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KentuckyWoman

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85. You are one up on me.

Fri Aug 27, 2021, 11:12 PM

Aug 2021

I cannot fathom paying that much for coffee. To be fair, I'm not much for eating out either. Seems like the same money spent at the grocery will feed me about 10 other people.

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My first and last trip to Starbucks [View all] ripcord Aug 2021 OP

I usually tip them because I assume they earn poverty wages. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #1

Yes. We should all do that. zentrum Aug 2021 #9

"...that has destroyed local coffee shops." brooklynite Aug 2021 #74

You can... hlthe2b Aug 2021 #2

I'm not so sure they would these days Rorey Aug 2021 #10

Starbucks has always had a tip jar out AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #3

...... obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #4

Seems like that employee needs to find a new job Sanity Claws Aug 2021 #5

Unrec... Agschmid Aug 2021 #22

Unrec... Sanity Claws Aug 2021 #25

I do leave a tip, but Rorey Aug 2021 #6

I always leave a tip too, but their drinks are so pricey that my husband and I only get Starbucks liberal_mama Aug 2021 #44

Employees making snide remarks about tipping PatSeg Aug 2021 #7

On the Indeed site, it says $11.49 per hour is the average for a barista Rorey Aug 2021 #12

That is starting pay, plus benefits PatSeg Aug 2021 #27

Starbucks doesn't pay that well. My future daughter in law works there...they suck on all levels. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #67

Yeah, I think that pooled tip thing PatSeg Aug 2021 #72

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2021 #88

My future daughter in law made 9 something an hour in Ohio...she is making a bit more Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #64

I have never tipped in Starbucks. LisaL Aug 2021 #8

Their coffee is undrinkable TrogL Aug 2021 #11

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #21

Sounds serious, mes ami! LanternWaste Aug 2021 #54

Yes they do over-roast.. and their coffee is garbage.. Peacetrain Aug 2021 #80

it was banned from our work coffee club Skittles Aug 2021 #81

I don't know about their beans. But they way over roast it. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #89

I always tip my barista. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2021 #13

I have never tipped for counter service ripcord Aug 2021 #14

Well, clearly it had a significant emotional impact on you. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2021 #15

Sometimes you are forced to deal with entitled people ripcord Aug 2021 #40

Yep, this. Sympthsical Aug 2021 #16

I know, some of these orders are just downright obnoxious! smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #38

My favorite Starbucks moment ever Sympthsical Aug 2021 #42

LOL! I love this story! smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #52

OMG, it is Pink Drink! Sympthsical Aug 2021 #53

It's about attitude DiverDave Aug 2021 #62

I always tip paleotn Aug 2021 #17

Same, and I tip a little more now obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #55

+1 yardwork Aug 2021 #69

Funny. It was just a few months ago du was all about supporting the frontline workers. Treefrog Aug 2021 #18

Right?! SMDH... CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #30

I know! XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #77

I used to go to a nearby Peet's. I generally prefer their coffee. captain queeg Aug 2021 #19

1911: first espresso machine in US Buzz cook Aug 2021 #59

I always tip! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #20

Sorry the Barista was snide. I wouldn't tip that person, but there are others behind the counter. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #23

If I had ordered something that had to be prepared it would have been different ripcord Aug 2021 #26

In France, you're expected to tip the person that takes your ticket at a Cinema. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #33

They would hate me ripcord Aug 2021 #36

Being the old fart I am, I just go to 7-11 and get decent coffee for far less... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #24

Tipping at fast food seems to be a new trend Freddie Aug 2021 #28

You don't tip when you order a pie or a slice? maxsolomon Aug 2021 #34

Delivery people aren't counter people. The whole tipping thing makes little sense. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #35

Jumping in... Polybius Aug 2021 #92

Like the Doordash driver who took back food because of the tip ripcord Aug 2021 #41

A company that employs that many people... CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #29

I order black/plain coffee too. But I do tip at most places with a tip cup. Don't go often. Hoyt Aug 2021 #31

It is strange that people don't tip at McDonalds for coffee ripcord Aug 2021 #32

Mm, not really. Treefrog Aug 2021 #37

Isn't it exacty the same order and exactly the same service? ripcord Aug 2021 #39

That would have amused me immensely... hunter Aug 2021 #43

I do not voluntarily ever enter a Starbucks. MineralMan Aug 2021 #45

Airports and train stations have options. But my local VA... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #46

VA hospitals have Starbucks? MineralMan Aug 2021 #48

The one I go to does. Used to be some vet volunteers years ago... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #50

The hospitals where I've visited sick relatives all have MineralMan Aug 2021 #51

Yes obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #56

Weird. Just Weird. MineralMan Aug 2021 #57

I think that is my problem ripcord Aug 2021 #47

They speak Italian, you know. That's worth something, isn't it? MineralMan Aug 2021 #49

Tipping is a catch-22 egduj Aug 2021 #58

It doesn't encourage employers at all. Whether you tip or not, they won't pay a decent wage. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #66

I've never been to a Starbucks. panader0 Aug 2021 #60

I always tip AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #61

Hmm... Keth Aug 2021 #63

#1 I was unaware that I was expected to tip baristas. No one ever said a thing. #2 I remember... Hekate Aug 2021 #65

I went to a local diner last summer to meet a friend and have a cup of coffee captain queeg Aug 2021 #68

Tipping for doing their job is an unreasonable expectation. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2021 #70

Also, you're already paying $5 for $1 worth of coffeee. meadowlander Aug 2021 #79

I don't drink their coffee onethatcares Aug 2021 #71

I saw that their stock was down today. I wondered what had happened. fescuerescue Aug 2021 #73

If you are too cheap to tip then stay out. former9thward Aug 2021 #75

I agree, and I'm frankly stunned at how many here support the OP. Goodheart Aug 2021 #78

Holy hell. Goodheart Aug 2021 #76

... Music Man Aug 2021 #82

All the specialty coffees ☕ are made individually so that's why they get a tip. nt Raine Aug 2021 #83

But I didn't get a specialty coffee ripcord Aug 2021 #87

No you shouldn't have to a tip for that, there's no work to just pouring Raine Aug 2021 #94

I have never at any time tipped at a chain fast food place Tarc Aug 2021 #84

You are one up on me. KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #85

I don't drink coffee Silent3 Aug 2021 #86

I tip generously at sit down restaurants. But never have at counter service places. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #90

Don't punish the entire company for the act of one worker Polybius Aug 2021 #91

sorry you had such a crappy experience orleans Aug 2021 #93

Agree smack down the worker, don't fire all the workers. Btw, I read that Starbucks Hortensis Aug 2021 #95

I always tip. Iggo Aug 2021 #96

I wouldn't know to tip at a place like that treestar Aug 2021 #97

I never tip at 7-11 when I order Hotler Aug 2021 #98