If you've never worked at THIS Starbucks, you have no idea how incredibly busy it is at this location. These kids work their asses off for minimum wage. In addition, the tips they receive at this location are pennies compared to other less busy Starbucks locations. It's not the greatest thing to have to serve people who act like A-holes just because they're paying 6 dollars for a cup of coffee and it's not their job to make sure you pick up your own drink or food from the designated spot or make sure you make it back to work on time. They are exhausted because they work long hard hours. It's more than just pouring you a cup of coffee or making some whining grown man the perfect latte... many of these kids are simultaneously attending school, work 30 plus hour weekdays and are there late or getting there early to ensure they can try to deliver your necessary drug in the AM.
Bottom line is....Starbucks workers are people too. Yes it's a job, but have some empathy...
Another thing, besides making drinks, they prepare products to use for drinks, clean thoroughly up to county standards, count money, drive away the homeless people that customers complain about, restock, make schedules, take inventory, display products, try to boost sales etc.... all while trying to keep a pleasurable presence and...
Read moreAt some point in this life, or one of your last few reincarnations, you might have visited a Starbucks. This is one of those. And all the various coffees & beverages, & foodstuffs that a Starbuck should have, it has, and there is nothing wrong with them. The workers are pleasant and fast and do a great job
But please know: THERE ARE NO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS TO PLUG ANYTHING INTO!
The indoor seating is very limited, a very tiny rectangular area. Not really designed to be a place to hang out, more of a Starbucks-to-go format. It logically flows from there, I suppose, that there's NOWHERE TO PLUG ANYTHING INTO.
So, if you're in the neighborhood & desperately need to charge some device, and you find there is no exposed electrical outlet anywhere else for miles, but you see the Starbucks and think it's an "Aha!" moment & resign yourself to the usual dubious exchange, before you rush in to fork over $7 for a little coffee so you can siphon a few drops of sweet electricity to nurse your aiming device back to say some final goodbyes and then rest in peace, heed ye well my spooky warning: THERE ARE NO OUTLETS! CAN'T PLUG ANYTHING IN, CANT CHARGE ANYTHING! NO ELECTRICITY--ITS A TRAP! ...
Read moreStarbucks located at 601 W 2nd Street in San Bernardino. Worst Customer Service EVER. They open at 0500 hours. I pulled into drive through at 0545 hours today, no one came over intercom to take order so I pulled forward. A car in front of me was at the window for a little while then drove off. I pulled up to window, I could see two employees inside prepping supplies. Female employee walks around out of view. A male employee is prepping tea, I honk my horn, as he won't look at me. He looks up and right at me and then goes right back to prepping tea. He NEVER walked over to window to see if I wanted anything. I sat there for 10 minutes, no other employees came to the window. Meanwhile two additional vehicles came through drive thru and neither had their order taken. The manager of this Starbucks should FIRE these morning employees, as they are deciding to make their own hours apparently and ignore customers. From the time I was there 4 vehicles drove through the drive thru and NOT ONE was able to place an order. Worst of all, to look at patrons and completely ignore them is totally...
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