A bikini-clad barista in Seattle, Washington, was hit by a customer’s drink during an argument over the price of a coffee, shattering the customer’s windshield, according to video footage circulating on social media.
The video shows a customer placing their drink on the drive-thru window and complaining about the price, before the barista, later identified as 23-year-old Emma Lee, gets into an argument with the customer, escalating to the point where she throws drinks and breaks the windshield.
The barista threatened to throw the customer’s drink, and according to video footage, the barista said, “Shall I throw this at you? You’re going too far. Get in your car and take your coffee and leave.” (Related: Gym buddies get into a fight at the gym! Massive fight breaks out as madness erupts!)
The customer demanded his drink back, opened a cup and threw it at the window, and the video then shows Lee leaning out the window and smashing the customer’s windshield with a hammer.
Lee reportedly then said he wanted to hold the customer responsible for his rude behavior. Fox 11 Seattleand implied that he had been disrespectful in the past.
A bikini-clad barista smashed into a customer’s car after the customer threw a drink at her in South Seattle.
The incident happened at A Taste of Heaven Espresso when an argument escalated over the price of drinks. A customer, upset that a 32-ounce cup of coffee and a 24-ounce cup of water cost $22,… pic.twitter.com/sNwmvVjMMT
— Boacure (@CureBore) June 15, 2024
“You can’t set your own prices,” Lee reportedly claimed, adding that customers told him, “No one will miss you.”
“It was a threat,” Emma recalled. “It’s fine if he was furious about the price of a drink and attacked me, but was it inappropriate for me to respond?”
The altercation began after the customer ordered a 32-ounce coffee and a 24-ounce water, totaling $22 for the drinks, and the barista said the customer fought back, arguing that he should pay less for the drinks.
Reactions to the video were mixed, with some blaming the barista and others saying it was the customer who made the situation worse.
I’m not sure what he expected, coffee is expensive especially in a place like Seattle.
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) June 15, 2024
Customer service in Seattle is becoming pretty enthusiastic.
Barista by day, Avenger by need.
If coffee doesn’t wake you up, maybe bashing your car with a hammer will do the trick.
— Hank (@HANKonX) June 15, 2024
There is no one to root for. Her lack of remorse is very striking.
— Mocking Science Fiction Values (@Mockingsfvalues) June 15, 2024
Police were then called and the barista charged the customer with misdemeanor assault, and the establishment then banned the customer from entering, according to the outlet.
