Starbucks why bother

Don't ask for one in Rome, however - seems to be a purely American thing. Flat White: An espresso drink that apparently originated in Australia or New Zealand, where it is composed of two shots of espresso, topped with foamed milk to the cup rim. Some say it is the same as a Cortado, but the latter has only one shot of espresso, with a touch of milk or foam on top. Starbucks has introduced its own version of a Flat White, which it describes thusly: "Expertly steamed milk poured over ristretto shots of espresso and finished with a Starbucks signature dot.

Foamless: Sans foamed milk. Frappuccino: A blended coffee drink made in a blender developed and sold by Starbucks, combining coffee, milk, sugar, ice, and other miscellaneous ingredients all of Starbucks' blended drinks contain sugar, by the way.

Various recipes for this are floating around the Web the actual recipe is a secret. Starbucks has also come out with a bottled version. If what you want is an iced espresso, then don't order a Frappuccino, which is made from regular coffee, not espresso. Frap: Based on Starbucks' Frappuccino coffee drink. When used loosely, really refers to any iced coffee or espresso drink. Frap Rush: When fraps are ordered in bunches, usually right after the local high school has let out.

Grande: ounce cup. Granita: Latte with frozen milk. Was spoken in a Frasier episode, I'm told, so could just be a scriptwriter's invention.

Half-Caf: Half decaf. Harmless: If you want a decaf espresso, just say you want it "harmless. Ask for a "half-caf," for instance, and you'll get a half-decaf latte. Only served at the Uptown Espresso, I believe. Latteccino: A latte with more froth or a cappuccino with more milk take your pick.

Milker: See Poor Man's Latte. Mocha: Short for Cafe Mocha. Mocha Frap: Short for Mocha Frappuccino, which is a Starbucks coffee drink -- they refer to it as a blended coffee drink made in a blender , by the way, rather than simply an iced mocha. Mochaccino: A cappuccino with chocolate. Note: Not a Mocha Frappucino. Nico: A breve with orange syrup and cinnamon. No Fun: I'd originally understood this to refer to a decaf, non-fat latte also called a skinny harmless or a why bother.

Recently, however, I've been told that it refers to a decaf latte or a harmless. No Whip: No whip cream. See also Whipless. On a Leash: To go, with handles. Poor Man's Iced Latte: An iced Americano, with half ice and no water, to which then enough half-n-half is added from the condiment bar to fill up the cup. The point is that with an iced latte the milk or dairy isn't prepared steamed or frothed , but simply added straight. Be forewarned, however, that some baristas take extreme umbrage at being gamed by customers this way while others may just wink and nod and other customers might not appreciate finding the condiment bar's half-n-half receptacle emptied out after a "milker" has come through.

Also, if enough people do this it will simply result in the increased inconvenience of having to ask for your half-n-half from behind the counter.

We make drinks in order, so your order is not going to be ready right after you pay. This one goes along with the last one. We make drinks in order, so we are not going to prioritize yours just because you are in a hurry.

My last pet peeve is probably the one that bothers me the most. Macchiatos are not supposed to be iced. When you order it iced and drink it through a straw, this is already going to be backwards since you are starting at the bottom.

And to make things worse, a piece of me dies every time I watch someone stir their iced caramel macchiato after they get it, combining the layers. However, according a former Frappuccino maker at Lifehacker , baristas don't want you to order them.

And this is because these mysterious drinks don't actually exist in any official capacity. The piece's author then states that they're instead "finicky orders that customers have invented that usually require a lot of legwork on the part of a store's employees. Another ex-Starbucks employee told Food Network about the woes of making secret menu items for their patrons.

They said, "Please, please, please have the recipe or else you aren't getting your drink. Across the Twittersphere, many accounts have complained about how Starbucks' honey packets are designed.

They then stated that they've been difficult to use in Colorado all the way across to California. It seems as if this condiment doesn't just bother Starbucks' customers and has irked some alleged employees on Reddit.

One user complained about having to individually open these packets and asked why the company doesn't just supply its workers with pumps that are full of honey. Another exclaimed that they find cutting into these wrappers to be an unpleasant experience. They wrote, "I've stopped putting honey in the cup for drinks They don't only get my hands super sticky but the scissors too. So I just tell them we can't because our scissors aren't sanitized for food contact.

The Starbucks menu now stocks a toasted honey topping. We're guessing that this item probably doesn't come in a packet. So if you want to stop your barista or your fingers from potentially entering a world of pain, then you think about getting this instead. Starbucks isn't shy about the fact you can tailor a drink to your exact specifications.

Almost every other beverage on the menu can also be customized. However, just because one can add an unlimited amount of extras to their drink, it doesn't mean that they necessarily should.

News reported on. Back in , an Indiana-based Starbucks customer ordered this drink to come with 20 extra ingredients. They asked for five pumps of caramel syrup, five pumps of white mocha, ten sugars, and a ton of additional stuff.

The server who took this order said in a removed tweet, "You have to be trolling us right now. Look, it's probably not that hard to imagine why making such a drink would be annoying. If whipping up a Frappuccino or a secret menu item is time-consuming, then this beverage would also take a while to get right.

So yes, Starbucks allows a heap of its menu items to be modified. But please don't use this knowledge to make a complex drink made out of every single ingredient on the menu.

According to Thrillist , Starbucks' eggnog lattes were first released in Yup, these seasonal drinks have certainly been around for a while. But what is in this product? Well, the Starbucks' website said that these coffees are made out of frothed eggnog and espresso that's been lightly sprinkled with nutmeg.

This beverage has also been the subject of a pile of Reddit comments where alleged Starbucks employees have complained about making them.

Apparently, they're not too pleasant to make. This item has also been said to have an artificial aroma. One detractor wrote, "I always use my hand to prevent the spray from hitting me in the face.

If you love mocha lattes, you might not want to keep reading this one. Too messy and time consuming. Sometimes the baristas just get kind of grossed out by how much sugar is in a drink, and this is one example. User clivehuxley said,. If you always order a macchiato from Starbucks, then know that the people making them are not exactly thrilled about it.

User NK said,. User Keeponrocking said that they hate making any hot latte drink with soy or almond milk when the customer asks for no foam. The new cold foam cold brews seem to be pretty annoying for employees.

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