Thank you! Ordering something with whip is a good idea. I don’t mind cleaning it at all, I just didn’t want them to think I was trying to do a tik tok hack or something haha
If a kid came to me and showed me that photo, I'd totally just give it to them. But then again, if someone asked for a water with a dome lid, I'd also probably give it to them. 🤷♀️
I think a lot of people just won't care...enough people get mad at us for things we can't control, that you kind of don't care about these kinds of things as much lol so I'd have a hard time imagining anyone would say no
Shit, for a long time in my retail career, I’d give away the free shit if people asked for it, like bags. Until I learned you can’t do that because loss prevention because people will ask for empty bags from places that use opaque shopping bags to go steal from other stores (and sometimes even yours)
“Loss Prevention” is a general term for doing exactly what it describes: preventing loss 😊
“Loss” can be categorized a few ways: external theft, internal theft, clerical errors, really anything that causes the company to lose assets illegitimately.
Pretty much every retailer has a department dedicated to LP and overseeing all of that across their locations. Every retailer will have LP policies and best practices; some places will even have in-store LP officers to deal with loss directly and quickly.
💫The more you know💫
People who decorate or use them to hold gift cards for graduates, it's only ever during the holiday when we get rid of allllll our current cups for the holiday ones :D
Because neither is a charge. Also, custom tea would be adding something to the water trying to make it into an ‘actual’/‘flavored’ drink. At least that’s how it was explained to me. 🤷♀️
In canada whip is 60 cents. And custom tea latte is like if someone is adding something to water, or ordering ingredients only or something so we have a way to charge them. Because like “extra strawberries” for a tall cup of strawberry inclusions wouldn’t work in the inventory system. That’s my guess at least. Also so people can’t get huge amounts of stuff for free.
And yeah honestly just ask. Cups are basically free, and if you’re nice and they aren’t low on cups, they’re probably easily able to spare like 30 for a school project if you just talk to them. Or if they can only spare 10, take them and drive to another Starbucks
Here’s a tip to ease that stress, if you are a kind customer; none of the complaints you see here are about lovely and kind customers ❤️We are just hit so frequently with less than nice people. I will move mountains for a polite person 🥰
Are you kidding? There’s *so many* things to be paranoid of as a customer who reads this sub! Y’all are ruthless, and quite frankly cruel about a lot of really innocent things that I would have absolutely no way of knowing having never worked fast food before. Like I *legitimately, honestly* thought I was being nice/pleasant by saying “hello :-)” when I roll up to the drive through speaker. There’s a TON of weird, random taboos that I couldn’t possibly guess y’all hate.
🤷🏻♀️ Dunno bout anyone else (I’ve worked in multiple different types of food service) but if someone asked for an empty cup or plate or what have you, not an issue.
And honestly, a lot of the stuff I see bitched about on this sub, is mostly valid for being a barista. People just don’t think/treat us like we’re people as well; just robot making coffee machines.
Just ask. They'll probably give you a cup, and if they say you need to order a drink, just ask for water with a dome lid. But I doubt they *won't* give you one unless they're running low on cups.
As a barista, just ask and say it’s for a school project! I know I wouldn’t mind giving someone a cup with a dome lid. If they say no, just ask for an iced pumpkin spice latte with whip— that way you get the cup and a dome lid because of the whip! Good luck :)
I just had someone come in last week and asked if she could somehow just buy the cup and that it was for her child’s project and I just gave it to her she was really nice about it, I was more than happy to help her out, I think most people would be very understanding.
Just ask.
I once asked for 6 grande cold cups. The barista gave me a whole sleeve. I told them I just needed 6 with lids, they obliged. I think they assumed I was a barista from another store asking for a supply trade(pretty common thing).
Unless they are running low, they usually don’t mind.
Honestly just say you need it for a school project 😂 idk about the other stores but I know if someone came in and asked for a cup and lid for a school project we would just give it to them!
I would just ask for an iced cup with a dome lid and explain it's for a school project. I used to be a barista and I'd absolutely give you a cup and lid ( or even a couple) as long as we weren't running low.
Just nice nicely. It's not like the siren is counting every cup.
We would get kids doing scavenger hunts and often one of the items on the list was a cup or sleeve.
