20 Problems Only Baristas Will Understand

16. "I€™ll Have A Venti"

tumblrtumblrExcellent, and what size is a venti? For anyone who doesn€™t work at Starbucks, this could not get anymore frustrating. Just don€™t go to a non-Starbucks store and order like you€™re there.

15. These Machines Fall Like Dominos

tumblrtumblrFamiliar with Murphy€™s Law? Everything that can go wrong will go wrong - never is that more true than at a café. You€™re a person down, someone called in sick 20 minutes before their shift started, but that€™s okay because the fridge has decided to self-destruct and now the coffee machine is leaking€again. It€™s as if all the bad karma is stored and rather than distributed in small doses it€™s unleashed in one fiery hell-storm.

14. The Macchiato Problem

tumblrtumblrStarbucks has ruined many things, but none as badly as the macchiato. The truth is most people don€™t 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 they€™re the idiot for not knowing what a macchiato is.

13. "Actually, Can I Have Decaf?"

Sherlock johnBBCThis question is 90% of the time asked after you have served a customer their drink. €œIs that decaf?€ €œNo it isn€™t,€ €œI said I wanted decaf,€ €œOkay, let me remake it for you.€ They never said the wanted decaf.
 
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