While most of us start our day with a cup of coffee, we all have different preferences. Lots of people prefer a bitter but rejuvenating black coffee. Others will add the typical cream and sugar, while some lean toward sweeteners, syrups, milks, and foams with just a little coffee for their morning kick. And when treating themselves to a beverage out at a coffee shop, customers approach the counter with a quick transaction that stays between the cashier, barista, and themselves. However, on TikTok, a barista has been sharing some of the wildest Starbucks orders she’s been getting, and most of them, you won’t believe.
Juliana, a Starbucks barista known as @jlala74 on TikTok, has been using her platform to show the craziest orders she receives from customers. Her new series called “Making Drinks People Actually Consume” is on day five. On the first day of the series, Juliana posted herself making a venti iced black tea with 18 pumps of classic syrup added. “It’s actually insane but we have regulars who drink 25 pumps so this isn’t too crazy,” she wrote in the caption of the video. She points the cup toward the camera, showing the viewers that a hefty fraction of the cup is just syrup. On day three of the series, Juliana made a drink with 12 pumps of white mocha with extra caramel swirl, one shot of coffee, cold foam, and more caramel drizzled across the top. Her latest video from today features a drink with four pumps of caramel, four pumps of white mocha, and a whole lot of vanilla sweet cream. And that’s it — no coffee.
And people are shocked. Her videos are full of comments such as, “I was invested after 12 pumps of white mocha,” “Do people know it’s ok not to like coffee???” and “I blinked and missed the coffee — I’m not even joking.” Her followers are jarred by the reality of orders that Starbucks baristas actually receive. People have yet to come to defend these choices, instead exclaiming “Literally threw my coffee away once cuz the barista accidentally put in three pumps instead of one. HOW ON EARTH are people drinking this???” Another person commented “That poor single shot trying to melt 12 white mocha.” Others have simply left memes in response.
Juliana’s series is quickly gaining traction. Her latest video has already surpassed 7K likes in less than a day, and she herself has more than 16K followers. Across the five videos that have been posted, there are already an overwhelming 702.8K likes and almost 10K comments overall. While only on day five of the series, we are all eagerly waiting to see what wild order she reveals next.