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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 12 - 21 - ID#rls5ue
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Regulars with custom drinks (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Ok-Mycologist9011
They make up their own shit then get mad that it’s a little different everytime.

one lady gets a venti cold brew w/ uncut cold brew, 3 ristretto shots, 3 toffee nut, 3 white mocha, heavy cream, double blended with caramel drizzle and whip. Suuuper uptight about it. Idk how i did it wrong since there’s NO STANDARD FOR THIS DRINK

Another orders a venti iced blonde latte with 5 ristretto shots, 3 pumps liquid cane, shaken in a trenta cup. So I put the shots and milk in the shaker, put milk to the venti milk line added extra ice for a trenta and somehow it was wrong??? Again NOT STANDARD FOR THE DRINK

Please tell me how you guys would do these drinks bc I am stumped
[deleted] 62 points 1y ago
honestly the best thing to do would probably to ask the customers specifically what is wrong. if they just say “this is wrong remake it” that’s absolutely ridiculous and I would not do it
Ok-Mycologist9011 [OP] 38 points 1y ago
That’s the ringer!! They just say “It’s wrong” like ?????😂😂😂😭😭😭
[deleted] 17 points 1y ago
yeah hell no do not remake it until they specify what specifically is wrong
flexi_lexii 6 points 1y ago
One of my old SMs who eventually got fired told us we weren’t allowed to ask what was wrong in shit like this. Just had to remake it over and over
[deleted] 3 points 1y ago
that’s disgusting
flexi_lexii 4 points 1y ago
Her reasoning was “iTs NoT gOoD cUsToMeR cOnNeCtIoN” personally I think them being pissed they have to wait on their drink for longer is worse…
[deleted] 2 points 1y ago
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The_Infinite_Doctor 32 points 1y ago
The only thing I could think when I read the first drink is jfc what the actual f* is wrong with people. That is a seriously obnoxious drink to make *once*, much less every damn day-- not to mention the specific hassle of the uncut cold brew since it's automixed in the kegs, therefore requiring you to get a cube from the back (wtf.) But to get on a goddamn high horse about small variations in your tiktok devil's brew is just so entitled it's gross.

We had a regular at my first store who had a *very* severe dairy allergy. She got a (reasonavly modified) Frappuccino every morning, and it had to be made in a newly cleaned blender pitcher from the back. The moment we saw her enter the Cafe, one of us would grab the pitcher and start her drink. That Christmas she brought us a *huge* gift basket and gift cards for each of us and a very sweet card thanking us for accommodating her and "not making her feel like a weirdo for asking" (lol her words.)

We would have bent over backwards to make sure her drink was perfect, whereas I wouldn't pour a black Pike's for these entitled uber-customizing bitches.
Ok-Mycologist9011 [OP] 7 points 1y ago
yes yes! Also this morning we had 3 partners for peak so we were drive thru only (thank god) and someone tried to order 2 travelers 😭 we told her it would take 30+ mins bc there’s only 3 of us and she got so mad and drove off 😂
mjitterbug 4 points 1y ago
We use kegs and I'm telling you right now, if someone wanted uncut cold brew I would straight up tell them we can't do that and why.
The_Infinite_Doctor 3 points 1y ago
And you *know* she'd get all in a huff and start going on about how "the other starbucks does it!"

How did we become the "but mom said I could" store? :p
Ok-Mycologist9011 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
dude i wish. Someone let her do it once and now she comes everyday and wants it 😭
squirtfarts 18 points 1y ago
I don’t think you’re supposed to shake the milk with the shots even though she ordered it as a latte, however it does sound like we dealin with a crazy bitch here so I rlly don’t know what she wants
Ok-Mycologist9011 [OP] 9 points 1y ago
no i def am. at least for her. I’ve seen it done “right” but like idek how I’m doing it wrong? I think she just picks her face baristas and if you’re not those 2 she likes it’s “wrong” ya know?
Ordinary-Theory-8289 11 points 1y ago
So many people have this complex. 1 girl orders a venti ice coffee with 5 vanilla and half and half. I make it exactly to the lines and it’s perfect for her everytime. Anybody else makes it the exact same she asks for more half and half, more vanilla, then eventually just asks for a remake
zydr8te 6 points 1y ago
She wants cocaine and a candy bar
jazzysoranio 8 points 1y ago
There is no right way. It’s always going to be wrong no matter what because THEY ARE THE PROBLEM. You will never be able to make someone happy who is determined to be unhappy.
willardrider 6 points 1y ago
Lately, my usual unmodified vsccb is noticeably different every time. Fairly drastic variations along the brown-white spectrum. It has become somewhat of a game at this point, trying to guess what I’ll get on the spinning wheel of sweet cream. Last week one day, no vanilla syrup. Not worth fighting the horde of scowling Karens with their 27 mod fupaccinos to go back in and get it corrected, though.

I’m amazed anyone is still working at my nearby store, given the beating they take on a daily basis, so I just take whatever I get and feel fortunate they are open at all.
Ok-Mycologist9011 [OP] 5 points 1y ago
I literally would remake a drink 5 times if there was literally something wrong with it! I’m sorry that happening to you! maybe ask for the sweet cream on the side? then you can decide how much to put into the coffee ya know? Might help :))
willardrider 5 points 1y ago
It isn’t that big a deal. I think my local store is struggling lately, so I don’t want to add to it. For the longest time, they were impervious, and I never saw any of the problems people mention here regularly. Lately, though, I think the wall is cracking…they started turning mobiles off a few times a week, and they never used to do that. Also seems like there are constantly new people there and fewer I recognize. I figure it is a temporary (?) drop in quality due to stresses on the staff. I can’t be too critical…we’re all burned out at my ER job, too, due to Covid, and I’m sure care has suffered.
MelodicCustomer3442 5 points 1y ago
Honestly, the first mistake for the second customer was them allowing her to get it in a Trenta cup. Isn't that not allowed ?
Necessary_Low939 5 points 1y ago
I always say if your drink is that complicated then make it yourself like how are they so specific in everything? They must’ve been a partner
MiaLba 5 points 1y ago
I can’t imagine being such an aHole. One time they gave me the wrong drink in the drive thru somehow and I just said thanks and went about my day. It was tasty just not something I’d usually order so it was no big deal.
flexi_lexii 3 points 1y ago
I had these regulars that wouldn’t let new partners learn their drinks. They’d always ask for remakes or yell at the barista on bar to get someone who knew how to do it… so disrespectful.
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