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Aug 6, 2017 3:11 PM
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FrankTheCube
I've never had a Starbucks employee correct me like this. I ask for a small, medium or a large and they just make my coffee.
ThatWeirdFriendEveryoneHas
Yeah, dude, but that chick didn't come up with the system, she just works there. You're an asshole in every language
amglasgow
Grande also means large in italian.
Synai
Murricans. I had a teacher who thought 'plateau' came from Spanish 'plato' -.-
TheWombatStrikesAgain
I just love people who blame employees for company policy. Bonus points if they also fling insults at them for not changing said policy.
Ravenuser
Grande is also italian for "big".
BritishBatman
venti means 20 as in 20 ounces.
RoxanneLaWin
The venti is 20oz. And I'm English.
YonderPeachTree
never been in a starbucks where the workers cared what term I used. they also seem to prefer normal words. no half caf dof duf carmilotto
thedarkcanuck
Canadians need to start being honest with each other. Timmies is total crap now
CarlTheKing
Feed up with it all it seems
RealFuckinNito
Ya know he's being a prick towards the wrong person but fuck starbucks, those names are pompous trash, in fact "venti" is the ONLY one
RealFuckinNito
PS: FUCK MURICA UNITS TOO! Why can't you bloody cunts use cL like normal people?!
RealFuckinNito
of their bloody names that comes close to making sense, I mean at least that's 20oz. I would stand the language bollocks if the rest were
RealFuckinNito
also just the measurement in italian, but no, they each mean something stupid. WHY NOT JUST GO FULL ITALIAN IF YOU'RE GONNA GO ITALIAN?!
SlavicMusk
Munchman347
Asked for a small soda, 'Oh, we don't have small, only 'regular, large and King sized!' So I asked for the small one...
TheHardestArtery
I don't know what's going on here but this is great and I support it.
WeatherWiz
I feel like Starbucks employees are supposed to automatically just know what cup size to give if they say small or large.
Digitaldude427
I really do hate the naming convention of Starbucks, it confused me for months.
WhiteyandtheFullEffect
I'm from Buffalo and now live on Phoenix...I don't miss the weather but I do miss Tim Hortons.
Evergrey
I've never had a starbuck's employee give me grief for ordering small, medium, or large.
MustardTiger1337
Tim Hortons only works if you can speak Tagalog
joshgrimm
I love this, because instead of shitting on the company, let's shit on the workers who are required to say this shit. Hahahaha
JustAnotherRandomCommenter
right. because the company policy is stood there and will fire them on the spot for serving a customer.
joshgrimm
When I worked at Starbucks, I always just said small, med, or large, but I could get written up for it (and did) if my manager caught me
JustAnotherRandomCommenter
i can see that for the worker saying them, but not for a customer asking for a large and the worker not pretending not to understand...
CrownFox
Every Starbucks employee I've spoken to has accepted "large" instead. The reason being, Starbucks doesn't care of they use the right word.
CometLaHal
its a movie. the guy is a prick in said movie.
abruptlycontriveddingo
This is real life!!!
JamesProton
Tell that to @octataral
inmywhiteroom
Why are people so annoying about this? Just order your freaking coffee and move on
JustAnotherRandomCommenter
because of the staff that pretend 'large' or 'i dunno, just a normal coffee size' are meaningless terms.
Niddhoger
Venti is 20, sedici 16, dodici 12, and otto 8. Why mix up the naming scheme? Why is a "tall" smaller than a "grande" Why mix up both 1/2
Niddhoger
languages and naming scheme? Can we just have a simple, cohesive, and intuitive set of sizes, please? 2/2
jonnnney
If you sell drinks, you have three sizes, and someone asks for a large then for fucks sakes just give them the largest size.
PreciousPotato
Yes. You know what's hell? When your employer offers two sizes. Then it's: "I'd like a coffee." - "Large or small?" - "Medium." Aargl!
jonnnney
Yeah, that does sound pretty dumb/infuriating
thisisprocrastination
Well they really ought to just take the order of "a large black coffee".
JamesProton
To play devil's advocate: they could just be clarifying that he wants the largest one since they have different names.
inmywhiteroom
I've never had a problem saying large medium of small and them not just taking it
waityoucansayANYTHINGontheinternet
Good for you. That's not what this movie was talking about. -1 for topicality.
inmywhiteroom
Well I haven't seen the movie but what I was saying is that it seems like the only people who make a fuss about the names are the ones who
inmywhiteroom
Are unnecessarily pissed about it.
pachyderm
Venti means 20 ...
