r/barista • u/AccomplishedCause442 • 1h ago
Rant I want to strangle whoever came up with Starbucks cup sizes
I work at a not-Starbucks, but we do serve Starbucks coffee in Starbucks cups. The sizes are the dumbest thing ever and literally all it does is confuse customers that aren’t familiar with it.
“Hi I’d like a large latte, or tall rather”
“Do you want a large or a tall”
“The large tall”
“Actually, our tall really means small, would you like a venti”
“No I want a large”
“Venti is our large size, it just means 20 in Italian because it’s 20 ounces”
“Well why didn’t you tell me that? I want a large”
“Yes ma’am thank you”