Comments on: Starbucks Barista Gets Angry: Yeah Me Too

By: roobear

roobear — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:05:41 +0000

oh, and a little afterthought, if your drink is wrong i will make it again and again to ensure that you are satisfied, but remember that each barista makes it differently and some of the extremely specific instructions that customers request can be really difficult…it is really hard to get all of the foam off of drink made with soy milk for example… so please dont get angry and yell that there is less than a millimeters worth of foam on your drink because it truly is frustrating and just leaves us exasperated for the customers to come

By: roobear

roobear — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:21 +0000

i agree with chex- i am also a starbucks barista and it is rather annoying to have someone special order their drink with ” soy, only two and a half pumps of mocha, no whip cream, half decaf, no foam, whole milk, double cup, add sleeve,blah blah blah…”….the list could go on and on. the bottom line is you ARE paying for overpriced crappy coffee that tastes just as bad as mccafe or gas station liquid sugar….but that doesnt mean that i want to make your drink a billion times just because you dont believe it tastes right.

but that also does not mean that i do not care- we have tons of regular customers that come into our store who tell us stories and stay in there for hours at times, and i am seriously interested in them and their lives. it has been on more than one occasion that i have bought a drink for a customer either because i like them or because they were having a bad day or just because i want to…and alot of my coworkers are the same way.

yes there are times when i get agitated at my job and i have to paste a fake smile on my face, but name one job that you enjoy one hundred percent of the time where you dont have to deal with several rude, racist, snobby, full of it customers and job politics and i will immediately quit starbucks to do set job.

it is not fair to completely write off starbucks without having been to one with a great, caring atmosphere..believe me they do exist.

By: Rita

Rita — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:18:37 +0000

My sister and I were frequent Starbucks customers-we are the nice people. The chick who has made our drinks the last few times was so busy chatting with her buddies and other customers coming in after us-and getting the mailman who came in after us his drink 1st that we wondered if she had forgotten us.

Well, she must have forgotten something-like maybe putting the whipped cream back in the fridge instead of leaving it out all morning long-we got food poisoning and suffered over 3 days with it!
After 4 years-no more Starbucks!

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By: CaffiNation Paul

CaffiNation Paul — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:18:12 +0000

Well Put Fiend, I can’t stand starbucks as an entity it only appears that they are finally getting to big for their own good. The first thing to go in a recession is the niceties, including people paying 3 bucks for a cup of burnt coffee.
Dark roast you say? hardly

I love your site, and check it often as a resource for my Caffeine Culture / Technology News Podcast The CaffiNation Podcast. http://www.caffination.com
Keep up the good work.

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:35:40 +0000

I say, its time Tully’s coffee kills off Starbucks.

By: césar.

césar. — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:18:48 +0000

This makes me appreciate my Starbucks Barista that much more. The ones at my local Starbucks are all very polite, and i always thank them for making my drink. I’ve never had a bad experience with a Barista. I think if you treat them well, they’ll be just as kind. I mean, those Barista’s cater for hundreds of people each day, but they remember me and my signature drink even if they don’t remember my name.

I personally love Starbucks, mostly for their customization options. Their coffee is decent, i’ve had far worse. i just think it’s hysterical i get branded as snobbish and pretentious because i know how i like my drinks. I raise my Venti, Seven-shot, upside down, iced soy caramel macchiato in your general directions =]

By: [Scrubs]

[Scrubs] — Thu, 03 May 2007 07:53:38 +0000

“frapalapachino” lol….Marry me

Starbucks gets cocky and pompous customers, give them a break. I’ve heard of people bitching that they want their “latte” with chocolate milk. hey dick faces, thats a mocha. The argument works both ways though. Just cause u work there doesn’t make u an all knowing corrective jerk off.

(remember, theres no “I” in team but there is a U in BUTTFACE)

By: KarlieMildraed

KarlieMildraed — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:02:33 +0000

Looks like I am defending Starbucks again. You do get real coffee at Starbucks. Some people bring home whole bean packs and grind at home. And you don’t have to order the milkshaky Frappucinos thingys. You can have REAL COFFEE.

And to the select few that are against Caffeine Fiend, just hold off on your comments. CF does lots of work and you can’t just say CF did or did not have a real job. THIS website here proves to me CF’s doing a real job. So to all, lay off on CF.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:48:14 +0000

oh how I love you.

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