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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 04 - 13 - ID#u334j7
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guess how much they tipped :) (easy mode) (i.redd.it)
submitted by mrbubblegxm
szn2episode3 178 points 1y ago
i’m gonna guess a whopping $0.00
mrbubblegxm [OP] 17 points 1y ago
yup!
szn2episode3 29 points 1y ago
i’ve never seen anyone order a strawberry acai and tip TBH🤨
vinylcollector24 36 points 1y ago
imma guess nothing lol
rainy-gray 30 points 1y ago
I obviously like getting tips but I can't blame most of our customers for not tipping. Starbucks is so expensive. I can't imagine spending $7 on coffee every day and also tipping. Maybe if it's $1 a week but if I were a customer I wouldn't tip.
royalscandal 18 points 1y ago
Starbucks is a luxury, not a necessity. They don't HAVE to spend so much on overpriced coffee.
CommanderWar64 4 points 1y ago
I agree, but also why do some people come everyday for a refresher or frapp? Lol
megamartinicus 15 points 1y ago
I came to say this, as an employee and a customer I'm not expecting tips at all
SnooChipmunks396 7 points 1y ago
Same, we don’t live off of tips, i would much rather someone save their tip for a server who needs it
PyroTracer 6 points 1y ago
My rule for going out to eat or to a place like Starbucks where I can tip is this: If I don't have enough money for a tip, I don't have enough money to be purchasing anything there.
bringitonlife -1 points 1y ago
Honestly I wouldn’t tip at a Starbucks because most of the drinks are things I can’t make at home. But I most definitely can make food at home and if I couldn’t tip, I wouldn’t eat out.
PyroTracer 1 points 1y ago
How does that determine who does and doesn't deserve a tip?
bringitonlife 0 points 1y ago
Because we still get paid a minimum wage every hour. Serving jobs make $2 an hour and rely on tips to survive.
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bringitonlife 1 points 1y ago
I work at Starbucks and have made an effort to pull myself out of the mentality that I deserve a tip for doing my job. It’s an ongoing process as well. The stance I’ve held was that server workers deserve tips more than we do because we at least get paid a stable and ongoing wage. I’m not dismissing how tips can be beneficial, don’t worry.
aspiringgrandpa 1 points 1y ago
if you’re getting starbucks every day, you can definitely afford to tip.
lilpears 28 points 1y ago
this is the order i get when i'm the only closer and there's 15 minutes left until we close 😭😭😭
Eastern_Effective_49 1 points 1y ago
Omg
Necessary_Low939 15 points 1y ago
Probably nothing.
cihg 10 points 1y ago
$0. But also, why do you have three in each tray instead of four?
natalie_____ 23 points 1y ago
it might be because it’ll be easier than two carriers with 4 and then just one left over
mrbubblegxm [OP] 5 points 1y ago
she asked for it like that so she could carry at to her car. i was lowkey impressed
Kayp22296 8 points 1y ago
Their change ✨
ebac7 2 points 1y ago
This is funnier if they paid with card/app.
Meggilli91 6 points 1y ago
Why didn’t you shake these? It’s obvious, unless they specially asked for inclusions to be placed on top
chelsthegrinch 7 points 1y ago
Yea I wouldn’t tip either if none of my refreshers got shaken
Mysterious_Funny_925 6 points 1y ago
What's the customization
Business_Custard7056 8 points 1y ago
Looks like it says extra water
Loh-Doh 43 points 1y ago
Imagine drinking a SAR and saying "Jeez, this is nice. You know what this could use? Less flavor."
CommanderWar64 7 points 1y ago
I like them with more water, it’s like strawberry water, less sweet too!
ZzalFfz8cQgZoFXdqSNS 5 points 1y ago
More refresh
Water-is-h2o 3 points 1y ago
Don’t have to imagine lol
vinylcollector24 3 points 1y ago
oh haha i thought they meant what are they covering up 😂
Business_Custard7056 9 points 1y ago
🤣 the forbidden customization
vinylcollector24 6 points 1y ago
i think they’re hiding the time and location but i’m not too sure
Nastybeerlight 4 points 1y ago
They don’t need to tip
mrbubblegxm [OP] -2 points 1y ago
it’s not they NEED to tip. it’s just the polite thing to do for big orders.
Available_Motor5980 3 points 1y ago
No, it’s not. It’s generous maybe, but fast food workers should not be expecting tips, even for large orders. I worked for another popular chain where we would regularly handle orders over $500 and no tip, not that we expected one. Criticizing someone for not tipping when Starbucks is already making something like a 400% profit margin on their drinks is ridiculous.
Nastybeerlight 0 points 1y ago
It’s not that big an order, idk Tipping culture/expectations really have been getting out of hand lately. I kkow what u mean I used to work all kinds of fast food and i never expected someone to tip us, even when I helped with catering orders. I only tip servers tbh, I know for a fact they’re getting paid wayyyy less than they should be and their pay depends on tips, starbucks pays a decent wage. (Yes we’re all chronically underpaid in the country, but that’s exactly it, it’s not up to other underpaid people to compensate)
Sickoflike2247 4 points 1y ago
I’m a Starbucks worker and the difference between us and waiters/bartenders is we don’t solely rely on tips to make money. I wouldn’t use the same mindset approaching a Starbucks as I would a restaurant.
mewwissa 4 points 1y ago
Zero and then they asked you for six waters at the bar 🤣
boxfun 4 points 1y ago
In this circumstance do you guys really shake them or hell no ?😅
pink_haired_bitch 7 points 1y ago
None of those are shaken sadly. They taste so much better when they are
packers1503 7 points 1y ago
And this is why Starbucks gets a bad rap.
Tania1290 5 points 1y ago
I use the shaker lids on grandes, directly on the cup. They fit perfectly! It only works for grandes, don’t try it on venti cups! You would think they are the same size since they both use the same lid but they aren’t.
Realistic_Dreams333 3 points 1y ago
The carriers honestly are throwing me so off lol
SkyyyyHigh420 3 points 1y ago
It was kids too probably
seriouslystresseddd 2 points 1y ago
If every customer (roughly 900+ per day) we saw tipped .25 cents it would add an additional $105 to my weekly take home. You don’t HAVE to tip. But the baristas you are asking to modify your beverage, 8 or so times, will appreciate the extra motivation to make a great beverage.
miss__nomer 2 points 1y ago
Wrong answers only?


