First I had a guy who came in and tried to pay for his drink with an Old Navy gift card. When I told him that it was for Old Navy, a clothing store, he insisted that he pay with it.
Second, I had a customer who wants to take advantage of the system, and to get more gold rewards, made me ring up all his drinks separately. This was also in the middle of a rush and I was the only partner with a till.
You don't get the latter often? We get that kind of nonsense all the time. I find absolutely no irony in the fact that it's always frickin' old people, too.
I've never gotten those people. I really hope they don't start popping up, I work in a community where not everyone bothers to get a gold card, and there aren't a lot of old people. Probably 90% of the drinks my store sells are fraps.
I have a guy who just recently figured out this system. It's like it's a big secret that he's so proud of discovering, and there's a tone to his voice like he's trying to make me feel bad for not telling him about it sooner.
I'm like...why would I tell you about something that slows my line down that much more? That's great that you're getting a free drink EVERY WEEK, but for God's sake, you get a TRIPLE ESPRESSO. wtf, man.
I at least used to be nice about it, before I worked here again. I'd go to the store, buy my drink...sit and work on my lappy for awhile (graphicdesignhomeworkohGodtherewassomuchofit), then go back and buy my cupcake or whatever. And then, before I left, I'd get tea or something for the road. Three stars, one visit, not being an a@sshole. I mean, I knew from the beginning that I was getting that cupcake, but I'd wait to get the stars later.
Or I didn't want to seem like a cheapskate who needed my card swiped a few times in one transaction. One of the two.
i have some regulars that want the points. they're an older married couple. they only get drinks for themselves, so it doesn't bother me that they wanna abuse the system. if they had 5+ drinks, i'd call them ridiculous. but as for now, its no problem.
A Starbucks gold card? Just my luck to be killed in some place where I am unknown, and they try to figure out who I am so they go through my wallet, see my business card from my website, realize who I am, then see the Starbucks card, and are standing there, laughing hysterically while standing over my dead body. Bad enough so many people laugh at it when I am alive, but let a guy rest in peace already! ;-O
Everyone at my store knows this system!!! There may end up being a Seattle PLATINUM card because of this.
Some people come in with seperate orders and pay with like 1365183651 gold cards because they were sent to get drinks for the office by coworkers upstairs. One time I had a customer hand me his Chicago Card Plus transporatation card. I looked at him and told him there's no touch pad here to ride. He got embarrased and gave me his gold card when I handed him back his Chicago Card. Talk about slow moment. LOL
Ha, I've had people give me their identification cards. "That's wonderful, Tim, but this isn't a method of payment...". Tim never made this blunder twice.
Also, the multi-transactions Gold Card fiasco? If someone has two drinks, I try not to get pithy, but once you order 3 frappuccinos and your Pike, no way, sir. BACK OF THE LINE! :)
^ Your manager lets you do that?!
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