coffee

As it turns out, coffee seems to exist in the Star Wars universe, and has ben mentioned a few times in various works. @ViWiWrites went and detailed what different character's preferred to drink in the morning, and how they make it, based on their personalities. It has a whole lot of us sympathizing with Darth Vader. For another fun star wars thread, here's a thread on exactly how Darth Vader is the queen of drama.

The life of a barista is a weird one. When every customer you have is someone who hasn't had their first coffee of the day, there's no knowing what kind of people can lumber in. Some take on the challenge and become a barista that's the living definition of chaotic good. Others just stand in awe and watch a 46-year-old woman drink 8 Red Bulls worth of caffeine in a single swig.

Every now and again we can get caught up in unique interactions while out going about our daily business that reminds us we share a planet with some particularly unique individuals. This quick and entertaining Tumblr post about a strange customer makes him sound like he was the mad hatter himself. 

Caffeine makes you more alert, and college students want to be more alert, so naturally they take the effects of caffeine to their  limits. For more stories about people doing stupid things, here are people's high risk low reward moments. For more junk from Tumblr's trunk, here are various Tumblr Gems to keep the day moving.

The force is strong with this thread. Twitter user @ViWiWrites shared a recent thread that imagines how various Star Wars characters drink their coffee. It's awesome, and maybe accurate. 

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.

The McDonald's hot coffee case went down in 90's history as a goofy late-night-talk-show-level absurdity that seemed like it was about a money-grubbing lady who was too dumb to know that coffee was hot. As it turns out, the details were more nefarious than that. For more people on tumblr getting blasted with knowledge, here are tumblr users getting schooled on car safety.

This customer decided to intervene on an entitled woman's irritating quest to lock down a sticker (for a free coffee journal) by ultimately doubling back and taking the sticker she'd originally turned down. The only way she could've rubbed it in the entitled customer's face more would've been to eat the sticker in front of her. Sheesh. 

This guy unknowingly caffeinated his way into the 5th dimension. Let this serve as a cautionary tale that you've gotta be extra careful with that Cuban espresso. It is not a joke. Sounds like he basically consumed 12 cups of coffee in the matter of 5 minutes. At that point, you better just buckle up and try to enjoy the ride. Thankfully, it would seem he stayed safe. 

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? 

The fact that this guy didn't think to take his glasses off to properly assess the coffee before ordering it again is beyond belief. I guess some people need coffee more than others, or this whole story was pulled right out of thin air. 

Customer service is the WORST. You're guaranteed to meet all kinds of entitled people just out looking to get pissed off at something. And from there it seems to be a terribly natural direction of rage at the people put there to help them out! Yikes all around. 

If you're looking for more work stories documenting the struggles of working customer service, check out these crazy work stories from an ex-Domino's employee here!

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. 

Why is it so easy to notice dating mistakes when you're not the one making them? It's like this guy makes every wrong turn you could think of. The self-importance on this dude is absolutely majestic. In case you aren't familiar with this planet, this is not the first time dudes have made mistakes on dates.

And then everyone clapped...