Today, I went to the coffee shop for my usual morning latte before class. When I got my drink, I asked again to make sure it was soy. The barista assured me it was. It wasn't. I'm ridiculously lactose intolerant and just spent six hours throwing up because she was too lazy to correct her mistake. FML
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Today, I double checked with the barista to make sure my latte had soy milk. After a few sips, I could tell it wasn’t but it was too late. I’m so sensitive to dairy, I spent the rest of my work day trying to stifle the gut busting cramps and noxious fumes. I had a meeting I couldn’t reschedule. FML
Today, I stopped at the coffee shop before work and confidently ordered "my usual." The barista looked confused but nodded. When my drink came, it was completely wrong. Turns out, I was in the wrong coffee shop. I was too embarrassed to correct them, so I drank a weird matcha-pumpkin spice sludge. FML
Today, while working as a barista, a customer asked me for "gluten free milk". When I told her that most milk is gluten free, she flew into a fit of rage and cussed me out for being a "cheeky bitch". My manager then lectured me about not being "patronising" to customers. FML
Today, I went to get myself a latte to make myself feel better after having a bad day. As soon as I sat down to enjoy it, I spilled it all over myself, another customer, and the floor. FML
Today, I was trying to flirt with a cute girl when I asked the barista, “Make mine just like hers.” It turns out she'd ordered a decaf soy lavender tea latte. I hate all of those words. FML
Today, as a barista, I tried to be quick during the morning rush. Someone asked for oat milk, so I grabbed the carton without checking. It wasn’t oat milk, it was the cleaning solution bottle we keep under the counter, same shape, same colour cap. Luckily I noticed before serving it, but my manager watched the entire thing in silence. FML
Today, I ordered my usual at my local coffee shop. The barista asked, “Name for the order?” For some reason, my brain short-circuited and I said, “Latte.” So they called out “Latte” when it was ready, and I had to shame-walk to the counter. FML
Today, while serving a line of ten customers by myself at the coffee shop I work at, I knocked over a cup of steaming hot milk and it went all over the coffee bar, espresso machine, floor, and myself. I then had to act like everything was fine and make a line of drinks with milk everywhere. FML
Today, I went in to my local cafe for my morning coffee. I was chatting to the barista as she was making it, and I mentioned that I was starting a new diet. She goes, "Oh that's great! I've been sneaking skimmed milk in your coffee for years, I didn't want to say anything…" FML
Today, I'm in the south of France and I was trying to impress a cute date at a coffee shop by ordering in what I thought was perfect French. He gave me a weird look, and the barista looked confused. Turns out, instead of ordering a "latte," I asked for "lait," which is just milk. I sat there awkwardly, sipping my cup of cold milk while he watched. FML
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ghembob 2
You could sue... just saying.
TheTruth1428 0
I hope you went back, talked to her boss, and got her fired. Firing her is the least the boss can do considering the lawsuit you could have for what happened.
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mnkmnkz16 0
i say this is either fake or HIGHLY exaggerated first of all, the OP goes to the coffee shop for their usual morning latte, wouldn't the people who work at the coffee shop know?!?! secondly, kind of stupid for ordering a latte which is really just milk. thirdly, i don't think you would be throwing up for 6 hours from lactose intolerance. i would know, i am lactose intolerant. it usually just upsets your stomach so you are extremely bloated and have explosive diarrhea. also to #78 just because you're lactose intolerant doesn't mean you've never had milk before. i drank milk and dairy products all of the time up until i was sixteen. when i moved to europe i stopped drinking milk and eating dairy for a long time and my body was no longer able to break down the lactose enzyme and that is how i became lactose intolerant. btw you can definitely tell the difference from soy milk and regular milk. i enjoy the chocolate silk, but i believe it is an acquired taste. you get used to it after drinking it for so long.
dontbejealous 0
Yell at them and demand to talk to their manager sue them!!!
smackledorf20 0
Welcome to America.
LilaBear 2
Suing is over the top unless it was a life-threatening allergy. But DEFINITELY complain and demand some sort of compensation, at least your money back and a free latte.
CamH_fml 0
Go back there and scream at the manager.
BetsySnow 0
I seriously believe this happens all the time. I've gone back and asked them if it was the correct drink, and more than once, they've assured me it is, and it wasn't. Sorry about that, btw!!!
mndz_mkl 0
I smell a lawsuit.
Meeka_fml 0
Just a heads up, unpasteurized milk (which you can find in local farms and farmer's markets) contains lactase which allows you to digest lactose allowing those who are normally lactose-intolerant to drink milk.
gigi2009 0
whoever YDI'd this is an asshole.
moviemaniac97 0
I'm also lactose intolerant, but mine is only mild
Haven246 7
That's nice to know... But we don't really care