Starbucks Barista Mocks Customers who Order Medicine Ball Drink
A Starbucks barista went viral on TikTok after claiming that customers thought the “medicine ball” drink would cure diseases.
The video was uploaded by user Fanta (@justfantaaa) who typically posts content about his job as a barista at Starbucks. In her recent clip, she issued a public service announcement for the popular “medicine ball” drink to her 286,000 followers.
In the video, Fanta stands behind the counter, making two drinks, opening bags of tea and putting them into cups. She vents her frustration in the text overlay, reading, “Medicine Ball mfs think this drink will cure every disease they have ever known.”
In the caption, she wrote, “IT WILL NOT, GO SEE A DOCTOR.”
The customer-favorite “medicine ball” is actually a tea called the honey citrus mint tea. The ingredients for this drink are made from Citrus Mint, Peach Tranquility, herbal tea, hot water, steamed lemonade and honey. The drink is dubbed the “medicine ball” due to being soothing, described as a tea “that comforts from the inside out,” according to Starbucks which “can evidently relieve cold and flu symptoms,” per StarbMag. It doesn’t, however, contain actual medicine.
@justfantaaa IT WILL NOT, GO SEE A DOCTOR😭😭 #starbucks #fyp #barista #viral #medecineball ♬ original sound – Jakara
With the video amassing more than 5 million views as of Saturday, fellow Starbucks baristas shared their experiences with customers ordering the “medicine ball.”
“I told this guy we were out of the mint bag but can sub it he will ask will it still have the medicine in it I h8 that drink sm,” one viewer shared.
“I had someone ask for a medicine ball with extra medicine,” a second wrote.
“Someone came through and asked what medicine is in the medicine ball,” a third said.
“people deadass tell me to put extra medicine on it and get mad when I explain it has no medicinal properties,” a fourth echoed.
Other Starbucks customers shared how the drink helped them when they were sick.
“But in all honesty this is the only thing that made me feel better when I had Covid I ended up just buying the stuff to make it at home,” one person commented.
“When I had COVID this was all I wanted!! Don’t like making them don’t work there it’s seems so simple to make,” a second agreed.
“It’s just so soothing on a sore throat and stuffy nose!!! Been drinking these all week as I have been sick!” another said.
Several users, however, were miffed at being called out by the barista, saying the name shouldn’t matter so much.
“Honest question. Why do some baristas act like I’m asking for the cure to aging when I ask for a medicine ball?” a user asked. “Do they just don’t want to make it, cause I just like the flavor.”
“Starbucks workers hate their job so bad LMAO!it just tastes really good! If they hate when we say medicine ball how do we order it differently then???” another wrote.
However, several users pointed out it probably had to do more with the legality of the name than simple convenience for customers.
“It’s not they don’t want to pay it’s cause it’s a whole legal thing if they promote it having medicine in it,” a user wrote.
“I worked at Starbucks for a long time and they didn’t name it medicine ball because they could get in legal trouble for it,” another echoed.
One employee agreed, writing, “Sbux legally tells us we’re not allowed to call it a medicine ball bc it doesn’t contain medicine.”
The Daily Dot reached out to Fanta for comment via email and TikTok comment and to Starbucks via email.
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*First Published: Dec 3, 2022, 2:27 pm CST
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Cruise Ship Passenger Who Fell Off Ship Swam with Sharks for 20 Hours
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
The man who fell off a Carnival ocean liner and treaded water for 20 hours before being rescued literally swam with sharks and miraculously survived, but there’s one big mystery — how many drinks did this dude consume before going overboard?!?
EXCLUSIVE: James Michael Grimes said he treaded water for nearly 20 hours after falling overboard on a Carnival cruise ship on Thanksgiving Eve — battling jelly fish, rip currents and shark-infested waters before being airlifted by the US Coast Guard.
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James Michael Grimes had an amazingly entertaining chitchat Friday on ‘GMA,’ where he described the harrowing experience last week in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The first thing he recalls is that he was in the ocean with no boat in sight. He was actually passed out in the water after the fall. Unreal!
James was treading water in an area known as a feeding ground for sharks, and it appears he has encountered at least one. You gotta watch the video and hear how he survived that.
Eventually, he saw a freighter and swam with the little energy had left … heading toward the vessel. When a Coast Guard chopper lifted him out of the water, the first thing he did was warn one of the military guys he was naked!
This guy wins the most entertaining person of the year… and the most amazing survival story.
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