Starbucks Barista Reveals The Shameless 'Hack' A Guy Uses To Get A Free Drink Every Day For A Year - Would You Dare Try It?

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A Starbucks worker revealed a cheeky "hack" a regular customer used every single day for a year.

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Speaking to foodie blog Kitchenette, Brad Halsey, a Starbucks barista told about the shameless customer's scam that nabs him daily free beverages:

"There is a man who comes to my Starbucks every single day and orders the most horrible drink in an infuriating way"

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"He purchased 365 Starbucks cards and registered every one of them online with a different birthday so that he gets a "free birthday drink" every day of the year."

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Halsey says, he doesn't have a problem with the guy's little scheme, but it was the customer's attitude that he disliked.

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He continued: "If he was a nice guy, I might not be so irritated. But he's not a nice guy."

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The customer would give his order in a very complicated way, here is a sample of our exchange when he orders:

Me, scowling on the inside: "Hello."

Him: "I need a Venti cup and a marker."

Me: "Oooooohkaaaay. Here ya go."

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I reluctantly give him the cup and marker. He draws lines and arrows and writes all over the cup while telling me:

"Two pumps of white mocha here, then add five pumps of vanilla. That should take us to this line here where you're gonna add cold heavy cream up to this ridge here, it should be halfway between this line and this line."

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"Make sure to add the heavy whipping cream before the espresso, it changes the taste if you do it out of order."

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Then add your four shots, three regular and one long shot.

That long shot is important since you guys reformulated your machines, it's been hell trying to get my drink right.

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That long shot helps balance it. Then stir it for me, Mister Brad. Now do me a favor and add ice to the top there and it'll be easy as pie. I'm not picky so don't worry about shaking it or anything like that.

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The picky customer didn't end there with his order - he even requested Brad "ring up" the drink on the till in a certain way.

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Not only does he get his free drink, but Halsey said the guy is more demanding than paying customers.