travel cups/mugs....anyone else find them kind of gross? - Barista Exchange2024-03-28T22:58:17Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/travel-cupsmugsanyone-else?commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A296478&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJake Elia said:ALL DRINKS FOR…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-16:1688216:Comment:2964782009-01-16T20:29:14.532ZBradyhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Brady
<cite>Jake Elia said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/travel-cupsmugsanyone-else?page=2&commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A296412&x=1#1688216Comment296209"><div>ALL DRINKS FOR HERE!!!!<br/> <br/>
kinda like no soup for you.</div>
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Funny!
<cite>Jake Elia said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/travel-cupsmugsanyone-else?page=2&commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A296412&x=1#1688216Comment296209"><div>ALL DRINKS FOR HERE!!!!<br/> <br/>
kinda like no soup for you.</div>
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Funny! I wish I had a camera when th…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-16:1688216:Comment:2964122009-01-16T20:02:05.979ZCedrichttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Cedric
I wish I had a camera when this dude came into the shop with some vintage gas station mug that the inside of the cup was hella dark. I offered to wash/clean it out for him too. He gave me that evil eye and said, "Son this cup is older than you, do you have any idea how long it took me to season this?"
I wish I had a camera when this dude came into the shop with some vintage gas station mug that the inside of the cup was hella dark. I offered to wash/clean it out for him too. He gave me that evil eye and said, "Son this cup is older than you, do you have any idea how long it took me to season this?" ALL DRINKS FOR HERE!!!!
kind…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-16:1688216:Comment:2962092009-01-16T17:32:32.415ZJake Eliahttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JakeElia
ALL DRINKS FOR HERE!!!!<br />
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kinda like no soup for you.
ALL DRINKS FOR HERE!!!!<br />
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kinda like no soup for you. Jason Shipley said:If the mug…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-16:1688216:Comment:2953622009-01-16T00:51:44.846ZBradyhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Brady
<cite>Jason Shipley said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/travel-cupsmugsanyone-else?page=1&commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A295358&x=1#1688216Comment295358"><div>If the mug needs washed it is done in the three compartment sink, after it's sanitized we preheat the mug before making the drink. All mugs are pre-heated with water out of the tea spout the waters hot enough to at least sanitize the mug, even if it's still grimey.<br></br> <br></br> I have gotten…</div>
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<cite>Jason Shipley said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/travel-cupsmugsanyone-else?page=1&commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A295358&x=1#1688216Comment295358"><div>If the mug needs washed it is done in the three compartment sink, after it's sanitized we preheat the mug before making the drink. All mugs are pre-heated with water out of the tea spout the waters hot enough to at least sanitize the mug, even if it's still grimey.<br/> <br/>
I have gotten yelled at for grabbing a mug and dumping the customers shots of whiskey down the drain.</div>
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Just yelled at? If the mug needs washed it is…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-16:1688216:Comment:2953582009-01-16T00:50:06.619ZJason Shipleyhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JasonShipley
If the mug needs washed it is done in the three compartment sink, after it's sanitized we preheat the mug before making the drink. All mugs are pre-heated with water out of the tea spout the waters hot enough to at least sanitize the mug, even if it's still grimey.<br />
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I have gotten yelled at for grabbing a mug and dumping the customers shots of whiskey down the drain.
If the mug needs washed it is done in the three compartment sink, after it's sanitized we preheat the mug before making the drink. All mugs are pre-heated with water out of the tea spout the waters hot enough to at least sanitize the mug, even if it's still grimey.<br />
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I have gotten yelled at for grabbing a mug and dumping the customers shots of whiskey down the drain. i sometimes offer to scrub it…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-09:1688216:Comment:2862182009-01-09T21:56:49.623ZMhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/M
i sometimes offer to scrub it out for them if it's super nast.
i sometimes offer to scrub it out for them if it's super nast. Marion County and Polk County…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-05:1688216:Comment:2787152009-01-05T05:40:53.135Zcomforteagle1965https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/comforteagle1965
Marion County and Polk County in Oregon say you can not produce a drink in a container that a customer brings in. We create the drink in a cup and have to pour it into their cup. I actually think that the counties would prefer that we just hand the drink to them and they have to pour because of sanitation concerns.
Marion County and Polk County in Oregon say you can not produce a drink in a container that a customer brings in. We create the drink in a cup and have to pour it into their cup. I actually think that the counties would prefer that we just hand the drink to them and they have to pour because of sanitation concerns. I had one customer refuse to…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-02:1688216:Comment:2762892009-01-02T22:01:42.536ZBrian Daveyhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/BrianDavey
I had one customer refuse to let me rinse or wash their cup. I refused to make coffee in it and offered her the drink in a mug for here and said she could pour it in herself is she wanted to drink out of it. Probably not the best customer service but seriously...think I saw mold. As for washing them I don't mind as long as it is not crusted on. Will give it a try and if it meets satisfactory bachelor standards then fine. If it's still rank then I will give them the discount anyway but serve it…
I had one customer refuse to let me rinse or wash their cup. I refused to make coffee in it and offered her the drink in a mug for here and said she could pour it in herself is she wanted to drink out of it. Probably not the best customer service but seriously...think I saw mold. As for washing them I don't mind as long as it is not crusted on. Will give it a try and if it meets satisfactory bachelor standards then fine. If it's still rank then I will give them the discount anyway but serve it either in a for here if they are willing to stay or pour into it or a to-go and just eat the cost one time. Usually they are happy and next time hopefully their cup is clean. Yes been handed some pretty g…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-02:1688216:Comment:2755302009-01-02T04:32:07.543ZMike McGinnesshttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/miKemcKoffeeakaMikeMcGinness
Yes been handed some pretty gross travel cups. Part of differentiating my shop from the drivel out there is not only the coffee but the service. If a customer's travel cup needs cleaning it gets cleaned, period. Any barista who is unwilling to wash a customers cup would be receiving their final paycheck. And whether handed a clean or dirty travel cup they get the same 25 cent discount over in paper ToGo. Want to survive in today's economic turmoil, be better and do more.
Yes been handed some pretty gross travel cups. Part of differentiating my shop from the drivel out there is not only the coffee but the service. If a customer's travel cup needs cleaning it gets cleaned, period. Any barista who is unwilling to wash a customers cup would be receiving their final paycheck. And whether handed a clean or dirty travel cup they get the same 25 cent discount over in paper ToGo. Want to survive in today's economic turmoil, be better and do more. At the coffee shoppe I work a…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-01-01:1688216:Comment:2751632009-01-01T19:31:31.919ZTerikahttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Terika
At the coffee shoppe I work at, we typically refrain from washing the customer's travel mug for them, but we will do a hot water rinse so that it will retain more heat from the coffee rather than cool it down.<br />
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I do not know if this is a health code policy or something that we just do, but the employees are not allowed to handle the lids. The customer must remove the lid for us and then replace it again at the end. This tends to reduce the grossness that we have to come in contact with. :)<br />
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At the coffee shoppe I work at, we typically refrain from washing the customer's travel mug for them, but we will do a hot water rinse so that it will retain more heat from the coffee rather than cool it down.<br />
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I do not know if this is a health code policy or something that we just do, but the employees are not allowed to handle the lids. The customer must remove the lid for us and then replace it again at the end. This tends to reduce the grossness that we have to come in contact with. :)<br />
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I agree that it is a shame that a good cup of coffee that we worked hard on is doomed to be tainted by remnants of previous cups of coffee...