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Does Your Barista Judge You Based on Your Coffee Order

Does Your Barista Judge You Based on Your Coffee Order? Here’s What the Latte Slingers of Reddit Think

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We’ve talked a lot in the past about what your favorite coffee drink says about your personality — but have you ever wondered what your favorite coffee drink makes otherpeople think about your personality? According to an AskReddit thread posted in the wee hours of the morning today, your barista will judge you based on your coffee order. It’s apparently inevitable, except in incredibly rare cases. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but… sorry, everyone.

Before we go any further, though, let me take a moment say this: Of course you should go ahead and order whatever the heck you like. It’s your coffee; who cares what anyone thinks about it? Indeed, the majority of the thread’s responses aren’t actually about the kind of drink you order — it’s about how you order it and what your general attitude is. If you drink black coffee? Awesome! Enjoy it! If you drink black coffee and you’re super snooty and elitist about it when you order it? Your barista will hate you (and so will everyone else), because nobody likes a jerk.

So with that in mind, what follows is a little bit of armchair psychology and a whole lot of lessons regarding the do’s and don’ts of ordering a cup of joe from your favorite coffee shop. Ultimately, it all boils down to this: Be courteous, tip well, and enjoy your delicious beverage. Want some specifics? Well… don’t say I didn’t warn you:

1. If You Drink Black Coffee…

Congratulations! You are a total badass. And/or you’re able to stomach awful coffee without batting an eye. May we all aspire to be like you one day.

Of course, you might also always get a barista who is of this mind:

Baristas can be just as mean as customers can be. Womp, womp.

2. If You Don’t Actually Know What the Drink You Ordered Is…

To be fair, there’s a difference between ordering an unfamiliar drink because you’d like to find out what it is and ordering a drink you think is one thing, but which is actually something else — and then complaining about it. It’s not the barista’s fault you don’t know what a cappuccino is, so don’t take it out on them. Also, don’t forget to tip!

3. If You’re This Guy…

OK, I could have done without the fat-shaming dig at the end of this story… but seriously. Don’t be this guy. You will be the cause of much grief, annoyance, and lack of overtime pay to so many coffee shop employees. Baristas are people too, and they don’t like to stay at work longer than they have to anymore than you do.

4. If You Order Like You Think You Deserve Special Treatment…

People actually try to cross the mighty counter divide? The only thing separating employees from occasionally terrifying customers? Who are you monsters?!

5. If You Order a Super Caffeinated and Sugary Drink for Your Very Small Child…

Just get them a milkshake or a smoothie or something. That much caffeine cannot be good for a small child.

6. If You Are Determined to Make Your Barista Make the Exact Same Drink Twice…

This one is an excerpt from a much longer and incredibly epic comment from Redditor BCProgramming. I highly suggest reading the whole thing; in addition to this piece of work, it also includes lessons on how not to deal with allergies, as well as some coworker complaints.

7. If You Try to Order a Specialty Coffee Drink at a Place That Doesn’t Do Specialty Coffee Drinks…

Sorry, but the world is not your own personal Starbucks.

8. If You Order Six Shots of Espresso in One Go…

Your barista is concerned for your health. It might be a good idea to listen to them. They have your best interests at heart.

9. But Also, Remember This:

Again, the big takeaway from this whole thread is: Drink what you like — just don’t be an asshole when you order it. Just do you, considerately.

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Woman Drinks Blood Filled Coffee at Costa Coffee

Woman drinks Costa coffee with blood in it after being served at Swansea drive-thru by staff member with cut hand

Janine Hughes with the letter of apology from Costa  after being served coffee with blood in it.

A COSTA drive through customer has vowed to drive past in future after being served coffee with blood in it.

The incident came at the UK coffee shop chain’s Llansamlet outlet and customer Janine Hughes has hit out at what she regards as the company’s inadequate response to her complaint.

Tomorrow she is due to get the result of blood tests.

Miss Hughes, from SA1 in Swansea, went to the outlet with her partner and her father and ordered two lattes, one of which had blood on the lid. She said the employee who served her had a cut hand and went to wash it while another staff member changed the lid.

“He should have changed the coffee,” she said. “My partner had that coffee. I drove off and took two sips of mine, and it tasted irony, I realised something was wrong, but did not know what at the time. Then I saw blood on the inside of the lid and realised there was blood in the coffee. My partner had not tried his as it was very hot, and he didn’t then.

“I drove back and asked to see the manager. The person who served me was mortified. I felt sorry for him. He should have gone off to wash his hands and we should have had two new coffees. I was offered new drinks and was given two lattes but I said I had to report it. It was too serious to ignore.”

 The duty manager said the area manager would contact her, which only happened two days later. Miss Hughes emailed head office in Dunstable the day after the incident, but said she had not received a reply.

