As a barista, there are good days and there are bad days. We love being there for you to make drinks, but we also love it when our customers are supportive. So lets dive into things all customers should know when going to Starbucks!

1. Take your time looking at our menu. There are a lot of choices!

Also notice that we do not have small, medium, and large sizes.

2. If you want room for cream/milk in your drink, ask for it.

This way you aren't pouring your 170-degree drink into our PLASTIC garbage cans.

3. We know when you are trying to cheat the system.

Don’t ask for a grande latte in a venti cup with extra milk. That is a venti latte, and we will charge you that price.

4. When you ask for no ice, it doesn’t give you extra drink, and your drink will be lukewarm at best.

5. Come into the drive-thru prepared with what you want.

If you come up to the window and still have more to order, you have become blacklisted in our minds.

6. Also, ordering from the passenger’s seat is a Starbucks sin.

We really can’t hear you, even after you say it for the third time.

7. Understand we need to charge for extra things.

We can't give out extra shots for free or syrups in drinks that don’t usually have that syrup. It is company policy and we do not make the rules.

8. If you want a fast experience, go through the drive-thru.

People shouldn’t come in and complain when there is a full cafe and the barista is taking a while to make their drink because of the number of other people. This is what drive-thrus are made for.

9. If you want to order a Secret Menu item, come with the ingredients.

We do not know each thing by heart, so if we do not know your Ariana Grande Frappuccino drink, we are sorry (this is a real drink).

10. If you add a bunch of modifications to your drink, understand it won’t be out in two minutes.

One venti chai with 10 pumps of chai, three pumps of vanilla, half the water, cold water instead of hot water, steamed almond milk at 185 degrees, no foam, whipped cream and double-cupped does not take the usual amount of time it would for us to make a normal chai. Be patient.

11. The person who is making your drinks knows what they are doing.

We know you have more than one drink; we are working as fast as we are able to get you a quality drink.

12. Please order water with your order, not through the person who is making the drinks.

The person who is barring is focused on making the drinks as they come in. If you add a water as they are passing you your other drinks, it throws them off their groove.

13. We only keep half and half on the condiment bar.

We have soy, almond milk, and coconut milk as alternatives. Just ask us to put that in your drink as we are making it, so you don’t have to come back for milk and throw us off our groove. Again.

14. We do like talking to you.

We take pride in getting to know our customers and asking about their lives.

15. At the end of the day, it is just coffee, and we are passionate about serving it to you as you are about drinking it.