‘We were also told now to not tell anyone’: Starbucks worker says management told them to use decaf after running out of regular coffee, espresso

It’s early in the morning, and you need your usual hit of caffeine before going to work. You grab your go-to order at a coffee shop and down it, but an hour later, you’re still groggy. It turns out your barista knowingly gave you a decaf coffee when you wanted all the caffeine. That’s what …

‘I would just tell him sure and make him a regular hot chocolate’: Barista says customer demanded decaf hot chocolate after he insisted it contains caffeine. Does it?

A barista went viral on TikTok after posting about a customer who demanded a decaf hot chocolate. Viewers praise the barista for her patience.  The TikTok creator @jorlala, otherwise known as “Bhad Bharista,” received over 132,000 views and 18,000 likes on her video by Tuesday. At the start of @jorlala’s video, she says she’s recording …

‘No wonder I don’t be wakin up’: Starbucks barista sneaks decaf coffee into rude customers’ drinks

A Starbucks barista recorded the unique method that they use to get a little bit of payback against rude customers in a viral TikTok that has over 40,000 views as of Friday. Kiid (@kiidoddity) recorded themselves allegedly serving up a cup of decaf to folks that rub them the wrong way. Several commenters responded that …

‘When I worked at Dunkin’ we were instructed to do this after 12pm’: Waffle House customer asks for decaf coffee. She catches worker pouring regular coffee and watering it down

If you avoid caffeine for any reason, you may have had second thoughts about ordering a decaf cup of coffee when you’re out to eat. There have been news stories dating back several decades where journalists have performed investigative assessments of the caffeine content in cups of decaf from various restaurants, in which they discovered …

‘Remember y’all you can decaf a caf but you can’t caf a decaf‘: Barista jokes about ‘decaffing’ rude customers

A barista recently joked about the rumored tactic of Starbucks baristas “decaffing” rude customers—though it’s a practice that at least one barista has previously confirmed. As the Daily Dot wrote in April, one barista boasted about serving decaf coffee drinks to rude customers expecting a dose of caffeine to help them through their day. That …

A Barista Says She Accidentally Made Every Drink Decaf for Three Months at Starbucks

I have a feeling a lot of people who frequent the Starbucks where this woman works are going to be asking for a refund after they see this video… Because she shared a video on TikTok where she admitted that she accidentally served customers decaf instead of the Starbucks blonde espresso roast for three whole …

‘I got the buttons confused’: Barista said she accidentally made every drink decaf instead of blonde roast for 3 months at Starbucks

When it comes to coffee orders, some are very particular. Getting caffeinated first thing in the morning is a ritual for many around the world. Starbucks is known to go above and beyond when it comes to catering to their customers’ distinct tastes, but one barista says she forgot to include a major ingredient on …