To think fussy people ordering coffee should always be in a separate queue

[HarveysPJs]

Drives me mad. I just want to buy a sandwich, and in front of me is someone ordering 4 coffees with very exacting requirements.

Assuming it's a coffee shop you're in then of course yabu

I feel your pain but they are placing a normal order, not spending hours to choose which type of coffee they want.

There should be two queues at my local pharmacie : one for people who want to pick their prescription and one for people who want to chat about their ailments / tell their whole life story.

If you just want a sandwich, maybe you should make one at home and leave the shop/cafe for people who can’t make a double latte with extra froth and a shot of vanilla themselves ..? Sounds as reasonable as your request!

No - National Trust cafe type place.

But a national trust cafe still counts as a coffee shop right?

I'd see your point if you were in the queue of greggs for example

Agree 100%. So annoying when you've got a sandwich and a can of Coke that you just need to pay for, and someone's ordering a skinny frappe toffee latte with soya milk, a shot of gherkin juice and banana sprinkles, and just when you think the queue might move, they go on to order four more ludicrous and complicated 'coffees'.

I’m sure it makes them feel superior to order the most intricate sounding coffee they can think of. And they never say ‘thank you’ - just a look of ‘not quite what I wanted, but I suppose it will do’

@pelleas

Perhaps they can get one of those scanners in so you can self service your food , or maybe you need a double shot arabbica beans venti mocha frappe with a shot of peppermint strip, creme no sprinkles to help you chill

I’m not sure I even know how to order a coffee in a cafe? Can I even just say ‘a coffee please’ - and get...a coffee. I can add the milk myself....

When I hear someone order a "one shot decaf oat latte" I want to suggest they just get a glass of water.

@HarveysPJs

I’m not sure I even know how to order a coffee in a cafe? Can I even just say ‘a coffee please’ - and get...a coffee. I can add the milk myself....

That would be an Americano with milk on the side but any decent coffee shop will take your "can I just get a coffee please" ask if you want milk in it and get you what you want. And regular / medium or small or large are still perfectly acceptable

Ditto in bars for people ordering cocktails. I just want a beer which will take seconds to pour and have to wait while the bar man (it usually is a man) takes half an hour to pimp the cocktail of the person in front of me. Always reminds me of Rowan Atkinson in Love Actually.

Yes it’s very annoying.

Noticed this particularly when I was pregnant and not drinking hot drinks - coffees take a long time at the best of times but several, very complicated coffees just take sooooo long.

That said, a lot of places (I thought including national trust cafes ) do have a separate place for ordering tea and coffees or hot food, which you can skip and go straight to the til if just picking up a sandwich.

Train tickets used to be another one I thought this about - one queue for people who are just getting “a return to Brighton” (say) and another for discussing a million different possible tickets and routes. They got over this by having machines everywhere though - and letting people tap in with a debit / credit card for certain journeys - so maybe this is your answer? A bit sad though as it would cut jobs.

Yes, why can't I just order a white coffee no sugar without a bloody menu.
For reference in the forces we used to shorten this further to a "Julie Andrews" - white nun!

I think your into something there op!

It's infuriating and each one takes so very long to do!

All places should have the h straight forward order queue and the higher needs order queue

I think it depends—like a skinny latte is quick and easy. But I used to work in a coffee shop and wanted to kill anyone who asked for “extra hot”, “no foam”, “3/4 shot”, or who tried to have a 5 min chat about the different options for non-dairy milk.

My Dad in starbucks ten years ago

"I want a cup of coffee and no questions "

@Halliehallie9828 Ok! I have decided on my favourite coffee! You’ll be behind me in the queue and I’ll say this : venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots (1 1/2 shots decaf, 2 1/2 shots regular), no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of splenda, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.

He gives out about the interrogation. He wants a filter coffee or an americano. I dont think he went back even though they live near a starbucks! He was so traumatised by the baffling interrogation 🤪

@MuserOwl I’m with your Dad!!

[quote HarveysPJs]@Halliehallie9828 Ok! I have decided on my favourite coffee! You’ll be behind me in the queue and I’ll say this : venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots (1 1/2 shots decaf, 2 1/2 shots regular), no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of splenda, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.[/quote]
You have waited in the queue just like everyone else has to get served. It’s your turn so order whatever you like.

I agree with the previous poster who said you sound like a dick

Yes imagine some one who’s allergic to lactose not ordering their perfectly normal soya/coconut/oat latte and just ordering a coffee with milk cos you think they sound superior, and it’s holding you up in line with your prawn sandwich on granny whole meal bread hold the tomato’s sandwich. (I know the prawn sandwich joke is likely to go over most people’s heads... Roy Keane will explain why I picked prawn sandwiches)

Shouldn’t there be a different line for self important people who think that they know that “a coffee with milk” is the only way to order a coffee, like not in the coffee shop!

How would it work though? Would one automatically know they were to be in the awkward queue, or would they need to be told? And if someone didn't realise, would they then queue up in the straightforward queue only to get a slapped wrist and told to queue up in 'their own' queue? I like to work out logistics!