I have completely solved the “problem” of baristas calling out not-my-name for my order. I never. Ever. Buy a drink at such places. Very occasionally a cookie or some such. $6.00 or so for 75¢ worth of coffee or chocolate, or 30¢ worth of tea, served in a (mildly) nasty tasting paper cup with a distinctly unpleasant texture. What a waste!
Yes, I DO know how it all works… I have occasionally been brought to such a place and given a hot drink.
Funny! I never use my own name at places that ask for one because they always get it wrong. But I would never use Bob. I try and pick one that I think nobody else would have. Sometimes I’m tuna.
When they first started asking for names at Starbucks in the UK, it was traditional for someone in the queue to shout out “Don’t tell him, Pike!”From this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YMVPXmaKds
I used to have a “restaurant reservation name”. My actual name is hard to spell if you hear it, and hard to pronounce if you see it written, so I came up with one from an earlier generation of my mother’s family that’s easier for low-paid service workers to deal with.
The clever part of Starbucks is they make a terrible tasting coffee which needs to have all kinds of syrupy junk added to make it tolerable. Of course those syrupy drinks cost a lot more than just the coffee alone.
I also rarely go to places that ask for a name. I could be wrong, but I think it’s just a way for them to try to appear buddy-buddy with the customer. If I have to, I’ll just give them a number instead of a name.
I guess I am cheap. I can buy a pound of coffee for the prices of a take out coffee at some places. I can buy a coffee pot for the cost of a week’s worth of same. And my coffee does not taste burned.
I bought a stainless travel cup at a Starbucks about seventeen years ago. I thought it was too expensive at $23.00. I still have it. I can put hot coffee in it at seven AM and it’s warm enough to drink at noon. The only time I’ve been in a Starbucks and it was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
Never underestimate the ability of order-takers to misspell a name. That said, I never give my right name either. I like to use challenging names like Cthulhu and Aloysius…
I bet they have a competition in the coffee-to-go places where they try to come up with the most subtle yet most embarrassing misspelling possible. Like bad stand-up comedians. Or cartoonists.
I placed a take out order at a restaurant once and gave them my first name which isn’t particularly common. When I went to pick up my order they said someone with my name already picked it up. From then on my order name became “Bartholomew”. It turns out there was someone with that last name in the area too! Who knew?
that doesn’t work with Starbucks. Once I was waiting for my coffee, and when it was ready they called out my name. I had never given them my name. They obviously pulled it off of my Starbucks account. Creeped me out.
I once got a burger in a place that had an order form to fill out at the table that covered all the custom options. The last question was “Name it.” I wrote “Nosferatu.” I learned later that you were supposed to use your name, not name your creation.
That’s absolutely stupid. And sounds like something a certain mermaid chain would push. Their probably responsible for so many fast food places asking for a name now instead of giving you the unconfusing number. “Oh, it makes the customer feel like we care.”
Uh huh, sure it does. I was at a Wendy’s back in 2008, really had some of the customers felt like they cared for them. They called either Bob or Paul (can’t remember which name it was, but I remember it was one of those two) and some guy went to get it, only it wasn’t his order. Two more went up with the same result. Got to the point they, the customers, were asking folks “You’re not Bob/Paul too?”. Even I was asking that and that’s not my name (for the record I prefer to give my last name as it tends to be more unusual around here and less likely to have this happen) There were like seven guys in that day with that name at that time.
My coffee name is Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitzweimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönendanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft, of Ulm.
BE THIS GUY about 3 years ago
Maybe she writes a name that fits the customer’s personality.
BasilBruce about 3 years ago
I would never go to Starbucks; I’m no boob.
Goat from PBS about 3 years ago
It never fails to fail… if that makes sense.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 3 years ago
Is “boob” for fool or for one of those you always find paired?
Bilan about 3 years ago
She didn’t misspell Bob with Boob. She knew it was Stephan.
Leojim about 3 years ago
Tit’s kinda funny!