“The area manager was horrified and said something should have been done,” said the 30-year-old IT worker. “She was very apologetic.”

 A follow-up letter of apology was sent, in which the area manager admitted that standards had fallen well short of what they should have been.

And she added: “I will ensure that my entire team will revisit all necessary training as an absolute minimum.”

 A head office statement said: “Our area manager has spoken to Ms Hughes and apologised for the distress this obviously caused her. This was an isolated incident and does not reflect our high standards of safety and hygiene.”

Miss Hughes said: “I don’t think it should have been the area manager to apologise. It should have been head office. Not once have they contacted me. They have hidden behind the brand. That is terrible.

 “I have had the worry of the blood tests. I don’t think I will ever go to Costa again. I will support my local coffee shops.”

Chris Peregrine /chris.peregrine@swwmedia.co.uk/@Perers71

Sourced from: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk

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The Types Of Customers At Starbucks That Will Annoy Every Barista

I actually worked at Starbucks for almost 3 years during my college years. It was a love and hate relationship. I loved working with my co-workers (except a few) but I hated dealing with some of the most difficult and strange customers. Over the years I’ve come to realization that there are a specific buckets Starbucks customers fall into.

Daily Customer – This is someone who’s addicted to Starbucks. They come in, drop all their hard earned money and get a $5 cup of coffee everyday. I know them by their drinks exactly the way they want it. Grande, sugar free vanilla, one pump hazelnut, non-fat, 2 splenda, latte.

I hate coffee customer – These people are usually teens. They come into a coffee shop and asks, “What should I get? but I hate coffee.” What the fuck are you doing in a coffee shop? Don’t come to a coffee shop if you don’t like coffee!

I don’t know what a fucking cappuccino is customer – These customers drive me nuts. These are the novice coffee drinkers. They have no idea what they want, but some how they’ve heard of the word cappuccino and maybe tried it once at a gas station. Cappuccinos are basically a shot of espresso, layered with a small amount of milk and most of it with milk foam. The scenario plays out like this. Jack ass comes in, doesn’t know what they want, they blurt out cappuccino, I make them one, than complain that this isn’t what they want. By this time, I figure out that they’re a newbie and they probably wanted a frappaccino. I curse in my head and proceed to make them one.

I’m a caffeine crackhead – These are the people who must drink coffee multiple times a day. Not just plain coffee but a $5 cup of coffee from Starbucks. These crackheads binge on coffee 3 times a day. That’s about on average $15 a day on coffee alone. People are fucking starving in this world and they’re soo high and mighty that they must treat themselves to a $15 worth of coffee every day.

I’m soo cool cause I have a laptop customer – These are the schmucks that come into the store, order one drink and sit for hours on end hogging up seats for actual paying customers. They tend to migrate to the coffee shop to display to the rest of the world that they’re doing something important. Hey! look at me! I’m on a computer! I’m doing something sooo important that I need to do it at a coffee shop where there’s all these people to watch me.

Frappaccino fuckers – Yea, I said it. Fuckers. Cause these are usually teens that come in packs of little fuckers (some big), and order dozens of frappacinos at a time. I fucking HATE the frapaccino station. You always run out of everything; ice, whip cream, syrup, toppings, frappaccino mix, ubb mix, all kinds of shit you just run out. I hate frappaccinos with a passion. I swore off frappaccinos since I’ve worked at a Starbucks. Fuck frappaccinos.

Calories don’t matter customers – I would say 90% of the customers probably don’t give a shit about the calories they consume in each of these drinks. Frappaccinos are the worst. I believe the caramel frappaccino has over 1500 calories in the venti. I knew a customer that would come in a few times a week and order a venti caramel frappaccino with a slice of caramel fudge cheese cake. He just consumed his daily caloric value in 15 minutes.

I need my drink perfect customers - These are the biggest pricks of them all. These are the people that make you’re daily life miserable. They’re pathetic life is so horrible that they must some how impart some of that negativity on to your life. I had a customer that would come in, order a grande, non-fat, 1 1/2 splenda, 22 second timed shot with 1 ice cube. She would wait by the bar and watch me time the shot. If it wasn’t perfect, she’d demand another. Then there’s cappuccino Jim. The worst of them all. This fucker would always order a cappuccino and watch you make his drink. If it wasn’t perfect, he’d come back after drinking half of it, and start cursing up a storm. What a fucking psycho.

Come at the last minute while we’re closing customer - Out of all the customers, I hate these people the most. It takes a while breaking things down, cleaning the machines, refilling everything for the morning crew. While we prepare to close in advance to leave on time, we get those straggler fucks that come in at the last minute asking for a cup of fucking coffee. Those who don’t know, all Starbucks store must open 10 minutes past the actual closing time. Just a rule corporate created to serve those who really wanted a cup of fucking coffee in the middle of the night and could barely make it till closing time. F*ck off!

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