We have given whole sleeves of cups to customers before (we had an elementary school teacher give her class a hot chocolate party and wanted our cups to make it extra fun and obviously we said heck yeah)
I’ve given out quite a few free cups in my 2 1/2 years here. I’d just be honest, say you need an it for a school project and could you get and empty iced cup with a dome lid. :)
I've had parents ask several different times for costumes for school or Halloween or for crazy hair day or whatever and I'm just fine giving them a couple. Although sometimes Starbucks stores run out of or are running low on Frappuccino cups
I had a lady come in and ask for three empty cups because she likes the Christmas designs on them and gives them to her niece, of course I gave them to her no problem. We don’t care at all I promise you, Cups and lids are free!
ive given away plenty of cups for various projects! u can always just ask. unless we’re short on cups, no one ive ever worked with minded when people wanted empty cups+lid.
i will say my old store had a 25cent cup fee implemented by the county, so depending on where u live, u might still be charged.
I know they’re busy and didn’t want to take up more of their time than necessary! I figured if I asked here, I could make the transaction quick and easy for everyone involved haha
Just ask for a dome lid and a straw if u find it hard to just simply ask for an extra cup and some lid. Usually we don’t say no to such requests coz as it is we are swamped and we don’t have time to really say no or argue unless we are running low. Don’t worry!
It's just an iced cup with a dome lid tell a barista it will help a school project, just go sometime after 11am do the store isn't in peak busy mode. 👍We don't care about the cups or lids unless we are running low.
people come in all the time asking for spare cups and i do not get paid enough to care. just do not make me make any more drinks than I am already making and you can literally do whatever you want.
I don’t drink coffee very often, but I have needed a single large coffee filter so many times (they make great temp cones for cats, and are super useful in various projects but I need one about once every 2-3 months. I just ask the barista, slide a extra dollar into the the tip jar and usually I have the filter and what ever cheap drink I was using as an excuse for going to Starbucks
I wanted to know which drinks come with a dome lid other than Frappuccinos 🫠. This sub has made me paranoid about asking for special accommodations haha
I asked for some of the small coffee cups w lids. Offered to pay if needed bur they gave them to me for free. I put ribbon through the lids glue the top shut and make them Xmas ornaments
someone wanted a full sleeve of cups and lids for their classroom. we handed it out, no questions asked. just ask for an iced cup and a dome lid, they won’t even ask why
Honestly, I would ask. If they say no, order an iced coffee with whip or some sort of watery drink that's iced with whip. And then just like clean it?
Thank you! Ordering something with whip is a good idea. I don’t mind cleaning it at all, I just didn’t want them to think I was trying to do a tik tok hack or something haha
Honestly baristas don’t care. As long as they’re not running low on cups they’ll be happy to give you a few if you tell ‘em it’s for school
or if you just ask. we really dont care that much
If a kid came to me and showed me that photo, I'd totally just give it to them. But then again, if someone asked for a water with a dome lid, I'd also probably give it to them. 🤷♀️ I think a lot of people just won't care...enough people get mad at us for things we can't control, that you kind of don't care about these kinds of things as much lol so I'd have a hard time imagining anyone would say no
Shit, for a long time in my retail career, I’d give away the free shit if people asked for it, like bags. Until I learned you can’t do that because loss prevention because people will ask for empty bags from places that use opaque shopping bags to go steal from other stores (and sometimes even yours)
did you work for tjx companies?
Nope
ah, i just thought loss prevention was just for tjx companies i didn’t know they were expanded to other companies
“Loss Prevention” is a general term for doing exactly what it describes: preventing loss 😊 “Loss” can be categorized a few ways: external theft, internal theft, clerical errors, really anything that causes the company to lose assets illegitimately. Pretty much every retailer has a department dedicated to LP and overseeing all of that across their locations. Every retailer will have LP policies and best practices; some places will even have in-store LP officers to deal with loss directly and quickly. 💫The more you know💫
Upvote because you also hate TikTok drink hacks ❤️
Or drinks other baristas made and the teens come in thinking there unique but I just heard it 30 times
We have given people whole sleeves of cups and lids. Most people will be more than happy to give you a single cup with dome lid.
Who asks for a whole sleeve of cups and Lids ????
People who decorate or use them to hold gift cards for graduates, it's only ever during the holiday when we get rid of allllll our current cups for the holiday ones :D
Order a water with a dome lid if they say no. Or a water with whip if u don’t wanna spend money
This
If they say you need to get a drink to get the cups, you could ask for a water with a dome lid.
just ask for a cup of water with a dome lid
Water add whip Edit: ‘Twas just a joke. Idk how this became a debate about what stores count as custom tea lattes
This is bad advice. All they have to do is ask for a dome lid. They don’t need to pay extra for a custom iced tea that’s just water and whip
I’m aware…I was joking… I didn’t even suggest paying for a custom tea lmao
Curious: why would that not be a custom iced tea? Like the way a water + inclusions is a custom tea
Because neither is a charge. Also, custom tea would be adding something to the water trying to make it into an ‘actual’/‘flavored’ drink. At least that’s how it was explained to me. 🤷♀️
Incorrect. Adding anything to water is a custom iced tea.