Concretionist about 3 years ago
I have completely solved the “problem” of baristas calling out not-my-name for my order. I never. Ever. Buy a drink at such places. Very occasionally a cookie or some such. $6.00 or so for 75¢ worth of coffee or chocolate, or 30¢ worth of tea, served in a (mildly) nasty tasting paper cup with a distinctly unpleasant texture. What a waste!
Yes, I DO know how it all works… I have occasionally been brought to such a place and given a hot drink.
Templo S.U.D. about 3 years ago
not that I go to Starbucks, but when certain eat-out places ask for my name, I at times mishear “Daniel” (must be the COVID mask)
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
In the end its just coffee.
macky87 about 3 years ago
Funny! I never use my own name at places that ask for one because they always get it wrong. But I would never use Bob. I try and pick one that I think nobody else would have. Sometimes I’m tuna.
juicebruce about 3 years ago
That is why I make my own coffee !
Mark Jeffrey Premium Member about 3 years ago
When they first started asking for names at Starbucks in the UK, it was traditional for someone in the queue to shout out “Don’t tell him, Pike!”From this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YMVPXmaKds
dadoctah about 3 years ago
I used to have a “restaurant reservation name”. My actual name is hard to spell if you hear it, and hard to pronounce if you see it written, so I came up with one from an earlier generation of my mother’s family that’s easier for low-paid service workers to deal with.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Thanks! I really needed to laugh.
iggyman about 3 years ago
Funny how the Starbucks Kiosk always has a line of cars waiting to be served!
iggyman about 3 years ago
Funny Pig would go to a place called “Roastery” !
Differentname about 3 years ago
Starbucks recently tied in with Nestle, a truly loathsome company. I’ve been boycottign them since I found out.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 3 years ago
The clever part of Starbucks is they make a terrible tasting coffee which needs to have all kinds of syrupy junk added to make it tolerable. Of course those syrupy drinks cost a lot more than just the coffee alone.
josballard about 3 years ago
I also rarely go to places that ask for a name. I could be wrong, but I think it’s just a way for them to try to appear buddy-buddy with the customer. If I have to, I’ll just give them a number instead of a name.
John Smith about 3 years ago
Would never use “Bob” because there’s usually a pair of those. Maybe he should try “Peter”
Acworthless about 3 years ago
I drive a Kira Niro. I’ve named it “Bob.” You know… “Bob de Niro.” (No… really… I do drive one!)
Ravioli's Gale Premium Member about 3 years ago
I do go to Starbucks on occasion, and I’ve never had the barista write my name or any other name on the cup.
James Wolfenstein about 3 years ago
I say Bond, James Bond. It works almost every time. Once in a while, a smart butt says “Sure Mr. Bond. Is it Connery or Lazenby?” :D
Ellis97 about 3 years ago
Maybe I should try that.
jbmlaw01 about 3 years ago
I guess I am cheap. I can buy a pound of coffee for the prices of a take out coffee at some places. I can buy a coffee pot for the cost of a week’s worth of same. And my coffee does not taste burned.
JakeJakoubek about 3 years ago
One breakfast place I know asks for your superhero name. I typically use Superflous (y’know, Aquaman’s sidekick) or Medusa.
hariseldon59 about 3 years ago
As I recall, Rat used to work at Joe’s Roastery. Would have been funny to see him waiting on Stephan.
kartis about 3 years ago
I always say “Marco” so I and everyone in the shop can yell “Polo!” No one wants to go for coffee with me anymore for some reason.
oldchas about 3 years ago
I bought a stainless travel cup at a Starbucks about seventeen years ago. I thought it was too expensive at $23.00. I still have it. I can put hot coffee in it at seven AM and it’s warm enough to drink at noon. The only time I’ve been in a Starbucks and it was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
Starbucks is over rated and over priced. UGH!
aerotica69 about 3 years ago
At least they got the order right.
The Old Wolf about 3 years ago
That’s what you get for your $7.25 per hour.
Ichabod Ferguson about 3 years ago
If you use the app, they don’t ask your name. They get it automatically and it’s spelled right.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 3 years ago
I always say Starbuck.
AtariDragon about 3 years ago
Mister Coffee never makes that kind of mistake.
rorie about 3 years ago
LOL, LOL, LOL!!!
diskus Premium Member about 3 years ago
Its important to have such names, along with fake birthdates and phone numbers
Greyhame about 3 years ago
I watched Red Skelton do his version of this joke some sixty years ago.
