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Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Starbucks customer with caption "me when the starbucks barista asks me in a judgey tone id i still want cold foam on my drink since i got oat milk instead of 2%" (l) Starbucks customer with cold foam drink in hand (c) Starbucks customer with caption "me when the starbucks barista asks me in a judgey tone id i still want cold foam on my drink since i got oat milk instead of 2%" (r)

cold foam and oat milk starbucks tiktok

Starbucks customer says barista judged her for ordering oat milk but still getting cold foam

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Starbucks barista working and speaking caption "Barista Icks I get" "Like bro how didn't you know what you want and you can just stand there" (l) Starbucks barista working and speaking caption "Barista Icks I get" "it It ahs to be people who don't know what they're ordering" (c) Starbucks barista working and speaking caption "Barista Icks I get" "Like bro you can't have milk and you just dilute it with heavy milk" (r)

barista icks tiktok

‘Another ick are people who ask for soy milk, oat milk, coconut milk, almond milk, and then say they want sweet cream cold foam’: Starbucks worker shares ‘barista icks’

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Starbucks mobile order with 1 pump of Peppermint Syrup, 1 pump Toasted Vanilla syrup, and one pump of Vanilla Syrup with caption "me mobile ordering to her store after finding out my old manager came back as a barista" (l) Starbucks Frappuccino on brown table (c) Starbucks mobile order with total of $27.56 with caption "$27.56 ($27.06 if I use stars)" (r)

old manager back as barista tiktok

‘Now go in and say it’s wrong and have it be remade’: Ex-barista jokes about ordering $30 Starbucks drink to f*ck with former manager

Starbucks barista face up close caption "Someone just asked us to steam her nitro cold brew and claimed other stores do it for her all the time after we told her this is very much against standard?? I just wanna know who is out here steaming cold nitro brew for this lady" (l) Starbucks Nitro Cold Brew on wooden table (c) Starbucks barista face up close caption "Someone just asked us to steam her nitro cold brew and claimed other stores do it for her all the time after we told her this is very much against standard?? I just wanna know who is out here steaming cold nitro brew for this lady" (r)

steam nitro cold brew starbucks tiktok

‘I’ve never been so baffled’: Starbucks worker flames customer’s Nitro Cold Brew order

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘I don’t feel bad. … If they give you a look just stare right back lol’: Customer says she feels bad when she doesn’t tip in drive-thru, sparking debate

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

barista pouring matcha into cup caption "its my third day at my new job (im training) and I opened the store by myself at 6am because no one else showed up. I didn't know what to do and I know damn well i cant handle the rush by myself so here's me making my mornin matcha latte before i walk out smfh" (l) barista making matcha caption "its my third day at my new job (im training) and I opened the store by myself at 6am because no one else showed up. I didn't know what to do and I know damn well i cant handle the rush by myself so here's me making my mornin matcha latte before i walk out smfh" (c) barista holding finished matcha latte caption "its my third day at my new job (im training) and I opened the store by myself at 6am because no one else showed up. I didn't know what to do and I know damn well i cant handle the rush by myself so here's me making my mornin matcha latte before i walk out smfh" (r)

makes a matcha and quits tiktok

New barista opens store by herself at 6am after no one else shows up. She makes a matcha and leaves

employee handing drinks to customer through window with caption "alrighty, here's this for ya" (l) Dutch Bros employees with drinks and caption "Don't look, but this guy literally did not tip us anything" (c) employee in passenger seat staring closely at driver (r)

dutch bros drive thru tip tiktok

‘What exactly are we tipping for?’: Dutch Bros drive-thru worker films ‘customer’ who didn’t tip them, sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

man with hat on backward (l) hand holding cup with *Karen* as name (r)

starbucks birthday karen tiktok

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Man says Starbucks workers called him a ‘Karen’ on his drink label after he couldn’t redeem birthday reward (updated)

hand holding starbucks cup (l&r) syrups on counter (c) all captioned "pov: you built yourself a mini starbucks & now you never have to pay $7 for a drink ever again"

homemade starbucks tiktok

‘After a certain amount of drinks, you’re saving’: Influencer builds ‘mini Starbucks’ at home to save money, sparking debate

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

woman speaking hand on forehead (l) starbucks logo on white background (c) woman holding to fingers up speaking (r)

switch meats

‘It was 2 cars in a row’: Starbucks worker complains about customers asking to swap out meats on breakfast sandwiches

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Shot of espresso with cream on top (l) Woman holding hand up to make small space between fingers to show size (c) Starbucks macchiato

macchiato normal vs starbucks

Barista says Starbucks macchiatos and ‘real coffee shop’ macchiatos are different

young woman in car (l&r) starbucks coffee cup (c)

starbucks pay it forward tiktok

‘So you’re telling me these people were shamed and caught into this Conga line of morality?’: Customer ends a pay-it-forward chain at Starbucks, sparking debate

Starbucks Drive Thru sign with sky behind (l) Starbucks drive thru window worker holding out stirring stick as a wand at customer at window in car caption "when customers place their mobile order as they pull up to the drive thru"

starbucks mobile order

‘Just order at the window’: Starbucks worker roasts customers who mobile order while in the drive-thru line

gravity coffee co sign (l) drive thru menu with caption "do better Seattle! What the heck?! Am I missing something...." (r)

gravity coffee no ice

‘Am I being punked?’: TikToker puts shop on blast for charging $1 for no ice, sparking debate

Uber Eats logo on black background (l) Starbucks cup empty in hand caption "You guys literally again Starbucks sends me a empty cup with a man and Uber eats didn't even notify nothing why is my luck so bad" (r)

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