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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 11 - 08 - ID#ypywz8
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Do you want your drink iced or hot? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by CareerHistorical6345
Yes
Odd-Seaworthiness544 219 points 8m ago
Or.....this is me:

Customer- I'd like an iced vanilla latte

Me:: do you want that hot or iced?
softheartelectricsol 80 points 8m ago
THIS IS ME T_T and then i’ll say “sorry you said iced i’m just dumb”
yungfroggie 68 points 8m ago
my default is “whoops just kidding you said iced”
ThatArtBitch2020 30 points 8m ago
Better to re-ask then get it wrong.
mbarra10 20 points 8m ago
I always do this 😭 but I do get a few customers that will change their response so kudos to us 😎
jeremeny 19 points 8m ago
No, LATTE. I said I want a LATTE.
Sheepie1204 4 points 8m ago
“Yes, would you like that latte hot or with ice?”
“Well it’s a latte…”
evenlyroasted 14 points 8m ago
or when they say “and that’s it” and i go “and that’s gonna be all for you today?” i literally want to bash my head into the wall
linseeded 5 points 8m ago
Me
majik_rose 2 points 8m ago
I always do this when I mean to ask the drink size 😪
mrcupcake18 210 points 8m ago
“Regular” bitch I swear to god I am not playing this game with you lmao
brokenleftjoycon 61 points 8m ago
I’ve have had customers complain that we don’t have a “regular” size when asked if they want small, medium, or large.

One got so up and arms about that her teenage son cut her off and ordered for her. He was so embarrassed.
mrcupcake18 16 points 8m ago
Jesus that’s sad 😂
Lumpy-Ad-3170 -6 points 8m ago
ever have a “kids hot chocolate” ordered? Then you ask what size and they go “kids size” we don’t have a kids size!! do you want short?? tall? grande?? Why are you making them the judge of how much sugar milk your semen demon should intake?
neighborhoodswamphag 17 points 8m ago
Kids hot chocolate is automatically in a short cup at kids temp….
Lumpy-Ad-3170 3 points 8m ago
I only assumed so. I’m at a licensed store so maybe the training was a little botched :,) Assuming a “kids size” in ice would be tall then?
brokenleftjoycon 9 points 8m ago
Kid sized hot chocolate does exist. It’s in a short cup and steamed at the lowest temperature. There is kid sized lemonade as well.
Lumpy-Ad-3170 1 points 8m ago
yeah I knew about kids temp ofc, but is there any sort of training material defining that kids size would equate to the short size? Just for future reference.
alexkerie 1 points 8m ago
there’s a kids button for that reason, for the hot chocolate, lemonade, and milk crème
Lumpy-Ad-3170 1 points 8m ago
maybe it’s different at licensed stores since we do not have that button option, but a button doesn’t really correlate to drink size.
edreesmiraki 9 points 8m ago
regular milk and sugar 😐 like bro regular is black
wok3less 103 points 8m ago
overheard a conversation the other day
“whats the irish cream taste like”
“are you familiar with the irish cream flavor”
“yes”
“it taste like that”
olivinemultichrome 30 points 8m ago
“It tastes like Baileys”
Electrical_Metal_106 15 points 8m ago
I had this same conversation with a customer. I finally told her it’s like Baileys. She added it to her peppermint hot chocolate. I’m not sure if she thought it was going to have alcohol after I said Baileys.
Alternative-Put4708 94 points 8m ago
Would you like that iced or hot?


Customer: I SAID: “VENTI VANILLA LATTE WITH ONLY TWO PUMPS OF VANILLA, OAT MILK , CARAMEL DRIZZLE AND WHIP

Me : yeah I literally got all that but DO YOU WANT UR SHITTY ASS DRINK HOT OR ICED
jilpaq 34 points 8m ago
Generous the word Latte doesn’t come out last
RubidiumRB 2 points 8m ago
I had a customer ask me for a grande with two pumps of mocha and almond milk and I paused and asked what the drink would be and she just repeated that so I went “so is that a grande mocha we’re getting with the two pumps of mocha and almond milk…?”
Vallion04 15 points 8m ago
I hate when they do that, like where in that whole order is what I’m asking for?
ES_FTrader 40 points 8m ago
“What’s the difference?”
Hot-Independence8670 84 points 8m ago
STOP. because someone said that today

