Inspiration: Starbucks’ Bright Young Workers

Starbucks Worker: Sup.
Me: Can I have a large Hot Brewed Coffee, black, and a medium Green Tea Latte please?
Starbucks Worker: Okay… [fumbles around under the counter] That’s a regular coffee right?
Me: Right.
Starbucks Worker: [looks at co-worker] We got any regular coffee left? [co-worker nods] Alright. You said hot right?
Me: Yes.
Starbucks Worker: [gets a cup, but grabs a Grande size]
Me: Oh, I wanted a large one.
Starbucks Worker: Large? You mean Venti?
Me: Yeah, Venti, sorry.
Starbucks Worker: [fills cup with coffee] Here you go. [slowly taps at register for 30 seconds] $1.95 please.
Me: Oh, I wanted a Green Tea Latte too.
Starbucks Worker: Oh yeah, my bad.
Starbucks Worker: You said Large right?
Me: No, medium. I mean Grande. I got the lingo down now. [smile]
Starbucks Worker: Okay, hold on.

[fumbles around with the register]
[45 seconds later]

Starbucks Worker: That was a Green Tea Latte?
Me: Yes, Green Tea Latte, Grande.

[fumbles around with the register]
[30 seconds later]

Starbucks Worker: Okay, that’s $5.78 please.
Me: [hands over $6.00]
Starbucks Worker: [hands over 4 nickels and 2 pennies, then grabs a Venti cup]
Me: Oh, that was a Grande.
Starbucks Worker: Oh okay. [grabs a Grande cup] What’s your name?
Me: Calvin.
Starbucks Worker: Okay…is that with a C or a K?
Me: With a C.
Starbucks Worker: [jots down my name on the cup] Next.

I get out of the line and the guy behind me gives me the woogly eyes like “Wow, is he high?” I give him the woogly eyes back like, “Probably, dude.”

When I get my Green Tea Latte, I look at the cup and see “Kalven” written on the cup.

Man, I love Starbucks.