Karen barista refuses to sell a bagel to an adult for breakfast, claims it's a kids-only item: 'So you'd rather I not order anything?'

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    Don't want to sell me a bagel? Bet.
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    I went to a coffee shop with a friend about a year ago, and I wasn't too hungry but wanted a quick bite. It was early, and I don't eat too heavily in the morning so when I approached the counter I ordered my coffee and a bagel with cream cheese.
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    The barista told me the bagel was on the kid's menu, and therefore I couldn't order it. I asked for clarity, and confirmed it was a regular-size bagel, and asked her "So you'd rather I not order anything (the other options on the menu were full breakfast meals, skillets, etc.) than give you business because of a silly rule?" She gave me a very snide "Yep.", so I laughed and said "Ok." and sat down.
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    I explain to my friend what just transpired, and she said "Nah, I have an idea."
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    She proceeds to put in a DoorDash order for one bagel to be picked up. We keep an eye on the counter and sure enough, I see the bagel ready to be picked up. I approach the counter and ever-so-kindly ask for my DoorDash order for <Name>. The same barista tosses the bagged bagel at me without saying a word and walks away.
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    Very weird hill for them to die on, especially because bagels are such a common breakfast item so it was odd to limit it to children, and I can understand wanting to sell the more expensive breakfast meals instead, but seriously? You're not gonna sell me a bagel, for what?
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    I should've known the vibes were off the moment I walked in and the entire coffee shop was that "Live, Laugh, Love" barndoor aesthetic too.
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    Tiberius Prime_ . 1 day ago I wouldn't have given them a dime.
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    Kathrynlena 1 day ago. I would have doordashed a bagel from a different shop to that shop.
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    Bitter Trees 1 day ago • I'm sorry. I'm trying to figure out what coffee shop thinks having bagels be kids only is a good idea. Aren't people's morning runs usually coffee and a bagel??
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    Icmedia 22 hr. ago I can't think of too many kids I've met whose first choice of a breakfast food would be "bagel with cream cheese."
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    bellsbliss 1 day ago. edited 21 hr. ago Sorta the same thing happened to me once when I was picking up dinner on the way home. Tried to order a kids burrito but they were trying to tell me I couldn't because I'm not a kid. I know I'm not, but the kid who is waiting for me at home is and wants akids burrito!
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    MarkVII88 1 day ago With that kind of reply from the barista, I would have said "OK forget my coffee, I won't be having anything." And promptly left that shop to go somewhere else.
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    Salty-Tomcat8641 1 day ago • edited 1 day ago • Wrong! What you do is leave without spending a cent and take your business elsewhere... why would you go out of your way to support a business that treated you like that?
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    • TruePineapple6 · 1 day ago If she was unable to sell the bagel in person as he wasn't a child, how could she sell a single bagel on DD? Surely you have to be of legal age to make an order and pay for it on- line? Therefore she wasn't selling it to a child
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    • saltychica 22 hr. ago Once I took my little. nephew for bbq. They sold chicken w side of potato salad, ribs w side of mac salad No Substitutions! - He wanted ribs and potato salad. No can do. Ok, bye then. Ffs.
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    Still-Breakfast-9023 · 1 day ago Are kids walking in and buying bagels with their hard earned cash? Probably from working all those hard kid jobs they have. moron barista, your kid could have been chilling in the car or something too
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    snitchcraft666 · 23 hr. ago You know, I've worked in the food service industry most of my life, and I will never understand people who act like that barista....like, girl, we don't get paid enough to die on hills like that. ……… ……. I would've given you the bagel for free

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