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General Observations

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General Observations

How do you handle a handleless bag?

Different customers approach this task differently. Some pick up the bag from the top. Some grab the bag from the side, often squeezing the bag contents. Some will clutch the bag underneath.

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General Observations

Post Payment Boob Wobble

One of the most weird things I have observed as a barista is when a customer had just paid and decided to make her boobs bounce up and down for 10 seconds. Do you want me to make the drink or watch the show?

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General Observations

Bottled Water Prices are Racist!

A white guy with a black friend in tow, orders a bottle of water... unhappy at the price, he looks to his friend, before looking back at me and exclaiming that it is racist. I thought everything other than racism being racist was a past meme trend that had faded, clearly not.

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Condiment Bar: Ideal Laptop Tray

Gets out the work laptop, decides to use the Condiment Bar as a laptop tray. As soon as he has opened his laptop, his drink is called, resulting in a dash to put it back away again.

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