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10 things not to do when ordering your beverage of choice at a coffee shop:
1. Walk up the counter like your about to order and then spend ten minutes debating what you want with your friend. the poor person behind the counter just sits and very very awkwardly waits... don't walk up to the counter until you know what you want.
2. change your order halfway through and say 'is it too late to switch?'. Unless by magic i will unsteam the milk i just steamed, make the pump take back the chocolate that is now going to be wasted along with your paper cup... it is just annoying.
3. or say 'i did say skim/soy/decaf, right?' when i'm putting your drink in front of you. Depending on how friendly you are, i might just lie. 'Yes you did, one skim decaf latte'.
4. If you have a list of drinks to take back to your friends/the office/the bar down the street just give me the list. life is a lot better that way. you won't have to pronounce machiato and i won't have to ask if that one was skim or soy... no the second one. the mocha... you meant the late? oh! the small hazelnut late! what? a medium almond one? argh.... just hand over the list.
5. don't start your order with 'just'. oh, i'll just have a large mocha frappucino. that is not just a 'just'. that is probably something well over three or four hundred calories, and isn't just a little cup of coffee. self serve coffee is the only reason to say 'i'll just have'.
6. if your a regular, don't just assume i know your name. i would love to meet you. please introduce yourself. i can remember your drink much better if i have some sort of reference.
7. don't put the two cents back into your pocket, wallet, purse, whatever. tip me. please. or give it to the kittens at the humane society jar. it just comes off as really cheap when you keep two pennies.
8. if you perhaps order in a pizza, that is great. a) don't leave the box open on one of the upstairs tables or anywhere else for that matter b) don't just set it next to the trash can, you bought it now please fold it up so it fits. i don't want your subway bags/ arby's wrappers/ mcdonald's fries box thingys all over the floor. goodness, be responsible.
9. when leaving your cup after you had tea, throw the teabag away. it really isn't that hard.
10. this tops it all- when about to puke, please go into the restroom or leave the place. don't sit there miserably and then puke all over the carpeting, then not offer to help clean it up or even say sorry. stupid highschoolers.
(i swear they're worse up here)
1. Walk up the counter like your about to order and then spend ten minutes debating what you want with your friend. the poor person behind the counter just sits and very very awkwardly waits... don't walk up to the counter until you know what you want.
2. change your order halfway through and say 'is it too late to switch?'. Unless by magic i will unsteam the milk i just steamed, make the pump take back the chocolate that is now going to be wasted along with your paper cup... it is just annoying.
3. or say 'i did say skim/soy/decaf, right?' when i'm putting your drink in front of you. Depending on how friendly you are, i might just lie. 'Yes you did, one skim decaf latte'.
4. If you have a list of drinks to take back to your friends/the office/the bar down the street just give me the list. life is a lot better that way. you won't have to pronounce machiato and i won't have to ask if that one was skim or soy... no the second one. the mocha... you meant the late? oh! the small hazelnut late! what? a medium almond one? argh.... just hand over the list.
5. don't start your order with 'just'. oh, i'll just have a large mocha frappucino. that is not just a 'just'. that is probably something well over three or four hundred calories, and isn't just a little cup of coffee. self serve coffee is the only reason to say 'i'll just have'.
6. if your a regular, don't just assume i know your name. i would love to meet you. please introduce yourself. i can remember your drink much better if i have some sort of reference.
7. don't put the two cents back into your pocket, wallet, purse, whatever. tip me. please. or give it to the kittens at the humane society jar. it just comes off as really cheap when you keep two pennies.
8. if you perhaps order in a pizza, that is great. a) don't leave the box open on one of the upstairs tables or anywhere else for that matter b) don't just set it next to the trash can, you bought it now please fold it up so it fits. i don't want your subway bags/ arby's wrappers/ mcdonald's fries box thingys all over the floor. goodness, be responsible.
9. when leaving your cup after you had tea, throw the teabag away. it really isn't that hard.
10. this tops it all- when about to puke, please go into the restroom or leave the place. don't sit there miserably and then puke all over the carpeting, then not offer to help clean it up or even say sorry. stupid highschoolers.
(i swear they're worse up here)