So, today, I was going over the violations of the DTR rules that customers had committed over the B button (and getting major laughs) and VetChick said I s hould do the “12 days of Drive Thru!” So, here it is…. On the first day of drive thru, my customer gave to me A horn Continue reading →

This week has been insane at the bux. my brain is on serious overdrive. So, let’s just discuss what has gone down over the past 3 days on my shifts. Seriously. I think I’m the magnet for obnoxious and wackjob people. Wednesday, I walked into a zoo. Seriously. Poor FloridaShift and VetChick were attempting to Continue reading →

So, this morning, I did my usual Saturday morning opening shift. Usually a non eventful time. Note the use of the word “usually.” So, CentralShift and I walked into the usual disaster. We had a broken coffee scoop and a broken grinder. Yeah. A broken grinder. The handle was completely snapped off by another barista. Continue reading →

Time for another installment of the Green Apron Tales! Things have been pretty quiet at the ‘bux-Big W was away in New Orleans-where they got to hear flippin’ BONO speak. Must be nice. So, on Thursday, I worked a usual insane shift, you know-buttcrack of dawn to 10:30am. Worked with the usual suspects…Senior Shift, McSPants Continue reading →

Here we go again….it’s time for another edtion of the Green Apron tales! Woohoo!   So, I opened Saturday morning with FloridaShift, who misses a warm climate as much as I do, if not more, and our newest Barista. I was to train her on how to open the store, because her availiblity is like Continue reading →

So, on Thursday, it seemed as if things would be shaping up for a good shift. It was all of the wacky regulars-MP, EmDawg and StalkerTarget (She has people coming in specifically looking for her. It’s devolved into a points game now…but I’ll go there another time..), as well as Senior Shift. Then, I looked Continue reading →

So, yesterday, I actually got to sleep in! I had to go in at 6:00 am instead of 4:45! Woohoo!   My elation was short lived, however, when I discovered, to my horror, upon walking in that Big W was DECK BRUSHING the entire area in the back of the POS, Bar and DTR! There Continue reading →

So, today was another long shift at the ‘bux. I did 6:15 -3:00. Long day.   hello Drive thru. That was me. We had our usual assortment of crazies. Nothing to really write home about…until this one came through… this is how it went: *ding* me: Hi, welcome to Starbucks in _____________! What can I Continue reading →