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‘From now on I will say size first’: Starbucks barista shares ‘right way’ for customers to order

In a viral TikTok video, a Starbucks barista tells customers the "right way" to order: saying the size first.

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“When a customer orders their drink by saying the size first,” the text overlay reads.

The video is set to Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me.”

“Hey, isn’t this easy?” the user @thehighbarista mouths along.

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The barista emphasized in the caption that it isn’t required, it just makes Starbucks workers' jobs a little bit easier.

“It’s truly not a big deal but it is the first thing we are [prompted] to select sooo ... do any #baristas feel this way?” the barista captioned the video.

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it’s truly not a big deal but it is the first thing we are promoted to select sooo ? do any #baristas feel this way? #starbucks #baristatok #seattle

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Garnering over 37,000 views in less than a day, the video led several baristas to agree in the comments.

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“I hate having to interrupt the customer while they’re ordering but like… I don’t wanna make you repeat all the modifications because I need the size,” one user said.

“What drives me crazy is when they ask for all the modifications, then the drink, then the size,” another said.

“Yes it makes [our] job on POS so much easier !” a third user said.

Others argued that it seems natural to say the size first when ordering a drink.

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“In my head it sounds right to say the size first,” one user said.

“Isn't... isn't it common sense to say "can I please get a S,M or L *said drink* add or take away *said modifications*".....,” another said.

“I was ordering size>temp>drink>modifications even before I was a barista,” a third said.

“That’s the right way! it just feels natural to order it that way anyway,” the creator responded.

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Some customers in the comments said they’ll try to order by saying the size first.

“From now on I will say size first ... I didn’t know,” one user said.

“It’s NOT a huge deal it’s just helpful! it’s definitely appreciated,” the TikToker said in response. 

The Daily Dot reached out to user @thehighbarista via Instagram message.

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