tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post9083773919936912998..comments2023-11-05T01:12:37.631-07:00Comments on barista brat: mortal combatbarista brathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510119815921727298noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-39520198460038179442007-11-12T00:30:00.000-08:002007-11-12T00:30:00.000-08:00i wonder what they need all that milk for. . .i wonder what they need all that milk for. . .soleilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912665327917655751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-53202848933703558512007-07-23T08:45:00.000-07:002007-07-23T08:45:00.000-07:00Just wanted to say I love your blog and you're in ...Just wanted to say I love your blog and you're in my favorites, so I'll be looking for more updates. You're so funny. Have you considered writing a freelance article like "Barista Rants: What your Starbucks Server is really thinking." I think at least your local paper, if not a larger pub, would love to pick that up. Many of your entries would easily turn into such an article/column! Haha anyway, that's just the journalist in me talking. Keep up the great blogging and thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-88728607225578145272007-06-21T21:48:00.000-07:002007-06-21T21:48:00.000-07:00zoltar panaflex - thanks for checking back! i prom...zoltar panaflex - thanks for checking back! i promise to be better with posting.<BR/><BR/>starr01 - i think it must be a personality disorder.<BR/><BR/>elizabeth - thanks!<BR/><BR/>6th floor blog - someone else already answered this for me, but basically pouring hot coffee over ice just waters down the coffee. when we brew iced coffee, we brew it twice as strong so when it mixes with the ice, the flavor is consistent and not watery.<BR/><BR/>mrs. sara - i think she might have been trying to scare me as well. but i really do think she is harmless.<BR/><BR/>sling - but she doesn't have your ultra manly 'stache!<BR/><BR/>christine fletcher - yeah, they use up brain cells trying to save pennies. i don't get it.<BR/><BR/>ya looblue - i can only hope!<BR/><BR/>the pensive penguin - haha, you're right, you know!<BR/><BR/>david h. - thanks!<BR/><BR/>fatinah - thanks for hanging around!<BR/><BR/>beth - i've missed you so!<BR/><BR/>fern - i can't believe she has the nerve to use her daughter's friggen' discount! insane!<BR/><BR/>moxie - thanks!<BR/><BR/>architect critic - she is unstable, but she's also nowhere near intimidating in person.<BR/><BR/>johnny yen - exactly! i would think it would be easier just to pay the correct price.<BR/><BR/>lisa - too funny! you slay me!<BR/><BR/>manuel - believe it or not, there is a very specific checklist for barring someone from bux.<BR/><BR/>anonymous - yeah, some managers adhere to 'just say yes' and others don't put up with moochers. unfortunately most higher ups go with 'just say yes'. and i appreciate your concern. thank you.<BR/><BR/>anonymous - yep, i'm back!<BR/><BR/>anonymous - unfortunately what she does doesn't constitute being kicked out.<BR/><BR/>seth - aren't those the best! i love them as well.<BR/><BR/>anonymous - true that!<BR/><BR/>jp - ah, i have missed you!<BR/><BR/>kiasyn kelle - too funny!<BR/><BR/>cheer34 - i think you're right. mooching IS their life.<BR/><BR/>mellowlee - i've missed you, too!<BR/><BR/>lux - yeah, sometimes managers just want their shifts to be easy, and not actually deal with issues.<BR/><BR/>gardenwife - thanks! i know, blogger can be the biggest pain sometimes!barista brathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510119815921727298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-44405703660946132192007-06-21T21:18:00.000-07:002007-06-21T21:18:00.000-07:00Moochers and their ilk are such good blog fodder. ...Moochers and their ilk are such good blog fodder. Love your site! I have left comments before, but for some reason they don't show up. Hope this one does.GWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028829415585073308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-38040844051820977632007-06-21T07:14:00.000-07:002007-06-21T07:14:00.000-07:00Glad you're back, Brat.I can't believe that the ma...Glad you're back, Brat.