Thread: Tall Venti Grande RAGE

Well at at least you kept your cool. This lady got extreme.

The sizing (tall/grande/venti thing) is ridiculous. They don't even advertize "short" if you want a smaller one. But it's nothing to get irritated about. Instead, just memorize a really really long anc confusing (and possibly self-contradicting) order and have fun with it.

Hipsters. What can you do with 'em?

(Besides take them out back and pop them in the head, of course. Society tends to look down on that, unfortunately. =P )

Originally Posted by Akono

Well at at least you kept your cool. This lady got extreme.

Lol,

Originally Posted by Akono

Well at at least you kept your cool. This lady got extreme.

"You's trollin'!!!" Seriously, that lady is... just wow. I know I'm a grammar/ spelling Nazi, hell, I even corrected a sign at the grocery store, but when talking with someone, isn't it jsut easier to go with it. Like the article said, "just looking for publicity"

Originally Posted by Replicon

The sizing (tall/grande/venti thing) is ridiculous.

Small/ medium/ large respectively. What's the big deal?

Anyway, I just get a tall mocha frap with extra vanilla. Of course I get anal employees that go "There's no vanilla in it" really snobby. I think it's obvious I want vanilla in it, but they take it litterally as if there's already vanilla and I want more. Fags. My response is usually, "Well, put it in there!" Not really. I usually sigh, roll my eyes and say, "A shot of vanilla"

I should really find a creative way to belittle the next employee that says, "there's no vanilla in it"

tbh if you asked for extra vanilla in something with no vanilla in I would point it out to you because you sound confused about what you're buying.

Originally Posted by Akono

Well at at least you kept your cool. This lady got extreme.

obviously these were all women on their periods.

just say the words. it's not that hard to remember tall=small, grande=medium and venti=large. really...not hard. especially if you go to starbucks a lot.

I agree about the vanilla thing...if it doesn't have any vanilla in it in the first place, you can hardly add EXTRA vanilla. dh? that's like saying you want a hamburger with extra cheese lmao

Originally Posted by Replicon

The sizing (tall/grande/venti thing) is ridiculous. They don't even advertize "short" if you want a smaller one. But it's nothing to get irritated about. Instead, just memorize a really really long anc confusing (and possibly self-contradicting) order and have fun with it.

please don't do that. I work in a cafe that is Starbucks licensed. we understand you when you say you want a medium. Most cafe workers don't give a shit about Starbucks, it's just our job and not every Barista/Cafe Worker is brainwashed as the one's you have dealt with. I also hate overcomplicated orders. What's more ridiculous? having Italian drink sizes, or not being able to live without that stupid drink of yours?

Originally Posted by Armistice

I think it's obvious I want vanilla in it, but they take it litterally as if there's already vanilla and I want more. Fags.

i think you need to realize that a cafe is a hot spot for communication errors. sure, some cafe workers are stupid, but we're also trying to do our job - which includes making sure you know what you're consuming/paying for.

Originally Posted by JackALope2323

Hipsters. What can you do with 'em?

not every employee at a cafe is a hipster. cafe's buy into a certain image that hipsters might identify with, but there's also human beings behind the counter. remember that.


I think alot of people don't appreciate what cafe work is like. It blows, hardcore. Cafe workers are berated constantly for what we feel are just superficial needs. In addition to feeling like a worthless piece of shit most of the time, we're pressured to work in very stressful conditions. i have to take orders while closing down the cafe I work at alone. that means i have to run back and forth between the dishwasher and the counter, and answer to customers who want me to undo the work I did closing up the hot bar so they can have a their decaf mocha latte at 11 o clock at night. and no matter how stressed out I am, I have to hide that all behind a smile.

i wouldn't mind the customers if i felt like their drink wasn't more important than treating me like another person. that's what it really comes down to. it would be great, if people could let go and accept that mistakes are part of being human and that maybe if we got things wrong it still might be better than what we wanted it to be. maybe you never needed at all in the first place. starbucks is excessiveness packed into a convenient storefront - the candy shop elite. and cafe workers are just there trying to make their own living. so the next time you want that big fancy drink of yours, please remember that not all of us represent or agree with starbucks when we work there. and when you deflect your anger towards us when you should be targeting at the corporation, it's really inappropriate.

also: please recycle your plastic cups, thank you

No, it's them trying to be a smartie pants . 95% know what I mean, so it's not just me, lol

I wish I can convey what I mean by "extra". To me, it's just another word for "add". "with extra vanilla"="add vanilla" Because I couldn't even say, "Add extra vanilla" or even "add more vanilla" coz I'll. Maybe the tone you're reading it in isn't the same tone that I use when I say it... maybe. I don't know

Originally Posted by adrift

please don't do that. I work in a cafe that is Starbucks licensed. we understand you when you say you want a medium. Most cafe workers don't give a shit about Starbucks, it's just our job and not every Barista/Cafe Worker is brainwashed as the one's you have dealt with. I also hate overcomplicated orders. What's more ridiculous? having Italian drink sizes, or not being able to live without that stupid drink of yours?

Ha ha ha don't worry, I know they just work there. I actually go to Starfucks on an almost daily basis at work during the usual 3pm rush (see my location hehe). I'm not even a big coffee drinker, but I do it to get a break and catch up with friends from other groups. It's more social than it is a need for so-so coffee.

And the baristas at that Starbucks are awesome. I always tell them I'll come up with a ridiculously complicated order just for them, and they're like, "Oh bring it ON!!!!" haha

I didn't know "Tall" is Italian.


And yeah, I don't quite see how "there's no vanilla in that" qualifies as a stuck-up response... I don't know how the average person treats the average barista, but I haven't really seen any "abuse" going in either direction.

It's pretty stupid, but it's also not big enough of a deal for me to give a shit.

Originally Posted by Armistice

I wish I can convey what I mean by "extra". To me, it's just another word for "add".

then just say 'add.' problem solved

Yeah, bear in mind that the vast majority of people in retail are humans too. Jobs like that can actually be pretty tiring and the last thing you want is some jerk being difficult because they think they're making some kind of point.

I work in a restaurant and I've actually come up with quite a good rule: the best way you can judge a person's character is by the way they treat people serving them.

highly agreed with Xei. anyone who's ever worked in food service or retail develops a large compassion for other workers in the industry.

and for the record - i'm not angry by anyone's comments here. so - armistice - it's cool : ) i just really want to address some of the things said from a cafe worker's point of view.

I think it's unnecessary and stupid, they just want to look professional with cool-sounding beverage sizes.

Sounds like Starbucks is not that nice of a place to work. I worked at an Einstien's Bagel which is a bagel/coffee shop until I signed up for a CNA class and it was pretty alright, working there. I mean, the pay was minimum wage but it was entry level so... Anyway, I just wonder if some coffee houses are significantly more pleasent to work at.

EDIT: Oh, and this.

EDIT of EDIT: What happened to embedding you tube? Hmm... Well, anyway, this.

I don't see what the big deal is... When I'm at Starbucks I mostly just use small/medium/large, and the baristas seem perfectly capable of translating that to the Starbucks lingo. So where's the problem?

Originally Posted by Replicon

And yeah, I don't quite see how "there's no vanilla in that" qualifies as a stuck-up response... I don't know how the average person treats the average barista, but I haven't really seen any "abuse" going in either direction.

It's the tone used

Originally Posted by nerve

then just say 'add.' problem solved

"Add" is so blunt. "Extra" rolls of the tounge easier