IlioHae
And trenta means 30. Guess how many ounces that cup holds...
onionbagel
The naming scheme still doesn't make much sense though. If ur going to do that make the other sizes also be the cups oz mesurment.
magma2000
It's a chain of restaurants, guess they chose not to do "King-sized"
Vortality
I am going to guess that the cup holds 20 oz
pachyderm
yeah, i was kinda quoting the movie...
PreciousPotato
Imagine how stupid it is to still call it "Venti" in countries with the metric system. I mean, it makes sense that McD renamed the /1
PreciousPotato
quarterpounder.
LongDongShiverGiver
Iced is 24 for some reason.
TwistMyNipples
Because it's got 4 ice in it
Naveedamin7992
Yep. That's what the coffee making man says right after. Makes the angry guy the idiot.
krownd
We use centiliters in the EU, like the rest if the non freedom world so makes no sense whatsoever
Naveedamin7992
Just realised the coffee maker is in fact a woman.
T3sl4co1l
But why call it "20" in a language from a country that doesn't use ounces
Niddhoger
Worse, they added a bigger size called "Trenta." This means 30 in Italian... how many Oz is this new size? 31 (trentuno in Italian)
Shmiddty
wasn't it the wife that said it?
pachyderm
yes
JustAnotherRandomCommenter
not really though. its why does 'venti' make any more sense than 'uno'? as in '1 pint'? and why is a venti cold 24oz? its almost like its
JustAnotherRandomCommenter
not actually venti to mean 20 but more just venti because it sounds like a nice word that could large.
App1eJu1ce
In the movie; RIGHT after this, she ends up schooling him for being a pompous prick.
ObliqueRay
Weeeell... it apparently means 20 oz, but that's not metric, so... she's stupid in 3 languages and a measuring system.
Earlkay
She does, it still doesn't excuse "tall" being the name of the smallest size though
App1eJu1ce
The smallest size is actually "short". I'm not defending Starbucks; it's silly. Doesn't mean anyone needs to get attitude for it, though.
Earlkay
Short does not exist in the UK unless it's just an espresso
whynotbatman
Just to piggyback onto this! : The reason is because originally there was just the two sides, short and tall. Then "grande" was added (1/2)
whynotbatman
(2/2) as a large option, and then venti and trenta were added and named such because of the sizes being 20 and 30 ounces, respectively. :)
flyingmidget23
"And venti means twenty like 20 oz"
7ameGorilla
Because saying XL is waaay to mainstream... and who has time for that.
SensualDonut
even tho the cups are 24 oz
FiorinasFury
Hot cups are 20.
GlacialAsh
What movie?
qwackenbush
Role Models
silksoysauce
Role Models
SageStein
"Role Models" (2008)
ISpentTwoHoursTryingToThinkOfAName
Role Models I think
octataral
I mean okay he's acting up but you're calling him pompous because he won't use a different language to specify his beverage size?
App1eJu1ce
I'm calling him pompous for giving someone shit for simply doing their job. All he had to do was say "Yes" when she clarified.
octataral
They chose a job that's pompous. They should at least expect it back in return
App1eJu1ce
Yikes. You're a tool.
JamesProton
So working cashier at near minimum wage is pompous now? Good luck in life, pal.
octataral
Choosing to work at Starbucks instead of Tim Hortons is the point at which the cashier has decided they are okay with being pompous.
SarfTheMagnifico
You sound like someone who treats people in retail like shit
octataral
I worked in a pub for 4 years. Ive seen the worst of retail mate and I kiss the hand of every cashier I come across. We share the same blood
7ameGorilla
He might be a pompous prick; their sz system is still very stupid. I don't go into TH and say yeah I need a viente quarto I just say xl pls
HexiHamaski
Extra large triple triple
HexiHamaski
with a double cup, pls
APictureofLokiEveryday
Iced
cappincook
TH?
palatinekatinka
From the context of the OP, I'd guess TH is Tim Horton's.
TheDairyPope
Is it possible I've been infected by a Canadian if I understand TH? I hung out with some at a con one year, and I've developed a want for1/2
TheDairyPope
2/2 gravy and cheese curds on fries, though I've never had it before, and frequently apologize for things that aren't my fault.