Well, the title pretty much says it all. I hatehatehate when somebody orders an iced cappuccino, or some equally disgusting drink, and then tells me how great it is and that I should try it. No. Thank. You. I've had this happen with dirty chais, dirty chais with vanilla, and all kinds of gross tea combinations. Most likely these people have never tried anything else and don't realize that literally anything would taste better than a black tea with strawberry syrup.
What are your experiences?
My coworkers make iced coffee drinks for themselves and put them on the "Partner Drinks Only" tray in the back, and then don't drink out of them again until an hour or two later when they hace time. Watered down room temp coffee? Ewwwww...
I just hate when customers come in and make up BS drinks and then insist that we try them period! Sorry, but the last thing I really want to drink is an Iced Green Tea with No Water and Strawberry sauce. Sounds disgusting...but of course I have to smile and tell them that I'm definitely going to try that one! Kill me.
I had one women come in and order a soy chai w/ mocha. She was like it's so good you have to try it... well I made Tue mistake of trying it and needless to say it tasted like bitter butthole. I don't know how people can drink that garbage.
Dirty Chais are boss. Sorry, but it's the truth!
I have to chime in with the fact that I got a tin of full leaf Tazo Chai for my markout the other week, and have concluded that it is by far not nearly as revolting as the chai syrup. It's actually pretty good.
And doesn't smell like yeasty, fermenting Miller Lite spilled behind a college dorm dresser.
I love Stash brand Chai bags. Our full leaf chai's licorice is overpowering and I'm not a huge fan. (Although I still like it) I also really like strawberry with tea. You just have to add raspberry as well, and shake it up hardcore and it's rad.
I can't stand when people order luke warm drinks. And what is also annoying is when I don't hand them a sleeve because: let's face it, it's dumb-tarded. They then grab one as if their drink is hot or something.
Too many customers order crap that doesn't taste good. And they over pay for it as well.
I normally can't stand anise, but for whatevar reason it's a bit tasty. I also like Earl Grey. Awake tastes like hot garbage with an aftertaste of weiner, though. In fact, most of our drinks taste like burning trash with a subtle, yet smooth, underflavor of dong. It's sad that we have to be creative and improvise just to make it taste acceptable.
Oh, and, they're paying for the 'experience,' since I sure as **** haven't seen a decent raise since 2008. I suppose the 'experience' can be summed up as 'beleageur the help because YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IT. USA! USA!'
UGH this MAN yesterday. Pah. (I'm still all ruffled up by this, I suppose.)
So he orders an iced tall dirty chai, which I am not a fan of but I know some people like. Then he has the nerve to saunter over to the hand-off counter, lean his dirty nasty hairy man arm on it, and lecherously say, "So this is some kind of SPECIAL drink, isn't it? Heh-heh."
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
YOU ARE NOT GETTING INTO MY PANTS BECAUSE YOU ORDERED A DIRTY CHAI SORRY SIR
Peppermint soy latte. Enough said.
YOU ARE NOT GETTING INTO MY PANTS BECAUSE YOU ORDERED A DIRTY CHAI SORRY SIR
XD I think i **** my pants laughing.
I got another one today:
Tall, half green tea half apple juice, with rasberry syrup and no ice.
Had someone order a iced venti 14 pump nonfat no ice chia today...gross
@perfectionist
that's actually what I drink every shift.....except with ice like a normal person.
First, the term "dirty" chai is just awful and I hate when people order them because they're usually two octaves louder to let everyone in line behind them know they're "sophisticated" when really they just sound trashy. Then when I ask them to clarify for me what exactly the want in their chai (I've given up telling them we've already swept the floor, there is no joking with these tools) they start huffing and puffing, shaking their head to everyone around them before telling me, "duh, don't you know how to do your job? It's a chai with an add shot (or 2 add shots or 1 pump of mocha or a splash of black coffee...)"
Immediate decaf, just like anyone who orders an eggnog latte or anything blended with a shot either in or affogato. Them's the brakes.
Which reminds me - eggnog lattes with mocha, BARFATHON.
I also LOVE when people ask for their eggnog lattes extra hot and I hand them a cup full of scrambled eggs.
Some woman ordered a nonfat eggnog latte with whipped cream today...really?
does anyone actually look at which eggnog they are using? I never do, i figure N and % eggnog taste exactly the same so i just steam whatever is handy and customers can not tell the difference. The worst is when people order soy nog, we just tell them no.
We don't even make nonfat eggnog in my store anymore. Everyone gets the 2% eggnog mix because nonfat eggnog is just asinine. However, it does amuse me when someone orders a nonfat eggnog latte with half the pumps of syrup haha. I love the shocked look on their face when I explain to them that it's real eggnog.
Yeh, most people don't realize the eggnog is actual eggnog and that's funny to me as well. I like to watch the winces on a family's faces when, after they order four some odd venti eggnog lattes, I have to steam each pitcher one-by-one. That's about the only time I'll do the BR2, because it fills the cafe with a cacaphony and embarasses the weiner who ordered something so gross.
I hate the sound of eggnog steaming D: It makes me want to cry for all the unborn chickens the fat lardbutt I'm making it for is about to drink (with whip on top, of course).
Those unborn chickens are heroes. They sacrificed themselves so the fatty blocking everyone else from getting to the hand-off plane gets splashed and deafened when I start steaming someone's hotnog.
A few days ago, someone ordered a dirty chai with hazelnut. Nastiest smelling drink ever.
at my store we automatically mix the eggnog with nonfat milk in a pitcher and use that all day long. weird to now other stores don't do that? I've been told that it's because pure egg nog clogs the steam wands. and yeah today I had a lady say she wanted an egg nog latte with half the flavor and i'm like "huh?"
oh and whoever mentioned SOY eggnog.... dumbest **** ever. the lady seemed to be shocked when I told her it would still contain dairy. I don't think people realize what eggnog is.
senorcardgage, hulking props for use of the word "cacophony"(I'll forgive the inaccurate spelling). God, I heart that word.
I pretty much just heart everything about senorcardgage. :3
^I strongly agree, dolly my dear. I rarely post, but I've been reading this site for a while, and he's gotta be the funniest(and nerdiest, and most web-savvy) guy here. Always makes me smile, if not LOL. I just hate it when he stands behind me in line loudly eating melty candy bars.
Where is the official senorcardgage thread? I'd start it now, but I've gotta go feed the hungry hungry hippo's their hot chocolates.
Becca always gets me laughing too, wish she'd post more.
God, iced cappuccinos are the WORST. They're a pain in the **** to make. It's like they can't decide whether they want something hot or cold and just decide on both. One of my coworkers was trying to sell me on them saying the "sweetness" that the "foam" creates gets mixed with the cold milk and is "so delicious!" and made me one. It was gross.
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