If y’all had to come up with a five drink sequence (five drinks that customers ordered back to back) that would be the most annoying to make as a barista, what would you pick? Here’s mine:
Iced matcha —> honey citrus mint tea —> Mocha Cookie Crumble —> no foam anything —-> Iced London Fog
goofygoobered96 points1y ago
this is Starbucks specific because of the ridiculous time constraints forced onto us, but:
any drive-thru pour over, iced london fog/royal English breakfast, honey citrus mint tea. & if i have to keep walking back and forth between stations to make a drink it’s a no from me
bjorksbutthole [OP]48 points1y ago
I hate walking all around the store to make HCMTs 😩
Binx_da_gay_cat19 points1y ago
Our manager put the bags for that tea on bar on the lids stand so we don't have to walk around forever.
I could talk about how awesome our manager is all day - she listens to our problems and tries to find solutions so we don't have to go everywhere for our jobs. It's sometimes the little things that make a huge difference.
DelayAffectionate68716 points1y ago
My store is pretty strict but my manager is super understanding and great. If someone orders a dcf pour over in drive, we do a dcf americano lol.
Cool_Yellow_259212 points1y ago
Had a customer today order a t decaf pour over ex: cream and a butter croissant. Drove off with out the pour over 🙄 during peak decides to come back.
ShyPanda12812 points1y ago
Y’all do pour overs in drive thru? We don’t even offer that at my store 🤷🏼♂️
goofygoobered12 points1y ago
we have a regular who comes 4+ times a week for a pourover in dt. they’re lovely and we all enjoy serving/chatting with them, but omg. the moment we hear their voice in dt someone scrambles to start the drink bc it takes so long
ShyPanda1285 points1y ago
Haha i feel that. We have a regular like that but they always get a drink, I can’t even remember what it is, but it has so many customizations that I have to hit the “show more” button on the dt screen 🤦🏼♂️
Cool_Yellow_25923 points1y ago
We definitely don’t suggest it at all. The most when it comes to decaf is the decaf espresso. That’s ☝🏾 if they ask for a decaf suggestion. This individual isn’t a regular but I am pretty sure they may have just arrived at our location since we open a little earlier than the surrounding stores they may be a regular at.
albinopigsfromspace2 points1y ago
So glad we don’t do pour overs in the drive thru
Jolly-Sir-91057 points1y ago
5 mocha cookie crumbles, all different milks. Simole but deadly.
bjorksbutthole [OP]13 points1y ago
That sounds horrid
LY-_-33 points1y ago
Honey citrus mint tea, heavy cream anything with no foam extra hot, ice matcha latte, something heavily modified, and a iced latte with extra caramel vanilla sweet cream cold foam white mocha and blonde shots blended. Then after making all of this they wanted that heavy mod item iced not hot
makmelaf173 points1y ago
At some point we need to start offering aprons for " be a barista" day...
Crazy order.... drive around and get an apron and start making drinks.
overturned2318 points1y ago
Caramel Ribbon Crunch, HCMT, Iced london fog, Iced Matcha, Extra hot no foam anything
a bunch of drinks, none batcheable, all require baby sitting. throw shots/espresso bar pumps in2 everything for added pain
lucifersperfectangel15 points1y ago
How about a list of 5 I had yesterday morning that came in through mobiles at the same time:
Shaken expresso (modified and with 5 shots) --> Shaken expresso (same drink with 5 shots) --> Shaken expresso (extra modified, 10 shots, with milk and extra salted caramel cream cold foam. It literally filled up 95% of the venti cup with just the shots and ice) --> iced Americano (8 shots) --> iced London fog tea latte (who arrived right after they placed it too)
It took so long to pull all those shots and Shaken expressos.
bjorksbutthole [OP]7 points1y ago
That’s insane. 10 shots?!
lucifersperfectangel8 points1y ago
Look, that same person once ordered the same drink with 12 shots. And we have a person who always orders this wild frap order and one day they had 12 shots in it (26$ drink in total) we always get lots of high shot drinks. (Usually 5-6) It's wild. I'm high key worried for these people.
xxsophiamiller1 points1y ago
I thought you were only allowed to sell 12 shots per person??
lucifersperfectangel1 points1y ago
The first two Shaken expressos (10 shots between two drinks) were the only ones on the same order. The other ones were separate orders for different people.