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe that the managers don't intervene when a customer tries to rip off a store-- all you are trying to do is protecting bux's bottom line. Let's face it, your manager should put an end to these freeloaders-- not hang you out there to dry.Burgundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646632829054605484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-10889505820907749332007-06-20T21:21:00.000-07:002007-06-20T21:21:00.000-07:00So glad to see a post from you!! Miss ya lots!Wow....So glad to see a post from you!! Miss ya lots!Wow.. That lady is a KOOOOK!mellowleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437651975076735207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-59068498220392048202007-06-20T07:51:00.000-07:002007-06-20T07:51:00.000-07:00Sounds like the moochers do not have much of a lif...Sounds like the moochers do not have much of a life. Getting things at a discount are probably the main focus in their daily routine. Or maybe it's a game with them and they laugh all the way to the bank. <BR/><BR/>The gun stuff did sound like a threat, be careful. <BR/><BR/>Glad you're back!Cheer34https://www.blogger.com/profile/14932035995477093530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-63840833428202594772007-06-20T05:35:00.000-07:002007-06-20T05:35:00.000-07:00Employee: Ma'am, can I help you?Woman: I'd like a ...Employee: Ma'am, can I help you?<BR/>Woman: I'd like a half dozen of your chocolate chip cookies.<BR/>Employee: We only sell them, like, 1, 2, 3...<BR/>Woman to friend: Is she serious?<BR/>Friend: She'll take 6.<BR/><BR/>--Starbucks, Rockefeller Center Concoursesadsd aweawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074833855315644771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-38820278086137854402007-06-19T12:15:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:15:00.000-07:00That was worth the wait. [standing ovation.]That was worth the wait. [standing ovation.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-5864361203948377072007-06-18T16:10:00.000-07:002007-06-18T16:10:00.000-07:00The iced coffee thing is one of my pet peeves. To...The iced coffee thing is one of my pet peeves. To make iced coffee you can either pour extra-strong coffee (like espresso) over ice to cool and dilute it (preferably serving it over more ice), OR you can keep regular-strength coffee in the refrigerator and serve it over ice.<BR/><BR/>If you pour regular-strength hot coffee over ice you don't get iced coffee, you get lukewarm dilute coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-47517092935773574792007-06-18T13:33:00.000-07:002007-06-18T13:33:00.000-07:00Wow, those 2 are nuts. At least they changed their...Wow, those 2 are nuts. At least they changed their scam a bit.<BR/><BR/>Brat, I tried an espresso over ice yesterday. I wasn't at Starbucks (we don't have one within 30 minutes, but I think that's about to change) and didn't use the Buxspeak and ask for an "old school americano" but it was delicious! My new favorite summer time drink.<BR/><BR/>Thanks from a new loyal reader!Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754229428799465464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-42328088189120496362007-06-18T10:22:00.000-07:002007-06-18T10:22:00.000-07:00Wow, you really are good. I would have kicked that...Wow, you really are good. I would have kicked that lady out. Actually, my spouse works at a public university library where they call the cops on people who threaten them (it happens all the time) - and if the person shows up again - they get arrested for trespassing. I'd think that threatening you with potentially getting shot is enough to call the cops. Stay safe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-48931809428743168442007-06-15T23:00:00.000-07:002007-06-15T23:00:00.000-07:00Yeah, the brat is back! :)woot!!! I'm so glad th...Yeah, the brat is back! :)<BR/><BR/>woot!!! I'm so glad that you are okay and didn't decide to stop postng. I was worried about both. LOL<BR/><BR/>x0x0x0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-52072656266618160532007-06-15T22:19:00.000-07:002007-06-15T22:19:00.000-07:00Please report Mrs. Moocher to 1) Your regional man...Please report Mrs. Moocher to 1) Your regional manager (not just your store manager), and 2) The Police. The remark about someone coming to shoot you is the sort of comment mentally unstable people make, and occasionally follow up on. While she may not be that crazy, she also might be that crazy...better not to screw around. A visit from the police may prevent her from going off the rails, and will almost certainly make her think twice about visiting your store (or any other Starbucks) with anything less than pleasantries and a willingness to pay full price and get the hell out. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-12637466051308128542007-06-15T18:09:00.000-07:002007-06-15T18:09:00.000-07:00Can you not just bar her from your bux? I would so...Can you not just bar her from your bux? I would so tell her she isn't welcome....Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-24135128580564281952007-06-15T12:51:00.000-07:002007-06-15T12:51:00.000-07:00Thank goodness!! I thought you had quit blogging.....Thank goodness!! I thought you had quit blogging...then I would have been mortally offended! Welcome Back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-6275042034651572212007-06-15T11:02:00.000-07:002007-06-15T11:02:00.000-07:00Hey-- welcome back! I think there were a few of us...Hey-- welcome back! I think there were a few of us who started getting worried!<BR/><BR/>Good god-- how much money is this over? A buck, maybe? She puts in more work in trying her scam than in just paying whatever she's supposed to pay.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-48760009843554227732007-06-15T10:23:00.000-07:002007-06-15T10:23:00.000-07:00After a couple of my other favorite bloggers stopp...After a couple of my other favorite bloggers stopped writing or at least threatened to, I was worried that you were gone, too. It's good to have you back.<BR/><BR/>That woman is obviously unstable, and I too saw her tirade as a threat. Be careful with that one.Architect Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805171776328992429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-79515148092254571292007-06-15T09:54:00.000-07:002007-06-15T09:54:00.000-07:00So good to see you, Brat. Glad all is well.Oh, moo...So good to see you, Brat. Glad all is well.<BR/><BR/>Oh, moochers...sigh. And I agree with the other folks about her gun comment: that sounded like a threat.Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863337219007355663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-46723871381885647862007-06-15T09:36:00.000-07:002007-06-15T09:36:00.000-07:00brat i've missed you!!dealing with my own bratty b...brat i've missed you!!<BR/><BR/>dealing with my own bratty barista experience in my bux in malaysia reminds me of your entertaining little site :D<BR/><BR/>anyway in malaysia we don't have a refill charge. If u want a refill you have to buy an entire cup at regular price. So our version of mrs moocher is this old lady who orders a venti americano which has 4 shots inside. because she wants two drinks, she then instructs the barista to seperate the shots (2 in each tall mug) and fill it with water thus making two talls for the price of a venti.<BR/>not only is she getting 2 drinks for the price of one,she also uses her daughter's employee card for a discount. i didn't have the guts like you to turn the lady down since she wasn't much of a regular pain :(<BR/><BR/>-fernAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-86975028555918354312007-06-15T09:31:00.000-07:002007-06-15T09:31:00.000-07:00BRAT'S BACK!!! It will be a good weekend after al...<B>BRAT'S BACK!!!</B> It will be a good weekend after all.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Moocher is insane. But maybe that's because she's <I>mortally offended</I> and therefore braindead.Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306848986781193911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-23177163989479958872007-06-15T08:46:00.000-07:002007-06-15T08:46:00.000-07:00classic post Brat! Can't wait for more - I've bee...classic post Brat! Can't wait for more - I've been missing you!Fatinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070940470440385585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-91163667722321373942007-06-15T06:52:00.000-07:002007-06-15T06:52:00.000-07:00How nice to have another post Brat! Aren't people...How nice to have another post Brat! <BR/><BR/>Aren't people odd and wonderful? The Moocher is an odd, annoying, and a bit twisted, but it makes for a highly entertaining story later. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the great stories. There's no shortage of "human potential" to report on!<BR/>--David H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-56827714858065341372007-06-15T00:41:00.000-07:002007-06-15T00:41:00.000-07:00I've come to the conclusion from reading your blog...I've come to the conclusion from reading your blog and people-watching at my own local bux that Wal-Mart and bux are real-world manifestations of Charles Darwin's worst nightmare. I mean, according to the rules of natural selection, these people shouldn't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-87790388932555342932007-06-14T23:48:00.000-07:002007-06-14T23:48:00.000-07:00yay! the brat is back! :)the moochers. what idiots...yay! the brat is back! :)<BR/>the moochers. what idiots. seriously...they don't just make a huge pot of coffee at home <I>why</I>? sigh. i hope that's the last you'll see of them.Ya Loobluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165425044780025041noreply@blogger.com