Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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I thought it was a joke when they called at 10am needing 12 travelers for 2pm… it in fact was NOT a joke. (i.redd.it)
submitted by iStealSharpies
SelocAvrap 44 points 10m ago
Why did the customer make y'all write weird shit on the boxes, that's so cringey
iStealSharpies [OP] 75 points 10m ago
Actually my baristas did that when I wasn’t looking. It is very cringe. I got second hand embarrassment from it. Thankfully the customer was VERY nice
SelocAvrap 30 points 10m ago
I'm glad the customer was so nice about it. I'm sorry you had to give that to a customer and explain
Pheebers713 54 points 10m ago
The “not Dunkin” one made me chuckle a little but then I read the rest of them and I’m glad I’m not the only one who who thought it was cringe.
Responsible_Snow7109 39 points 10m ago
Oh shit lol thats a ton of money. Lol did they say what kind of event it was for?
iStealSharpies [OP] 63 points 10m ago
Some kind of music festival. The guy picking up said that his caterers never showed up!! I felt so bad but he seemed to be handling it pretty well. He said “it’s not my money, I don’t care” 😂😂😂
Responsible_Snow7109 15 points 10m ago
Haha thats funny 😏 he has the right attitude. If hes just doing his job and is told by his employer to get a bunch of coffee travelers, it aint his money so not his problem! Lol i read ur comment to the other commenter and im glad he was overall nice 🙂
pineapplegnome 32 points 10m ago
did they also ask for the labels? Cuz i hope to god those weren’t done by the preparer/s😬😬😬
Necessary_Low939 8 points 10m ago
Lol the comments on the travelers
myeyehurtsrn 5 points 10m ago
What is a coffee traveler?? I work in uk stsrbucks and don't have these (or at least not in my store?)
PluralPaul 3 points 10m ago
Think of it like a to-go urn of coffee. In the US and Canada it's super popular for small meetings and other types of gatherings since everyone's so business/corporate-oriented. We usually have to provide cups on the side with stir sticks, as well as a cup of cream and sugars/sweeteners.
the-earth-says-hello 4 points 10m ago
Good on u for still giving it to them but like if I spent this much money on some coffee and then arrived to see literal shit and “Nicole was here” and “Meow” drawn/written on there, I’d prob ask for them to be out in new travelers or a refund :/
WAtransplant2021 4 points 10m ago
Why not Cambros? The coffee at least stays warm🤷♀️
iStealSharpies [OP] 8 points 10m ago
We recommended them but the customer didn’t want to be responsible for bringing them back after the music festival. I totally understand, dude looked busy af.
ecw2002 2 points 10m ago
what is cambros?
PluralPaul 2 points 10m ago
A cambro holds several travelers' worth of coffee. They're made of plastic and are insulated to keep the coffee hot longer. Every location should have at least 2, sometimes of two different sizes, and they need to be returned by the customers as opposed to being easily disposed of like a typical traveler
ecw2002 4 points 10m ago
i cannot believe we actually trust our customers to do that LMAO. i also feel like there aren’t any in my store
PluralPaul 2 points 10m ago
Because our last remodel was just a really bad band-aid for the problems we have, there's this substantial excess space behind our freezers where we store them. Maybe they're in a VERY hidden spot
SortaSketchyNDed 4 points 10m ago
Oh lord I had 5 for 6:15am so I sorta feel your pain. That sounds like hella I’m sorry OP
dregonzz 3 points 10m ago
At LEAST they called ahead with reasonable time between order and delivery. Cause getting these as immediate mobiles would just lead to bad things
nicolelynnejones 3 points 10m ago
I promise the nicole was here <3 was NOT me
elinor435 3 points 10m ago
good job on that sale tho, bet your labor was good that day
AlkalineTime 3 points 10m ago
That’s great money and y’all have plenty of time to set up 😁
Js_On_My_Yeet 3 points 10m ago
$200+ for more than half of that being cold once they are ready lmao
NOTcreative- 3 points 10m ago
A Cambro would’ve been cheaper for the customer and easier on the baristas. Always go with the bro.
iStealSharpies [OP] 2 points 10m ago
They didn’t want the responsibility of returning the cambro, I def would have preferred that 😂
MrsOceanGrown 2 points 10m ago
I’m amazed by the kindness of the customer to call that early ahead!! At our store they think we just have the coffee already brewed and ready to pour into travelers 🙄
iStealSharpies [OP] 1 points 10m ago
Omg he was sooooo nice and appreciative. The best customer. 🖤
thechamelioncircuit 2 points 10m ago
I’m so glad I’m not the only one to write little notes on the travelers 😭
Special-Fee-3558 2 points 10m ago
It looks like your store is making good profit.
retsehassyla 1 points 10m ago
Once we had a 15 traveler order at my cafe store to be “ready immediately” at 6pm…. I wasn’t the SSV that day but oh boy… did that NOT go down well. They were very very angry (the customer and the baristas)
anderdanders 1 points 10m ago
so much better than me bc I would have said we are out of travelers
kimjafo 1 points 10m ago
When I worked at another coffee place this man placed an order for the next morning for 25 coffee 25 hot chocolate 😫😫😫 I was dying
jordan_leigh 1 points 10m ago
When people would call for last minute travelers I would quote them an astronomical wait time in the hopes they would move on. Because 1) I didn’t have time or staffing for it and 2) Learn to give a proper notice.
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