Foreignbomb11 points1y ago
Brown sugar shaken espresso>> Iced white mocha w. almond milk, extra caramel and salted caramel foam>> Caramel crunch frapp with a decaf shot>> Medicine ball, and Matcha green tea latte, iced but no foam!!>>
fordfuckass3 points1y ago
I'm glad someone hates making salted caramel cold foam as much as I do. If I'm already stressed and I pull a sticker with that on it it's just about the straw that broke the camels back fr
yvesnings7 points1y ago
Anything with blonde espresso. We have three espresso machines (the old ones unfortunately) two of them are blonde and the other one is decaf. The blonde ones don’t pull any blonde shots anymore. We’ve fixed them over 12 times now. “Hopper empty” even though it’s full. Or sometimes it pulls shots at 5 seconds and if you calibrate it, it will pull shots at 18-23 seconds twice then it stops working again.
Main_Friendship_66236 points1y ago
Typical sorority girls take over :
Venti WM with SCCF , add Crd -> Grande iced coconut milk matcha with 2 pumps of Chai -> grande Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino-> pink drink with matcha SCCF
bjorksbutthole [OP]2 points1y ago
matcha sccf? i rarely have people ask for this haha. it def is sorta an odd modification
Main_Friendship_66232 points1y ago
I guess that’s what happens when your store is inside a college campus like mine , but in my store modified SCCF is the Norm , I’ve made peach SCCF, Matcha SCCF, WM SCCF, Even Siracha SCCF
bjorksbutthole [OP]3 points1y ago
oh interesting. sriracha cf is def a quirky choice
Main_Friendship_66234 points1y ago
OK hear me out , hear me out JCF with Siracha SCCF is SLEPT ON !!!
Sure_Inevitable22221 points1y ago
I’ve had so many people order this and it’s annoying af
mishymishmish6 points1y ago
my absolute worst would be: mocha cookie crumble— iced London fog— pour over— no foam caramel macchiato— salted cream cold brew
Boring_Peace_6755 points1y ago
Iced matcha with vsc foam 😑 or refreshers with the cold foam
persona-25 points1y ago
Does it need to be like on the menu or are modifications okay?
Like dry almond milk cappuccino- iced honey citrus mint- americano with 12 raw sugars - 8 blonde shot brown sugar shaken espresso - mocha cookie crumble 5 shots and 8 pumps frap roast.
I’ve made all of them. I might actually cry if someone ordered them in a row.
bjorksbutthole [OP]2 points1y ago
whenever someone wants that many sugars in their drink, the urge i have to just do classic but i fight the urge 😩😭
persona-25 points1y ago
When it’s the fake sugars the literal Splenda cloud kills me. It’s visible and I can taste it.
bjorksbutthole [OP]2 points1y ago
Yeah i hate how it sticks to the sides of the cup
Wonderful_Nightmare4 points1y ago
Throw in a goddamned venti iced white mocha, vsccf, w/ extra caramel drizzle and you've got it for me
symebe4 points1y ago
Extra extra bone dry cappuccino made with an alternative milk… ugh hate that shit
goofygoobered4 points1y ago
I had a woman stand over the bar and direct me on how she wanted her caramel macchiato. “extra extra extra dry. like, just foam.” and when i handed her 85% air drink to her she said “perfect” 💀
symebe6 points1y ago
I- so basically air and espresso.. wow 5 something for air and sugar🫡
QuinnMcL283 points1y ago
Basically anyone coming in with screenshots from TikTok makes me nervous. Five in a row and I would want to cry
IzzyIllustrations3 points1y ago
Shaken espressos wouldn't suck so bad most of the time if our espresso machines ever pulled blonde right, but if it's not one it's the other so we only ever have one espresso machine to do 5 blonde drinks in a row 🙄
lewabwee3 points1y ago
No foam isn’t that bad, if you know it’s coming. Just steam the milk early and let it separate.
