Why did coffee shops go from giving you spoons to stir coffee, to a pointless stick of splintering wood?

The coffee was a gift from a colleague so I haven’t asked them for fear of appearing ungrateful, but I’m sure all you Internet experts know why we went from having the right tool for the job to Neanderthal tech.

Top | New | Old

AbsolutelyFabulous · F

You need to grab about 6 of those pointless sticks to give it a good stir

AdmiralPrune · 46-50, M

@AbsolutelyFabulous And just hope and pray the splinters your consume don’t splice anything important on its way out the other end.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

To prevent people from attempting to mix it by shaking it with the lid on. 🤣

Plastic spoons melt. Especially above 160°f (71.11° c)

View 1 more replies »

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@AdmiralPrune Well real metal utensils cost labor to clean. So you're paying extra that way as well.

A small coffee at McDonald's is 99¢

AdmiralPrune · 46-50, M

@DeWayfarer They go in the same dishwasher as all the knives and forks. Curious that a small independent cafe can afford it but multinational companies can’t.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@AdmiralPrune not even real full service restaurants offer coffee for 99¢.

Your lucky to get get it for under $3.00 if not more. Figure out the labor at a minimum of $15 per hour.

Add a comment...