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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 12 - 03 - ID#zbn4mu
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The audacity of some customers. (i.redd.it)
submitted by BittyBun
jalendepew 347 points 7m ago
The plot twist is that their name is Stir HotDrinks and they can’t believe you shared their personal info on Reddit
BittyBun [OP] 36 points 7m ago
LMAO
BittyBun [OP] 271 points 7m ago
you know I absolutely yelled out “STIR HOT DRINKS” when she was standing right in front of me to annoy her. this is the 2nd day in a row they’ve come in with their stupid fucking “name” i hope i’m on reg today so i can deny it. like “sorry me and other baristas personally find this disrespectful, i can either put your actual name or no name at all. we have an option in directions to put a drink as stirred, thats all you need to ask for.”
clouds183 159 points 7m ago
“can I get a name for the order?”

“yeah it’s STIR HOT DRINKS”

“oh did you want your americano stirred? I can add that to the directions on the drink. Can I get a name for the order?”
KenansCloud 81 points 7m ago
“Yes, my name is Stirhotdrinks. It’s Bullshitian.”
clouds183 37 points 7m ago
“oh is that your actual name? so did you not want your americano stirred? I can take that off sorry about that. I’ll type in that you don’t want it stirred.”
KenansCloud 26 points 7m ago
“It’s alright, and yes please take off stirring my americano. Thank you for your understanding :) I know the holidays are rough” *writes your name on an envelope with 20 dollars in it*

(The dream customer tbh. I wouldve loved this one when i worked for the Siren)
pastabreadpasta 43 points 7m ago
Honestly I would just put the stir stick in between the sleeve and cup and hand it to them like that 🤷🏽‍♀️
cecicoot 12 points 7m ago
If she paid with the app and set that as her name, that would be why it’s showing up. I can’t imagine a barista would be that dense to accept “Stir hot drinks” as a name for an order
BittyBun [OP] -2 points 7m ago
im gonna assume its her in app name but i would still force her to change it
Tottapola 4 points 7m ago
you can actually just cut the name off if you want to, after they scan the app you can just hit the name button and type something else
BittyBun [OP] 5 points 7m ago
yeah thats what i mean!!
kimbooley90 8 points 7m ago
Omg how annoying. What was her reaction? 🤣
ElevatorsAreScary 7 points 7m ago
If it’s not a direction and it’s a name, I’d treat it as such and not stir the drink. If she wants it stirred she can ask for it as a direction, if she wants that name called out she can ask for it as the name. But I don’t make drinks based on names. Also certain things give us more labour, and idk if stirring is one of them
lewabwee 7 points 7m ago
Is that her name on the app?
BittyBun [OP] 6 points 7m ago
yeah but honestly still fuck her 😭
romanianhopscotch 157 points 7m ago
When I realized this was a cafe order. Why.
poofleck 15 points 7m ago
cause they paid w their app and so it auto filled their name
romanianhopscotch 1 points 7m ago
Ohhh ok.. I straight up thought they made you manually type that in as their name.
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butterflymomo 115 points 7m ago
i shit you not, we have a regular who's name in their app is "PeePee PooPoo" like how are you not fucking embarrassed???
Jew_3 63 points 7m ago
I’d call that name out loud and proud. If you wanna be an ass, I’ll play along.
butterflymomo 25 points 7m ago
I don't have the balls to when the lobby is full, but my coworkers have once or twice. pretty sure they just laugh, no shame at all lmfao
Jew_3 17 points 7m ago
I’ve yelled out “Chody” before.
MorningFox 20 points 7m ago
Step One: Hold their stickers until you see them walk in
Step Two: Call them out

"PeePee PooPoo!! Venti Caramel Ribbon Crunch for PeePeePooPoo!!"
"PeePee PooPoo your drink is waiting here!!"
XanderTheChef 16 points 7m ago
One time when i was a teenager i went to the wendy’s counter and ordered my food and the cashier (who was wearing the craziest french fries hat) said “can i get your name?”

