Starbucks asking your name

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Reply 60

Kallah

lol they never get it right,,, which makes you think are they actually calling me or am i taking someone elses coffee

Reply 61

Cinnamon_Twist

And that's why I go to Costa...

Reply 62

Gews

Original post by Cinnamon_Twist

And that's why I go to Costa...

I usually go to Tim's.

Starbucks has better coffee, admittedly. But Tim's doesn't feel the need to call everything fancy Italian names and demand my personal information to get my coffee.

Plus they have a superior selection of pastries.

Reply 63

Prav1984

I love Starbucks & I am alwez there... Every time I go in, I give a diff name but I alwez have the same drink.... They want a name I want my drink... Not the end of the world

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Reply 64

Am.K

Awww I love Starbucks though and I don't mind them asking for the name coz they are the best :biggrin:

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Reply 65

Bleak Lemming

It's all well and good til someone answers, "Abhyavarshini".

Reply 66

Am.K

Original post by Bleak Lemming

It's all well and good til someone answers, "Abhyavarshini".

LOOOOOOL! Genius :biggrin:

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Reply 67

username862588

Can't see the problem to be honest :laugh:

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Reply 68

EyesSetToKill

I don't see what the problem is with giving a name (doesn't even have to be your actually name?)
I saw someone who gave their name in as Primrose Everdeen and when it was called out she stood up and shouted 'I volunteer as tribute!' and everyone just stared at her :P

Reply 69

Starsong

They never spell my name right, so they never say it right and always end up just shouting my coffee out instead. :angry:

Reply 70

Indian_Princess

i'd just blag it n say my name's barbara or something :tongue:

Reply 71

dg.bbs

I don't mind starbucks calling out my name, what bothers me is that they always spell and say it wrong.

Reply 72

Gews

I swear, next time I go there I'm just going to say my name is "latté".

Reply 73

TheWorldEndsWithMe

I'm really not bothered.
I quite like it actually.
Maybe it's because I holiday in America most years and we have at least one Starbuckss when we're there, and they always ask it there, but it really doesn't bother me. No-one's listening to anyone else's names, and the staff can't do anything with the information and I quite like the fact it makes it sort of personal. No big deal.

Reply 74

Studentus-anonymous

I don't mind TBH, it's a name, a lot of other people share it so it isn't special or unique.

Can't people just give a false name if they're that fussed?

Agree with the Italian named nonsense though, I'm speaking English, the 'Barrista' is speaking English. Your job is a server, my coffee is a medium size, lets keep it simple people, I know Starbucks gets a rep as a refuge of hipster fools and other pretentious junk DNA but most people are just normal folks wanting their normal slightly over-priced coffee and maybe a muffin.

Though that strawberries and cream frap wasn't bad, and sometimes they can make an alrite ..sandwich?...you know that bread thing....wow brain fail forgot what it's called. You can get it toasted.

Anyway yeah, a very minor niggle the terminology.

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Reply 75

For The Love Of Giraffe

My name is so hard to pronounce that I'd feel too awkward giving it as they'll struggle to write it down and then will say it wrongly and it may take me a while to realise that my coffee order was just yelled out. Once I gave an English common name and just got an odd look as it obviously wasn't mine as I'm Indian and it just made it too awkward.