Why Starbucks, Why?

[alexei4323]

your a super fucking homo-sexual you ass pumping cock sucker! Attention whore added to the insult by injury. Now stfu you queer!

[nonantianarchist]

Actually, it was kind of the opposite at the store I worked at. When I was a n00b, I worked the register, and as I got more experienced I got moved to bar sometimes. I think I performed both roles about equally by the time I quit to go to college.

[nonantianarchist]

My favorite drink as well. When I worked at Starbucks, I made one for myself when I got off shift (they let employees get free drinks up to half an hour after their shift ends, and I took full advantage of this perk).

And if it comes out bitter, they probably didn't use the right amount of mocha OR they used too much espresso.

[amayagab]

Oh by the way, the longer your starbucks coffee's name is, the bigger the asshole you are and if your coffee contains chocolate, crushed ice, whipped cream or any other thing in that vein, it's not coffee it's a milkshake and you have the mentality of a 9 year old.

[D4Shawn]

Guilty as charged.

[amayagab]

Stupid cunty starbucks bitch. They act like they don't understand the concept of Small/Medium/Large as if they never went to kindergarten. Just take my fucking order the way I asked for it you minimum wage failure.

[MsTerrible24]

blah blah blah...you could have got your point across in about 30 seconds! Wow chat it up buddy:) You like to hear yourself talk hey? But good vent ...hope that helped you!

[FuzziBunniJP]

How do you think the experienced people get experienced.... most likely not from hanging on the til for all eternity. Also, your story may be a little better if you said what the proper way to make it would be. That is if you even know how to.

[joeltherambo4]

latte is just fine.............!!!!!!!!!!

[mnmn59]

"When" is never with a caramel machiatto - I gave up b/c i never got one as good as my first couple of times. just stick to reg brew

[TheCakeAintNoLie]

if you want to see a GOOD video about Starbucks watch THIS

/watch?v=ZIBnJr0JLtA

[jay69bod]

Macchiato does mean espresso shots are to be put on top... reason why it tastes bitter (at first) and then gets sweeter (unless you mix the drink). If you dont want it to taste like espresso (or 'bitter') maybe cut out the macchiato part and just order a MM

[eevrygoren]

you make a point but enough with the word like!

[ASlientSong]

I ran out of space so this is a cont. from my first comment. So yeah, the newbies dont know the recipe for the "MMM". Personally I love making them. I get excited when I hear someone order on because only "old school" coffee fans remember them. Im sorry you had an unfortunate experence.

[starscars13]

I've been a barista since 2006 and the supervisor at the time showed me how to make the drink. But it completely throws off the trainees now when someone orders the delicious MMM.

[ASlientSong]

Yup, it really sucks that they took the recipe card for that drink and many wonderful others. I say they bring it back.

[ASlientSong]

WOW!! what starbucks do you go to?! thats just sad. ive been a barista a starbucks sense may of 2007 and I love my job. im not mad about ur video. you have a right to complain and I thank you for not wanting to put down the newbie. the reason why the newb's are always on the bar is because we want them to gain experience. The register is to easy for them. also, around sept 2007 The Marble Mocha Macchiato was taken off the menu so the newb's dont learn it in their training.

[dresendezz]

Dude, make friends with the girl who makes good coffee (possibly bang her too, if she's hot) then every time you walk in to starbucks you go HEEYYY, its my favorite starbucks coffee lady! How about you work your magic and get me a venti marble marchiatto!? (or whatever the fuck you call it.)

then you get a good coffee..

[PhilosophyWatch]

So you're helping him learn if you bring it up and ask for him to push his drink making skills to new heights. Then next time, you can go in there and see him making drinks and feel confident that it will be to your standards. It's help, not unworthy criticizm. Speak out and help the guy! Maybe the next customer with refined taste and a more abusive way of dealing with the situation won't chew his ass, and he'll thank you. :-)

[ReIgNoFrAdNeSs]

I think I'll just karate chop him in the eye if he ever makes my drink bad again.

