Comments on: Starbucks And Coldstone Creamery Have Stupid Names For Their Sizes

By: dominique

dominique — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:39:54 +0000

leave in-n-out-burger out of this, the rest? yes very accurate

By: mizi

mizi — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:16:41 +0000

Hilarious post. Thank You!

By: alex

alex — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:27:54 +0000

you forget one thing. Starbucks used to have “Short”. and that was there small. so it used to be

Small: short
Medium: tall
Large: grande
Extra Large: Venti

but then they just dropped the short. That is until recently, after the economy took a hit, they brought the short back!

By: Milander

Milander — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:32:38 +0000

I never even visit these places on basic principles. Support the corner store, the local butcher, the local veg shop, the corner cafe… do not go to these mass market food halls, it’s all shit, shit food, shit coffee, shit service and overpriced to boot.

By: andyfox1979

andyfox1979 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:01:51 +0000

Yeah, you’d think they would call that size the “royale” or something over there in EuroDisneyland

By: swiss fucker

swiss fucker — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:27:21 +0000

It’s even fuckin worse than you think…

It’s called Venti in Europe as well.. and that’s cool.. ‘cos that’s Italian for 20.. OK…. but the measure is 20 OUNCES !!

What the fuck is an OUNCE.. it used to be a weight of a solid object in the UK but even that’s disappeared.. in Europe liquids come in Litres and CentiLitres

Fuckin dumb fuckin starbuck fuckheads

By: peo

peo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:01:13 +0000

http://www.10thousandpeople.com
Be the first few small, medium, or large ten thousand person on one webpage.

By: itsalljustaride

itsalljustaride — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:53:54 +0000

Agree. I don’t want to have a conversation with the staff for 10 minutes to figure out what a small size is. I order a small, you give me the smallest size you have, no cutesy crap. Burger King, etc, get on my nerves with their “medium, large, super-size” bull too. If you have 3 sizes, the smallest is “small” and the largest is “large”. Following the logic we arrive at the conclusion that the middle one is “medium”. Don’t obscure that fact by calling your small a “medium”. How is it a medium when it’s the smallest option?

By: carieeeeeee

carieeeeeee — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:41:26 +0000

lulz

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:57:29 +0000

“its the name of a coffee size for goodness sake - not your mums name - get over it - if you hate it so much make your own coffee, and stop crying to the rest of us - your making a deal out of nothing.”

Dear Annon

Perhaps you failed to notice that the name of this blog is misanthropy today. Based upon this fact you should expect cynical tirades about the everyday banalities of American life like the one above. Do us a favor, go order a five dollar venti-mochaccino and stop crying to the rest of us about your inability to appreciate comedic disdain.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:26:58 +0000

whoah, hatin’ on starbucks naming conventions… so edgy

but yeah, coldstone needs to be stopped with this cutesy crap.

By: solicitor bulgaria

solicitor bulgaria — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:14:05 +0000

I m in total agreement with this. HATE those Cold Stone size names. Though, really, that pales in comparison to the singing.

By: dib

dib — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:46:03 +0000

Starbucks original sizes were Short and Tall (small and large). Tall used to be the large one, which does make more sense. Next time you’re in there, ask to see a short cup, they still have them, you’ll see how small it looks compared to todays sizes. They were basically forced to make bigger sizes due to the American public wanting more and more.

By: jb

jb — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:37:38 +0000

I work at pizzeria and our sizes are medium, large, and extra-large. its retarded. what really intrigues me is that most customers see this as normal and some even seem to intuitively know our ridiculous size structure even if they have never ordered before. I think this is an example of the consumer culture group-thinking us into removing the idea of ordering anything small.

By: edgar

edgar — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:29:59 +0000

Whatever else, you certainly have your Gotta Have It-size portions of hostility that go nowhere. It’s a personal marketing scheme on par with any corporate ad out there. Hopefully, like the corporations, you are at least making some profit from your particular brand of hating.

By: Lxjohn

Lxjohn — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:14:41 +0000

I agree completely, and that was hilarious.

By: avisioncame

avisioncame — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:10:28 +0000

Oh man this is terrific! I SO lol’d about the party pooper. You see, I equally hate human beings especially consumer Americans. But yeah, this kind of marketing and stupidity is the reason I totally quit going to school for graphic design, because I simply cannot stand this kind of shit. Every time I go to McDonald’s or some other shitty fast food restaurant, I see some horrible, cheesy slogan, and I just think about the graphic designer who has to create a poster with that idiotic rant on it.

By: Kit Fox

Kit Fox — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:45:43 +0000

…but the fact that you remember these size descriptions and associate them with these certain companies proves that their success… marketing is all about standing out

And do we really have to take everything so seriously? The company is having a little fun with its customers, big deal

By: ciccio

ciccio — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:35:47 +0000

Grande is an italian word with same meaning as well

By: jehan

jehan — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:21:36 +0000

agree’d, it’s funny when the manager gets upset at me for ordering a medium coffee. i think i do it on purpose, now…

By: annon

annon — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:15:42 +0000

Well i hear what your saying, and it sounds like your full of it to be honest…

I think the modern coffee shop is trying to add a little something different, and entertaining at the same time…

its the name of a coffee size for goodness sake - not your mums name - get over it - if you hate it so much make your own coffee, and stop crying to the rest of us - your making a deal out of nothing.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:00:28 +0000

I flatly refuse to use these stupid names–when I go to starbucks (which isn’t often), I make a point of ordering by small/medium/large. The repeat back using the tall/grande/venti, and I confirm with small/medium/large. It’s funny, although my wife thinks I am increasing the likelihood of spit in my coffee.

By: JuanS

JuanS — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:47:10 +0000

Hahaha! That was just hilarious.

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By: Janiel

Janiel — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:40:06 +0000

Heh, I worked at a Cold Stone in my town for about a month. Seeing the way the simple-minded people’s eyes lit up when you told them the goofy size names was, well, weird. For some reason, if you make up a funny name for the size of whateverthehell you’re making them, they’re more compelled to purchase it. Sickening, I know.

… And don’t even get started on the singing for tips bullshit. v_v