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  • UHHHH..IM NEEDY!!

    So lately I have been noticing an abundance of needy people in the coffeeshop.

    List of characters:
    Me: PK, the Barista Extrodinare (dunt dunt dun DUUUUUUUH!!)
    NC: needy customers (wah wah WAHHHHHHH)

    Me: Hiya, what can I get for you ? *cue award winning smile*
    NC(man): I need an everything bagel with tomato basil cream cheese and a medium coffee for here.
    Me: Can do, comming right up.
    *I serve the coffee -with awesome non-spilling action*
    * I put down a yummy bagel with yummy cream cheese on the counter*
    Me: Will that be all?
    NC(man): *pouting* You didn't toast my bagel?
    Me: Nope, we actually have a toaster over there *points at condiment counter*. We can't fit any more appliances back here.
    NC(man): *pouting with sad eyes* You won't spread my cream cheese on it?
    Me: ...*stunned into a coma*... What? no.
    NC(man): ...oh... *sad eyes*
    -pays and walks off-
    Me: ...*confused like {whoa}*

    (side note: This has heppened to me like 4 or 5 times since this first incident. People have actually decided to not get bagels because I won't put thier cream cheese on for them, or toast it for them .. I know, it's not like it really puts me out to do it. Its a principle thing. Im not your momma. I won't wipe your butt either.
    HELP ME DO THINGS I'M FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING ON MY OWN!!)

    !!NEXT!!

    Me: Good morning! What can I get for you *AWESOME SMILING POWER*
    NC(woman): I need a latte with two shots.
    Me: sure thing.
    NC(woman): Oh, do you have 2% milk?
    Me: No, we have skim milk though.
    NC(woman): oh.. *thinking* .... !DING!.. can you mix them together?
    Me: um, sure. *annoying but not THAT big of a deal*-start making drink-
    NC(woman): But I want just about a quarter of whole milk, not half whole, half skim.
    Me: Okay .. *a little like OHGAAWD, but still cool*
    NC(woman): and no foam.
    Me: Okay .. *gosh*
    NC(woman): and not too hot.
    Me: okay.. *SHUT YOUR FRICKIN FACEHOLE!@#*
    NC(woman): That was more than a quarter skim milk.........*standing there staring at me*
    Me: *Ok, Im done* Who really cares?! Its like a teaspoon extra of frickin skim milk. You won't explode.
    NC(woman): *Finally shuts her FRICKIN FACEHOLE!@#*
    Me: -finishes drink, rings her up.. goes to smoke-

    (side note: I am not generally a rude person, I am kind, giving, and very loving. But I can not, on any terms deal with stupidity. and one of my BIGGEST pet peeves is people constantly hovering over my work space with their eyes and repeatedly changing their order while I make it.. that's a one way ticket to bitchland..)

    .m.a.k.e. .i.t. .b.e.t.t.e.r.
    {lie.to.me}
    {.x.o.x.o.}
    Lil' Miss Nightmare

  • #2
    Argh yeah, a lot of customers need mothering for some reason. Today I had some woman who came up to me.

    Woman: I only want jam on my toast, please only put jam on it.

    Ok no problem. I take it out.

    Woman: Why is there no butter on this??

    You just said you ONLY wanted jam!

    We also let the customers help themselves to condiments, but for some reason they hate this.

    Me: All your condiments are just down there. Help yourself.
    Customer: You mean I have to get them myself?
    Me: Yes....
    Cusomter: Is that really necissary?

    ITS LIKE TWO STEPS AWAY!!!

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    • #3
      Jesus... people expect you to spread your cream cheese for them??!?!



      and, for good measure...



      WHY can't they do it themselves?

      What is this world coming to?

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      • #4
        I would MUCH rather put my own stuff on my stuff (lol) I find the restuarants either put on too much or not enough. It's just easier to do it myself.

        The mcdonalds here wants to put the cream and sugar into your coffee for you, and I never use the same amount twice so it gets wierd for them to do it. I'd rather add some, taste it, and add some more without bothering the employees.

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        • #5
          Next time someone just starts changing the order while you're making it, step back, turn to look at them, and don't move. Just stare. They'll probably shut up. This is okay. When they shut up, start making the order again. If they're stupid enough to interrupt again, stop again. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

          Even if they don't get it, it'll be hella entertaining.

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          • #6
            I would have done it, then cut it in half and told him to run along and eat, but be sure not to forget to go potty before it's too late. This is probably why it's a good thing I don't serve people food and/or beverages.
            "You are loved" - Plaidman.

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            • #7
              Quoth customersruinmylife View Post
              Argh yeah, a lot of customers need mothering for some reason. Today I had some woman who came up to me.

