My name is Brad. I am a writer, I am awkward in social situations, and I spend a lot of time in coffee shops trying to escape all of the terribly distracting things I find at home (video games, movies, tv, cats, comics, vitamin water, robots, etc.). I rotate amongst local coffee shops throughout the week so that no single location becomes too familiar with my presence. Spending any appreciable amount of time in one place is bound to make you privy to the occasional odd situation, but I have come to believe that coffee shops are breeding grounds for weird. The following is my account of the wonderfully weird and horribly awkward situations I have encountered.

UGGGGGGHHHHHH!

A mom brings in 3 kids with her, all around the ages of 3 to 7.  They sit at the table closest to the counter, where all the employees are easily within earshot.  The little girl, very impressed by this particular Starbucks, begins this exchange:

Little Girl: Mommy, if we lived here would you get a job at this Starbucks?
Mommy (spewing disgust): UGGGGGHHHHH! Why would I want to work at Starbucks?
Little Girl: Oh.
Starbucks Staff: :(

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