Nit pickers and one special snowflake

[EmilyRose1982]

These all occurred in the last two days. Sigh.


Shut Up!

In drive-thru:

SC: Yeah, I'll have a large cold press with a shot of white chocolate and two sweet n' lows actually make it one and a half shots of white chocolate with two sweet n' lows and a little cream. (all in one breath!)
Me: I'm sorry, but we ran out of cold press for the day--
SC: Oh shut up!!!
Me: (I shut up)
SC drives away a split second after her last comment.
I mean, seriously? Seriously? Shut up?? Sigh..


Scone

Tiny bit of backstory--we just got a new type of Cranberry scone, but some moron at corporate didn't taste test them. They taste like a mouthful of baking soda. So they were recalled, and, obviously, we don't have any right now.

In drive-thru:

Me: (welcoming spiel)
SC: Yes, I'd just like a cranberry scone.
Me: I'm sorry, but we don't have any right now--
SC: (sighs) Ok, never mind!
SC speeds off...


Cold Press Redux

Again, drive-thru:

Me: (welcoming spiel)
SC: I'll have a northern light cooler. Vanilla.
Me: Ok, and what size would you like?
SC: Well I have a coupon here, what size is it for?
Me: (yes, I know EVERY coupon by heart ) Well, if it's the $1 off coupon, it's for a large--
SC: Oh I can't drink all that! I'll just have a cold press.
Me: (inner sigh) I'm sorry, but we ran out of cold press for the day. Would you like an Iced Americano instead? It's fairly similar--
SC: (loud sigh) No I'll just skip it then...
SC drives off. Good riddances.


Dark Roast!

Drive-thru:

Me: (welcoming spiel)
SC: I'd like a medium dark roast with some cream.
Me: I only have a lighter roast right now. Is that ok? I can throw a shot of espresso in there for no charge if you like...
SC: No! I only like dark roasts! Never mind!
SC drives off.
She needs to switch to decaf.

But is it sweetened?!?

A woman comes into the store, first complaining that it's "too cold" in the store, then proceeding to stare open-mouthed at the menu.

SC: The iced teas...are those sweetened?
Me: No, we don't add anything to them.
SC: Ok, I'll have a medium.
Me: Would you like the Mango or Irish Breakfast?
SC: (makes stinky face) How can you have Mango? That's flavored, isn't it sweetened?
Me: Oh no, it's only Mango flavored because the actual tea has bits of dried mango in it.
SC: Ok...well, I'll have the Irish Breakfast.

I get both her and her husband's iced teas. The next thing I see is this woman at the drink station mixing SUGAR into her iced tea.

Seriously...


Make it hot first

This is the most high maintenance drink I have EVER made...

Drive-thru, again:

SC: I'll have a large iced vanilla latte.
Me: (repeats order back)
SC: Can you make it hot first with sugar?
Me:....................Um, I'm not sure what you're asking me to do.... (I had a general idea, but wasn't sure)
SC: I want you to make the shots hot. Do you make them hot?
Me: (DUH!) Yes we do.
SC: Ok, I want you to put the sugar in with the shots while their hot so...the...sugar...will...disSOLVE.....Do you understand?
Me: Yes, I do, I'll take care of it.
Etc, etc, etc.

So, to make the drink for this snowflake, I pull the shots, pour them over the four sugars he wants in a hot cup. In the cold cup I put the vanilla and cold milk. After stirring the hot shots and sugar well enough, I pour that into the cold cup, add ice and serve it to his majesty.

At least my CWs broke my pissy mood by making me laugh. They all heard this douche order, and were laughing at him. They all looked at me simultaneously after he ordered and asked "Do you understand?!?"


After all this crap in two days, I'm glad I have tomorrow off. I'm going to the bar damn it. Because I deserve a beer!!!

[cinema guy]

SC: Yeah, I'll have a large cold press with a shot of white chocolate and two sweet n' lows actually make it one and a half shots of white chocolate with two sweet n' lows and a little cream. (all in one breath!)

Those sweet n' lows really make that choclate and cream-filled drink contain less calories.

Sounds like all youyr customers should switch to decaff.

[gaspode]

I am so glad I don't drink coffee,if thats all the bull you have to go through, just give me a cup of tea I'll be happy.

[Naaman]

I get both her and her husband's iced teas. The next thing I see is this woman at the drink station mixing SUGAR into her iced tea.

Seriously...

I can potentially see it as "I like a little bit of sugar but most places add far too much, no matter how much I ask" so just found it easier to order unsweetened and sort it out herself.

[4love]

I can potentially see it as "I like a little bit of sugar but most places add far too much, no matter how much I ask" so just found it easier to order unsweetened and sort it out herself.

But the sugar... won't... diSolve... understand?

[kpzra]

Having grown up in Michigan, and then living in the south, I make sure my iced tea is unsweetened first. I like to add my own amount of sugar.

[EricKei]

I make sure my iced tea is unsweetened first. I like to add my own amount of sugar.

I can see that. I know many people who prefer to add their own preferred sweetener on their own, so they order their tea unsweet.

I'm not a coffee drinker (not sure how I managed that, growing up in this town) -- so I must ask: what's a "cold press"?

[Andara Bledin]

SC: Oh shut up!!!
Me: (I shut up)
SC drives away a split second after her last comment.
I mean, seriously? Seriously? Shut up?? Sigh..

Actually, for some people, the phrase "shut up" is synonymous with "no way" or "really?" A person at work uses it all the time, and it doesn't actually mean "shut up."

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[wagegoth]

I like sweet tea. My family is from the South. But I don't like most of the sweetened teas you can buy; they're made with corn syrup, which is also very common with flavored teas. I'll brew my tea so dark it's almost black, then pour in three packets of sugar. That's still less sugar than most pre-sweetened teas.

[Andara Bledin]

Have you ever tried unbleached sugar in your tea? I think it gives it a much better flavor than regular white sugar.

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[Lyra]

I AM a coffee drinker (yummmmmm) and I've hear the term 'cold press' but I don't know what it actually means either.

::waiting on pins and needles to hear the answer::

[Pagan]

I'll brew my tea so dark it's almost black, then pour in three packets of sugar. That's still less sugar than most pre-sweetened teas.

I have finally learned to let my tea brew for the appropriate amount of time, which, depending on the variety, is almost black.

But I'd probably scare the crap out of you with how much sugar I put in it. Comes from having bad allergy attacks that kept me up at night combined with an antihistamine....you need the sugar and the caffeine.

I don't feel too bad, though. After all, Sir Sean Connery takes his hot and sweet.

Have you ever tried unbleached sugar in your tea? I think it gives it a much better flavor than regular white sugar.

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Turbinado is good, too.

[EricKei]

Turbinado is good, too.

I use turbinado for cooking, but I have found that I need to use a ridiculous amount when I pour it into iced tea. I just use the pink stuff for that.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I use turbinado for cooking, but I have found that I need to use a ridiculous amount when I pour it into iced tea. I just use the pink stuff for that.

I usually do that, too. I usually get unsweetened iced tea when I eat at a restaurant, and I use Splenda, if they have it, or Equal. They dissolve better than sugar.

[CoffeeMonkey]

Cold press is an iced coffee. Just cold coffee over ice. Problem is that it's brewed cold for about twelve hours, so if you run out, unless you have another jug steeping from the morning, you're out til the next day. It's a pain.

I thank GOD that we don't have a drive-though. Dealing with the cranky people with their stupidly complex orders at the counter is hard enough.