being out of frappuccino bases is the best thing in the world(self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Torirock10
seeing everyone’s disappointed faces in the drive thru brings me such joy
sushipie5573 points9m ago
We did yesterday. Also out of cold foam, strawberry açaí, venti cups, whip cream, blond shots, and peach juice. I'll tell you, it was so much fun! (sarcasm). I was working reg too. People thought it was my fault.
dnims245 points9m ago
How did you run out of cold foam? Just curious
jjoser_23 points9m ago
probably no heavy cream to make sweet cream
thriftysentinal9 points9m ago
Or vanilla
neo_is_the_one37 points9m ago
My most glorious day was the time we ran out of ice. No fraps, no iced drinks, no shaken drinks.... its a happy memory i can call on in hard times
Torirock10 [OP]12 points9m ago
sounds like heaven. that almost happened to us thursday cuz they forgot to turn the ice machine on after clean play
billowwark5 points9m ago
We ran out of ice for 6 hours today and my SSV went to the store next to us and bought bagged ice instead.
CLEf1117 points9m ago
I don't think that's happened to our store...at least not while I was working...I'm jealous
Traditional-Emu-14034 points9m ago
It happens every day at 4 at our store 😉
mrcupcake1817 points9m ago
Please?! I would love a break from these damn Frappuccinos 😭
Torirock10 [OP]7 points9m ago
this isn’t the first time it’s happened either. it also happened last year. it’s like a mythical story. the legend of the missing frappuccinos
Socko-The-Sock16 points9m ago
watch someone’s gonna come in and say they drink it with no base anyways (this has happened to me and it’s always a mess)
Torirock10 [OP]13 points9m ago
we jus tell them we can’t blend it without base like we just literally can not and they’re like grr 😠 fine
Torirock10 [OP]8 points9m ago
yeah well we just tell them no anyway hehe
Keyndoriel8 points9m ago
I've allowed a few baseless fraps be made just to see their smugness turn to more disappointment. Got to have some fun at this job
Assiqtaq13 points9m ago
How do we run out of bases? Can we run out of bases in my store? The dream.
Epona_0212 points9m ago
cut to me throwing bottles of base over a fence
Lcolecrochet6 points9m ago
Base? What base? I didn’t see any on the order…
Torirock10 [OP]4 points9m ago
😭 lmao
Keyndoriel2 points9m ago
Will your sm believe you if you say the order people managed to bust every single bottle lol
Assiqtaq4 points9m ago
With the condition our orders have been coming in lately, yeah maybe. We are a grocery store kiosk, so we have been getting very crushed deliveries from time to time.
borrowedurmumsvcard10 points9m ago
I LOVE being able to say no to frappuccinos. with little kids a feel a bit bad but saying no to 45 year olds makes me giddy
Torirock10 [OP]9 points9m ago
i feel bad when it’s like moms that don’t rlly speak english well cuz i’m like :( i’m sorry hun. but when it’s entitled karens that don’t even wait til you say hi until they start ordering then idc
borrowedurmumsvcard3 points9m ago
exactly
It_is_Katy3 points9m ago
Whenever we've run out of frap base at my store, I've always recommended kids get a cold milk with any given syrup (especially caramel or dark caramel) and whip cream! Kids always seem to like it, the parents are happy it's cheaper than a frap, and the baristas are happy because it's easier to make. Win-win-win.
CatalyticGenesis10 points9m ago
when we ran out of bases my team lead just had us sub in classic syrup. it was not good.
Torirock10 [OP]10 points9m ago
what the fuck 💀 they’re not even remotely the same
Keyndoriel8 points9m ago
That has the same feel as making SCF with SAR base when you're out of puree. Cursed and wrong.
Jaded_Fun_71337 points9m ago
I could only dream
Keyndoriel6 points9m ago
There is no greater feeling in the world than to deny someone a frap. The best day I had was when we ran out of vanilla and heavy cream. Took half our damn menu off the board in a single sweep LOL
gingergal-n-dog3 points9m ago
Customer: Well what else do you have?
Torirock10 [OP]2 points9m ago
most of them didn’t even ask 😭 jus drove away so sadly
RepresentativeArm4643 points9m ago
Oh you’re living the dream
Alefur3 points9m ago
I wish this would happen. Just once I would love to fully run out of coffee and creme base.
dnims243 points9m ago
That happened to us last week I think if not the week before. It was so great up until our closing shift got more from a nearby store 😩
vanilllacakez2 points9m ago
Man I wish my store made us suffer and use classic syrup, not only did it not come out good (chunky frapps spilling all over when you poor it in the cup) customers were complaining too 🤦♀️
Torirock10 [OP]1 points9m ago
that’s so stupid cuz why would they think that works 💀 the frappuccino bases have special ingredients in them to make sure nothing separates like..
LaurdAlmighty2 points9m ago
I knoooooow
Traditional-Emu-14032 points9m ago
You guys never just decide to stop making them because f them, it’s too busy? Strawberry Açaí being “out” is also a great way to reduce cold bar clutter.
Torirock10 [OP]3 points9m ago
no 😢. i mean , our store does get pretty busy and hectic sometimes but like compared to other stories i’ve heard i feel like we kinda have it good most of the time. but sometimes when it’s just 3 ppl (including shift manager) and a sudden wave hits us it’s kinda hell. but i don’t think any of my shift managers would rlly b having us lie to ppl no matter how busy it is :(
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evviiieeee0 points9m ago
when my store runs out of frap base my manager makes us use xtra milk so we can still make them :')
Torirock10 [OP]1 points9m ago
bruh so they can be extra fucked up??? 😭 ppl just can’t accept we run out of stuff lmao
evviiieeee2 points9m ago
EXACTLY like bro ppl are gonna complain pls just let us mark them out
Torirock10 [OP]2 points9m ago
it’s also p dangerous to fuck up the nutritional information like that :/
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