For the life of me, I still can't understand why Starbucks chose to forego the societally acceptable sizes of Small, Medium and Large. And why, pray tell, would they name their smallest size (well, technically their second-to-smallest size, because there's also a Short) a Tall?! As you've probably gleaned already, I happen to be a somewhat frequent Starbucks customer. And I'm glad to have a forum where I can finally get this off my chest lol.
Anyhoo, they always treat me very well at Starbucks (my dog is a fan of the 'puppacino', which is a dollop of whipped cream). But I can't stand how sometimes I hear their dumb terminology leaking into society as a whole. Par example, I constantly hear people at Peet's and the Coffee Bean ordering freaking "Ventis" and "Grandes"! I, for one, choose to remain rebellious and just continue to use "Small, Medium and Large" even when I'm ordering at an actual Starbucks. But the scary thing is that the employees at other coffeeshops don't even blink an eye when a customer orders a "tall Frappuccino" there. This is how prevalent the issue is!
And don't even get me started on the "Cafe Misto!" Sometimes I forget this silly, fake name for drip coffee and steamed milk and call it by its REAL name—a CAFE AU LAIT—and I'm looked at like I'm some kind of freak.
"A WHAT?"
I mean, would it kill them to train the employees on what coffees were called before Starbucks?!?
Okay, I feel better now. Rant over. And I'll probably go back to Starbucks this week lol.