Comments on: Starbucks Barista Tries To Fatten Up Olsen Twins

By: yana

yana — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:53:53 +0000

That barista should be fired. I have a intolerance to butter(not lactose-milk fat is a problem for my digestive system-i metabolise non-animal fat just fine-go figure) so all i can drink is skim milk-full fat can send me to hospital if i drink a full cup so what he/she did was potentially dangerous.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:45:17 +0000

This somewhat reminds me of an entry I saw once in the “bad service” LJ community. It seems a barista thought his customer was too fat, and he was trying his best to refuse to give her the full-fat eggnog drink she wanted. She (rightfully) threw a fit, and I hope the little snot got fired.

By: Angelle

Angelle — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:17:16 +0000

I have severe food allergies and I would require ER visit or possibly a casket if someone took it upon themselves to police my food order (adding something I asked be removed). It’s one of the reasons I am very careful about where I dine out and would never go to starbucks. They have so many things I’m allergic to and such sloppy workstations (I’m sorry rinsing a pitcher for five seconds does not get the cooties out) that I don’t know why anyone goes there.

I am so not interested in getting into the skim v. full fat debate; it’s stupid. People should be free to enjoy food the way they wish and others should mind their own business.

By: K

Mon, 26 May 2008 21:22:17 +0000

I don’t like the taste of whole milk, and I’d be peeved if I ordered skim and got whole.

Worst nightmare? No. Just mildly peeved. But if you order something that’s available, that’s what you should get, and if it’s not available, you should be asked if you want to substitute, not be given it blind.

I thought the comment on food allergies was particularly valid. My husband’s allergic to nuts… you don’t want to make assumptions about the reasons for someone’s food choices. Really you don’t.

By: Tanglethis

Tanglethis — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:08:30 +0000

Exactly, Arwen. I was taught that you want small, nearly invisible bubbles to get a thick voluminous foam, and whole is definitely better for that. But that was my cafe’s aesthetic, and people do have their own tastes.

Lisa-Marie, I never feel questioned or judged in a nice restaurant when the server recommends a food-wine pairing or cautions me about unusual flavors in a dish or whathaveyou, and none of the clients in my old cafe gave me a funny look when I asked them polite questions regarding their beverage choices. I think in a good place, the server/barista/bartender is understood to be more than a service robot, and can be a source of information.

But as I said earlier… these conversations are always about a quality food experience, and not about food moralism. That’s where I’m in agreement with everyone about how wrong the barista in this story was and how sad the “latte lover”‘s outlook on food is… neither person was thinking about enjoyment, really. : (

By: None Given

None Given — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:52:55 +0000

It will be that barista’s worst nightmare when he gives whole milk to someone who ordered soy because dairy sends them to the ER in anaphylactic shock or gives a diet soda to someone ordering regular who has the same problem with aspartame. I know people that have those exact problems, there are probably people that could have as deadly a reaction to fat or soy, also.

Many years ago at one drive in I had to send my Coke back on 2 separate occasions because they brought me Pepsi and I could tell the difference. (Pepsi gave me a tummy ache and tasted sweeter and less acidic.)

Some diabetics carry test tape (the kind you pee on) to detect unwanted sugar in their drinks, it occurs to me that people that want sugar, or don’t want aspartame, could test their drinks also to make sure there is sugar in them. I just drink water, they can’t usually mess that up.

By: mrs darling

mrs darling — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:57:00 +0000

The baristas should be fired! It is not their job to police the twins. If I was the boss I would fire them in an instant!

By: Arwen

Arwen — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:25:17 +0000

I always found that skim created more foam with bigger bubbles, but whole milk’s foam stuck around longer and was, well, creamier.

Annie, HAES only suggests that the Olsen twins have a setpoint of 98 pounds if the Olsen twins are practicing HAES. Actors often have additional pressures to stay below their set-points, as well as the resources necessary to do so. Even if it means they’re hungry. As an ex-anorexic, I can say it’s possible to stay below set point, but I was not healthy.

By: lisa-marie

lisa-marie — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:04:12 +0000

Baristas – and any other servers in the food service industry for that matter – should NOT EVER change a customer’s order on their own, nor should they be standing around discussing the orders unless the customer has questions or concerns. You are there to take the food/beverage orders and process them, not judge or question people’s choices.

By: bookwyrm

bookwyrm — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:47:01 +0000

I just don’t think they listen. Both my sister-in-law and I are pretty thin, and every time we order regular anything we get asked if we didn’t mean diet. And get looks of total shock when we say, no, we don’t mean diet. Because, y’know, you just can’t be thin if you drink regular soda.