[PhilosophyWatch]

That's also an option.

[setapart247]

I'm going to try that drink. Thank you for your thoughts, D4Shawn. I always find your videos interesting.

[jerklian13]

is there a Peet's near you?

...much better coffee

[D4Shawn]

I've never even heard of them. They must not have Peet's in So Cal.

[killerramon]

you got a point but you take way to long to get anywhere! write a script before you speak so that your video's are more to the point and more enjoyable to watch :)

[D4Shawn]

The problem with scripted videos is that they sound... well... scripted.

[killerramon]

well it doesn't have to be totally scripted, just create some guide lines to keep you on track, because there were parts of your rant which were pretty enjoyable and others that were a real bore to watch.

[ournationalspace]

only $4.50 for the secret 'bitter drink'?

[D4Shawn]

That comment made me laugh a couple times today (when I thought back upon it). I didn't even notice until now that it was the great ONS who left it (prolly cuz I read it in the morning before work when I was in a rush). I thought it was funny though.

[ksawler2]

idea; make your damn coffee at home and stop paying $5 for a coffee then complaining about it. we don't even have a starbucks anywhere around here and we're all fine.

[D4Shawn]

So you make everything yourself at home (even your shoes and clothes)? That's cool I guess. Personally, I'm more of a capitalist, so I believe in the division of labor/specialization of the work force. That's just me though.

[ksawler2]

There's a bit of a difference there. You get to see clothes and shoes before you buy them, you don't get to taste your coffee before you pay. So if you're particular about something like coffee, make it at home and save the bitching and calling someone a noob just because they don't make a coffee that suits your taste.

[D4Shawn]

I've got plenty to bitch about clothes and shoes too! For example, I hate how you can't dry clothes. There's no point. If you dry anything, it just shrinks and it's then worthless. Why buy something just so it can shrink so you have to throw it away? I have to hang clothes up all around my apartment. I hang stuff on chairs and in the shower. It's a mess! Why don't they just make stuff that doesn't shrink?

[ksawler2]

They do. It's called 'pre-shrunk'.

[D4Shawn]

Let me rephrase that: Why don't they make the vast majority of clothes so that they don't shrink? There's absolutely no point whatsoever to clothes that shrink.

[ksawler2]

I was going to say it's maybe to encourage people to lose weight... then I remembered clothes shrink in length usually, not width.

[D4Shawn]

I'm pretty sure they do it just to make my life more difficult. It's a conspiracy.

[namena090909]

do you think you can make VENTI MARBLE MOCHA MACCHIATO

[ksawler2]

I've never even tasted starbucks before and.. oh what?! It seems to me I'm just fine. It's a drink, it's not worth getting upset about.

[dawitekid20]

your not missin out on anything man. i just think d4shawn is trying to make comedic remarks about insignificant things like they do on some comedy shows (like madtv) to try to get some views, but its not really workin

[ksawler2]

That's 'woman' to you :P

..And yeah, that sounds about right.

[D4Shawn]

"i just think d4shawn is trying to make comedic remarks about insignificant things like they do on some comedy shows (like madtv) to try to get some views, but its not really workin"

The first part is accurate, but it's not views that primarily motivate me. I'm a lot more "deep" than that. Geesh!

[namena090909]

... i hate the noobs they cant barley make a freakin hot choclate right ...they put in way to much flavor powder and it taste like shit near half way throught the damn drink

[guitarkilla]

I hate that people drink shit made with powder and still call it "hot chocolate".

[tlkSmack1]

D4Shawn, you gotta go easy on both fast food employees and starbucks employees. Even the thought of getting a big hacker in your drink or food. You go to a 5-Star restaurant...then you get to bitch about food or service.

[D4Shawn]

Starbucks IS the 5-Star version of a coffee shop. That's why you pay $4.50 for a cup of Joe.

[tlkSmack1]

Someone should start a do-it-yourself or self-serve deluxe coffee shop. My friend had similar complaints about the Starbucks offerings being inconsistent; so she bought a deluxe coffee-frapuccino thing or whatever.

