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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 05 - 07 - ID#ukt0u8
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on today's episode of ridiculous customer complaints (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by dakokopuffs
it was pouring rain today and super windy. a man orders in the drive thru, all is well. after we hand him his drinks, before he drives off, he (in all seriousness) turns to us and says:

"i just have to say, when i was ordering at the speaker, a lot of rain got into my car. i just thought you guys should know."

we were simply baffled. my coworker on the window was like "oh haha yea well that happens sometimes".

my brother in christ, starbucks does not control the weather 😭
0ejp1 69 points 1y ago
i once had a lady yell at me for not having a canopy over the drive through… while her windshield wipers were splashing rain on me
Pre-rich-bish 32 points 1y ago
I always tell them to turn their wipers off before I scan and hand them their stuff. Have a little decency 🙄
Exact_Meeting_991 40 points 1y ago
someone today complained that we didn’t give her a straw and when she called and we told her she can always ask for one she said we were incredibly rude for telling her to ask if she wants one
dakokopuffs [OP] 50 points 1y ago
didn't you complete the training on mind reading?
s_blossom 13 points 1y ago
Someone ordered a iced triple shot mocha today & at the window went “no this is supposed to be green.” Apparently she wanted an iced matcha tea latte with 3 shots. Like, lady. You said mocha.
Necessary_Low939 7 points 1y ago
Damn I missed out on that training. When was it posted?
Minute-General-2090 15 points 1y ago
had a customer today get angry at me because she said she ordered a green tea latte after the fact that I specifically heard her say "latte with two pumps vanilla and very light ice". She seen me write down and looked at the screen when I rang it up. It also didn't help that we had been swamped all day and after she ordered, she kept bothering me and my co-worker to make her drink first (when we had 6 drinks ahead of her) and she didn't have enough money the first time. They demanded a refund and told us "WeRe GoNnA gO To ThE DrIvE throUgH OnE. THeY aRe MuCh BeTtEr tHaN yOu gUyS". Which that one was also swamped. I swear the were trying to get a free drink cause the lady even watched the drink be made and didn't say anything till she received it to say something. 😤😤
dakokopuffs [OP] 2 points 1y ago
i had someone do something similar to me. ordered 4 grande oat milk lattes. they were the ONLY ONES in the cafe. i called out their name every time i finished a drink. i saw them looking at the drinks. only after i finished all four did they come up and say "these we're supposed to be iced." i was having such a bad day i fr looked at her and said "so you just sat there and let me keep making them wrong and wasted all this oatmilk?" she was real quiet after that.... oopsie. i dumped them right in front of them though cuz ur not abt to get them for free either😭
Electrical_Project35 12 points 1y ago
I’ve had so many people tell me that we’re outta toilet paper or that somebody diarrhea’d all over the floor in the bathroom. I work in a chain store not a stand alone my guy that literal shit ain’t my problem.
wafflehousedumpster 7 points 1y ago
We had someone film a car trying to get out of our too-small too-crowded parking lot, and bring it in and make us watch it on their phone "just so you know how bad it is"

Sir, I did not design the store - I also am not dumb enough to park here when there's a massive unobstructed parking lot less than 30 feet away from ours.
dakokopuffs [OP] 1 points 1y ago
i had someone complain today that it's hard to get to the store because you can't make a left into the parking lot.... we're on a main street in a village. traffic is insane enough😭 as if i'm supposed to just change traffic laws or move the store?
victorious_gem 4 points 1y ago
years ago, someone was ordering at our speaker while it was raining && came up to the window upset. he said tell your manager to build a roof over the drive thru bc I got wet 😂 so for ha ha's, we told our then really pregnant manager && she said okay lemme go get my tools 🤣 it was a funny moment
Weekly-Name-5112 7 points 1y ago
Okay but imagine being that dumb that you think the managers are going to be building shit lmfao. They're a coffee shop manager not carpenters, they don't get paid enough for that either 💀
Necessary_Low939 4 points 1y ago
“Sir, we’re not the X-men, Storm, we can’t control the rain or thunder. But if I were Storm, I would thunderbolt your car.”
xCherryBombshell 3 points 1y ago
Lmfao oh my God.

We have this one that comes in and asks for Dark Roast with THE TINIEST AMOUNT OF CREAM. When I say I literally barely dropped any in the cup.. I mean it. She says "I want it to be skin colour!" And she's a pale middle aged woman.. the coffee is brown. It makes no sense.

She yelled at me today because I didnt show her how much cream I was putting in and when I told her to have a nice day after fixing it for her she rolled her eyes and did a sacarastic smile before leaving.

I wanted to slap her tbh.
zattydaddy 3 points 1y ago
Chill… do we work at the same store…
dakokopuffs [OP] 2 points 1y ago
hi bestie liv
Enkeria92 2 points 1y ago
I had a similar complaint a few months ago. I’m like “it’s not our fault you chose to keep your window down while waiting in line.” This was said after she called and complained about it.
orangeygirly 2 points 1y ago
a few days ago some lady was cutting people off in line and the customers behind her complained. like what do you expect us to do? yes ofc that’s messed up but we’re not her mommy we’re not gonna withhold her drinks or put her in time out lmfao
bmm0528 1 points 1y ago
Lmao, just pretend like she's not even there. Talk and look through her to the people she cut and take their order..😂😂
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