![]() “There’s nothing worse than someone coming during/right after a rush asking for a surprise. But I’m on the barista side,” wrote a commenter. “I’m sorry, but that was funny,” commented one person.Īnother said, “maybe it was the “surprise me drink,” while another wrote, “I think it’s the way you asked.” Others thought the barista’s response was funny and defended her. One user wrote, “personally I would have just been like nvm and drove off.” “It went from Starbucks service to McDonald’s service real quick,” wrote another commenter. One person commented “that's some dunkin' behaviour,” which received almost 20,000 likes.Īnother TikToker wrote, “Starbucks employees be so mad they at work.” Many people in the comment section agreed that the barista was a little out of pocket with their response. That was probably my last time doing that challenge.” “I just don’t think the barista passed the vibe check. “I feel like it was a little bit rude, but I do understand that it might be annoying when people don’t just say what they want to order, but it’s fine,” Alk says in the next clip with the drink in her hand. “That’s never happened to me before,” Alk says while driving off to grab her drink. Over two-thirds of orders now come from the mobile app, drive-thru, and delivery, the coffee giant said in. The barista reluctantly agrees, and Alk says “thank you” before moving forward in the drive-thru.Īlk’s caption over the video reads, “wanted to leave but already wasted 35 mins in this line.” Starbucks is moving farther away from its roots in favor of convenience and efficiency. You can see Alk’s body language change and her uncomfortable facial expression in the video as she figures out what to say next.įinally, she says, “but no actually, can you just make something that sounds good?” With a tinge of attitude in her tone, the barista says, “yeah, I can get you an ice water…that sounds good,” followed by the sound of laughter coming from the barista’s co-workers in the barista did NOT pass the vibe check□ #starbucksbarista #baristastarbucks #rudebarista #starbucksfail #starbuckschallenge #surprisemedrink #surprisemestarbucks #starbuckssurprisedrink #starbucksbaristarecipes #badstarbucksvisit #challengegonewrong #gonewrong #pickmydrink #starbuckschallenge2023 “A what?” the barista asks, and Alk repeats herself. The barista asks Alk for her order, and she politely asks, “can I just order a ‘surprise me’ drink?” In the next clip, Alk shows what happened after she placed her order and where the interaction took an odd turn. In the video, which now has almost 1 million views, Alk starts by telling her viewers, “I’m feeling like drinking something different today." ![]() TikToker Kristen Alk filmed herself going through a Starbucks drive-thru where she asked the barista to make her a “surprise me” drink, but the whole interaction didn’t go as she had planned. ![]() To watch Lewis Black's hilarious take on the River Oaks Starbucks location and to read the rest of the story, visit our partners at Houston Culturemap.If you’re an indecisive person then you may have considered the "surprise me" option when placing an order, but a TikTok video that's been circulating online may leave you questioning if that's actually a good idea. That Houston was home to a Starbucks across the street from another Starbucks inspired comedian Lewis Black's epic rant about having found the end of the universe. We cannot announce a new tenant at this time." The closing was planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. remains open - and had a lengthy line at its drive-thru Friday.Ī representative for Weingarten Realty, owner of the River Oaks Shopping Center, responded to CultureMap's request for comment about the closure with the following statement: "The Starbucks at 2029 W Gray has closed. The Starbucks across the street at 2050 W. Of course, coffee fans won't have to go far to get their Frappuccino fix. Gray St., which is usually a sign that a business has shuttered. The windows have been papered over and the signage has been removed from the coffee shop at 2029 W. ![]() HOUSTON, Texas - One of Houston's most famous Starbucks locations appears to have served its last latte.
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