She said she ended up with coffee and milk, almond husks, you name it, all over her kitchen and it took more time to make the drink than could ever balance-out the pleasure of consuming a beverage.

But I hope you weren't arguing that Starbucks employees are overpaid.

[dawitekid20]

thats very true

[xgobobeanx]

boycott!! :)

[D4Shawn]

I wouldn't go that far. I think I'd have withdrawals.

[Tweegrrl]

It's funny when people order a "latte." If I worked at Starbucks, I would hand them a glass of milk (unless they specified caffè of course). One time I was at a coffee shop and they had both "caffè latte" and "café au lait" on the menu. It's the same drink! Idiots.

[Jessiqua42]

Use your words, D4Shawn. It's ok to be that guy who wants his $4 coffee to taste yummy. Really.

[adorianvlad]

Shawn, did you know that the "paper cup" you love so much, it's actually made out of plastic?

It does for you, tasting plastic?

[ZullGostnu]

Dude, be more direct.  I want you to make me my drink.

[theflorgeormix]

"cleaning out the friggin stove or something"

I'll have to try one of those.

[j3rdog]

dude they cant even make the caramel Macchiatos right half the time

[ok4realz]

Maybe it's how you ask for it. I'll have a Venti Marble Mocha Macchiato, Noob Free please. Or when Noob Free is not an option, Venti Triple M, 1/2 Crappy. Starbucks is like a 5 scratch off lottery ticket. Half the time you walk away 5 dollars poorer with no joy. The other half of the time you win a free ticket that yields nothing. But what do you expect from a mermaid? You've been lured into the rocks and she's offering you a hot, soothing cup of cyanide as you lay dying in the freezing water.

[dawitekid20]

why do you put this up? like whos really gonna care about this?

[Majenius]

So morons can respond and complain / wonder who might care. Duh!!! Don't complain if you do not care, watch something else. Was that too hard to figure out? You sound just like a Starbucks N00b.

[ournationalspace]

dawitekid20 has a point! Down with d4shawn!

[ChampChong]

ive never had Starbucks because i live in Australia.

[13thDimension]

assertive does not equal asshole.

aggressive = asshole.

[angryislander56]

By now you should be dating the previously

alluded to cute starbucks girl who would be giving

your beverage needs the VIP treatment.

Additional motivation.

I'm just sayin'

[miguelsaludes]

here in the philippines the coffee in starbucks cost like its made of f*cking gold!!!!

some cost like P100(100 pesos)for a cup of coffee!!!!

[sweaterpuppies1]

lol, poor retarded newbie

[p717]

For 100 cups of starbucks, you can get all of the equipment to make the best damn cup of coffee yourself. I like experimental coffee, yet I've never been to a Starbucks. I have an espresso machine, grinder, several different types of coffee makers, including the classic perculator.  I have the restaurant style "kegs" for coffee. We even have a maker that we exclusively use for chai.

All this was the result of living near a borders bookstore, and experiencing the same badly made coffee.

[miguelsaludes]

thats cool!!!

no hassle and its more cheaper right?

[JRock589]

Cyanide taste?

You've tasted...Cyanide?

Whoa. :P

[lettherebeaubrey]

freaking amen.

[junior00bacon00chee]

well id say the organization isnt really working there....putting random trainees on actually making the product...yeah that is a great way to sell coffee....

this almost makes me wonder if there are some statist conditions which allow this incompetence to persist...does no other store make this drink?

[77josh77]

starbucks messes up drinks all the time and im sure the guy would understand since hes knew. They've messed my drinks up a few times but i get ur point about the girl saying sumthingcompletely diffrent...i hate that....but yeah as long as you get your drink properly made lol its their fault technically u shouldnt feel bad but its natural lol

[justl00king69]

It' very simple really. You pay nearly 5 dollars for a clearly ginormous cup of coffee, no matter how big or small it really is. When you pay that ridiculous amount of money for a 25-cent coffee, the least they could do is make sure to get you what you're overpaying for by providing staff that knows how to make what it is they're selling on a daily basis. You can easily teach people the basics in a week or less.

