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Worst customer mispronunciations? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by lilminch
We just had a customer insisting he needed a "maraschino." When our DTO asked him to clarify, he told us he needed a "hot caramel mojito."


What are your worst customer mispronunciations?
dysfunctionalleech 48 points 1y ago
got to love "thai chi" lattes and "mangan dragonfly" refreshers

i've heard both at every store i've worked at, at this point it just makes me smile
Intelligent-Ad1273 22 points 1y ago
One of my coworkers said maggot dragonroot refresher with a straight face until we all looked at them like they were insane. Another favorite is pango tassion
icedcarfee 7 points 1y ago
glad that the mangan dragonfly is now universal
Emarie2200 4 points 1y ago
OH YEA. Idk how ppl keep saying mangan 😂😂all the time at my store.
felinefireghost 2 points 1y ago
MANGAN
Dance_partyzone 41 points 1y ago
i had someone called a ham and swiss panini a ham and swiss punani like as in slang for coochie
trbpanda 35 points 1y ago
i hate it when people say oatmeal when saying the brown sugar OATMILK shaken espresso.

not a horrible one but bad because i hear it at least once every day
Illustrious-Air9834 31 points 1y ago
Strawberry “ass” with lemonade no I’m not joking
monicamac52 30 points 1y ago
strawberry akai
Professional_Pack225 25 points 1y ago
My most favorite “peach tranquilizer”

-dragon fly
-medicine latte
-(anything) refreshener
-fireball
-trenda!
allmailtothethief 2 points 1y ago
I hear "trenti" and "ventay" sooo many times a day 🤣🤣
courtordereddrugtest 22 points 1y ago
welcome to starbucks! perhaps you would like to try our machitito, strawberry akee, megan drangan fruit, oatmeal shaken, or frappy? Maybe an order of our bacon gowda or bacon greyer egg bites? Just let me know whenever you’re ready to order.
Markedsoultheif 4 points 1y ago
Every once in a while I call them the bacon Christian grey bites because of customers
mossygreentree13 3 points 1y ago
HAHA the oatmeal shaken espresso makes me unreasonably angry
bonersz 19 points 1y ago
called a strawberry acai a strawberry icee
Emarie2200 14 points 1y ago
•Vintage caramel machiaté. 😬 ma’am said this for almost a month straight even tho we repeated the order back to her correctly.

•Mochi latte. Instead of mocha?? Bc that’s hard I guess.

•Thai chi latte. “Uh-Kai” instead of Açaí 😂 I wouldn’t know how to type that out phonetically.

•Ma-shi-ah-toe instead of macchiato.

OAT MEAL ESPRESSO. 🤦‍♀️

And many more. :)
Erigar1202 9 points 1y ago
Someone majorly screwed up their order the other day at our store and order a “hot white cock..” the way I had to turn my headset off to literally scream 💀💀💀💀💀
lilminch [OP] 2 points 1y ago
turning off the headset to scream is such a mood
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icedcarfee 9 points 1y ago
caramel rib cruncher or something like that 😭😭
felinefireghost 1 points 1y ago
LOL the Rib Cruncher
Jasreha 9 points 1y ago
- Strawberry “odyssey”, “ass”, “asiago”
- Caramel “Machiattah” (my brain kept yelling ‘Tomaytah, tomahta, caramel macchiatah” for the rest of my shift)
- all of the sizes
- oatmeal shaken espresso (I actually gave a girl a BOSE when she asked for a brown sugar oat meal and she and I were both very confused for a few seconds. She thought it was hilarious and loved the drink.)
- Megan dragonfruit, dragonfly, etc.
rnaggie53 9 points 1y ago
Sausage ched & egger
Intelligent-Ad1273 9 points 1y ago
Matchiatti. They wanted a matcha latte
Broad-Flounder-4971 6 points 1y ago
VENTAY. I’m new to sbux but ventay kills me every time. Açaí I can understand, but venti is phonetic!!! Why!
PerspectiveCapable98 6 points 1y ago
Caramel machado💀
mossygreentree13 5 points 1y ago
pet peeve of mine is when people say “tren-tay” or “tren-tee” like why is so hard about the word Trenta im so confused

edit: i had a regular who always said Trenta as “Ten-Truh” Tentra…..ma’am you’re getting mixed up slow down a bit
felinefireghost 1 points 1y ago
Came here to say this! Tentra Lolol
Exact_Meeting_991 4 points 1y ago
getting a lot of “mangofruit” refreshers 😩
crescent_coop 4 points 1y ago
grandee c0vid tea and trenti strawberry acne 😍
perrimoran 3 points 1y ago
someone at my store called it a mongoose dragon refresher
smurfium 3 points 1y ago
corona dragon blend instead of komodo dragon blend
TylerIsWhiteTrash 3 points 1y ago
my worst was “trentini strawberry asiago freshener with lemonade”
diphenhydranautical 3 points 1y ago
i haven’t witnessed it myself but a few coworkers have mentioned an older woman who comes through occasionally and says “punani” instead of “panini”
rnaggie53 3 points 1y ago
Strawberry ahh-key
zjb26 3 points 1y ago
I had a customer mispronounce Iced chai tea latte, as Hot chai tea Latte and then my boss got mad at me for getting the order wrong
Honest-Bee-1508 2 points 1y ago
I sincerely with a passion highly distain when people say “expresso” drink…”toasted vanilly shaken expresso drink…thing…such a long name, does that have oat milk in it?” Cappaceeno, mocha (mowchah) tie chee latay…flit wet, almond honey drink…I mean I could probably continue 🤣
purpleelephant77 1 points 1y ago
Expresso drives me nuts for some reason but even some of my coworkers do it.
SatanicPisces 2 points 1y ago
a very confident woman the other day ordered her drink in the size ✨grand✨
heartfires44 2 points 1y ago
“ventay” and “trentee” lol… also saying oatmeal or goatmilk instead of oatmilk
hakutakoo 2 points 1y ago
This happened today through the drive thru. “Can I get a venti strawberry “Asiago” lemonade?”
Decent-Ad3066 2 points 1y ago
An iced matcha with 2 pumps of Kai instead of chai
thestoneethude 2 points 1y ago
we have someone that calls it a bacon gowta. or bacon gooey egg bites.
oh, and marchiarro was a good one i heard a while back.
permanently_anxious 2 points 1y ago
Crunchy Frappuccinis
lilminch [OP] 3 points 1y ago
later in the day someone ordered a "caramel crunch wrap"
mellisonanta 2 points 1y ago
Strawberry akashia 😆 caramel mashiatto. It seems like those two are the ones people have trouble with mostly.
Short-Suit-3374 2 points 1y ago
Machicheetos instead of Machiato
yikes-wazowski 1 points 1y ago
I’m late to the party, but every week there is one lady who orders a “vintage” caramel macchiato. It makes me laugh every time.
felinefireghost 1 points 1y ago
Chicken Capresie, spinach fajita wrap. AL-mond, like Al Bundy, instead of ahl-mond. AL-mond milk.
nataetae 1 points 1y ago
- moki frappuchino (mocha-)
- strawberry aKai
- trenti size (what gets me angry the most)
TheDoubleDan 1 points 1y ago
My favorites have been Carmel mokeyota and Strawberry Ackey
Forest0629 1 points 1y ago
White chick asked for a Carmiato Macho with a straight face
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