‘You didn't add the tea': Server gets cornered by customers after they demand tea, customers then demand a refund when they realize tea isn't on the menu

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    Font - Posted by u/beansodaa 17 hours ago I got physically cornered today by customers at the boba bar.
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    Font - I'm still processing it. I have exactly 7 hours left on my shift. For a Sunday, this is the worst one in a while. I had a group of three (3) come in, never had sushi before. I'm doing my absolute best to explain everything to them, and trying to
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    Font - be attentive. Admittedly, they weren't the nicest. And they truly had no idea what to expect out of anything, and they weren't listening to anything I said. The only girl in the group decides to have her boyfriend order a Brown Sugar Milk Tea with just
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    Font - tapioca pearls in the bottom. I said "of course, it'll take me a few minutes to make it." At my job, we have to make these boba teas. Some of them have zero tea in them, but they're still called 'teas'. The boba bar is unfortunately out in the open, not
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    Font - behind any counters or in the kitchen like it should be. So I'm making the drink, it has like, 4 ingredients. Milk, brown sugar syrup, and ice. And then the obvious, tapioca pearls. It's easy, and pretty tasty.
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    Font - I finish the drink, and as I turn around. They're standing right behind me. I said, "Oh! Here you are, your boba." And I tried to hand it to them, and the girl spoke up. Here's how our "conversation" went:
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    Font - "We didn't order that" "I'm sorry? You said a brown sugar- " "A brown sugar milk tea." "Yes..this is that? I mean, do you want a different one? I can make something else. We have a lot of-"
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    Font - "No! Oh my god. It literally says, Brown sugar milk TEA! I want TEA!" she said this, and proceeded to get closer to me. I kept explaining that perhaps our drinks are made different from most places, and again, I offered for her to chose another one.
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    Font - She says, "No! Listen to me! Listen to what I'm saying. Your board says TEA. I want TEA not milk!" "Our brown sugar contains no tea, it doesnt have a base of tea-"
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    Font - "OH MY GOD! NO! ADD THE TEA! ADD THE DA IN TEA! YOURE NOT LISTENING TO ME!" And these three were standing very close to me. I don't do well with angry customers, I'm not an angry person. I kept
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    Font - trying and I couldn't figure out what the problem was, other than she had no idea what the drink was. She wouldn't tell me what she thought it should be, just repeatedly "add the dai n tea!" And eventually, I had a
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    Font - slip of the tongue and muttered "fu k this", I forced my way past them back to the kitchen. I asked a manager on duty to just refund the drink, and that I'm not making another one. The MOD was starting the
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    Font - refund when one of the men spoke up and said, "hey, don't refund that. I'll drink it. It's fine. I like those. There's no reason to refund." The guy took the drink, they wanted their items to go. At some point the girl has
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    Font - disappeared and came back after the guy took the drink and started up again. She said, "No! What the hell?! We want a refund! Give us the da in refund! We do not want that drink!"
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    Font - The guy drinking it said, "Honestly, it's pretty good. It's exactly what you ordered, but now you can't have any." Her boyfriend eventually spoke up and told her, "that was unnecessary. I mean, you could've chose something else,
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    Font - she offered. If it's the way it's made, it's the way it's made." She kept trying, even as they were leaving but I think the two guys felt embarrassed at some point. MOD asked me later what happened, and he
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    Font - said that he doesn't understand what she wanted either. I have never sv. ore in front of customers. I think they heard me. We're not supposed to refund these special drinks;
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    Font - but they are truly the worst addition the store owner has come up with. I hate them so much. Apologies for the long post. I'm just venting. People are really rude at my restaurant, nobody is really nice these
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    Font - days when they come in. I've been yelled and snapped at countless times today, that was just the worst one.
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    Font - turtlegoose2011. 15 hr. ago Good for the other guys for at least attempting to give her a reality check. I'm so sorry that happened to you. 779 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - genredenoument 15 hr. ago She thought she was getting a flipping iced chai. This ain't Dunkin honey. 4213 B Reply Share
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    Font - MelodicBet1 8 hr. ago I would likely have been screaming "Get away from me!". Loudly. That or slap them in the face with a teabag. 43 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - ShowMeTheTrees 8 hr. ago "I know, right? Management calls them 'Boba Tea' but there's no actual tea in it. Why? Heck if I know. Please ignore the title and just choose the one with the ingredients you like. I'll wait while you read the sign." Reply Share 3

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