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What is the funniest thing a customer has mispronounced? (self.starbucksbaristas)

submitted by missrinkateki

Last night I had a customer order a caramel “robbin” frappe. It took me SO much not to laugh. I didn’t want the poor lady to feel stupid so I continued to call it a caramel Robbin until she left 😭

monicamac52 60 points 9m ago

not a drink but the bacon & guy-rare egg bites

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SepsSammy 7 points 9m ago

Gow-da is how they say it in the Netherlands. Just like Edam cheese is “ee-dam” but we say “edum”.

mileygirl08 18 points 9m ago

I've gotten "gayree" too many times

pinkiero 7 points 9m ago

i got someone calling them the “gary egg bites” the other day it was lovely

Lcolecrochet 6 points 9m ago

My favorite was a man saying “groo-ee” xD

Dependent-Scar93 2 points 9m ago

I get a lady that says bacon guriel pretty often

c-3le 2 points 9m ago

bacon grrr egg bites 🫶🏼

monicamac52 1 points 9m ago

“Grrr” hahaha

vareenoo 54 points 9m ago

Strawberry ackay refresher and megan dragonfruit 😩😩

Normal_Human_4567 37 points 9m ago

"Strawberry acacia" IT'S ONLY FOUR LETTERS, HOW DID YOU GET THERE??

SirenSimp 23 points 9m ago

i love the strawberry focaccia lemonade

dnims24 14 points 9m ago

Strawberry ikea refreshment

c-3le 8 points 9m ago

i’ve gotten strawberry acid before😭

externaluvulas 45 points 9m ago

I wouldn’t say it’s funny but every time someone says “ventay” I die and crawl into myself like a bug

pinkshoesarecool 23 points 9m ago

I started saying Ventay and Trenti as a joke bc people get those messed up and now I say it normally sometimes when I don’t mean to lmao

Responsible_Snow7109 11 points 9m ago

Lmao these two, ventay and trenti, are the biggest ones at my store. Lol every single day theres tons of people at mt store that pronounce those two words like that and I honestly love it because I think it's funny and it just kind of makes my day that much more lighter

meowdrian 20 points 9m ago

I had a customer the other day in cafe trying to order a trenta size and he said he couldn’t remember the name, (I like to let the customers work through this kinda thing without interrupting them unless they outright ask me because it’s more fun for me that way) he goes “The size after the venti! You know, the tr... trenton?”

That’s when I was like “Oohhh! The trenta? You got it. Can I get a name for your order?” He said “just put Trenton.”

I’ll never forget him 🥲

Responsible_Snow7109 6 points 9m ago

Lmao i like the way that guy thinks. Thats hilarious 😆

Jfostr0 3 points 9m ago

Had a lady coming through our drive thru for a while that would always say “Vintage” instead of venti even when we tried subtly correct her…

buzzy9000 3 points 9m ago

Vontee

pinkshoesarecool 24 points 9m ago

Pinko Drinko

proletarithot 18 points 9m ago

I’ve also heard pinkity drinkity

claretamazon 21 points 9m ago

We had a customer pronounce ribbon in the CRCF as 'rueben'.

Like the sandwich.

ObitoUchiha41 19 points 9m ago

bacon guwu egg bites

mocha coochie crumble

the strawberry dragon nut

AcceptableJump7088 19 points 9m ago

The “caramel My CHEE toe”

Senaraze 18 points 9m ago

“One of them Carmen ribble crunchees “

juneefa 2 points 9m ago

This is my fav! 😂

Ristrettooo 13 points 9m ago

strawberry acacia, ikea, acer, *ah*-say, ah-*ka*-say, ah-*see*-kay

caramel mojito

cinnamon dulce de leche

I used to have a regular who always ordered a “blackened” iced tea and another who got the “bacon and cheese on gouda”

MrsOceanGrown 2 points 9m ago

I also had the ikea one!!! Like what?!!?

Altruistic_Set1008 12 points 9m ago

oat milk -> oat meal

throwabrrr 1 points 9m ago

THIS ONE.

glo-frog 1 points 9m ago

not the shaken oatmeal with brown sugar 😭

chamorrobro 12 points 9m ago

Panini -> Poonani

MrsOceanGrown 10 points 9m ago

When we had butterscotch- “can i get a BUTTERNUT SQUASH latte?!”

