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Ask HN: When the barista at Starbucks asks your name, what do you say?
Just had a run in with a barista at the local Starbucks. When asked for my name so they can 'personalise' my coffee and make me happy! I replied with: George Clooney. She didn't even batter an eyelid and just wrote George on my cup.
Do you think they get this a lot?
What names have you, if any - made up?
- PeekPoke 12y agoCosta Ihzbeta.
- markcrazyhorse 12y agoMwuahhaaaaaa that made me chuckle
- klunger 12y agoReal first name! I was a Starbucks barista back in college. This is very useful for keeping orders straight when it is busy. If 20 people are in line and the baristas are running around trying to make the drinks, and 7 of those people ordered a grande latte, that are all slightly different... you want people to get the specific drink they paid for. After all, they are paying to make sure it is 2% no foam sugar free vanilla etc. Sure, this is marked on the cup but 1) it is often blocked by the cup holder and 2) people are much more likely to pick up the right thing with their name on it than the barista drink making codes. That kind of situation happens all the time. Sure you could give order numbers, but names are a bit nicer. Also, if you go in the same time everyday, you will probably see the same baristas. Then, they can write your name without even asking and it is cozy.
- antr 12y agoKeyser Söze
- thejteam 12y agoSlightly offtopic, but when a cashier asks for my phone number I've taken to replying "sorry, I'm married."
- willcate 12y agoReal first name. They only ask my name if they are busy, so obviously it's to keep the orders straight. If they aren't busy, they don't.
- kewball 12y agoI use a different name every time to keep things interesting. I am quite a large guy so saying my name is Susan always shocks the barista and makes others chuckle when my name gets called. I try christmas themed ones like rudolph and blitzen during christmas season. My real name is Kewan which is difficult for people to get right when they first hear it so I often just use Kew or Q which is quite funny when they call "coffee for Kew"