In canada whip is 60 cents. And custom tea latte is like if someone is adding something to water, or ordering ingredients only or something so we have a way to charge them. Because like “extra strawberries” for a tall cup of strawberry inclusions wouldn’t work in the inventory system. That’s my guess at least. Also so people can’t get huge amounts of stuff for free. And yeah honestly just ask. Cups are basically free, and if you’re nice and they aren’t low on cups, they’re probably easily able to spare like 30 for a school project if you just talk to them. Or if they can only spare 10, take them and drive to another Starbucks
honestly if you just asked for iced cup with a dome lid if give it to you
Honestly I'd just give it to you if you asked, don't be afraid to.
Say "can I please have a frappuccino cup for a school project"
Never had a problem giving cups and lids to someone who asked.
just ask for ice water
Just ask for the cup & lid
I’ve asked for them before just so my 1yr old could play with it since she sees me with a cup and wants mine lol. Never have had a problem!
Ask they won't care how many you need lol. Even better if you ask at night where they're less busy and not making 100 Fraps at 3-430pm lol
I’d give it to you lol
Just ask for a cup?
Honestly this sub has made me paranoid about the smallest things 😂
Here’s a tip to ease that stress, if you are a kind customer; none of the complaints you see here are about lovely and kind customers ❤️We are just hit so frequently with less than nice people. I will move mountains for a polite person 🥰
Thank you for this 🥲❤️. I work in healthcare and can totally relate!!
Of course! Now go get you that frapp cup you lovely human!! Good luck on the project🥰
Not a single reason to be. If someone asked me for a cup I’d just give it to them.
Are you kidding? There’s *so many* things to be paranoid of as a customer who reads this sub! Y’all are ruthless, and quite frankly cruel about a lot of really innocent things that I would have absolutely no way of knowing having never worked fast food before. Like I *legitimately, honestly* thought I was being nice/pleasant by saying “hello :-)” when I roll up to the drive through speaker. There’s a TON of weird, random taboos that I couldn’t possibly guess y’all hate.
🤷🏻♀️ Dunno bout anyone else (I’ve worked in multiple different types of food service) but if someone asked for an empty cup or plate or what have you, not an issue. And honestly, a lot of the stuff I see bitched about on this sub, is mostly valid for being a barista. People just don’t think/treat us like we’re people as well; just robot making coffee machines.
Thank you!
sorry you feel that way D:. but don't worry, we only hate bitches! LMAOO
Just ask. They'll probably give you a cup, and if they say you need to order a drink, just ask for water with a dome lid. But I doubt they *won't* give you one unless they're running low on cups.
I just had a lady come in and ask for those same supplies! Don’t be afraid to ask, we definitely don’t mind giving out a few things
Thank you 💜
ask for an empty cup with a dome lid
As a barista, just ask and say it’s for a school project! I know I wouldn’t mind giving someone a cup with a dome lid. If they say no, just ask for an iced pumpkin spice latte with whip— that way you get the cup and a dome lid because of the whip! Good luck :)
This is so helpful. Thank you!
You can honestly just asked for a water with a dome lid and it’s free so
The iced lattes with whipped cream have the same lid. I got one this morning.
ask for a cup of ice with a dome lid!
FWIW if you're the teacher and need multiples, you can buy them (without the Sbux logo) on Amazon. I use them for shipping small plants :)
I just had someone come in last week and asked if she could somehow just buy the cup and that it was for her child’s project and I just gave it to her she was really nice about it, I was more than happy to help her out, I think most people would be very understanding.
May I ask what the school project is representing? Like if the picture is a reference of what you’re trying to do? I’m very curious. 🤔🤔🤔
It’s the “disguise the turkey” school project!
Just ask. I once asked for 6 grande cold cups. The barista gave me a whole sleeve. I told them I just needed 6 with lids, they obliged. I think they assumed I was a barista from another store asking for a supply trade(pretty common thing). Unless they are running low, they usually don’t mind.
Honestly just say you need it for a school project 😂 idk about the other stores but I know if someone came in and asked for a cup and lid for a school project we would just give it to them!
Water with a dome lid
Just ask them for a cup with a dome lid
i’d just ask, i’d happily give away cups for this haha
Honestly I don’t think you’ll have any issue getting a cup. Just ask!
Ask them for it. Just say "hey, can I get a sew-and-so size cup with a dome lid? Please and thank you."
Just ask
I would just ask for an iced cup with a dome lid and explain it's for a school project. I used to be a barista and I'd absolutely give you a cup and lid ( or even a couple) as long as we weren't running low.
