16. "Ill Have A Venti"
tumblrExcellent, and what size is a venti? For anyone who doesnt work at Starbucks, this could not get anymore frustrating. Just dont go to a non-Starbucks store and order like youre there.
15. These Machines Fall Like Dominos
tumblrFamiliar with Murphys Law? Everything that can go wrong will go wrong - never is that more true than at a café. Youre a person down, someone called in sick 20 minutes before their shift started, but thats okay because the fridge has decided to self-destruct and now the coffee machine is leakingagain. Its as if all the bad karma is stored and rather than distributed in small doses its unleashed in one fiery hell-storm.
14. The Macchiato Problem
tumblrStarbucks has ruined many things, but none as badly as the macchiato. The truth is most people dont know what a macchiato is and often get it confused with a café latte or latte macchiato. Someone will come into a store, ask for a macchiato and is presented with a small drink of two shots of espresso with some hot, frothy milk and the barista ends up being told theyre the idiot for not knowing what a macchiato is.
13. "Actually, Can I Have Decaf?"
BBCThis question is 90% of the time asked after you have served a customer their drink. Is that decaf? No it isnt, I said I wanted decaf, Okay, let me remake it for you. They never said the wanted decaf.