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28 December 2006

I fell down the rabbit hole today. [More:]
I stopped at Starbucks this afternoon for one of the oft advertised gingerbread lattes (I'm a sucker for ginerbread) and ordered a medium. It's not rebellion; I just could never remember their size designations. The young woman taking my order kindly translated: "One grande pumpkin spice." (They were done with gingerbread for the season, sadly; I missed the Rockefeller tree this year, too.) Now, here's where things got weird. The woman before me had ordered a tall (their small) hot chocolate and the man after me a venti (large) cappucino. Each of us, however, was handed the same size cup: venti. We stood there at counter's end, unnoticed by staff, shifting and comparing cups like monkeys in a shell game, shrugged, and moved on.

Since the world must make sense, I theorized. A) Starbucks had decided to use solely venti cups, varying the volume of the contents instead of cup size (I popped the lid and, indeed, my cup far from runneth over). B) They ran out of tall and grande cups.

(On Christmas, I also saw a man running in the rain in a santa hat. I love people.)
Since the world must make sense,

First flaw in your reasoning, honey (I know this from experience)
posted by jonmc 28 December | 19:25
One time at Starbucks, they were out of coffee. How the fuck did that happen?
posted by birdherder 28 December | 19:30
Since we're down the rabbit hole, birdherder, would you like some tea?
posted by Pips 28 December | 19:31
Luckily, there was another Starbucks inside the Starbucks.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 28 December | 19:35
uh oh! I think I hear LT comming!
*runs away*
posted by pieisexactlythree 28 December | 19:37
Don't ask me. Go ask Alice.
posted by wendell 28 December | 19:40
Luckily, there was another Starbucks inside the Starbucks.


So, IRFH, how do you clean half-sweet decaf venti pumpkin spice soy latte macchiato out of a keyboard anyway?
posted by elizard 28 December | 19:56
I like it when pips posts
posted by getoffmylawn 28 December | 19:58
*adds teacups to table*

Lemon anyone?
posted by Pips 28 December | 20:12
Great idea Pips, I'm definitely in the mood for a lemonparty!
posted by pieisexactlythree 28 December | 20:55
Clean cup! Clean cup! Move down, move down!

They were obviously out of clean tall and grande cups. Or else clean out of.
posted by bobobox 28 December | 21:19
Some pie, pie? : )

≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by Pips 28 December | 21:23
Pips, I had a similar experience ordering their peppermint mocha frap this year. The first time I could have sworn they handed me a venti instead of a grande-the second time I ordered a tall, got a grande and was charged something in between. It was weird. (two different Starbucks, too.)
posted by bunnyfire 28 December | 21:58
There were a couple Starbucks on 8th Ave in Chelsea that saved me this summer with iced coffees during late afternoons when the swelter got unbearable for me.

Haven't been to one before or since though.
posted by danf 28 December | 21:59
At Poncey-Highland in Atlanta is a combo Ben&Jerry's/Starbucks. The B&J small coffee (a pleasantly satisfying Columbian) is 89 cents. That and a small cup of Starbuck's raspberry ice comes to $2.37.
posted by mischief 28 December | 22:17
Mischief, I believe that counts as eponsterical.
posted by theora55 28 December | 22:24
Mischief! I saved the last piece of pie for you.

(jon waves hel-looo... and belches... Cheers!)
posted by Pips 28 December | 22:25
(LOL Wendell, by the by... meant to say that earlier!)
posted by Pips 28 December | 22:46
A very merry un-birthday to you! Yes you!
posted by youngergirl44 29 December | 12:22
A good day. (A post to balance all my shouty/whiny posts) || Email only?

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