The image has received almost 2 million views and over 100 comments since it was posted.
“It’s pretty sad that we have to offer monetary incentives to get people to use common courtesy and manners,” one person commented.
Another commenter said if a coffee shop was expecting such politeness before a customer has their coffee, they’d just go elsewhere.
A barista came to the cafe’s defence and said “Barista here. Not having your coffee yet is not an excuse for rudeness”.
Others offered a different perspective: “I’d rather discount the guy who tells me what he wants and lets me get to the next customer without telling me his life’s story”
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