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Manodeep Mukherjee

‘This is not Starbucks!’: Barista recounts her harrowing experience with customers who kept asking for items not available at her café

A viral video posted by TikTok creator Jordan, known online as @jorlala, has racked up more than 9 million views and nearly 9,300 comments as she details a frustrating back-and-forth with customers who seemed to think every coffee shop is a Starbucks, Daily Dot reported. Jordan’s account of the situation highlights just how confusing it gets when people walk into an independent café with a specific chain menu stuck in their heads.

The trouble started when a man approached the counter and ordered roasted red pepper egg bites. Jordan had to break the news that her shop doesn’t carry that specific item, as it is a specialty found at Starbucks. Instead, she offered them a choice between an egg-white frittata and a bacon frittata.

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