The Extra Bitterness Isn’t Coming From The Coffee

Customer: “Large coffee. Black. And don’t make it weak like last time.”

Coworker: “Sure. We brew everything the same, but we’ll get you a fresh one.”

Customer: “Yeah, well, I don’t want any of that watery stuff. I want actual coffee.”

Coworker: “This batch just finished. It’s strong.”

Customer: “I’ll be the judge of that.”

My coworker takes payment while I pour the coffee and hand it to him. He takes one sip, squints at the cup, and goes:

Customer: “Hm. Barely passable. You guys really don’t know how to make a serious cup. Real strong men want real strong black coffee. You guys got too used to making all that sweet cappa-frappa-chino bull-s***.”

Me: “So real strong men feel threatened by cream and foam? Got it.”

Yeah… I got into a little trouble for that. Worth it.