Woman Orders Starbucks In Chicago Airport. Then A Pilot Takes Her Drink—And Then Says Something Shocking

Airport Starbucks chains are often seen as a fairly secure environment. But the truth is, as TikToker Ally Petschke (@allypetschke) demonstrates, there are hidden dangers.

Sadly, as previously reported by BroBible, creeps are everywhere, bothering Twin Peaks employees and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, among other things.

And now, it looks like even airports aren’t safe.

Petschke starts by explaining that she went to the O’Hare airport Starbucks. Things started out normally enough: She ordered her drink and was waiting for it. As she waited, she says she saw a pilot go over to the “to go” area and pick up a cup. A few minutes passed, she says she was still waiting. So, she says she walked over to the “to-go” area and started reading the cups. The pilot then walked over, asked her name, handed her a drink, and said he “accidentally” took hers, she says.

This concerned the TikToker, as she says she found it odd he didn’t read label or drink what he thought was his drink. She says she asked if he drank it, and he said no. Despite this, she says her gut feeling remained consistent. So, she says she went to the counter and asked them to remake the drink.

While they were remaking the drink, a woman who saw the entire thing approached the TikToker and agreed it was weird, Petschke continues. Petschke says the woman told her she would have done the same thing.

Addressing viewers directly, she concludes, “Keep an eye on your surroundings and advocate for yourself and always look at your beverages even when you’re not at the bar.”

She adds that “Starbucks pickup would have been a good opportunity if somebody is weird and has bad intentions.”

The video amassed 31,400 views. BroBible approached the TikToker via Instagram direct message.

‘Trust Your Gut’

Like the TikToker, alarm bells started ringing for the commenters.

“That’s terrifying,” one wrote. “Even if this does accidentally happen, always have your drink remade it takes 1 minute.”

“Scary!!” a second remarked. “Glad you shared. Seems very off, and who knows if he really was a pilot! Glad you got a new drink.”

Meanwhile, a third commenter shared their simple philosophy: “Always trust your gut and never trust some random man.”

Creepy Starbucks Customers Are Common

Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated incident. Oftentimes, Starbucks workers are in the firing line, too. On the r/Starbucks subreddit, current and former baristas have shared their own stories about people who crossed the line. In a post asking users to share their own stories, one Redditor described their own experiences. “I once had a guy groan into the speaker when I did a fake giggle at what he said,” they wrote. “It was gross made us all with a headset uncomfy.”

In response to this post, a second Redditor said, “Customers asking when I get off work always raises major red flags for me.”

Similarly, a third added, “We’ve had some weird customers at our store as about some of the girls schedules and we’re always like ‘Uhhh no’ cause it’s obviously creepy and against policy.”

Most egregiously, a fourth Reddit user shared what was said to her while working visibly pregnant. “‘Can you add your breast milk into my coffee?'” they quoted. ‘I know it sometimes comes in early when you’re pregnant.’ [This] is probably the grossest thing I’ve EVER had said to me by a customer, and I worked in security for a long time before ever being a barista.”