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I am sure some people will argue with this gripe, but so be it. I have seen this from both the customer point of view and as a barista at a popular coffee shop. I am sick and tired of idiots and time-wasters who cannot do something as simple as place an order and pay for it.
Let me put it this way... How many times have you gone to a coffee shop and have been in a queue waiting patiently a few minutes, to order that coffee and treat you have been dying for all day.
The man or women in front of you finally gets to the front of the queue having been there about the same amount of time as you, and then when they're asked what they would like, this is the moment they actually take the time to look up at the menu that has been there the whole time. Of course you have already chosen what you want whilst waiting.
after taking what seems like hours to decide...
Their lack of attention of course makes you wait even longer as they decide, umming and arring, asking questions about everything on the menu before actually making a decision. The barista gives you an apologetic look and then after taking what seems like hours to decide, they change their orders and call more friends over to check what they want. Meanwhile, you're stuck waiting and now half your lunch time has been used up. Do you recognise this scenario at all?
I know what you are thinking, don't coffee shops add a lot of faff to their cup sizes, drinks, syrups, extra shots of espresso and lots of options that can confuse and slow down the process? Well most of them do try to make things as clear as possible and baristas are usually happy to help a new customer find what they are after. At least that's my experience and as a barista myself. But half the time these time-wasters are actually regulars who have been before!
Finally after all this is done, they've made their mind up and the barista looks as if ready to kill, they are told the price of their items. A simple thing right? Take out money and pay the annoyed looking barista. Nope! Realising they actually need their money/card to get these items, they either spend ages rummaging though bags to find their wallet/purse, or even worse you hear them say 'Oh, I'll just go get my money' because they have left it with their friends who are seated! Both server and next in line have to wait yet again!
The baristas are the ones who have to keep smiling, be patient and apologise to all other customers who are complaining and giving them filthy looks, when all they really want to do is scream! Let us not forget the poor person stood next in line who is stuck waiting for ages for the ditherer in front of them to grow a brain cell and do something as simple as order and pay for it!
Yes I am whining, but I am sick and tired of this stupidity. Am I wrong to be annoyed by this? Is it really so hard to place an order. Remember at the end of the day, it is not just my time as a barista they are wasting.
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Folding notes up in a knot, now that's plain weird. There again there's all sorts out there huh?
It is even more annoying when people rumage around to give you their Spare Change. Even though there is a queue behind them, they take ages to count out £2.50 in 5p, 2p and 1p. Even worse when I can see they have £2.50 in their spare hand just incase they do not have enough! It drives me nuts.
Or another thing that irks. Mainly females do this I notice: wait till they are asked for payment before sifting though a handbag for the purse, then each compartment in turn for cash! Most considerate people will have the cash ready BEFORE being asked. I mean, were you not expecting to pay?
Anyway im off for a cup of my special £250 a cup Coffee"
As others will have realised, I did not post this illiterate diatribe of drivelling nonsense, so whoever you are, if you try to imitate me, at least learn to spell and punctuate correctly. Have you not got enough brain cells to think up your own user name? Here are a couple of suggestions. How about 'Illiterate Ian', 'Dyslexic Dan', 'Chris the Cretin', 'Brainless Brian', or just 'Oxygen Thief'? Feel free to come back to me for further assistance if you are not happy with those.
What has any of the stuff you guys are arguing about got to do with rude customers and their effect on others? Have you read the gripe?
Oh my lord you are so rattled aren't you? Big mistake - showing how upset you are.
Well, troll, now we know, when you are annoying other posters, which buttons to push to upset you for a change.
What I posted has as much to do with this thread as the nonsense that you habitually post on all the different threads, in all the different names that you use.
Anyway im off for a cup of my special £250 a cup Coffee
That is what makes you vicious and cruel. You think that , for example, if you were in a car accident and became disabled and unable to control your voice or movements like Joey, that some people would be like you. They would mock you and treat you as less than human, and you are right, some would.
You think if you had a baby brother or a child born with cerebral palsy, that people again would be nasty, dismissive and cruel, just like you. You are right because there are plenty of scumbags like you around.
You think that you could not cope and would want to die and, again, you are right. You are weak and could not cope with a serious disability. It might happen, you know - today, tomorrow or next week. Maybe in a few years when you are not expecting it?
Start treating the disabled with some respect and try to stop taking pleasure in other people’s misfortune. It may well be you one day or someone you love and, if it does, would you want the world to be full of pond scum like you or decent people?
Jim