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"Coffee Shops"

I was in starbucks today. I don't go to coffee shops that often, usually only if I'm meeting people there, or everyone else wants to go.

I looked at the massive board, with hundreds of different kinds of coffee. Pretty soon the words lost all meaning.
Then I reached the front of the queue.
"I'll have a.. um, regular coffee please."
"What?"
"Just a normal coffee"
The guy didn't have a clue what to do!
"Um, okay... a.. cappaucino.. no, a grande latté..."
"Okay, fine"

It still didn't turn out to be a regular coffee, and he charged me over £2 for it.

It's happened before though - ask for a regular coffee, nobody has a clue what to do.
At least it proves one thing - not even the staff have a clue what all the different versions are.
You must come out of there with more mixing skills than a cocktail waiter.

I try to avoid them myself.

I stand looking at the board reading the little descriptions and they still don't help me.

I bought a Frappachino once though, it was like vanilla milkshake but it cost me about £3.50.

Yep done that before.

"A standard coffee please"

"..."

I was in starbucks today. I don't go to coffee shops that often, usually only if I'm meeting people there, or everyone else wants to go.

I looked at the massive board, with hundreds of different kinds of coffee. Pretty soon the words lost all meaning.
Then I reached the front of the queue.
"I'll have a.. um, regular coffee please."
"What?"
"Just a normal coffee"
The guy didn't have a clue what to do!
"Um, okay... a.. cappaucino.. no, a grande latté..."
"Okay, fine"

It still didn't turn out to be a regular coffee, and he charged me over £2 for it.

It's happened before though - ask for a regular coffee, nobody has a clue what to do.
At least it proves one thing - not even the staff have a clue what all the different versions are.
You must come out of there with more mixing skills than a cocktail waiter.