especially if it is 8am and there is one barista working and you come in during the morning rush and can see the line of people behind you and order multiple drinks including a frappe
as a veteran (ex-barista) i know how shitty you get treated for such low pay and how people throwing in an extra dollar or two for a tip does make a difference. i will forever be tapping 20% when the barista flips the screen around (or more even! depending)
in conclusion, baristas are doing the lord’s work… show some respect ‼️
if it’s crowded (i.e. you are meaningfully limiting the cafe’s capacity by taking up a table that could be used by multiple people) up it to one purchase per hour. at places where i’m a regular i might push it further because the baristas are aware i’m a reliable cash cow but i’m typically not at a cafe for more than four hours anyways
have met a lot of cool artists and idiots lately by occasionally dropping the customer service voice and just talking to the cool freaks coming in for their daily coffee