$100, 10 for each drink, plus 10 for excellent service.
GeneralSparklezz 1 points 1y ago
0 because Starbucks tells customers to treat us like we’re not human
Livid_Resolution_631 1 points 1y ago
0!
West-Priority-5395 1 points 1y ago
this reminds me of the person who ordered 11 BS shaken espressos and didn’t tip
Doggo-0 1 points 1y ago
someone from my store always does that EVERY WEEK 🥲 always have to have extra ppl on bar during that day
sneakyminder123 1 points 1y ago
Why does it matter if they tip??? I don't work at starbucks anymore but I didn't expect tips at all... esp with people paying with cards or on the mobile app where only on some cases you get a prompt for a tip. Wouldn't it be better to be paid more and not expect customers to pay you instead
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ebookroundup 1 points 1y ago
Starbucks needs to start using tablets to take orders. A local competing coffee shop does this and it is a very well oiled machine.

They have two drive throughs going simultaneously, it's drive through only, probably a 1/4 the size of an average store.

If the lines get busy, employees will walk up to customers to get orders in advance on the tablet.

But the real beauty of the tablet is they hand it to the customer where they can then enter a tip if desired.

Every Starbucks I've been to recently asks the customer if they want their receipt. Nobody wants to go through the hassle of signing a tiny slip of paper and adding a tip that way.
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ShannyES 1 points 1y ago
$0.00
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RubySapphireSage 1 points 1y ago
2 cents !
anonymousguy256 1 points 1y ago
lmao they don’t let us keep tips at my job
Assiqtaq 1 points 1y ago
Nothing.
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shiftyclub 0 points 1y ago
a couple weekends ago a bus full of people came into the cafe, all ordered separately, out of all 25 of them not a single one tipped. they were a leadership group on their way to disney.
Sandra_lynn_b 0 points 1y ago
Tip?! Did you say tip, Sonny? With prices like this??!! In my day, we got cup of coffee and a donut for a nickel and a dime. Tip…indeed!
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