Regular-Reveal81333 points1y ago
five refreshers assortment of juices and water/lemonade/coconut milk
Wonderful-Put-59723 points1y ago
Yes to all of those and add the Refresher lemonade that has all the toppings and peach juice and then blened
pinkyogi3 points1y ago
something hot with more than four shots, caramel ribbon frap, honey citrus mint tea, something with extra hot steamed heavy cream, matcha lemonade
Enkeria923 points1y ago
Frappuccino —> honey citrus mint tea —> pour over —> iced lattes using the hot tea —> cappuccinos since apparently some people want them weighing less than an ounce.
floofxs21 points1y ago
Dry cappuccino is fun. Wet cappuccino I hate.
taebunz3 points1y ago
Honey citrus mint tea ----> Pour-over in drive -----> Any iced version of a hot tea lattes (ice Royal English, iced london, etc) ----> frappuccinos with shots ----> shaken expressos
mcdonaldspriteremix3 points1y ago
misto with shots, hcmt, pour over (specifically during a rush), mocha cookie crumble, any trenta refresher with no ice
Sure_Inevitable22222 points1y ago
A venti brown sugar shaken espresso with cold foam with extra shots , iced matcha latte, honey citrus mint, an iced London fog latte, and any Frappuccino
Beneficial-Weird-8172 points1y ago
I feel like a blended refresher would fit in there somewhere, it's not that bad but can still be disrupting
floofxs22 points1y ago
Salted caramel cold brew, iced white chocolate caramel latte with extra blonde shots light ice and regular VSCCF, Honey citrus mint tea my least favorite ever tastes disgusting and hate to make it, cookie crumble frap, wet cappuccino (why??)
peepeepoopaccount2 points1y ago
Paradise drink > Honey Citrus Mint Tea > White Mocha Frappuccino > Iced London Fog > Pour Over
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TemplarSensei72 points1y ago
A Unicorn Frappuccino, 2 Unicorn Frappuccino, 4 Unicorn Frappuccino, 6 Unicorn Frappuccino, and 7 Unicorn Frappuccino. All on driv-thru.
I was there, Gandalf….
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bjorksbutthole [OP]3 points1y ago
It stains the shakers usually and anything with matcha just annoys me 😂
durqandat2 points1y ago
Okay hear me out just mix the milk and matcha in a foaming pitcher for literally one second (that’s all it takes) and then you can just pour over ice. I honestly believe it’s faster.
Edit: Also better quality, smoother, less foamy
cpv_913 points1y ago
Yes, this is great BUT we have just one blender and trying to get in there during peak when you have 15 Fraps and 5 different foams waiting to be made.. Not so easy. 😏
durqandat1 points1y ago
Totally fair. I don’t typically work peak.
gingergal-n-dog1 points1y ago
It's not standard. When 1 store does it, it makes things difficult for the rest of the stores who follow standards. I prefer to make in the foam pitcher too but can now only do it when requested.
bjorksbutthole [OP]1 points1y ago
Ohh yeah i’ve tried in the foaming pitcher before but i never realized you don’t have to let it foam the full 10+ seconds. Thanks!
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jetstarxo1 points1y ago
Ice matcha with vsccf with matcha in the foam - HCMT - fraps with alternative milks that don’t want whip because I always end up putting whip on accident out of habit - salted caramel cream cold brews there’s never a time where I don’t drop the whole ass salt packet in to the pitcher - Hot teas but iced -
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OkFile68421 points1y ago
Back to back venti shaken espressos actually make me want to end it all.
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google-ass1 points1y ago
iced matcha w/ no water, sub half-and-half, quad iced blonde latte w/ vanilla, cali style, and salted caramel cold foam, mocha cookie crumble w blonde shot, vt brown sugar oat shaken espresso, and iced london fog
tinseltesseract4 points1y ago
Why are you putting water in iced matchas..
google-ass1 points1y ago
thats our standard……. (sbux canada)
tinseltesseract2 points1y ago
Oh Canada that explains it. We just do all milk + matcha powder in the US
google-ass1 points1y ago
OOOH okay. yeah we do water to the base line, scoops of matcha, liquid cane, ice to top line, shake + cup, then top w milk
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