Euphoric_Ad1240 10 points 9m ago

Bacon gondola, strawberry AGUY, Magen Dragonfruit, spinach FAYTAH wrap, “Grant” size, “tentra” size. I had someone ask for a “matcha” but turns out they wanted a mocha.. “sarachie sauce”

violaaesthetic 3 points 9m ago

Okay but feta is actually pronounced that way

Euphoric_Ad1240 5 points 9m ago

WHAT!? 🥲

violaaesthetic 1 points 9m ago

Yea the first vowel is definitely not a diphthong like “ayee” all in one, but the accent is on the first syllable and the e sound is higher in Greek

diphenhydranautical 9 points 9m ago

ham and cheese punani

also “can i get two large medical balls???”

xxbleeding_outxx 7 points 9m ago

ill say it till im blue in the face but its always caramel santiago

beauloki 7 points 9m ago

“Can I get a Grand Matchito???” in the most southern accent i’ve ever heard

malik445 7 points 9m ago

strawberry acacia, the incredible breakfast sandwich, mangon dragonberry tea, caramel mocchiattee, are just a few of the things i’ve heard

rushstick 3 points 9m ago

i’ve had someone order a strawberry assy refresher, like how did we get there?

a-viewer 6 points 9m ago

Had someone ask for a Strawberry asiago
Also a strawberry aqui

gemlikbase 3 points 9m ago

The aqui is sending me 😭

charamander_ 6 points 9m ago

crammle macchachino

FairProfessional0 5 points 9m ago

Caramel dribble frappuccino

Or Carmen ribbon frappuccino

crystyleea 5 points 9m ago

someone once ordered a "chia tia frappuccino" instead of a chai tea frappuccino 😭

glo-frog 3 points 9m ago

This but the Thai Chi 😭😭

crystyleea 2 points 9m ago

i've heard that one too 😭

madisynsh 5 points 9m ago

yesterday someone order the “strawberry ass” and i just stood there in shock for a second bf realizing she was being completely serious

ladysingtheblues 5 points 9m ago

Venti -> vintage

Mango -> megan/mengan/magan

'Nitro' is 'natcho' with the right southern accent

honeybeebi 4 points 9m ago

ham and swiss on bugatti

stunky420 4 points 9m ago

People say caramel Robin all the time at my store

Eta: someone wanted a “mocha tea latte” once but meant matcha
Moke-e-ah-to is always a fav

ashley0927 4 points 9m ago

MA-CHA-TA LE-TAY instead of matcha latte 😂😂

Vegan_Sweetie 3 points 9m ago

“Strawberry Assy Refersher”

Firm-Ant7684 3 points 9m ago

I hear multiple people a day call the CRC a Caramel Blue Ribbon Crunch frappe and it always makes me giggle

Localpeach 3 points 9m ago

Caramel macchiato as caramel ✨makatuyi✨

FragrantWin9 3 points 9m ago

Asshole crisp macchiato

daylightdreamer99 3 points 9m ago

My store has two famous regulars where one of them says Ham and Swiss Baguette but he says Baguette like Spaghetti, and the other says Risoto shits instead of ristretto😂

glo-frog 3 points 9m ago

Not the Risotto shits 😭😭

rushstick 3 points 9m ago

also had someone order a “cake bite”. i thought they said egg bite. no they meant, “the cake on a stick”. i was just like “oh.. right” 🧍🏻‍♀️

rushstick 3 points 9m ago

“brown sugar OATMEAL shaken EXpresso” drives me mad. especially the oatmeal. you were so close, but somehow got very lost along the way.

FemboiTomboy 3 points 9m ago

"can i get a venti caramel macchiato but with only one shit- one shot in it?" him and my barista on dto died laughing lol

BlondeIPA 3 points 9m ago

We have a regular who always says “Tentra” regardless of what anyone says 😭😭

wiitchyywoman13 3 points 9m ago

Trenti -> Trenta
Avocado Shot -> Affogato
Sativa -> Stevia

Alternative_Link 3 points 9m ago

mango dragonfly refresher 💀

sixfin 3 points 9m ago

maggot draggotfruit refresher lol i had to try not to laugh

Lcolecrochet 3 points 9m ago

TRI-EN-TA

VintageD3vil 3 points 9m ago

One of my old coworkers called the bacon Gouda the bacon grande for the first like two months that he worked there

tiredbarista0004 2 points 9m ago

ventay, trentee, akai, acay, gowda, gruair, robin, cromble….