seeing as it was completely dead and i was just gonna stand at the counter and wait for my tiny order i said “no thanks”

5 minutes later she walks up, looks me dead in the eyes and says “order for no thanks!”
darkwolf523 1 points 7m ago
Same bro
xthefabledfox 6 points 7m ago
We had a guy come in who deadass had his name as “Horse Cock” in his app. It used some random letters so it would be allowed. I stg it was the funniest interaction ever. He said his son changed it in his app to fuck with him and he didn’t know how to change it back. Sure buddy, sure. We kept the sticker in the back room for awhile lol.
Hydrangeari 6 points 7m ago
Mine is BING CHILLIN, before that it was Kanye West 😂 it’s something fun and as a former SSV, I thought it was hilarious. Baristas don’t have to call out the name if they’re uncomfortable… but if they are they usually yell it out super excitedly lmao
butterflymomo 10 points 7m ago
when they're actually funny names then yeah i'll play along and laugh, but when it's something demanding, demeaning or just downright gross? not a chance lol
Hydrangeari 5 points 7m ago
Exactly, there were SO many rude names like the one from op. I usually called those out too bc for those they should be embarrassed 🙈
Comfortable-Plane944 57 points 7m ago
I never stir their drinks. They can do that on their on time
mimitalu 55 points 7m ago
I mean, it's not in the directions, it's their name
TylerJ716 51 points 7m ago
My favorite is the mobile orders that have venti cup of water in their name and then never take their cup of water I make them
jazzysoranio 47 points 7m ago
And it’s not like there anything to even stir. It would make sense if there was white mocha or if it was an iced drink. But other than the cold milk sinking to the bottom it would honestly take more effort to make this drink and get it to you with it being un-stirred. Like it would take a lot of effort to make it so that the shots and water aren’t mixed up.
graham1987 42 points 7m ago
i would misspell it as Sir Hotrinks as if i misunderstood & thought she were a beknighted slightly odd-named person
TyrannicalKitty 21 points 7m ago
My licensed bux used to have spoons to stir drinks but they took them away. Made a huge difference in taste. That little swirl shit doesn't do much
marklandia 2 points 7m ago
We had them at corporate stores as well, a very long time ago (12 years?). They were long spoons with a swirling steel handle that we stored in the dipper well. OG beverage routine had you stir all the drinks with it. I remember rebelling against the stir spoons being taken away and brought my own in, and my boss took that too.
peepeepoopaccount 18 points 7m ago
I hate when customers do instructions as their name !!
One of our regulars has his name as “ROB BLEND PLS” because he gets this super weird specific order of a blended expresso with milk and sugars. But he’s super picky about how it’s blended and the amount of milk he wants, to the point where I usually just hand his drink to a coworker who knows how to make his drink better bc he’s sent it back so many times ….
hollsberry 14 points 7m ago
Rob b scamming that up charge for blended bevs
FrustratingBears 8 points 7m ago
i would play dumb with rob every single day until he ordered in a way that gets us labor 😂
peepeepoopaccount 1 points 7m ago
He does also add “blended” to options so he pays for it, he’s just fucking annoying about it lol. It’s always “I want more milk but not too much” or “it’s too icy” or “it’s too liquidy” etc…. I never quite figured out what he’s expecting.
Dollah_Short 2 points 7m ago
I really don’t like overly picky people. He should just make his own damn coffee at home.
anolamadie 1 points 7m ago
We found the person from butterflymomo’s comment
snailsdotcom 14 points 7m ago
someone who mobiles orders a dark roast every day after 11 is named “POUROVER”
RyusuiJL 5 points 7m ago
EVERYday? So they obviously know we drop blonde and dark at a specific time. I would turn off dark for a few days sporadically here and there just to fuck with them. 🤣
nezaket 1 points 7m ago
