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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Cafe Conversations

Okay, picture it. A late sixties woman in a faux fur coat (I know it was faux because the huge pin she had on said "Real People Wear Fake Fur"), Harry Potter-esque glasses, and a macrame shirt comes to the counter.
Lady: I want a coffee.
Me: Okay, do you want the Large size? (meanwhile I hold up the large cup so she can see the size).
Lady: No. . .
pause
pause
Me: Okay, what size then?
Lady: Regular
Me: We have small and medium as well. (I place both cups in front of her. All she has to do is point to one).
Lady: Regular size
Me: Which one of these two would you like? (I point to the cups right in front of her)
Lady: The regular size.
Me: (Giving up I pour her the medium one. What the hell, why not, it is right in the middle so that should be regular right?)
Any cookies today with that.
Lady: No
Me: Okay, that'll be $1.85
Lady: Is this decaf?
Me: No, its the regular
Lady: Why would you give me regular? I need decaf. I can't have regular coffee. Are you trying to give me a heart attack. And that cup is too big. I want the small one. Who can drink that much coffee?

Oh yes, that is the stuff we get to deal with everyday. If you get a cranky barista, please be understanding.

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7 Comments:

At 3:20 PM, Anonymous Dr. Sparky said...

You are far better than I. I would have thrown the medium regular coffee all over her faux fur.

 
At 6:29 PM, Blogger Janna said...

I've said it before, I'll say it again-- you have the patience of a saint.
These people are idiots. :)

 
At 10:26 PM, Blogger Janna said...

By the way, I linked to your "Cafe Conversations" in one of my posts today. I enjoy these stories of yours so much that I wanted to share them with my readers. :)
So hopefully some of them will click on over and visit you. These are too good to miss.

 
At 1:15 PM, Blogger Steven said...

Love these conversations! Sorry you have to endure them, but they make for great reading.

 
At 1:36 AM, Blogger Lauren said...

Oh! You are making me miss your lovely place of employment! Good times, good times.

 
At 9:58 AM, Blogger Michael said...

You're earning your place in heaven!

 
At 4:12 PM, Blogger darker than silence said...

I work at a coffee shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, and sometimes it just taxes my patience, too.

 

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