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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 03 - 26 - ID#tp7wm1
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From r/blackpeopletwitter (i.redd.it)
submitted by jeffythunders
L5-3000 206 points 1y ago
Every single man over 50
rlogranite 3 points 1y ago
I resent that, I'm a single man over 50 and I drink black americano 😆
miacrayon 154 points 1y ago
Hearing this speech and then seconds later watching him walk over to the carafe bar and pour 13 splendas into his tall pike ^^^^^^^
The_Septic_Shock 45 points 1y ago
I had a guy back in July last year want a "black pike"... with, I wish I was making this up, 22 sugars. I had to count them as I was ripping them open 4 at a time. I still think about it to this day
uwumoment 17 points 1y ago
noooo why did this also happen to me :( and then i almost started laughing over the headset because of how defensive they were about it
ossarylark 80 points 1y ago
I'm going to go out on a limb, but I'm going to guess that he also has a goatee and wrap around shades.
snowflakenecklace 39 points 1y ago
asked a guy once if he needed room in his coffee for cream or sugar (a pretty normal standard question for a barista to ask) and the man goes “eh i figure if i’m not man enough to drink it black i shouldn’t be drinking it!” like… sir? you okay?
nic626 39 points 1y ago
Lol. Love it. And then when you finally get them to focus on the question, they say something like “is tall the largest one?, further lengthening the interaction. For Christ’s sake we understand the shared nomenclature all civilized humans have used for decades. Just say small, medium, large!
lisarista 33 points 1y ago
I love how all the brewed coffee drinkers pat themselves on the back for being simple and low-maintenance, but in reality the brewed drinkers at my store are the highest maintenance bunch. All a bunch of white men over 60, who linger in the lobby for the longest time and come up for multiple refills. They complain about the temperature of the coffee, the temperature in the lobby, the volume of the music, and the fact that we don’t sell newspapers anymore. They were the most likely to get upset and bewildered about the refillable cup policies changing during Covid and not being able to use their personal cup temporarily, no longer having a condiment bar, you name it. Then they want to talk about conservative politics and complain about the state of the world. What a miserable bunch.
dysfunctionalwombat -9 points 1y ago
And the color of their skin was important for your response….why?
lisarista 11 points 1y ago
You’re right, probably not relevant. I just live in a very conservative city and these people who pack our lobby all day are not exactly tolerant of different races, cultures, styles of music, what have you. I’m sorry, I was rude.
depressiontitty 16 points 1y ago
no you’re right and you should say it.
Ordinary-Theory-8289 3 points 1y ago
You’re downvoted but If I mentioned the demographic of people who caused me problems at the chipotle I used to work at I can’t imagine I’d have people telling me “you’re right, you should say it”
lisarista 8 points 1y ago
This is probably true, and that’s why I acknowledged it was rude of me to profile people, no matter the color. What u/dysfunctionalwombat replied was a good reality check.
TheWeirdNerd 29 points 1y ago
Hey! There are plenty of Black people who drink coffee! /s
Necessary_Low939 18 points 1y ago
“…. Grande it is.”
graylikesoap 10 points 1y ago
then asks why there’s no cream or 17 splendas in his “black” coffee
Malachite_Migranes 9 points 1y ago
Yes. Enjoy your bitter bean juice while I enjoy my sparkly sweet magic fairy shift saving milk.
Millerboycls09 7 points 1y ago
And then walks over to the trash/self serve counter, pour out the top third, come back over and ask "Where's the creamer?"
xkcismex 6 points 1y ago
they really think they’re so cute 🥰
jfmdavisburg 5 points 1y ago
Ask once, then serve the largest size.
mekayla96 4 points 1y ago
A guy today asked for a ‘military latte’ 😐
jeffythunders [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Gotta be code for something
mekayla96 5 points 1y ago
Yeah code for old white guy who’s ego needs to be taken down several notches
cwalsh710 1 points 1y ago
i love that he is lowkey a pick me
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