Originally posted by Chairboy
On the rare occasion I order at Starbucks (I like a local place called Dutch Bros, it's pretty popular in my neck of the woods) I order a medium. When they try and correct me with "Ok, so that's a venti caramel mocha" or whatever, I cock my head to the side, look at them blankly, then say, "No thanks, just a medium."
I enjoy watching the look on their faces as they struggle with the decision on whether to 'educate' me, express disgust at my ignorance, some combination of the two, or finally to just acknowledge that a venti or tall or whatever is actually just a 'Medium'.
That's what I hate about them. They try and develop their own culture (it goes beyond being just a 'brand'). I generally avoid them, but when I have to go there it goes something like this:
Me: I'd like a small coffee.
Brainwashed Employee: You mean a 'tall'?
Me: No a small.
BE: Okay, well what we have are 'talls'
Me: Well what size is that?
BE: (they point to the smallest cup).
Me: Okay, I'd like that...the SMALL one.
BE: Okay, that will be $2.35
Me: (shaking head)...Two dollars and thirty-five cents for a small coffee?
Where I used to work, there was a small Mom and Pop coffee and sandwich shop that was great for mid-morning coffee and lunch. Coffee fresh brewed every 45 mins, ground it themselves, tasted great.
$1 Smalls. Hope they're still in business...
