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Kentucky Woman Gets Free Coffee In Drive-Thru Pay-It-Forward Chain. Then She Sees The Car Behind Her—And Decides To End It

By Melody Heald Jun 4th
Los Angeles man goes to Community Goods for matcha. Then he’s shamed for coming in a Honda Accord: ‘I thought it was a Goodwill or something’

By Rachel Thomas Jun 2nd
Melbourne man witnesses the barista mishear a customer’s coffee order and just lets him mess up. But why is everyone calling it a good decision?

By Kopal Mar 28th
Woman calls out Starbucks barista online for shooting his shot but soon finds out that the internet isn’t on her side

By Terrina Jairaj Mar 27th
North Carolina woman goes to 7 Brew. Then she makes the worker cry. Now customers are angry

By Rachel Thomas Mar 23rd
‘Male Karen’ makes California barista cry after he orders a small cappuccino in a large cup and gets exactly that: ‘BAN HIM’

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

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

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

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

By Braden Bjella 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 Gisselle Hernandez 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 Melody Heald 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 Rebekah Harding 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 Gisselle Hernandez Jul 13th
‘Have you not heard?’: Man tries to order black coffee on plane. Then a flight attendant intervenes

By Claire Goforth 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 Sabine Joseph Jun 16th