Deaf Man Is Overwhelmed When Starbucks Employee Hands Him Handwritten Note Before Taking His Order

Apr 10, 2019 by apost team

Ibby Piracha has been a loyal customer at his local Starbucks for years. Approximately three times per week, he goes to the Starbucks to order a caramel frappuccino in Leesburg, Virginia.

Everyone knows Ibby at the Starbucks, but he has to type his order on his phone for the barista because he is deaf. That's what he did until something he wasn't expecting happened, and things have been different ever since.

On February 19, Ibby was at Starbucks to order his frappuccino and was surprised to see the barista, Krystal Payne, was handing him a note. He read it and then looked up at Krystal. He was blown away when he realized she was signing to him,  "What do you want to drink?"

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The note read, "I've been learning ASL just so you can have the same experience as everyone else." Payne learned sign language from YouTube videos, and she studied them very diligently until she learned enough to speak with Ibby. 

Ibby said that he was extremely impressed with what Krystal had done, and he was inspired when he found out that she learned sign language on her own. She became more motivated to learn sign because Ibby was a customer there and that has really, really touched him.

Ibby was so moved by Krystal's thoughtfulness that he posted the note on his Twitter to show everyone that those who can hear and those who can't are making an effort to communicate with each other. The post immediately went viral.

The note really made Ibby's day, and he was extremely happy that Krystal learned sign language just so she could communicate with him. He was also pleased that she wrote him a personal note.

Krystal Payne believes it is her job to make sure that her customers enjoy the Starbucks experience, so that is what she wanted to give him. Ibby is going to remember this day for a long time into the future.

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