Ok, is it me or do people that work at Starbucks always seem high???
They speak their own language and have these big ass smiles on their face. Sometimes I can't tell if they are being obnoxious or friendly. It's sort of annoying.
I used to go to Starbucks every day. That was until my husband bought me my own espresso machine. I know what you are thinking, "how nice of him." It's not like that. Not that it wasn't nice, but that wasn't the reason I got the machine. It wasn't a "here you go honey. You are such a great wife and mom; and I know how much you enjoy a latte so I got this for you." It was more like you spend way too much money on Starbucks and we have to find a way to cut back. So the machine was a compromise.
In some sick, twisted, lazy, American way. Even though I use SB beans, its not the same. Something about having to make it yourself sort of takes away the fun of having a coffee. Not to mention the mess. There are fucking coffee bean grinds everywhere. I seriously found some in my son's crib. wtf?
When I do go to Starbucks I go to the drive-thru (when you have kids its much easier.) They seem to always have the hard of hearing, overly friendly girl who ALWAYS screws up my drink working the drive thru. I have to repeat it about 3 times before she even gets something close to what I am asking for. Pre-caffiene, her being so damn happy, makes it even more annoying.
"Triple, Grande, NON fat, 130 degree Latte." Look, I know it may sound complex. But they created this language where I feel like I am always talking in code, they should get what I am saying.
Can you please tell me how my order translated to a grande, hazelnut, vanilla latte??
And nothing annoys me more when they try to correct the order you called your drink in. "You mean a Grande, Triple, non fat, 130 degree latte???" Umm... yes, I believe that is the same f'n thing I just said. That's like me ordering chicken and rice, and the waiter saying "oh did you want to try the rice with chicken?" Same thing. I feel like them trying to correct the order is what always f's up my order. And they always do it with such attitude. Like how dare I even try to order a drink in the incorrect order. You go anywhere else, its small, medium, large. None of this venti shit. Then when they correct me, it confuses me for a minute on what exactly I ordered. I have to say it back in my head and make sure all of the details are there. Then I say it back in the "wrong"order out of habit, then the witch corrects me again. After a quick pause I am like yeah, that's it. The whole time hoping when I pull around it's something even slightly close to what I ordered. Then when I get up to the window, they feel the need to repeat it again. I really can't handle all of this thinking so early in the morning. I wish they would just put a touch screen where you can plug in your own order. Cut out the middle man.
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Oh my god. You are crazy blogger. Beware of stay-at-home moms with laptops.
What I have created.
Uuumm, yeah, every day I order a triple grande, no foam, 130 degree latte. Even though I go to the same Starbuck's EVERY FREAKING DAY, I still say it v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y for comprehension but, no... I always get the deer in the headlights look, "ok, that was non fat?" No, asshole, that's NO FOAM. Ok so a grande... what was it? LATTE ASSHOLE! LATTE! Ok, a triple grande no foam latte! 130 degress asshole!
I heard the Jerk Store now has a coffee kiosk....
I break my drink down into two sections when I order. I found that when I used to say it all in one breath (tall ,nonfat, extra hot, no water, 4 pump chai) I never got what I wanted. One component was always missing. Now I ask for a tall, nonfat, extra hot chai. Then I pause for a few seconds while they write it and then I add, "And can I get that with no water and 4 pumps of chai?" It's been working a lot better for me. If you list off too many modifications in a row, most people screw it up.
also, they probably pretend they don't hear 130 degrees because it's so annoying to make. :-)
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