PandaVike 2 points 9m ago

The one I always remember is: a guy came in and he was ordering for someone else. He had kind of hyped himself up and said, fully confident, “I’ll get a grande spumpkin pice latte!” And after a beat, he kind of deflated and goes “that’s not right”. Luckily he was a good sport and all of us laughed about it.

missgurll 2 points 9m ago

not a mispronunciation but yesterday a lady asked for “two pumps of notfat milk” which actually blew my mind

i do love when customers say megan dragonfruit though. that would be a good drag name for a barista

smmitten_by_kittens 2 points 9m ago

I had a customer ask for a "cheese dinaash(?)", it definitely threw me off for a sec.

scrtlyclyps 2 points 9m ago

strawberry archie
chia tea latte (they said like. che-ah te-ah...)
cargamel match ee ah toe
matcha cookie crumble

floofxs2 2 points 9m ago

It’s not funny but I hated when people said spinach “feeta” like who doesn’t know how to say feta, and if you don’t know what it is why are you ordering it?

heyitsmaria24 2 points 9m ago

Cheese dancey instead of cheese danish 😭

clahey03 2 points 9m ago

Strawberry aceadilla

butterflymomo 2 points 9m ago

had a customer order a "strawberry asiago" and when i repeated the order back as a "strawberry açaí" she looked at me like i was the stupid one

butterflymomo 1 points 9m ago

also, have a regular who loves to order a "chia tia" (chai tea) even spelled it out as the "c-h-i-a tea" when a green bean asked her to clarify

liveinashoeb0x 2 points 9m ago

iced caramel mahkahcheeto or megan dragonfruit

jorjor9001 2 points 9m ago

Tai Chee is always a favorite of mine

changbinsomnia 2 points 9m ago

theres just so many. "strawberry achai, strawberry ahsee, caramel rainbow crunch, paralyze drink, megan dragonfruit, asscrisp oatmilk macchiato, caramel maykeyaato, brown sugar shaking espresso, brown sugar oatmeal shake up, strawberry ahcocky, drag queen drink" i could go on but i dont have the time 😭

Vegan_Sweetie 2 points 9m ago

The drag queen drink sennnt me 💀💀💀

pinkjortz 2 points 9m ago

The most confusing is when they pronounce mocha like mosha, and matcha like masha, in the same order, and over the shitty speaker system

clouds183 2 points 9m ago

grantee caramel mojito

tiffsrae 2 points 9m ago

Caramel Reuben crunch. Chicken and bacon poonani

badatlife15 2 points 9m ago

I had a new one the the other day someone asked for I can’t remember the drink, but they said with pumps of Chia in it, which I just took to be chai, but made me start singing Ch-ch-chia pet lol or question if they actually thought we have chia seeds, but it didn’t get sent back so I think they just mixed up chai.

sapphicshortcake 1 points 9m ago

Caramel makikiki

deeciphered 1 points 9m ago

Maggot dragon fruit

WelcomeReasonable 1 points 9m ago

Apple Crisp Oatmeal Macciato 💀

Jfostr0 1 points 9m ago

My favorite was a when a girl asked for the chicken and bacon on bri-ock (RIP C&B sandwich)

Audreyy117 1 points 9m ago

Apple crispy machine

roryascher27 1 points 9m ago

tomato maserati

W0lf_2020 1 points 9m ago

Smaken bacon sandwich

black-cat104 1 points 9m ago

This lady came by and ordered a “maggot dragonfruit” and we all just lost it

mysterious_yams 1 points 9m ago

Bacon.... Bacon gu.... Bacon graw..... Bacon egg bites

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ZombieLlamaSlays 1 points 9m ago

Caramel Maaahhhcheeotto

kimememememe 1 points 9m ago

Spinach fettucine wrap gets me every time

madihasson 1 points 9m ago

People ALWAYS pronounce gouda as “gow (like cow)-dah”

CyzophyTacos733 1 points 9m ago

Macchiato (mache-ato), acai (a-Kai) mango dragon (Megan dragen), mocha (Macca), focaccia (foe-cachi-ah)... there was a really funny one recently, but I totally forgot what it was.

ac1dpuke 1 points 9m ago

“strawberry akeekee” was one of my faves and my ultimate favorite was “mocha fettuccini” instead of frappuccino

Snarfungus 1 points 9m ago

meghan dragonfly

ElijahLordoftheWoods 1 points 9m ago

Caramel ‘Ruben’ Crunch always gets me

sydhasknees 1 points 9m ago

“strawberry akai”😭

CarpeAvium 1 points 9m ago

me today. i said “a gran-dee” after my shift 😅

Purgatory-Maybe 1 points 9m ago

Strawberry uh-kee-uh refresher

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