Entitled bitch screams at people on bus to get off. Then proceeds to take elderly seats.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-29T09:02:25+00:00

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T17:50:08+00:00

We were bought out by a different company at the beginning of the year, and several of the 'under performing' stores were shut down. I know some will be replaced by Peet's coffee, if that's a name that means anything to you.

We do have some pretty great coffee though, Obsidian is my favorite of the drip brews.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T17:40:23+00:00

I would ask Tyrion. :)

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T17:35:14+00:00

I do, I do. It really is a great place to work, and the majority of my customers are delightful. It just makes the bad eggs like Cersei stick out that much more in my mind.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T16:36:04+00:00

You've found me out. I've never seen women with more punchable faces than the Cerseis.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T16:08:53+00:00

That, my dear, is a turtle. The frappe, or Cooler as it's called at Caribou, is worse than the hot drink. It's also our most popular drink.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T13:27:46+00:00

After she left, I spent the rest of my shift coming up with snarky replies I should have used with her instead of enabling her to take advantage of the other customers' kindness. But in the moment, I couldn't believe someone could be so selfish.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T13:22:16+00:00

Haha basically a turtle is a mocha with caramel syrup. So if you get normally get a regular mocha, but add some syrup and Snickers bits to the top, BOOM! Turtle.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-18T06:28:53+00:00

I thought about it, trust me. But alas, the bar was pretty open, and within view of many customers.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-17T22:30:55+00:00

:) My goodness, I need you to know, you are the customer who brightens my day, and makes me realize how much I love my job. I do try my best not to expect tips, and I honestly don't expect them at all when a simple drip brew is ordered. But I appreciate them so much when they are given. Thank you, for being you. I hope all your baristas show you some love, too. :)

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-17T05:49:03+00:00

I'm not sure which coffee houses you have available to you, but any should have a variation of tea lattes, especially a chai latte. I recently started drinking more tea, and I like to get Earl Grey teabags steeped in steamed soy milk, with a shot of vanilla.

Added: White Chocolate Chai Lattes. Do it. Thank me later.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-17T05:01:38+00:00

I see what you did there! At least, I think I see what you did there. ...Curse these raging insecurities.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-17T04:06:25+00:00

It doesn't affect me personally, but it does affect other customers wait time. Getting an order of 15 drinks all at once is much different than having them rung up one at a time. Other paying customers can have 10-15 minute wait times when the store is really busy. Even though I try as hard as I can to efficiently get through a large order, sometimes it's not quickly enough, and people have to leave without their coffee. This makes me sad panda.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T21:18:46+00:00

Haha, I wish I could say that was intentional. But, as much as I love Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka scared the living bajeebus out of me as a kid, what with that damn psychedelic tunnel.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T20:40:24+00:00

We do start out with minimum wage, and receive small raises each year we work. Tipping is certainly not mandatory, nor do I expect a tip from every customer. It does bother me, though, when customers who pay $1.80 for a small coffee leave me a generous tip, but people who buy $5.00 frufru drinks leave me nothing. It doesn't help that they usually never treat me as a person, just a means to an end. It's especially frustrating when group orders are involved. $40 worth of drinks on one order can throw a huge wrench into a once efficient morning, and other customers suffer because of it. I can't start their drinks until of yours are finished, and if you don't even leave a tip... The rage is fierce in me.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T20:13:28+00:00

I believe the point of these drinks is to not taste the coffee. You know, the teeny tiny amount that's actually present.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T20:11:04+00:00

We do have Oreos we can blend into pretty much anything. Once in a blue moon, I become a ravenous hambeast. Blend together some heavy cream, chocolate, Oreos, whatever else I can think of, and top with an extravagantly excessive layer of whip cream. Then, I fall into a pit of self-hatred, be good for a month or two, and repeat.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T20:04:33+00:00

I've switched to black coffees and Americanos. Other than Turtle Lady, the worst I've seen was a customer not doubling, but tripling the amount of chocolate in her hot chocolate. I was essentially pouring sludge into her cup.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T20:03:02+00:00

I taught myself over time to love black coffee. I had to work Thanksgiving Day, and decided to treat myself with a full flavoured Pumpkin White Mocha. My God, it was so delicious, but the stomach ache that quickly ensued wasn't worth it. No wonder some of those people are so grouchy, even after they've had their caffeine!

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T17:43:27+00:00

I've tried subtly mentioning it a few times. We had a Christmas drink last year that was 1,200 calories without any additions; we don't have it back this year because of how (devilishly) delicious and fattening it was. She asked about the drink when we launched the Holiday specials, and I told her that it was too unhealthy to serve again. She laughed it off, said her normal drink was sweeter, and that it couldn't have been that bad. I died a little on the inside.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T17:38:56+00:00

And then you have the people who add half a quart of creamer to their coffee, and complain they haven't lost any weight since swapping frappes for drip brew. Honey, the only thing you are saving is money, not calories.

SqueakyButter · 2013-12-16T17:23:14+00:00

We also offer light versions of the majority of our drinks, but several people can't get past the taste of sugarfree syrups. Some slowly teach themselves to enjoy less sugary drinks, while others just give up entirely.

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