              Woman: I only want jam on my toast, please only put jam on it.

              Ok no problem. I take it out.

              Woman: Why is there no butter on this??

              You just said you ONLY wanted jam!

              We also let the customers help themselves to condiments, but for some reason they hate this.

              Me: All your condiments are just down there. Help yourself.
              Customer: You mean I have to get them myself?
              Me: Yes....
              Cusomter: Is that really necissary?

              ITS LIKE TWO STEPS AWAY!!!

              holy hell on a biscuit ..
              i get that too ..
              people want me to add milk or sugar for them ..
              I dont know thier milk/sugar amount preferance..
              I have people not tip because they had to add thier own milk..

              those people make me feel not so good in the head

              .m.a.k.e. .i.t. .b.e.t.t.e.r.
              {lie.to.me}
              {.x.o.x.o.}
              Lil' Miss Nightmare

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              • #8
                maybe i'm missing something but if i order a sandwich, baguette, bagel whatever i expect the filling to be inside it, otherwise i'd buy a pack of bagels and take them home.

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                • #9
                  Ah, but if you cream cheese the bagel before you put it through the toaster, the toaster will get disgustingly dirty. That's probably why workers don't put the cream cheese on for you.
                  "I call murder on that!"

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                  • #10
                    Quoth April View Post
                    The mcdonalds here wants to put the cream and sugar into your coffee for you, and I never use the same amount twice so it gets wierd for them to do it. I'd rather add some, taste it, and add some more without bothering the employees.
                    That got me too when they started their "we'll customize your coffee for you" ads. I'm not a coffee drinker, but how do you explain how much milk/sugar you want? Somehow I doubt they're back there opening individual packets of sugar and creamer for you. I always thought the point of having the condiments available for the customer was so they could, ya know, customize their own drink...

                    Quoth Juwl
                    Ah, but if you cream cheese the bagel before you put it through the toaster, the toaster will get disgustingly dirty. That's probably why workers don't put the cream cheese on for you.
                    That's what I was gonna say! If it was a toaster oven you could theoretically put your butter or cream cheese on first, but a slot toaster or one of those conveyor style toasters you couldn't do that. So how were you supposed to spread his cream cheese if he wanted to toast it first? (By the way, if anyone is thinking, hey, I have a toaster oven - I think I'll try putting the butter on first!...Don't...When I was a kid we had friends who did that; my brother and I slept over one night and the next morning while we were making breakfast the butter that had accumulated on the bottom caught fire. Fire extinguisher powder EVERYWHERE!! and it was just us 4 kids there. Fun cleanup, lemme tell ya...(for the record we were 12, 13, & 14, but still))
                    I don't go in for ancient wisdom
                    I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
                    It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"

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                    • #11
                      Quoth BookstoreEscapee View Post
                      Somehow I doubt they're back there opening individual packets of sugar and creamer for you.
                      McD's has a creamer machine that dispenses exactly how many shots of creamer the guest orders, and a little squeezy thing that does half shots of sugar. At least, at the McD's I worked in...
                      And, let me tell you, management was a bitch if you didn't fill in the info for how the guest wants their coffee customized.
                      "I call murder on that!"

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                      • #12
                        All these coffee stories I hear make me glad that not only have I never worked in a coffee shop, but also that I have never drank coffee! I have enough trouble getting bartenders to make margaritas the way I like them! Thank goodness you can't screw up beer or straight rum!

                        "The Customer Is Always Right...But The Bartender Decides Who Is
                        Still A Customer."

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                        • #13
                          we get that too.

                          "what? why isn't this toasted?"

                          maybe because we...DON'T HAVE A TOASTER!

                          i'm sure you can manage spreading the butter/cream cheese on your own; i have drinks to make, so take your bagel and coffee...NEXT PLEASE!

                          it may sound cold, but i don't stop in a shop and expect others to do a job i'm perfectly able to do on my own.

                          it's going to be fun when the warmers for the breakfast sammiches are installed. ay!
                          look! it's ghengis khan!
                          Sorry, but while I can do many things, extracting heads from anuses isn't one of them. (so sayeth the irv)

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                          • #14
                            I have many needy passengers who want blankets, pillow, milk and sugar put in their coffees etc etc
                            No longer a flight atttendant!

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                            • #15
                              Quoth PrincessKatieAirHostess View Post
                              I have many needy passengers who want blankets, pillow, milk and sugar put in their coffees etc etc
                              Wow...How do you get the pillow and blanket into those tiny cups?

                              *ducks & runs away*
                              The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
                              "Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
                              Hoc spatio locantur.

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