It's Just Coffee

Here's the thing. It's just coffee. It isn't the end of the world. Your life does not actually depend upon how much you like your beverage. We are not out to get you. You have nothing to prove to us. The safety of the free world does not depend on the amount of caramel in or on your blended beverage.

Most of us baristas are just trying to do a job the best way that we can. Shouting, sneering, snarky comments, and back-seat-baristaing does NOT HELP.

Just as we cannot know what sort of day you've had, you can't know what sort of day we've had. We're happy to remake your drink if you don't like it, honest! But if there are other customers in line, or if we're switching shifts, please be patient. And thank you.

Wrist Bands, Oh yeah....

So I was gone for a few days, and upon returning, I discover that not only has Coffee Shop X provided us with colorful new aprons, but also....Wrist Bands! Oh yes my friends, we are moving into full-swing marketing for the summer. We have to appear "young and hip." Too bad the wrist bands (like..sweat bands) seem to have been made for KIDS and cut off your circulation. Oh, Coffee Shop X. You are so special.

On a side note, I realized tonight that I give back forty-one cents in change a LOT. Now I'm curiously obsessed with what the most common amount I give out for change is. I'm a weird bird.