They'd change the app name to "DARK ROAST" while ordering a pike, probably
sh3nan1gans_ 9 points 7m ago
I’ll just give them a stirrer and be like, “here you can do it yourself!”
OutdoorLadyBird 8 points 7m ago
Sir Hot Drinks and Lady Cold Drinks.
snowflakenecklace 8 points 7m ago
we used to have a regular who mobile ordered and part of her name was “fillerup.” i enjoyed loudly calling it out every day. never did get her actual reaction
Electrical_Metal_106 7 points 7m ago
I wouldn’t stir it unless it was rung in that way. (Maybe not even then-there’s nothing to stir in this drink) This customer is an ass.
swollemolle 6 points 7m ago
Here’s a tip: don’t stir. Pour drink into milk steam cup and pour back into cup. Boom.
LegendOfJakelope 1 points 7m ago
I know we rinse our steam cups, but please don't do this ): I have nut allergies and if the chestnut or hazelnut syrups get on the steam cup, people can still have a reaction. I usually just put the lid on and give it a few swirls to mix it tbh
swollemolle 13 points 7m ago
How is this any different than me steaming the milk in the steam cup and pouring it into the cup? Literally no different. We don’t have different cups for nut (or any other) allergens. We just makes sure we rinse our cups. And I for one, make sure I rinse it THOROUGHLY between drinks. Cheers :)
LegendOfJakelope 1 points 7m ago
I only meant that when you pour the drink into the steam cup to mix it, anything already in the cup comes in contact with the inside of the pitcher (the espresso, syrups, etc), but if you're just steaming the milk in the pitcher and pouring it in you don't get the same contact of other ingredients in the pitcher. I definitely also do a thorough rinse! But I've also ordered a few drinks at my store that still had traces of chestnut in the blender that set off my allergic reaction, so I don't really trust the water jet to get everything off, yanno?
kxxl33 1 points 7m ago
what abt almond milk?
LegendOfJakelope 1 points 7m ago
I don't have an almond allergy so I haven't had this issue o: Just hazelnuts and chestnuts for me.
kickasschan 5 points 7m ago
Got a *DONT SCREW UP MY DRINKS* once. He was a dick as you'd expect
simmbea 5 points 7m ago
Had a customer today ask me to stir their pumpkin cream cold brew. “otherwise I’d have to stir it myself”
Magnumxl711 5 points 7m ago
the stirring sticks don't really stir
BoatAccomplished8229 3 points 7m ago
i’ll extra not stir cause of that
jordan_leigh 3 points 7m ago
I’d call out the name ‘stir hot drinks’ but I would never stir any of their drinks. Technically that’s just their name, not an actual instruction.
bryceofswadia 3 points 7m ago
This is the cafe partners fault for not putting stirred on the label instead of letting them make their name that lol.
Dickblaster2337 2 points 7m ago
My best guess is that they paid with their app and it auto filled it, I could be wrong tho
Lilypadddd7 2 points 7m ago
Some guy at my store had his name on the app as Big Daddy… everyone was so grossed out and my SSV once called out Responsible Father instead 😅. He was not happy.
cookingmami101 2 points 7m ago
Stir deez nuts
Dollah_Short 1 points 7m ago
I follow this account just so I can learn how to not be an ass to people working in customer service.
Dramatic_Thanks_392 1 points 7m ago
Me going out of my way to avoid stirring this person’s drink
abelinkin84 1 points 7m ago
Is this person asking for half an inch of 2% milk?
bobduncansdick 1 points 7m ago
how it goes in by default when you hit milk
SkippyMonroe 1 points 7m ago
You know, why can’t people just stir their own drink? 😮
thechrismonster 1 points 7m ago
Be petty and write that on ALL their drinks with sharpie in the little white box of the holiday cup and on top of the siren of the iced ones.
chaosatnight 1 points 7m ago
What is the point of stirring this? It essentially stirs itself if you’re making it right.
Puzzleheaded_Lie706 1 points 7m ago
Did you call out the name 🤣
pompous-pomeranian 0 points 7m ago
There’s a stir button on the register sadly
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