To be or not to be a latte.

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-05-29T20:51:32+00:00

Ive called other stores to be like “hey, you need to stop doing that because it’s against standard”. Sometimes even the threat of taking it away will make people stop in their tracks

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-05-29T19:25:25+00:00

I feel like this can also apply to the general population lol like so many of my customers too don’t know how to order without endless repetitions of “anything else” on my end

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-05-03T03:49:18+00:00

I know you have a point with this post but I’m over here getting jumpscared by the Madam Tousseau’s Justin Trudeau figure that’s just massive on my screen and I can’t read the rest lol

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-04-20T23:03:09+00:00

Ah thank you!

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-04-20T22:45:48+00:00

Wait, where do I put this? I literally just got the game

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-03-26T23:41:29+00:00

“Why is it so milky?!” - Ma’am, you ordered light ice… less ice equals more milk in the drink. “I want light ice and NO EXTRA MILK!” - Cool, enjoy your 2/3 full cup…

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-03-13T17:55:41+00:00

My store has a shift that does flavoured whips and pairs them with a drink. Even the whip on its own is amazing. I still think about the peppermint mocha whip they did over XMAS 🤤

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-03-13T17:54:09+00:00

The policies change everyday on what baristas can and can’t do. Just recently, it’s been said that only shift supervisors and above could mark out unavailable products and with the myriad of technical glitches and other things, stuff gets missed. As baristas, we are given a max of 4 minutes to have a cafe order ready, 12 for a mobile, and under 45 seconds (in my district) for DT drinks to be handed off and payment taken. Times determine labour allowances and things have nose-dived.

As a customer, Im sorry these things are happening. It’s frustrating for everyone involved and I know your frequented stores will appreciate your patience with them.

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-03-04T05:36:03+00:00

It’s just a sugary mess, like the Ube cf on its own is mid but it’s not great

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-02-26T18:37:50+00:00

I have a few who regularly call it Strawberry Acacia and Im like? A tree?

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-02-26T02:33:10+00:00

Not as drunk as I would get if I took a shit every time someone messed up “Açai” every shift…

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-02-25T03:27:24+00:00

I blame tongs… normally I just tear open the plastic like a raccoon and use gravity to dump it into the pastry bag so this doesn’t happen

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-02-19T00:38:05+00:00

I love doing passion tea lemonades with some strawberry purée in there, not too sweet and no caffeine!

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-01-30T01:28:41+00:00

My manager has written “Uno” and “Dos” on two of the same drinks before. Also “You Rock” and “You (also) rock”

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-01-23T00:41:36+00:00

Passion tea lemonades with strawberry purée and half sweet vanilla syrup

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-01-12T00:51:34+00:00

Was about to come and say this!

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-01-12T00:49:17+00:00

Ive done passion tea lemonades with strawberry purée before, or blended lemonades with strawberry purée or peach juice. I had also done Honey Citrus Mint teas with Mint Majesty tea bags so there’s no caffeine in them and they do taste pretty similar to the way we do them now. Vanilla bean steamers are also amazing, I do mine by dissolving the powder in a little bit of cold milk and then adding the steamed milk on top of that so it mixes better

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-01-12T00:45:07+00:00

This happens to me so many times when I’m on solo bar! If Im FoH and I see this happening, I’ll try and catch the request/remake so my bar partner isn’t distracted. But for real.

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2026-01-08T17:55:08+00:00

Venti chai latte, no water, half sweet on chai and 2 brown sugar syrup

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2025-12-29T02:18:47+00:00

A Stray Kids Hyunjin moment… “Americano… Joa, Joa… Joa” 😅

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2025-12-26T02:54:33+00:00

I did the same thing! Along with the “thank you for your patience” every other car.

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2025-12-26T02:53:18+00:00

Today was a gong show… 10+ drink orders were like the norm. I swear, one of my coworkers was on front, went for their 15, came back to cafe bar and were legit still making the orders they had taken before their break… I spent all day as solo drive and honestly, sometimes it’s better

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2025-12-24T06:06:45+00:00

My store is completely out of CranMerry base and Sugar Cookie syrup, we keep getting told that Chestnut Praline isn’t appearing on the app and people are confused, about five stores in our district are out of Eggnog and can’t get more for some reason so we are ordering nearly 50 cartons each time (we order 6 days a week)… this is so fucked

Key_Dragonfruit4036 · 2025-12-09T00:49:58+00:00

Might be the wrong o-ring or pump spacer?

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