The 8 Types of Coffee Shop Customers

5) The Morning Sweet Tooth

Not everyone enjoys starting the day off with a cup of coffee. Since it’s not socially acceptable to come waltzing into work with a 20 ounce milkshake, some people opt to get the day rolling with a Venti Frappuccino instead. Sure, it might be 1,000 calories, but everyone knows breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

6) The Non-Coffee Drinker

This person usually appears to have no desire to be there, and is clearly being dragged along by a significant other or a coffee drinking friend. They make their way to the front of the line and hem and haw over what their options are before either awkwardly settling on a juice, Italian soda, or a pastry. However, the whole time they’re there, it’s hard not to get the impression they just can’t wait to leave.

7) The Awkward Daters

Grabbing a cup of coffee is a great stock first date. It’s easy to make a quick exit if things aren’t going well, and you’re never going to get caught spending more than a total of ten bucks. However, for everyone caught in their wake, the awkward dater is likely to unleash a barrage of braggadocio to anyone within earshot. Oh really, you manage an entire team of technical consultants? I’m pretty sure you mean, “I work 20 hours a week for the Geek Squad.”

8) The Coffee Snob

This hipster knows their coffee, they drink it black, and there’s a good chance they’ll be talking up whether it was free trade, organic, or grown in the mythical shade of the Misty Mountains. These are the coffee drinkers who look physically ill when they’re forced to support the “machine” that is Starbucks, and you’re infinitely more likely to find them hanging around a local coffee shop smugly sipping their Nicaraguan blend.