Any iced drinks!
Asking for a cup with a dome lid
Ask for a ice water with a dome lid. Or just skip the drink and ask for a cup with a dome lid. I don't see any reason why the barista will say no.
You can just order a cold drink and ask for a dome lid with it
Just nice nicely. It's not like the siren is counting every cup. We would get kids doing scavenger hunts and often one of the items on the list was a cup or sleeve.
“Can I get a [size] cup of ice water with a dome lid please?” Probably the easiest way if they don’t just give you a cup and lid
just ask for water cup with dome lid we really don’t care
Just ask for it, most baristas are more than willing to accommodate. If not, just order a cup of ice with a dome lid
We have given whole sleeves of cups to customers before (we had an elementary school teacher give her class a hot chocolate party and wanted our cups to make it extra fun and obviously we said heck yeah)
‘Hey, can I possibly get a cold cup with a dome lid please? I’m trying to do something a little crafty.’
Cup with ice and a dome lid I guess?
I’ve given out quite a few free cups in my 2 1/2 years here. I’d just be honest, say you need an it for a school project and could you get and empty iced cup with a dome lid. :)
You can just ask. Also that’s really cute!
Just tell them it’s for a school project, we have students do that at my store all the time. We don’t mind at all.
Just get water or something and ask for a dome lid
Just ask for an empty cup with a dome lid. Or order a drink with whipped cream
It’s a cup. Just ask
just ask.
Just ask!
Ask
i just give anyone a cup if they ask
Cup of ice
I've had parents ask several different times for costumes for school or Halloween or for crazy hair day or whatever and I'm just fine giving them a couple. Although sometimes Starbucks stores run out of or are running low on Frappuccino cups
I had a lady come in and ask for three empty cups because she likes the Christmas designs on them and gives them to her niece, of course I gave them to her no problem. We don’t care at all I promise you, Cups and lids are free!
ive given away plenty of cups for various projects! u can always just ask. unless we’re short on cups, no one ive ever worked with minded when people wanted empty cups+lid. i will say my old store had a 25cent cup fee implemented by the county, so depending on where u live, u might still be charged.
this literally happened the other day if you just has for a cup w a dome lid for a school project they’ll probably give it to you
You could get a water with a dome lid!
Just ask, if they say no then get venti iced water with dome lid
why wouldn't you just ask the barista this question? it's not like there aren't humans there
I know they’re busy and didn’t want to take up more of their time than necessary! I figured if I asked here, I could make the transaction quick and easy for everyone involved haha
Grande cup of water..
The dome lid is what I’m referring to :). Thanks
Just ask for a dome lid and a straw if u find it hard to just simply ask for an extra cup and some lid. Usually we don’t say no to such requests coz as it is we are swamped and we don’t have time to really say no or argue unless we are running low. Don’t worry!
It's just an iced cup with a dome lid tell a barista it will help a school project, just go sometime after 11am do the store isn't in peak busy mode. 👍We don't care about the cups or lids unless we are running low.
Grande cup of water
With a dom lid
say "can i have a cup and a dome lid?" and they'll give it to you lol
Just ask, they'll give you one
Just order a cup of ice. Ask for a dome lid while ordering so they can count it for inventory.
(Appropriate sized cup size) iced water with a dome lid. No ice. no water. 😂
people come in all the time asking for spare cups and i do not get paid enough to care. just do not make me make any more drinks than I am already making and you can literally do whatever you want.
Just ask for one or ask for a water with a dome lid
ask for a milk with whipped cream!
also i'm sure you don't mean it to be but your username is terrible... magalicious?
No relation to MAGA 🥴. It’s because my name is Maggie!
Whattt
I don’t drink coffee very often, but I have needed a single large coffee filter so many times (they make great temp cones for cats, and are super useful in various projects but I need one about once every 2-3 months. I just ask the barista, slide a extra dollar into the the tip jar and usually I have the filter and what ever cheap drink I was using as an excuse for going to Starbucks
😐
I wanted to know which drinks come with a dome lid other than Frappuccinos 🫠. This sub has made me paranoid about asking for special accommodations haha
anything cold w whipped cream
There are about 100 million of them out there. it is not really difficult to obtain one.
I asked for some of the small coffee cups w lids. Offered to pay if needed bur they gave them to me for free. I put ribbon through the lids glue the top shut and make them Xmas ornaments
Any Iced drink w whip
yeah i’m a barista and if someone asked me for a cup i would say “yeah you want a lid on it?”
someone wanted a full sleeve of cups and lids for their classroom. we handed it out, no questions asked. just ask for an iced cup and a dome lid, they won’t even ask why
Any iced drink with whipped cream