(Post a new comment)

	tekenduis 2004-09-29 12:41 pm UTC (link)
	And, yes, lose the pretense. "I'll have the large latte, please." means give me the big cup, no backtalk. bwah I'm in love. (Reply to this)(Thread)

thewashinator
2004-09-29 06:55 pm UTC (link)

Heh, my friend the barista would agree with you, but they get punished for not speaking in that passive-agressive coffee language. Even though the chick at the couner perfectly understands what you're asking for, there's hell to pay if the manager/supervisor person doesn't hear them convert it into Starbucks speak.

Normally I try to be understanding of this, but last week I ran in to get a large sugar free passion tea, and when I ordered it just like that, the guy looked straight at me, "so you'd like a venti passion tea shaken refreshment, unsweet?" and I nearly reached over the counter and smacked him. It's just so fucking annoying.

(my Book icon waves at your Wash icon)

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

tekenduis
2004-09-29 07:10 pm UTC (link)

there's hell to pay if the manager/supervisor person doesn't hear them convert it into Starbucks speak.

Wow. I believe that one is a serious contender for the "most annoying corporate policy ever" title.

I <3 my province. We have one Starbucks for 500,000 people. That's it.. just one.

Of course, you can't toss a stone without hitting a Tim Horton's. Tim Horton's doesn't have their very own coffee language. Nosiree. That reminds me... I need to go get me a Double-Double and some Timbits! Yay!

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2004-09-29 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	Unless, of course, you work for Disney. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	khym_chanur 2004-09-30 04:56 am UTC (link)
	So then, if you tell the barista that you're not going to buy the freaking thing if they insist on using those strange words, they'll ask you please leave the premises? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	silvernutmeg 2004-09-29 01:21 pm UTC (link)
	Bwahahahahahah! ... I sure wish major newspapers were paying me to throw together a bunch of quotes from wankers on the internet. (Reply to this)

	winterfalls 2004-09-29 01:39 pm UTC (link)
	Whenever there's a discussion about tipping, someone's bound to bring up the tipping scene in Reservoir Dogs. (Reply to this)

	snacky 2004-09-29 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Simply stated, fuck you and your tips. Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel. (Reply to this)

	lurker32 2004-09-29 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	Dude, I never knew that Starbucks counter girls were Satan. Who says teh intarweb isn't educational? (Reply to this)

also_not_a_pipe
2004-09-29 08:32 pm UTC (link)

Gee, it's too bad that Starbuck's is the only place in the world that serves coffee. I am distressed by the indecision they cause me over whether or not I should tip, and deeply, deeply offended by them feeling they have the right to distress me.

*sigh* If only there was a way to skip it all and get my coffee at home. Like, in little bottles or something. Or... or maybe even smoosh the beans myself. It's so crazy that it just might work!

(Reply to this)

	kijikun 2004-09-29 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	You know what place should ask for tips? Daycares. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2004-09-30 07:12 am UTC (link)
	And then they could like, withhold the kid until the parent tipped enough to cover how much of a monster the kid had been that day. Hmmmm... I might have to try this in my next babysitting gig. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bubosquared 2004-09-30 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	The problem with that is, if the kid's enough of a monster, the parents may not want him or her back at all, and then yuou're stuck with the kid. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2004-09-30 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	Dammit. I must ponder this some more. I'm sure there's a way to increase the amount of money I ~~extort from parents~~ get paid... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dawnswalker 2004-09-30 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Hell yes tip your Barista! Knock 'em right over if you want! (Reply to this)

schoenschoen
2004-10-01 12:00 am UTC (link)

I had two roommates who worked at Starbucks. I had to be subject to all their

customers_suck-calibur stories every night. Hell yes, I'll tip those people.

My favorites are the snotty people on the board who keep rationalizing their being cheap bastards by saying "It's only coffee" or "You do your job, I don't have to be nice or tip you!" or my personal favorite "You don't even have a real job, why do you want a tip?" I'm also willing to bet that some of these people are the little preppie bitches that run in with their four friends five minutes before closing time and order five Carmel Frappuccinos, or gods-forbid some Double-carmel, half-fat, caffiene-free, low-sugar, soy latte Cafe Americano with no espresso.

Then again, I'm probably biased.

(Reply to this)

	gal_montag 2004-10-04 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Y'know, I work a service job with no benifits and a nasty rotten boss and I don't get tipped. Maybe I should put out a jar since I apparently deserve it. (Reply to this)