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okay but like... what?? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by leeblissy
saw someone post about an unhinged customer interaction which forced me to remember what happened today and I'm still in disbelief. sorry this might be kind of long but 💀
lemme set the scene: a customer, presumably a regular based on my coworkers reaction, came up to the drive thru, and I'm working DTO/DTR. ill make up some names for ease
me: good morning welcome to starbucks how can I help you!
"jeff" (regular): good morning! I'd like a banana nut loaf not warm and a grande cold brew with cold foam on 4
me: okay, banana nut loaf and a cold brew with cold foam blended on 4 right?
jeff: yep! I like my foam just sitting on TOP of the drink, make sure it doesn't mix in!
me: sure thing! your totals $xx, ill see you at the window!
[he pulls up, and he has a small very cute dog in his lap who's poking his head out the window]
me: good morning! aww, who's your friend? so cute!
jeff: this is bob! he loves his banana nut loaf and cold foam haha
me, thinking hes joking: pfft haha would bob like a pup cup though?
jeff: nah, hes real particular about what he likes! he doesn't care for the whip, but for some reason he just loves whatever you put in that cold foam!
me: ah... I see...? haha (is this a joke?????)
haley (coworker, handing out a cold brew w cold foam): HI BOB!!! how are you jeff!
jeff: good! but could you remake that right for me? I like the foam blended on 4 so the coffee and the foam are separate!
haley: sure thing, be right back!
jeff, to me: I hate to be picky, but I like the black coffee and bob here likes the cold foam, so I don't want them to get mixed yknow? ive been coming to starbucks for five years now, I know how it works haha
me, with dawning horror: uhh yeah makes sense! (?!?!)
[he gets handed a perfectly separated cold brew w cold foam]
jeff: perfect! beautiful, thank you! see y'all next time!
haley: bye jeff! bye bob!!
me, quickly turning to my coworker once hes gone: does he ACTUALLY feed that to his fucking dog?!
haley: mhm.
me: and then DRINK it?!?!
haley: yeah I think so
me: [unable to feel peace in my soul since this encounter]
I swear its the ones where the customer is absolutely perfectly nice but they say or do something so completely unhinged like this that leaves the most impact. dumb or rude customers are always just gonna be another dumb or rude customer but this guy knew exactly what he was doing and saying and for that i think i am dead now?
lemme set the scene: a customer, presumably a regular based on my coworkers reaction, came up to the drive thru, and I'm working DTO/DTR. ill make up some names for ease
me: good morning welcome to starbucks how can I help you!
"jeff" (regular): good morning! I'd like a banana nut loaf not warm and a grande cold brew with cold foam on 4
me: okay, banana nut loaf and a cold brew with cold foam blended on 4 right?
jeff: yep! I like my foam just sitting on TOP of the drink, make sure it doesn't mix in!
me: sure thing! your totals $xx, ill see you at the window!
[he pulls up, and he has a small very cute dog in his lap who's poking his head out the window]
me: good morning! aww, who's your friend? so cute!
jeff: this is bob! he loves his banana nut loaf and cold foam haha
me, thinking hes joking: pfft haha would bob like a pup cup though?
jeff: nah, hes real particular about what he likes! he doesn't care for the whip, but for some reason he just loves whatever you put in that cold foam!
me: ah... I see...? haha (is this a joke?????)
haley (coworker, handing out a cold brew w cold foam): HI BOB!!! how are you jeff!
jeff: good! but could you remake that right for me? I like the foam blended on 4 so the coffee and the foam are separate!
haley: sure thing, be right back!
jeff, to me: I hate to be picky, but I like the black coffee and bob here likes the cold foam, so I don't want them to get mixed yknow? ive been coming to starbucks for five years now, I know how it works haha
me, with dawning horror: uhh yeah makes sense! (?!?!)
[he gets handed a perfectly separated cold brew w cold foam]
jeff: perfect! beautiful, thank you! see y'all next time!
haley: bye jeff! bye bob!!
me, quickly turning to my coworker once hes gone: does he ACTUALLY feed that to his fucking dog?!
haley: mhm.
me: and then DRINK it?!?!
haley: yeah I think so
me: [unable to feel peace in my soul since this encounter]
I swear its the ones where the customer is absolutely perfectly nice but they say or do something so completely unhinged like this that leaves the most impact. dumb or rude customers are always just gonna be another dumb or rude customer but this guy knew exactly what he was doing and saying and for that i think i am dead now?
foxtrot479 20 points 1y ago
Why doesn’t he just … order foam on the side??
leeblissy [OP] 8 points 1y ago
literally?? i feel INSANE like either he has to pour the foam into another cup or just lets his dog drink straight out of it and its killing me that there is a non-zero chance that its the latter and I might never actually know???
Former-Highway-6665 2 points 1y ago
I mean, I give my animals a little bit of my coffee topping (whatever it may be, not the coffee part though) so I don’t think it would be too weird if it were a short cup on the side but I’d never give a dog the entire serving of cold foam💀
leeblissy [OP] 6 points 1y ago
the fact that he didn't ask for like.... a cup on the side or anything, which to me and my coworker as well heavily implies that the dog drinks the cold foam straight out of the cup and then he drinks the coffee from the same cup........ realistically I want to doubt that but man he was doing a damn good job implying that's exactly what he does with the damn thing????
Former-Highway-6665 3 points 1y ago
just imagine the dog breath flavored cold brew🤮and the accidentally caffeinated dog.... and then being proud of it....
leeblissy [OP] 2 points 1y ago
RIGHT??? that can't be pleasant plus imagine YOURSELF telling a barista you fully intend to feed half of your drink to your dog and imply that you drink the rest from the same cup...... 🤢
Former-Highway-6665 1 points 1y ago
At my store we know the creepy/odd people by their drinks and he’d definitely be Mr. Coldbrew dogbreath ahahaha
kp0473833 1 points 1y ago
Honestly I let my dog lick my face and sometimes closed mouth by accident so letting them lick the topping off my coffee doesn’t feel like that big of a deal. But if I witnessed this before I had a dog of my own I’d probably think it was bat shit too
leeblissy [OP] 1 points 1y ago
I had the same dog for 15 years I promise it is not normal to eat or drink out of the same container your dog was sticking it entire tongue in????? an accidental closed-mouth lick and intentionally letting your dog drink your coffee and then drink it afterwards are completely different things 💀
Supernovainautumn 1 points 1y ago
Is the cold foam just the 2% or is it the VSCCF? He said his dog doesn't like the whipped cream but likes the cold foam, if it is the VSCCF then it's practically the same thing, yea?
leeblissy [OP] 1 points 1y ago
its the vsccf idk how you'd make the cold foam with just 2%? and yeah the only thing I can think of that's different ingredients-wise is that its not JUST heavy cream in the vsc (I've only made it once so far I don't rmbr what other milk is in it 💀) but otherwise yeah the same??
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