“do you want it hot or iced”

“is there a big difference?”

um…. THE TEMPERATURE??? i cant 😭😭😭😭😭
RyusuiJL 11 points 8m ago
Among numerous other things?!? 🤦🏻‍♂️

I swear, sometimes it feels like people don't have the good sense God gave a doorknob.
Adeptness-Lucky 1 points 8m ago
I had this happen and I swear my brain malfunctioned for a full fifteen seconds. Is was like…

“Ummm one is iced….the other is….hot….”
Revolutionary_Heat77 35 points 8m ago
or the customers who just firmly say “COLD”
swollemolle 3 points 8m ago
I always ask “would you like that cold or hot?” Since there are some custies who don’t know the lingo
Revolutionary_Heat77 1 points 8m ago
yeah that’s what i’ve started doing, im still kind of new so i’m trying my best lol
Ceramicusedbook 29 points 8m ago
"Can I get a caramel macchiato"

"Sure."

*hands it out*

"I wanted it iced."

"You didn't say iced? I'll definitely remake it right now."

"I shouldn't need to say iced. It's a menu drink."

😮‍💨

Literally all the time. "Hot or iced?"

"Oh right! Iced."

Why am I babysitting you?!
badtzmara 1 points 8m ago
always 😭😭😭
badatlife15 26 points 8m ago
Haha but when they say can I have a grande hot iced latte…had someone do this I think today who quickly corrected herself and laughed, which i totally felt but have had others not catch it at all.
marilynmansonsbitch 6 points 8m ago
i get this actually a lot and i still have to say “which one?” 2 or 3 times to get a real answer
Ok_Investigator4314 24 points 8m ago
“caramel frappuccino no ice”
swollemolle 7 points 8m ago
Dawg!!! Had one like this the other day. Mobile order. I waited till the customer shows up to make sure that’s what they wanted. They said yep, make it. Ok cool. Blended a bunch of milk and syrup together 🥴
Lumpy-Ad-3170 7 points 8m ago
The way I would have just made a latte with no ice…
IdoItForTheMemez 2 points 8m ago
I heard that when people order it like this it's because they want to blend it up with ice at home later because they're not gonna drink it right away.
CindyTheSkull94 22 points 8m ago
I ordered this iced!!
astrenixie 17 points 8m ago
FOR REAL. And so many people get irritated when we ask even though they refuse to say the temperature preference in their order.

A lady got so rude with me today because I had to ask "hot or iced" for each drink. She would not specify when she added something on, so I would ask, and she looked at me with this absolute disgusted purse of her lips and spat out "*hot*." Finally I stopped putting things in and told her that I needed to ask so that I get the drink right, to which she said "I know!" so loudly and snottily that I could have mistaken her as a two year old having a tantrum. Like, okay jerkface, maybe get some manners.
Electrical_Metal_106 5 points 8m ago
Jerk face!
ThatArtBitch2020 17 points 8m ago
How many people get orders for hot Frappuccinos? Bc I swear they always ask when I’m the one at the box and I feel like I’m talking to a kid trying to explain that that doesn’t exist and a latte is the closest thing. I’ve had a couple that didn’t know and were nice about it and they’re fine. I just get upset at the ones who argue. Like half the time my managers have to get on bc my tone isn’t as stubborn and then the people finally listen
urexsnetflixpassword 9 points 8m ago
when I used to get those working register I would say something along the lines of “a frappuccino is a frozen drink, like a milkshake - you can’t make a hot milkshake”
marilynmansonsbitch 16 points 8m ago
or:

“hot or iced?”

“no ice.”

……so like….iced but no ice? hot? plz. help.
Traditional-Emu-1403 15 points 8m ago
Someone ordered a caramel cappuccino and was very upset that it was not just a hot Frappuccino, I was struggling to keep a straight face with that one.
cvpocoffee 11 points 8m ago
What I hate is when we’re doing double drive and can’t take the next order right away so I tell them I’ll be right with them momentarily but they still proceed to order. These mofos don’t listen, so fucking annoying
chicken-tiddies 9 points 8m ago
I let them place the whole order, wait a few seconds, and then say "thank you so much for your patience! What can I get started for you today?"

