“I forget that's an actual PERSON in there…”

Customer service interactions can sometimes get out of hand, especially in coffee shops. Some people take "don't even talk to me until I've had my coffee" to the extreme, and once they start to lash out, there's nothing the employees and the innocent bystanders can do to stop them.

That'll do, James.

Oh, the humanity!

It's very specific

Sweet, sweet caffeine

How many bananas?

Spare a thought for all the Starbucks baristas out there, because they have been working overtime at the moment. An explosion in popularity among Gen Z has led to a deluge of complex custom orders every day, sometimes leading to long queues barely after their stores have opened. Not only do they have to make up all sorts of bizarre concoctions nowadays, but sometimes they can be distinctly unappetizing too. When @kenmixtape received a certain order at the branch that he works at in Georgia, he …

Universal humor at its finest.

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We hope Edward left a fat tip

These are strange times for the world's most famous coffee chain. Beating the pandemic downturn, profits are up and business is booming — but their clientele has been turned upside down. Jostling for attention among the commuters and Karens in training are a newer, younger customer base armed with baffling custom orders and supposed secret menu items. It's a predicament that is impacting those on the front line the most, as a recent video has illustrated. A TikTok shared by Starbucks employee a…