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‘Male Karen’ makes California barista cry after he orders a small cappuccino in a large cup and gets exactly that: ‘BAN HIM’

By Feb 24th
Are Dutch Bros. workers tipping themselves? Oregon customer reveals real reason baristas don’t ask for tips: ‘20% is crazy’

By Feb 1st
Woman goes to her ‘favorite’ coffee shop weekly to study for the MCAT. Then a barista kicks her out for not buying anything. So who was in the right?

By Jan 17th
‘Don’t ask me how I know’: Man goes to Los Angeles coffee shop. Then he drops the secret code they use for celebrities

By Jan 2nd
‘We wanted the matcha’: Virginia woman orders Vietnamese coffee from D.C. area shop. Then it almost costs her life

By Dec 28th
The Cumulus is the Porsche of coffee machines, and it’s at the top of my holiday wish list

By Dec 3rd
‘I’m sorry, places have a no tech policy??’: Woman gets kicked out of coffee shop for reading on an iPad. Then she notices another customer on a Kindle

By Oct 18th
‘At least Dunkin’ doesn’t rob me’: Pennsylvania woman goes to Mobil gas station. Then they charge her double for iced coffee

By Sep 29th
‘This is ridiculous’: Indiana Walmart customer spots $21.44 Maxwell House coffee. Then he sees how much it cost last year

By Sep 4th
‘I just wanna know what I ingested’: Woman sees what she ingested when she gets to bottom of her Pumpkin Spiced Latte. Then Starbucks only offers her $50

By Sep 2nd
‘As a barista, that’s such weird behavior’: Woman accidentally picks up mobile order at Starbucks drive-thru—then the worker’s response makes her ‘want to cry’

By Aug 31st
‘One of my co-workers told me it was free’: Target worker says they were fired for ‘theft.’ They were making 1-2 coffees per day

By Aug 9th
‘I’m still a bit confused why she was upset’: Starbucks customer shows up to pick up mobile order. She didn’t expect the manager’s response

By Jul 13th
‘Have you not heard?’: Man tries to order black coffee on plane. Then a flight attendant intervenes

By Jun 30th
‘Dutch Bros is the same way’: Woman issues warning about 7 Brew coffee after learning what’s really in it. Is ‘breve-style’ coffee really dangerous?

By Jun 16th
Now You Can Indulge Your ‘Bridgerton’ Obsession First Thing in the Morning With These New Iced Coffees & Creamers

By May 8th
“Edward” Is Trending on Twitter Thanks to Service Industry Nightmare Customer Stories

By May 3rd
Be Your Own Gilmore Girl and Drink Too Much Coffee at Your Own Luke’s Diner Pop-Up

By Oct 3rd
There’s a Kickstarter To Fund a Coffee and Tea-Brewing Alarm Clock

By May 29th
Things We Saw Today: Daredevil Opening Titles, 8-Bit Style

By Apr 3rd