If I say I'll be with you in a minute, I'll be with you in a minute.
mbarra10 11 points 8m ago
Customer: I’d like a vanilla latte

Me: Yeah sure, would you like that hot or iced?:)

Customer: …..umm how you normally do it. You guys never ask me this



….HUH
miniinovaa 3 points 8m ago
Bahahahaha I love when they order a refresher and I’m like “water lemonade or coconut milk” they like get offended I ask cuz they’re apparently never asked Lmaoo so if they don’t answer I just assume water lmao
ElijahLordoftheWoods 6 points 8m ago
‘Grande’

Yes ma’am you said that already but is it hot or iced

*heavy sigh* GRANDE!

Stg some days these people are lucky I need this insurance lol
floofxs2 4 points 8m ago
Haha 😆
Remarkable-Item-8707 3 points 8m ago
“I SAID I WANTED IT HOT”
When you swore they said iced or so called “cold” 💀
icedcarfee 3 points 8m ago
can i get a caramel macchiato?

okay

*gets to the window*

ohhh i wanted that large and iced
yaaasqueenie 3 points 8m ago
Today:
Customer- strawberry acai drink thing
Me- with water, lemonade or coconut milk
Customer- yes
Me- water, lemonade OR coconut milk
Customer- YES

......
edreesmiraki 3 points 8m ago
or when you ask for their name and theyre like "yes" or "medium"
thegreatstonedragon2 2 points 8m ago
I also get “that’s it” and “no”
Responsible_Snow7109 3 points 8m ago
Lmao i had someone recently ask me for a...exact words "frappuccino shaken espresso".....😐
liansu_ 2 points 8m ago
“Iced or Hot”
“grande”
KittxnKiss 2 points 8m ago
or when the repeat the entire drink back to you… BITCH I SAID HOT OR ICED
Lumpy-Ad-3170 2 points 8m ago
All the time.

Although my personal favorite is;
“How are you today?”
*proceeds to yell their drink order at me*
austinwford 2 points 8m ago
And then they usually end up changing their mind at the window 🙃
miyamisuu 2 points 8m ago
Me: Hot or iced today ?

Customer: Yes
geekgurl81 1 points 8m ago
I asked a guy this in drive today and he said “can you make it both?” I didn’t even know what to say to that…I told him we could do iced with no ice but he opted for hot.
iStealSharpies 1 points 8m ago
Actual conversation I had with a customer today:


Customer: Venti chai, no ice


Me: sure, just to clarify do you want that hot or cold with no ice?


Customer: yeah venti chai, no ice.


Me: ok so cold with no ice


Customer: just regular with no ice.


Me: -______-
alexkerie 1 points 8m ago
customer: can i have two venti’s?

me: two venti what?

customer: ??? i said two venti’s

me: yeah, two venti WHAT

that went on for a while
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H321652976 1 points 8m ago
The number of times I’ve heard I want an iced sugar cookie oat latte

Ok

Gets the window. I wanted the hot version. Then why didn’t you say that.
jazzysoranio 1 points 8m ago
I said YES!!!
jazzysoranio 1 points 8m ago
I said YES!!!
Glittering-Charge-83 1 points 8m ago
i get the flavor name confusion but when ppl say “hot iced sugar cookie almond milk latte”
Sensitive_Damage363 1 points 8m ago
my personal fav:
“would you like that hot or iced today”
“no thanks!”
thank god it wasn’t me on dto or i wouldn’t have been able to take his order i’d be laughing so hard
kittietoof 1 points 8m ago
yes
SportsChick79 1 points 8m ago
Today while on DTO:

Me: will that be hot or iced
Customer: yes.
Alternative_Exam3723 1 points 8m ago
I had someone yesterday “can I get an iced venti white mocha hot?” Like iced or hot I can’t do both😫
Purple_Coffee653 1 points 8m ago
"I'd love to have the caramel crunch frap hot" we can't make that drink hot as its a blended iced drink, but I can do insert Caramel Brulee latte here. Then they still get mad because I can't magically turn the fraps into hot beverages.
Sensitive_Damage363 3 points 8m ago
we would always do a hot latte made with whole milk, dark caramel, whip, caramel driz, and the caramel crunch topping
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