Health: Today, I went to the coffee shop for my usual morning latte before...

By sick - 30/09/2009 15:12 - United States

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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By it hurts!! - 29/05/2023 21:00 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 10/12/2015 05:29 - Australia - Perth

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

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By UsuallyaUnicornbread - 26/11/2014 21:01 - United States - Morrisville

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

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By ClumsyBarista - 20/12/2016 05:04 - United States - Springfield

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

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By thanks a lot - 04/05/2020 05:00

Today, my boyfriend made me a latte. It tasted off, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings so I drank it. Turns out he put laxatives in it as a prank. The idiot couldn’t just use one or two. He used so many that I had to go to the ER for severe dehydration after puking and shitting for hours. FML

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By Skimilk - 18/02/2010 02:47 - Australia

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

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By Anonymous - 14/01/2011 04:30 - Ireland

Today, I had to repeat my order in Starbucks three times because the barista was staring at my chest. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2018 01:30

Today, at work, a customer ordered a caramel latte with no caramel. I made a regular latte after explaining that’s what it was. He got angry and threw it at me. I got fired for insulting his intelligence. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/03/2020 20:00

Today, I had a real coffee again after being sick for two weeks. It didn't taste so good, though. Just like the one I had yesterday. Well, I thought, maybe my taste has changed? Maybe I just need to get used to it again? No, it was just that the milk had gone bad three days ago. FML

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By Neanderthals walk among us - 04/08/2013 19:09 - Hungary - Budapest

Today, a customer screamed at me, because her iced coffee tasted exactly like coffee, and she hates coffee. Sadly, this isn't even the most insane person I've had to deal with at this job. FML

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ghembob 2

Wednesday 30 September 2009 20:04

You could sue... just saying.

TheTruth1428 0

Wednesday 30 September 2009 20:09

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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JonnyMack 0

Thursday 1 October 2009 14:51

In Soviet Russia, lactose is intolerant of you!

sugajen 0

Thursday 1 October 2009 17:04

starbucks has ****** up my order many times. i would go to the manager of whatever coffee shop that was, tell them about the girl. i hope she gets fired.

foobarbaz 0

Thursday 1 October 2009 17:04

**** this stupid bullshit trend for calling coffee shop staff "baristas". What a load of bollocks. Now get me my coffee, and hurry the **** up.

captainmaharet 1

Thursday 1 October 2009 19:09

Stop barfing long enough to go back to the shop, barf on that bitch's supervisor, and explain why. Then go to the Better Business Bureau and the health department.

christen1333 0

Thursday 1 October 2009 22:21

SUE THEM!!!

mmodified 0

Friday 2 October 2009 0:57

tell that to her manager and she will get fired. it's happened to me before also.

brokenstrides 0

Friday 2 October 2009 3:49

UGH, YDI! You couldn't even taste that it wasn't soy. I also worked for SBUX for two years (and don't get me wrong, I hate them as much as the next scenester on here) but I HATED those bitchy divas that I would make their drink and they would be like, "Are you suuuure this is (x ingredient here)????" No ******* DUH, I know how to read and I just read all the markings on the cup, take your shitty drink and get out!

Icarus3 0

Friday 2 October 2009 6:56

Lactose intolerance is NOT an allergy! The two things have absolutely nothing in common! An allergy is an immune system response, usually to a protein. Lactose intolerance is an inability to digest lactose, the specific sugar found in milk, due to insufficient levels of one of the enzymes that breaks it down. Lactose intolerance is actually the normal state of the human species. The ability to digest lactose after age 4 or so is due to a mutation that is not common in most populations. Most people in the world are lactose intolerant. The mutation that prevents normal lactose intolerance from developing is most common in people of European ancestry, but there are plenty of people of European descent like myself who still don't have it. Anyway, she should really try Lactaid pills. I've taken them for probably 15 years or more, and they work great for me, so hopefully she'll have the same result!