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“I might dress up as a barista… but only wear my apron...”
— one of my favorite co-workers....

“I was concerned and a little upset at where our legacy could...”
— Arthur Rubinfeld,...

AHHH!!! LOOK WHAT WE GOT - GINGERBREAD SYRUP!!  The winter...

glass: coffee tasting flavor wheel [ link ]

As Part of Starbucks Shared Planet, the...

Goals Starbucks plans to achieve by 2015 include: Ethical Sourcing: Purchase 100 percent of all...

My store is so jank… HOW JANK IS IT? In this photo we...

my new slogan

Customer: ah so you're a barista? (which he pronounced "bar-is-tah")
Co-worker: yup
Customer: are you... like certified?
Co-worker: I'm suppose to be, because I've been here for awhile and know how to make everything, but I've not officially been certified
Customer's friend: ah... and you?
147xxxx: Yeah, I've been here for like a year and 1/2, but I haven't been certified either. But, I won't mess up your mocha, so don't worry :)
Customer: awwno, I was just wondering how it all worked; I'm sure you're a good barista
Customer's friend: a real baaaad barista
Customer: (laughing) yeah, yeah, you a real bad ass barista
147xxxx: ha, thaaanks - here's your double tall mocha and your grande no-whip pumpkin spice latte
Customer: She may not be my sista, but she's a bad ass barista

“Do you want the whip cream? …If you’re on a diet...”
— my co-worker aka the most...

Dear Italy, Do your people not take care of their garbage/mess when they are out in public or is...

“But there are many spots on the globe where it’s tough...”
—  Daniel Gross, who claims that...

Nice customers: 1 Rude customers: 738461

A few nights ago, I was giving change back to a drip coffee customer when he says, “you know,...

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“Some homeless man threw up in the corner of the lobby...”
— My coworker. Gosh, I’m...

“Uhm… where’s the menu?”
— the dumbest customer...

Remember when I made drinks for the Law & Order crew and really wanted to make an iced tea for...

I usually come in with a good mood on Sundays and keep it through the majority of my shift. The...

At a rally in California, the Vice-Presidential candidate...

Dear partner who I cannnnott stand,

I can’t stand you.  Like when I come to work and I find out that you’re also working, I...

Where did all the yuppies go?

My manager told me the other day that there are two starbucks in the area that have a partner there...

Touché, my friend, toufreakingché

Customer: Heyy, um, can I have a hot chocolate - tall?
147xxxx: yeah sure, but do you want the new signature hot chocolate that we just rolled out a week ago or the regular hot chocolate?
Customer: ...I'll just take the regular one
Signature Hot Chocolate Pusher/Guy who I'm embarrassed to say is my shift supervisor: awh, no no you should get the signature hot cocoa (not called signature hot cocoa... called signature hot chocolate)
Customer: what's the difference?
SHCP/GWIETSIMSS: uhm... one is auh... the new one tastes like swiss miss
Customer: ... why would I want to spend like $4 on a little cup when I can buy a box of something that tastes the same for $4
tried the plain signature hot chocolate today! Sorry, but it tastes like swiss miss. It has all natural flavors and all that jazz so its a bit better for you

This is not that surprising for my store

A newish barista worked an 8 hour closing shift last night and then came in 6 hours later to open...

Whenever someone has a starbucks cup, I can’t help myself but look at the cup markings and see...

You want a black eye? How about a grande...

Crazy man SHOUTING from the lobby: Hey, you know what a green eye is?
Assistant store manager: I know what a red eye is and black eye and blue eye-
cmSfl: Ah, you not starbucks people - you don't know what a greeeen eye is
ASM: Well, I'm guess its 4 shots? Sorry sir, Haven't been with the company long
cmSfl: Yes, it is FOUR SHOTS. They should close down the store and teach you all something. FOUR SHOTS IN A COFFEE. GREEN EYE
147xxxx: ACTUALLY SIR, terms like "red eye" or "green eye" aren't official starbucks terms. But since customer order with these terms often, we tend to use them to eliminate confusion. SO HERE AT STARBUCKS, we would call your tall "green eye" a quad tall pike place or quad tall verona. smiiiiiiiiile
cmSfl: (to ASM) k, well, I'll have... that (he goes to the bathroom while I put the 4 shots in his coffee. He comes out and points to his finished drink on the handoff counter) GREEN EYE?
147xxxx: The coffee with four shots of espresso? YUP IT SURE ISSS!!!
I'm sorry, but don't come quizzing us on your bullshit terms and then talk down to us when someone politely says that they don't know what the hell you're talking about. Don't roll your eyes and sigh when a new partner (or any partner) asks what a "london fog" is. We'll be (for the most part) happy to make whatever you want, so why act self righteous about ordering it? I might have not taken the high starbuckian road by being a bit rude/passive aggressive, but I'm not going to let you treat us like that.
I must say that this was my only annoying customer the whole shift. Nice and normal customers can make my job easier and significantly more fun. Could the cold weather that's coming in be keeping rude customers out?

Is It Iced Coffee Weather?