How to have fun in Starbucks (coffee size)

Ever ordered coffee in Starbucks? Surely, you must have gone thru the experience of ordering tall, grande or venti sized Frappucino?

Ever wonder what's with this sizing lingo? One forumers by the name of funnymonkey pointed out that the purpose of the lingo at Starbucks is to streamline the process for the person making the drinks.

The barista doesn't care how you order it, and they aren't correcting you when they call out your drink. If you order a small decaf latte with one shot of vanilla and skim milk, they will call out "tall,decaf, one pump vanilla, non-fat latte" and they will call out the exact same thing if you order a tall, decaf, one pump vanilla non-fat latte.

The lingo is necessary for the person making the drink to know what they're making, and using the same words every time eliminates confusion. The order is the order of the little boxes on the cup, where the barista marks down what the drink is so that they remember it after they make the seven drinks before yours.

They call out the size first, so they know what size cup to grab - iced first if it is iced, because those are different cups. Then the rest is the order of the little boxes on the cup.

It's a very efficient system, and seriously, no one behind the counter cares whether or not you use it. They also have no say in whether or not it is used. They must use it, so giving them crap about calling a small a tall is a waste of breath. Call it what you want. You'll get the coffee you ordered.

Customers have started using the lingo because everyone likes to feel like they're in the know.

Right,
*points at the largest cup on display* can I have a Jumbo Mocha Frap please?
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Oh, remember to (__insert funny name__) when the barista ask for your name to be written on the cup!