Top 21 Things That Annoy Your Baristas

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      You may be asking yourself if this is going to be a rant post. Why yes, yes it is. But it is also going to hopefully help you think about what you're doing the next time you go to your favorite coffee house. 
      The following list is in no particular order. 

1. Being on the phone while ordering.
     We don't know who you're talking to and yet somehow you get annoyed with us...
2. Not tipping with large orders (6+ drinks)
     It's not like we hate big orders or anything, but we do hate when you are entitled and act like it's no big deal. 
3. Not listening when we've greeted you multiple times. 
     Actual conversation--
-Barista: Hi! What can we get for you? 
-Barista: Do you have any questions? 
-Barista: You can order whenever you're ready. 
-Customer: Oh sorry. You didn't say anything. 
4. Putting money on the counter instead of in our hands.
    No, I'm not here. Don't worry about it. I can scrape the coins and bills off the counter. 
5. Leaving trash any place except the trash can. 
     Were you raised in a barn? The trash can is two feet from your table! And you're not three years old. Your blueberry scone should not be in crumbles all over the floor. 
6. Repeating the whole order when we only asked you to repeat one thing. 
-Barista: What size was that? 
-Customer: Grande skinny vanilla latte with no foam, extra shot, extra hot. 
-Barista: (Just asked the size...)
7. Arguing with us about the way we make drinks or a recipe. 
-Customer: (Watching intently from the hand-off) Why are you making their frappucino before my drink? Doesn't that get some kind of topping? The other store doesn't make it with vanilla. They make it with caramel. 
8. Ordering off the Secret Menu with no recipe.
-Customer: Can I get the Cadbury Egg Frappé? 
-Barista: (First of all it's, Frappucino) We don't actually have a Secret Menu. It's just drinks customers make up. We don't memorize them. I can make it if you have a recipe, though.
-Customer: Yeah I don't have a recipe. The other store always makes it for me though. 
9. Yelling at us for something we have no control over. 
-Customer: Well use my gift card. 
-Barista: I did ma'am. There isn't enough on there. 
-Customer: But there was more on it yesterday.
-Barista: I'm sorry about that. 
-Customer: Well what did you do with the money on my card?! 
10. Taking a drink or complaining about a drink that isn't yours.
-Customer: This doesn't taste right. 
-Barista: What can I do to fix it?
-Customer: It's not good. 
-Barista: Well what did you order and I'll remake it? 
-Customer: An iced black tea. For Frank
-Barista: Oh. Well it doesn't taste right because it's a large latte for Carol. 
11. Ordering "Just a regular" or "Small Breve". 
     There is no such thing as a regular and a breve is not the name of a drink. It's a milk preference. 
12. Getting only water in the drive thru. 
     It's just silly and a waste of time. Sorry, just how I feel. 
13. Asking where your food or drink is when you just finished ordering
Customer: Hi, I'm waiting on my mocha and a sandwich. Where is it?
Barista: (Well you ordered ten seconds ago and I'm not anywhere near the oven...) It'll be right out.
14. Driving off while we are still talking to you. 
-Barista: Okay, so that drink and cookie will be--
-*Customer drives away*
15. Ordering no foam cappuccinos. 
     This is not a thing. Cappuccinos have half foam. If we make a no foam cappuccino it is just a latte.
16. Reaching around the counter for a lid or anything else. 
     If you need something, ask for it. Don't reach over the threshold. There is a counter separating us from you for a reason. 
17. Giving life advice when it isn't asked for.
-Customer: You should really go teach English overseas. It would be great experience and you would love it!
-Barista: Thank you, but I just asked if you needed anything else.  
18. Kids with no parents around 
     Nothing bugs us more when five 12-year-olds come in and ask for water and cake pops and leaving stuff everywhere. Plus they are loud and out of control....
19. Thinking we read minds. 
     No, we haven't been to Hogwarts. No, we weren't born with mind-reading super powers. If you want something specific, you have to tell us.  
20. Dumping coffee in the trash after you told us no room.
     It's gross. And hard to clean up. And rude. If you want room, say that. 
21. Asking us to make your drink at 200 degrees. 
     This is a physical impossibility. The milk will start to boil over at 175 degrees...we risk bodily harm to ourselves. Plus no one needs their drink that hot. 

      Were you surprised by any of these? Do you do any of these?? 

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