I pity da fool....
Who doesn't know how to act in a cafe!
Okay, so I work in a coffee house. Seattle's Best inside of a Borders Books to be exact. We're a pretty slow coffee house, but the customers we DO get? IDIOTS. All of them! So here are a few tips and observations. Follow these and you just might get a free upgrade!
1. Do not come up to the register until you are ready to order.
It's a coffeeshop, not a science lab. We offer the same shit that everyone else has. If you're not familiar with coffee drinks, or can't decide, either stand back and read the board, or talk to us. Novel concept, I know. But if I greet you with "Good morning! What can I get for you?" and you just gape at the menu board without acknowledging my presence? I'm rolling my eyes at you because you're rude.
2. Order your fucking drink correctly.
So by now, you've probably ignored my cheery greeting and stared at the menu board for three minutes while a line of paying, competent customers assemble behind you. Please, for the love of Science, know how to order a drink. You need to tell us a drink name AND a size. It's really not that hard. If you just say "Mocha" and then stare at me, I'm going to stare right back at you, buddy. And believe me, I will NOT be pleasant when I have to ask you what size, etc. And BTW - Tell me the base drink you want first, before you start rattling off the non-fat, sugar-free, two Splenda, etc. Because without a drink name to start with, I'm just staring at you thinking that you're a dumb bitch.
3. The glass panels are there for a reason.
Those glass panels that separate you from our counter tops? Those are called sneeze guards. Dont fucking reach your arm around them and touch all of the cookies as you ask what they are. You touch it, you fucking buy it!
That's all I got for now. Be nice to your barrista, please!
Okay, so I work in a coffee house. Seattle's Best inside of a Borders Books to be exact. We're a pretty slow coffee house, but the customers we DO get? IDIOTS. All of them! So here are a few tips and observations. Follow these and you just might get a free upgrade!
1. Do not come up to the register until you are ready to order.
It's a coffeeshop, not a science lab. We offer the same shit that everyone else has. If you're not familiar with coffee drinks, or can't decide, either stand back and read the board, or talk to us. Novel concept, I know. But if I greet you with "Good morning! What can I get for you?" and you just gape at the menu board without acknowledging my presence? I'm rolling my eyes at you because you're rude.
2. Order your fucking drink correctly.
So by now, you've probably ignored my cheery greeting and stared at the menu board for three minutes while a line of paying, competent customers assemble behind you. Please, for the love of Science, know how to order a drink. You need to tell us a drink name AND a size. It's really not that hard. If you just say "Mocha" and then stare at me, I'm going to stare right back at you, buddy. And believe me, I will NOT be pleasant when I have to ask you what size, etc. And BTW - Tell me the base drink you want first, before you start rattling off the non-fat, sugar-free, two Splenda, etc. Because without a drink name to start with, I'm just staring at you thinking that you're a dumb bitch.
3. The glass panels are there for a reason.
Those glass panels that separate you from our counter tops? Those are called sneeze guards. Dont fucking reach your arm around them and touch all of the cookies as you ask what they are. You touch it, you fucking buy it!
That's all I got for now. Be nice to your barrista, please!