Stop Pouring Coffee in the Trash Can, Jerk

Ok people. This is a tricky one for me because I have no idea who I'm going to piss off here. This is something I've seen almost every time I've been in a coffee shop and it blows my mind every time. So to that end I might be pointing my finger at a whole lot of you, not just "them", the obvious, obnoxious others that normally drive us all crazy.

Picture this with me. Go on a little vision quest into my tale of treachery and laziness.

You walk into Starbucks, stand in line, order your soon-to-be-delightful hot beverage, and wait. Before you know it, with a machine-like precision, your friendly Barista delivers, like she does a hundred times an hour for eight hours, a triple-shot Vente French Vanilla Americano into your eager little hands.

Now it's time to personalize it. Some cream, sugar... hmmm, maybe Splenda™ today. You know, the diet and all. Alright, it's a little full, I'll just dump out the top half inch to an inch....

STOP!!!

Wait, what? Did you just pour coffee into the garbage can? Do you do that at home? Is that where the liquids go that you don't want?

Do you know how much refuse coffee you people are filling those trash cans with? Those bags get heavy and god forbid they have a small hole, cuz, you know, that happens. Seriously, do you think that's fun to deal with? Way to be completely inconsiderate.

You may think that it's really not a big deal. It's expected. Those trash bags can hold it. Yeah, that's why little indie coffee shops have signs up that say don't pour your effing coffee into the garbage can. Just ask the Barista to do that for you.

Or better yet... ORDER IT WITH ROOM FOR CREAM! Is the name of your signature drink so long that you forget to tack that on at the end? I guarantee it's not. Do you think you're going to get ripped off and they're gonna not give you enough? Well, clearly the way you're doing it isn't working out. Why not give it a try.

Seriously, people. Room for cream. That's all. It's easy. I've seen dogs learn to say "I love you". Take the time and be courteous to the people that have to clean up after you.

Room for effing cream.