Starbucks

Everyone's morning "coffee" ritual is a little different, and for some that means an ungodly amount of syrup slammed into their veins like it was being pushed in by a train. This barista thought they were getting revenge on a bad customer by seriously overdoing things, but as it turns out, that customer could look the grim reaper in the eye voids and say "the sweet embrace of death isn't saccharine enough for my tastes, Mister Jingly Bone Man." For another tale from the café, here's a customer who demanded hotter coffee so the manager went full throttle.

If you've ever worked a customer service job you're likely familiar with the series of daunting demands, entitlement, and other kinds of stressful nonsense from customers that can fall into one shift. Starbucks really brings the wild ones out. Some people just act like animals and take out all the emotional turmoil they're experiencing from their own life situations on the very folks in stores/restaurants/etc that are just there to help them. It's a gross cycle, and hopefully one that stops altogether, sooner than later. 

With all that being said, we couldn't say that these drink orders are exactly rude, but they are extra. Would really suck to be waiting in line behind a few of these orders. But it'd be even worse to have to make them. Our hearts go out to any baristas that field these kinds of orders. 

Customers have a long and storied history of asking for things that will actively do them harm, like this Karen who wanted donuts straight out of the fryer oil. The thought of giving a customer an extremely hot cup of liquid harkens back to the reality of the McDonald's hot coffee case, which no person working at a coffee place wants to repeat. Anyway this lady asked for some real hot tea and she got it.

A young woman tweeted out a wonderful, wholesome little encounter she had with another customer at Starbucks. Sounds like the guy was with his wife and having a great day, and his day got even better when he proceeded to hold hands with a couple strangers and score a free drink in the process. A solid example of turning an awkward situation into a great day. 

British Comedian, Tiffany Stevenson witnessed one absolutely ridiculous situation involving a male Starbucks barista telling a pregnant woman that she shouldn't take her special coffee beverage with caffeine in it. Who asked you for advice, my dude? 

Starbucks was the real star of last night's Game of Thrones episode. Yes, a fan went ahead and pointed out that it looks like someone left a Starbucks cup lying around set, when they filmed the actual scene that aired last night! Naturally, Twitter tore into the hilarious fail with nothing short of spicy bloodlust. 

Check out some of our favorite reactions from episode 4 over here! Game of Thrones got real steamy last night. 

Here are some frightening examples of brands sinking deeper into everyday life, rewritten history and creeping cynicism in a changing world. Really makes you feel like pretty soon we'll all be working for the same corporation for 16 hours a day. Yikes.

TIL they can still hear you when you're not ordering. Here are some wondrous tales from both sides of the microphone about the inherent weirdness of sitting in your car asking a box for your dinner. Well, people say stupid things when they're hungry. We know full well that drive-thrus can get strange.

Break out these secrets from Starbucks employees and/or customers for your next visit. There's a lot more to your Starbucks experience than meets the eye, and these people are here to tell you where to look for next time. 

This could have just been some normal, run-of-the-mill copyright infringement, but it just had to be a weird mishmash of products and brands you'd never need or want. Who remembers the transforming robot from Frozen? Anyone?

And then everyone clapped...

And then the whole Starbucks clapped. 

Somebody stop these animals!

These caffeine-crazed individuals are chasing the edge of sanity with these drink choices.