Embarrassing Myself in the Drive Through

This isn’t necessarily an anecdote with a message. It’s just pure entertainment.

Last weekend I went to Starbucks to get a coffee, shocking I know a coffee at Starbucks? I usually order online because it kinda lets me skip over any extra interactions. But I also wanted to go through the drive thru because I didn’t have a lot of time on my hands to park and go in.

However when I ordered online there wasn’t an option to add a tip to my order. I live in the US, it’s customary to add a tip and with how little I know workers tend to make, I always tip.

This time I figured oh well I guess I can’t tip. That is, until I got to the window. On the shelf below the window was a little clear box with some cash in it. I thought how perfect this was because I happened to have my bag with me and I keep cash in it (I don’t keep cash on me usually.) When I pulled up to the window and the employee went to get my order, I tried to lean as far as I could to put the money in the box.

Unfortunately I wasn’t close enough to the building so I sort of tossed it. It landed next to the box. I managed to grasp it with two of my fingers and tossed it again, and of course missed again. One more time I grabbed it and tossed but I missed yet again and this time the money flew off of the shelf down below to the curb.

So now I had to open my car door so I could reach down and get the money. At this point I was very aware everyone behind me had been watching this entire ordeal. With the door still open I gently placed the money in the box and got back in my car.

The employee had been gone this whole time and once he returned he handed me my drink. And it was the wrong drink. Except it wasn’t their fault, it was mine as it had been early in the morning when I placed the order online and selected the hot version of the coffee instead of the iced version.

The employee was so nice and offered to make me the drink I actually wanted but even if I hadn’t already been through so much just to get a couple of dollars into a small box, I still would’ve said no I’m just too much of a people-pleaser.

So I drove away after playing the worst game of basketball ever with two dollars and then receiving a drink I didn’t even want. And honestly I wasn’t even mad. I just laughed and drank my coffee.

Maybe that’s the best thing I could’ve done.