Hygienic Practices Waste Time
Similar to how some people won’t put on a fresh pair of plastic gloves every time they handle pastries, this person doesn’t bother to use tongs when fishing hot tea bags from the customer’s cup. Why? Because those are precious seconds that could be used on other things, like ringing up customers or preparing another person’s drink.
And can anyone really guarantee that the tongs are 100% sanitized? Isn’t it more likely that the same tong would be used to fish out tea bag after tea bag? And in between each use, it’s sitting on the countertop, just collecting germs? Think about it!