[theflorgeormix]

They are a team, you are the stranger. You might want to ask if the whoever has made that one before. As a team you are the one they will throw under the bus, unless they hate each other.

[OrangeOrnage]

are those snowflakes printed on your coffee cup? NO! Californians don't get snowflakes printed on their coffee cups...they don't get snow there and so they shouldn't print snowflakes on your cups..also californians shouldn't get x=mas presents either because..santa can't drive his sleigh there if there is no snow!!! It's elementary!

[ArchosAffligo]

They need to train new drink-makers. Which means someone is going to get crappy drinks.

[D4Shawn]

They should have to undergo a state mandated six week training course and licensing precoess before legally being able to make my drink.

[hippymobster]

yeah!

ha ha

[D4Shawn]

*process

How the hell did I spell that so wrong?

[ArchosAffligo]

There should also be a professional coffee baristas association which decides who to license.

Ha ha ha? Hmmmm...

[lettherebeaubrey]

that is genius.

[ArchosAffligo]

$20 (in decemeber 2008 dollars) a cup coffee.

[DotPaulish]

People who work in places like that don't have the time or energy for social subtlety. I have a friend who works at a similar place and people will approach her and try to get her attention by making eye contact, but she will intentionally ignore them until they address her directly. She just doesn't have the time or energy to jump and dance through the normal social rituals. With people who work in shops, especially when busy, you need to be polite and to the point.

[D4Shawn]

You're probably right. Something I wonder about (and don't know if I can be objective enough to answer) is: Am I being polite about it for their sake (because I'm nice), or for my own sake (because I don't like how I feel when I'm not nice and or I don't like confrontation). Maybe both. Maybe I'm genuinely nice, but I think it's hard for me to tell (as I am biased towards certain self-conceptions).

[DotPaulish]

I think that what you were doing is nice in the vast majority of situations, and that situations like the one at Starbucks are not normal occurrence in your life.

People do what works for them most of the time. It is hard to change our conception of what is nice so quickly.

I didn't realize any of what I said earlier until my friend told me a while back. Now I understand why some workers get annoyed when I try to be "socially correct".

[DotPaulish]

I just never understood coffee. Which is weird cause I live in Seattle.

[D4Shawn]

Please tell me you at least understand grunge rock.

[DotPaulish]

No.... Please don't hurt me. *crouch* *wince*

[xWhiteAmericanDevilx]

"It tastes like an apple seed." LOL

I know what you mean about not wanting to be a cock to employees. I worked as a cashier when I was in high school and I dealt with dozens of pricks (usually soccer moms) on a daily basis. Now wherever I go, no matter what I am always nice to the people who work there. In a customer service job, customers who aren't dickheads are always appreciated.

[D4Shawn]

I worked a register for about 5 years. Interacting with "the public" isn't easy.

[someload]

I agree. subscribed.

[joefileman]

I went from ordering the regular coffee to getting the Americano which is a very simple drink and that was screwed up so now I'm back to the regular coffee.

[Majenius]

A vent over a Venti, anylize that.

[D4Shawn]

And that's another thing: Why is a small called a "tall"? And why is a "grande" only a medium? If it's so "grand", why is it only medium sized? Basically, every size is called "large" (just in a different language), and yet each size is still a different size. I'm pretty sure that should be impossible.

[XcatisX]

Yeah I've wondered about that too.

[Majenius]

For really real. However, it IZ marketing genius (or NOT).

[CousinoMacul]

A classic example of "The Peter Principle" in action.

[D4Shawn]

I could devote a whole channel to bitching about work-related topics. There's so much that has just never made sense to me.

I used to have a boss that would ONLY hire retarded, incompetant, stoners. It would infuriate me, because I was the one who would constantly have to bust my ass and pick up everybody else's slack (until I gave up and no longer cared about working hard [which I guess was what I was supposed to do in the first place]). I could bitch for hours.