MONEY
Why Should You Tip Some Guy or Gal at Starbucks Who Simply Handed You a Coffee?
Cuz Instant Karma
I don’t go to Starbucks. Their coffee is much stronger than I like — give me some weak, watered down muck and I’m happy. I’ve tried even Starbucks so-called “lightest” blend; I couldn’t drink that either.
I truly believe that people who like Starbucks must be of alien descent. Or maybe I am? We definitely have some very different DNA, so much so that I have to seriously ask what the heck is wrong with you if you drink Starbucks. That stuff is bitter and gives me an instant caffeine headache.
I’d need six cups of Dunkin’ to get that headache!
So maybe that’s why you should tip your barista? Because they are giving you a tremendous caffeine bargain. So much more than Dunkin’.
Or are they? How much does a cup of that strongman coffee cost today at Starbucks? I was too lazy to look that up, so I asked ChatGPT. It said that Dunkin’ typically runs about 40 cents more in my state. So yeah, six times the wake up fuel for less money than Dunkin’. Of course you should tip!
ChatGPT also told me this about the people handing you your coffee at Starbucks:
Base Pay: As of recent years, Starbucks has been…
