Coffee Shop etiquette
What is the polite method of cutting someone off in the drive through line at the coffee shop?
The coffee shop I go to each morning on my way into the office has two entrances to the drive through lane. One is from the parking lot and the other enters directly from the street. When you are on the street side, you can't see who is lined up in the drive parking lot. I always come in through the parking lot because I don't want to block traffic – in the parking lot you kinda expect to be blocked by other customers. People driving on the road shouldn't have to stop for us caffeine junkies.
This brings me to my morning dilemma – who do I cut off to get in line? I can see who is moving and who isn't on the road, so I can easily figure out who was in line before I got there, but they usually can't see me/us so when they think they have the right-of-way, they are probably three or four cars behind all of us. I usually let one in just so I don't feel guilty – but that doesn't always work.
Even though I am in the right – it still feels bad knowing they think I just cut them off. It's even better when they start yelling and cursing through their windows.
It's a fantastic way to start the day.
GRRRRR.