghayes 3 points 1y ago
Omg stopppppp wow I used to work with a guy who’s numbers were like 907261 and I was always waiting on that last digit and he’d be like “that’s it” haha
rterrebo 1 points 1y ago
What does 320 mean?
dior252 4 points 1y ago
newer partner numbers but honestly that can range from partners working a starbucks since may to now
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wikipedia_answer_bot -2 points 1y ago
**Year 320 (CCCXX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Constantinus (or, less frequently, year 1073 Ab urbe condita).**

More details here: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/320>



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mgoodwin1631 1 points 1y ago
100%
StatisticianDouble35 28 points 1y ago
Omg my biggest pet peeve. We have a partner still in high school and prime peak comes in with a whole bunch of classmates and I’m like you’re a partner!!!!!! Why!?
Necessary_Low939 1 points 1y ago
Damn that sux
StatisticianDouble35 1 points 1y ago
And speaking of this post. Another one of my partners literally just came in like right now, peak, and just ordered 6 drinks. Like so cool. Thanks guy
Necessary_Low939 1 points 1y ago
It sux when partners outside of ur store does it but it sux even more when ur own does it. I hope they didn’t get those drinks for free.
StatisticianDouble35 1 points 1y ago
Thankfully no bc store manger was in. But normally when SM is out, said partner comes behind lines and makes all drinks on their own
always_hungryy 18 points 1y ago
Yo you have hazelnut? Hooowwwww?? We haven’t had hazelnut or toffee nut since June. Also no raspberry or honey blend. I just want the toffee nut back

*cries*
IAMACHRISTMASWIZARD 3 points 1y ago
my store has raspberry, hazelnut, cinnamon dolce and toffee nut still. we just ran out of honey blend tho and MAN are these honey packets a bitch:’)
always_hungryy 5 points 1y ago
Our honey packets have been hit or miss too. People were not happy about that. We seem to have gotten them back though. I forgot cinnamon dolce even existed tbh. It’s been too long
Necessary_Low939 1 points 1y ago
Damn u have cinnamon dolce? ☹️
lcrow99 12 points 1y ago
Must be a hella fresh green bean
MatchingColors 11 points 1y ago
I’m sorry but your upset someone came in during business hours and ordered…. two drinks? You must have it really easy over there

Edit: I’m throwing shade because this is not a difficult order whatsoever and takes all of 1 minute for a partner to complete. Try 10 venti hot coffees (when we have a quarter batch only so late), 10 fraps and 15 sandwiches 5 minutes to close.
Babs9220 6 points 1y ago
I agree. I worked Starbucks and other places where people close early or are rude to customers who come in while we advertise being open. Never made sense to me, don't be available to close maybe?
MatchingColors 0 points 1y ago
Right. It’s like there has to be a specific cut off time and as it turns out… businesses decide that time. In my case it’s often 9:00
Nicckles 1 points 1y ago
I think the complaint is that an alleged partner ordered these drinks.

Edit: these drinks are easy to make, not the hardest partner drinks I’ve ever made.
AccomplishedCut4784 8 points 1y ago
Y’all got cinnamon dolce??
littleorphananney 2 points 1y ago
Right? That’s where my mind went too 🥲
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navyonetwo 1 points 1y ago
it’s the cinnamon dolce topping, not the syrup… my store has bottles of it too but no ones ever ordered it on anything lol
AccomplishedCut4784 1 points 1y ago
Lol my store doesn’t have the syrup or the topping
dfarner 7 points 1y ago
Those look like two easy drinks to make.
gymnamind 9 points 1y ago
It probably took a while to order and two minutes before closing we’re trying to make sure everything is set up so that we can leave on time and I assure you making those drinks means not getting to clean that bar on time bc it’s being used and it’s a dominos effect where we’d leave late. It’s also just the idea that this partner should know better than to come in that late and ask for something more complicated than a flavored latte or macchiato bc it feels like disrespect to me :/
KeganO 5 points 1y ago
Y’all have hazelnut? I’m so jealous we haven’t had it for months at my store and I miss it!
Babs9220 5 points 1y ago
That order doesn't look bad, and you're still open and supposed to be serving people...??
Mentally-ill-bitch 13 points 1y ago
Customers are a different thing, a partner or fuck, even a retail worker has common sense to not come in right before we close
Ridicured 4 points 1y ago
Hazelnut is back??
fyiava 3 points 1y ago
are they in the 300's??
Necessary_Low939 2 points 1y ago
What. A. Bitch
Spare_Cauliflower917 2 points 1y ago
Those drinks would take three minutes tops to put out considering nobody is in the store and one’s hot and one’s cold. Pretty easy. Partner or not some people like their coffee! It didn’t really burden you. Try not to find more reasons to hate your job.
kikaiko99 2 points 1y ago
...you have hazelnut 🥺

but yeah what a DFB
Gameb0i6 2 points 1y ago
I always ask for an ID when they give numbers. And if they don’t have one. Then oh well. They have to pay full price.
cdog141 2 points 1y ago
What a cretin. Just order a fucking coffee and be on your way, not that nonsense.
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Old_Alternative2640 1 points 1y ago
We have those things…infinitely on every order I put in and they never come. Ugh 😩 what I want to know is…BBTL? Is that coming back??Love that blueberry.
Zammy512 1 points 1y ago
This is such a pathetic post. You're still open. Doesn't matter if they are a partner or not, make the damn drinks. You make it sound like they ordered 8+ drinks...they ordered two...do your job you're paid to do..
rterrebo 1 points 1y ago
Okay I might sound dumb but who are partners and what are numbers?

I'd assume partners are coworkers.
I'd assume numbers are their phone numbers or clock in numbers

And when I put those two thoughts together, I'd assume somebody was trying to use someone else's information so that they could get a discount.

Sounds like a cheap @$$ mother lover.
CapableArtist123 1 points 1y ago
Their number definitely start with a 3
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Lilium816 0 points 1y ago
That's it? You're complaining about two drinks?
kpianist 0 points 1y ago
What's a partner?
Brief_Coat6526 -10 points 1y ago
Nothing complicated about that order stop being a cry baby
slowpencil456 11 points 1y ago
ladies and gentlemen, we got him
pfooty 6 points 1y ago
Right?? Not that bad of an order. I’ve seen so much worse on a regular basis.
Babs9220 4 points 1y ago
That's what I was thinking. Looks totally fine..?
Ordinary-Theory-8289 10 points 1y ago
Yeah it’s 2 lattes I don’t really see the issue. I was expecting it to be like 4 different fraps and 3 types of cold foam
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