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Customer calls out Starbucks for prioritizing mobile orders over people standing in line

‘Chipotle is extra guilty of this too’: Customer calls out Starbucks for prioritizing mobile orders over people ordering in-store

'I might not be standing there but if I paid first, it gets made first.'

On Jan 22, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

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person sitting in chair with caption 'oh no pink drinks aren't fruit juice, they have caffeine' (l) Starbucks Pink Drink in front of green background (c) person sitting in chair with caption 'you're giving your toddler 45 mg of caffeine at 8pm' (r)

‘You’re giving your toddler 45mg of caffeine at 8pm’: Starbucks worker shares PSA about caffeine content in the Pink Drinks

'I learned this the hard way.'

On Jan 10, 2023 by Lauren Castro

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Starbucks barista speaking (l) Starbucks Matcha Iced Green Tea on table (c) Starbucks barista speaking (r)

‘Matcha, bro. I hate that’: Starbucks baristas share what type of drinks they ‘hate making the most’

'The stupid a** barbie drink. It doesn't even taste good.'

On Jan 7, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Starbucks barista at register caption 'when customers start asking me for recommendations but I was hired to work at Target and just so happened to get placed in Starbucks' (l) Target Starbucks with Target shopping cart (c) Starbucks barista at register caption 'when customers start asking me for recommendations but I was hired to work at Target and just so happened to get placed in Starbucks' (r)

‘I was hired to work at Target’: Target worker confused after she was put to work as a barista at the in-store Starbucks

'Don't even know what an Americano is.'

On Dec 30, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Starbucks barista speaking holding tablet (l) Starbucks circular sign on concrete wall (c) finger pointing to Starbucks rewards tiers on tablet (r)

Barista says Starbucks is changing its reward system, begs customers not to ‘come for us baristas’

'Good luck to y’all, because I can already foresee the coming storm of Karens.'

On Dec 29, 2022 by Melody Heald

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Starbucks employee with caption 'the register is not sound proof. i can hear y'all making fun of my appearance and giggling' (l) Starbucks employee at register (c) Starbucks employee with caption 'the register is not sound proof. i can hear y'all making fun of my appearance and giggling' (r)

‘The register is not soundproof’: Starbucks worker says she overheard customers making fun of her appearance

'I'm just trying to take people's orders and do my job.'

On Dec 29, 2022 by Phil West

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Starbucks barista working and speaking caption 'Barista Icks I get' 'Like bro how didn't you know what you want and you can just stand there' (l) Starbucks barista working and speaking caption 'Barista Icks I get' 'it It ahs to be people who don't know what they're ordering' (c) Starbucks barista working and speaking caption 'Barista Icks I get' 'Like bro you can't have milk and you just dilute it with heavy milk' (r)

‘Another ick are people who ask for soy milk, oat milk, coconut milk, almond milk, and then say they want sweet cream cold foam’: Starbucks worker shares ‘barista icks’

'I'm pretty sure I can get in trouble for this video, I'm gonna do it anyway.'

On Dec 27, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘With a drive thru this would be hell’: Starbucks tests single-serve coffee brewers, sparking debate

'It’s so much more convenient than what we use now.'

On Dec 16, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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woman speaking in car holding up Starbucks drink (l) Starbucks Drive Thru sign (c) woman speaking in car holding up Starbucks drink (r)

‘They weren’t having this pay-it-forward nonsense, and they just cut it off at me’: Starbucks customer says baristas lied to her about pay-it-forward coffee

'Starbucks employees have just unanimously decided that they are so over your pay-it-forwards.'

On Dec 14, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman speaking in car caption 'even a multi billion dollar company can't keep their prices straight' (l) Starbucks sign in window (c) woman speaking in car caption 'these inconsistencies make it so much harder on baristas' (r)

‘Even a multi-billion-dollar company can’t keep their prices straight’: Starbucks barista points out inconsistent prices of modifications

'Why is adding an extra shot to an Americano 30 cents, but adding that same extra shot to a Latte is a whole dollar?'

On Dec 13, 2022 by Vladimir Supica

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coffee shop barista speaking in car caption 'alright so I'm a barista and at the coffee shop I work at there's this couple' (l) couple's note from coffee shop 'Hi, Doug G. Those toes need to be sucked on' (c) coffee shop barista speaking in car caption 'and put notes for each other instead in the little notes section' (r)

‘This has to be their kink’: Philz Coffee barista says couple uses online orders to send inappropriate notes to each other

'Some of this is wild to say at 9:30 am.'

On Dec 9, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Starbucks barista making 'medicine ball' drink caption 'Medicine Ball mfs think this drink will cure every diseases they ever known' (l) sick woman blowing nose holding Starbucks drink (c) Starbucks barista making 'medicine ball' drink caption 'Medicine Ball mfs think this drink will cure every diseases they ever known' (r)

‘Go see a doctor’: Starbucks barista mocks customers who think ‘medicine ball’ drink will ‘cure every disease they’ve ever known’

'I had someone ask for a medicine ball with extra medicine.'

On Dec 3, 2022 by Melody Heald

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person speaking outside while walking (l) Starbucks barista holding cup (c) person holding up Starbucks reusable cup (r)

‘That kinda defeats the entire purpose of the reusable cup’: Starbucks barista throws away plastic cup after customer brought his own reusable cup

'Part of my soul dies when they do that.'

On Dec 2, 2022 by Jack Alban

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woman speaking holding Starbucks cup (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over Caffe Misto in Starbucks app (c) woman drinking Starbucks drink (r)

‘I tried this and it was disgusting’: Customer debunks Starbucks ‘Cafe Misto’ latte hack

'I’m convinced the people who do this hack never had a latte before.'

On Nov 23, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman greenscreen TikTok over Starbucks app 'Hot Coffees' section (l) woman in car with Starbucks coffee caption 'THE Starbucks hack' (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Starbucks app in 'Customize' category adding 2 shots of espresso (r)

‘This is the only drink I use my stars on’: Starbucks customer shares hack on how to get a ‘free’ drink when using mobile app

'Just don't let corporate find out.'

On Nov 20, 2022 by Dan Latu

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