Baristas are having a cow over dairy "thefts"

From the Seattle Times

If someone pays $2 for espresso, then fills half the cup with milk at the condiment bar, is that stealing?

People are saving $1 to $2 a cup — sometimes more, if they use half-and-half or get extra shots — with creative ordering from the complicated menus of the coffee world.

While Starbucks is keeping mum on the do-it-yourself dairy phenomenon, its baristas are flaming customers online.

For some, it is a matter of attitude.

"You're being cheap," one barista vented on www.starbucksgossip.com. "You're dealing with people who aren't stupid. Toss in something self-deprecating and quit acting like you're a superior human being because you've managed to figure out a cheaper way to do something. I'll bet you didn't ask for a discount on that Louis Vuitton purse or those ugly highlights."