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Re: People are crazy
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Oh Cali, don't blame her. It must be hard work lugging around that giant brain and being confronted by complete idiots who make her specify her order at Starbucks.
Was "no thank you" too difficult for her? Geesh. Pump the breaks lady.
I don't go to Starbucks often, but when I do, I never order by their sizes. I mostly do this because I think it is silly that they can't just have small, medium, and large. But also, I have stage fright when I order there. It is difficult enough getting through my order, I don't need to further complicate it by asking for the wrong size (yes, I am simpleminded). When they shout my order to the drink maker, they translate it into their Starbucks-speak. They've never made an issue about it to me.
Well, when I read the headline I was kind of "with" her because I assumed she asked for a medium and they got all haughty and were like "Uh, do you mean venti? GET OUT OF OUR STORE, PLEBE!"
But, lady, they asked if you wanted butter or cheese on your bagel. They're being nice. Move on.
The nerve!
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I hope her employer has mental health coverage because she's running on a short fuse.
I'm with Vinny on not ordering by their stupid size nomenclature. I also get annoyed because I order my iced coffee with room for milk, and they always fill it to the brim.
A tall is a "small" right? Why isn't a small a "short"? I get why venti is venti but those who don't know Italian might think it's just a weird word. I too just order in S,M, or L.
I just skip Starbuckies (as my BFF calls) it and move on down the street to Caribou.
Oh yeah...and that lady needs to get a life.
why?
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It's an annoying marketing tactic to make their coffee seem more special. IIRC, there is a "short" that isn't on the menu but translates to "really freaking tiny."
I do find it irritating that they "confirm" my order in their nomenclature, it feels like I'm being corrected. I just raise an eyebrow and say, "Yes, large." I can't imagine bringing it up further than that unless I really needed caffeine.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
Because it's ridiculous and there's no point. Saying venti doesn't make me any more worldly than saying large. It's not cool or hip. It's just confusing. Why can't Starbucks just use the convention that every other restaurant and coffee shop in the entire country uses?
It's the same reason I refuse to order a Zalad or a Zandwich at Zaxby's. Because it makes me feel like a douche.
The nerve!
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ew. that's obnoxious of them.
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The name thing doesn't bother me as much as their trying to change macchiatos into some horrifyingly sweet latte confection (I like horrifyingly sweet latte confections, but only when that's what I meant to order). Now when I try to order them other places I have to specify if they mean "Starbucks style".
I've never heard of Zaxby's but that's appalling.
Am I the only one who will go out of their way to sneak a tip in without anyone noticing at places where the employees have sing a stupid song?
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
and that's fair enough. I just kinda feel like most places have a gimmick. (like waffle fries, which I love).
maybe it's because I worked there, and the names became so familiar to me.
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see, and I don't even know what a macciato is supposed to be.
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Espresso with milk froth.
One of these days I'll forget everything I learned as a barista to make some room for new shiit.
The hair grows in thick where the horn used to be.
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I went to a non-Starbucks and ordered a small coffee. The guy behind the counter must not have heard my "small" because he said, "would you like a 'big' or 'little'?" That was weird.
I generally don't do Starbucks. I do coffee cart coffee.
It's like that scene from Role Models where Paul Rudd's character throws a fit over the coffee sizes.
"No, venti is twenty. Large is large. In fact, tall is large and grande is Spanish for large. Venti is the only one that doesn't mean large. It's also the only one that's Italian. Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages."
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman