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How to annoy English Majors

Spaceman Spiff

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Originally Posted by DerekS
You should see them try to spell Mandingo ..... sometimes I use the name Rambo....but make sure they understand that its french...R-A-M-B-E-A-U-X

That is simply awesome. I may have to use something similar.
 

JapanAlex01

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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH
Whenever I am at a Starbucks, and they ask for my name on the cup, I tell them it is Sparticus. A few bitchy girls have refused to write it though...

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Lol, that's hilarious! I might try that the next time I go! Got to think of a good name... *walks off, racking brain
 

DerekS

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Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff
That is simply awesome. I may have to use something similar.

it also works at which which. makes me chuckle every time they yell out..."I have a hot one for Rambeaux!"
 

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I generally order a "medium-size coffee" at Starbucks. I let them figure out the rest.
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rjakapeanut

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Originally Posted by Mr. Clean
I generally order a "medium-size coffee" at Starbucks. I let them figure out the rest.
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right. i don't mess with their screwy codenames.

"just give me whatever your small is"
"a tall?"
"yeah sure, if that's your small."
 

Douglas

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Originally Posted by DerekS
You should see them try to spell Mandingo ..... sometimes I use the name Rambo....but make sure they understand that its french...R-I-M-B-A-U-D

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javyn

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I can assure all of you Starbucks baristas HATE the names of the sizes more than the customers do. If they ever get caught referring to drinks as "small, large, etc." they get their asses handed to them.

Yes, they are ordered to argue with customers over it even. They are not supposed to give you your drink until you acknowledge it's a Vinte or whatever rather than medium or large or whatever the ****
 

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Originally Posted by DerekS
You should see them try to spell Mandingo ..... sometimes I use the name Rambo....but make sure they understand that its french...R-A-M-B-E-A-U-X

I hope you eventually run into a barista who informs you that the French spelling of "Rambo" is R-I-M-B-A-U-D.
 

Spaceman Spiff

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Originally Posted by javyn
If they ever get caught referring to drinks as "small, large, etc." they get their asses handed to them.

Yes, they are ordered to argue with customers over it even. They are not supposed to give you your drink until you acknowledge it's a Vinte or whatever rather than medium or large or whatever the ****


Where on earth do you live? I worked at Starbucks in high school and none of this was true at any of our stores.
 

javyn

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Houston, TX. I never worked there but know tons who did. (and do).

Also they all go calls and texts at 4 am so the store manager could chat them up about coffee. If they didn't respond, they got screamed at the next work day haha
 

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Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Where on earth do you live? I worked at Starbucks in high school and none of this was true at any of our stores.
If you stick around you will learn that javyns imagination, eager to make some trivial point, frequently ignores inconvenient impediments like reality.
 

osadolor619

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Remember to use cash though, sometimes they look at my card to get my name and don't ask me my name.
 

Kvc06

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Originally Posted by jelina
So every time I go into Starbucks I order a small, medium, or large just to see if they fuss about it. Usually they don't but it's funny when they do and I act like I've never heard of such a thing and why don't they just use small, medium, and large like the rest of the world. I work PT at a coffee shop, we also have 4 sizes. Personally, I think this is not worth the trouble. People understand 3 sizes. Small, medium, large. 3 sizes! Easy! But, I am not the boss.

Yea, it's SO hard to figure out Starbucks' sizes.
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