KEA about 3 years ago
Never underestimate the ability of order-takers to misspell a name. That said, I never give my right name either. I like to use challenging names like Cthulhu and Aloysius…
KEA about 3 years ago
…and really, what was wrong with “Take a Number”?
Ukko wilko about 3 years ago
A rose, by any other name….
[Traveler] Premium Member about 3 years ago
My son has used Bobby Ganooish before
unfair.de about 3 years ago
I bet they have a competition in the coffee-to-go places where they try to come up with the most subtle yet most embarrassing misspelling possible. Like bad stand-up comedians. Or cartoonists.
cactusbob333 about 3 years ago
Cactusboob! Haha.
unfair.de about 3 years ago
Look at the waiters name tag and use that one. It’s as good as any name, but shouldn’t be misspelled. And maybe you get some extra out of sympathy.
Lablubber about 3 years ago
I think Pastis just got roasted.
WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago
Guess we’ll go somewhere else besides Joke’s Roastery… (How do you like it?!)
rshive about 3 years ago
And one can spell the name backwards too. A little trick I learned from a relative named Anna.
CaveCat87 about 3 years ago
Anybody want to bet that they deliberately misspelled ‘Bob’ just to troll Stephan, since they could recognize that it’s him?
jdsven about 3 years ago
And apparently, our friend, the comic strip censor, is on vacation this week.
The Fly Hunter about 3 years ago
I placed a take out order at a restaurant once and gave them my first name which isn’t particularly common. When I went to pick up my order they said someone with my name already picked it up. From then on my order name became “Bartholomew”. It turns out there was someone with that last name in the area too! Who knew?
Plods with ...™ about 3 years ago
Snerks…He said boob
hooglah about 3 years ago
Only fools pay that much for ANY coffee.
alexius23 about 3 years ago
My actual last name is misspelt & mispronounced so often I don’t pay any attention anymore
donwestonmysteries about 3 years ago
How bout Tim? Is that a T or an M?
NWdryad about 3 years ago
that doesn’t work with Starbucks. Once I was waiting for my coffee, and when it was ready they called out my name. I had never given them my name. They obviously pulled it off of my Starbucks account. Creeped me out.
Cerabooge about 3 years ago
My name is Tom. Or, depending on who’s listening, Todd. Or Dom. Or Don. Or…
I think I’ll start using my oldest alias; Whumpsnatz.
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
I once got a burger in a place that had an order form to fill out at the table that covered all the custom options. The last question was “Name it.” I wrote “Nosferatu.” I learned later that you were supposed to use your name, not name your creation.
*real* Guard Duck about 3 years ago
this is the first day i ever commented
knight1192a about 3 years ago
That’s absolutely stupid. And sounds like something a certain mermaid chain would push. Their probably responsible for so many fast food places asking for a name now instead of giving you the unconfusing number. “Oh, it makes the customer feel like we care.”
Uh huh, sure it does. I was at a Wendy’s back in 2008, really had some of the customers felt like they cared for them. They called either Bob or Paul (can’t remember which name it was, but I remember it was one of those two) and some guy went to get it, only it wasn’t his order. Two more went up with the same result. Got to the point they, the customers, were asking folks “You’re not Bob/Paul too?”. Even I was asking that and that’s not my name (for the record I prefer to give my last name as it tends to be more unusual around here and less likely to have this happen) There were like seven guys in that day with that name at that time.
kd1sq Premium Member about 3 years ago
Whatever happened to real coffee?
gcarlson about 3 years ago
Whenever I did a play in high school, the school paper would come up with an innovative way to misspell either my name or my character’s.
DCBakerEsq about 3 years ago
I rarely screw up “boob.”
oakie817 about 3 years ago
that’s Captain Boob to you
pontiac59 about 3 years ago
This is oddly true, it’s unreal the things people have construed my name into and it’s not complicated.
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
Loser! Cartoon-Boob goes home in shame. At least accept your vanilla latté, Cartoon-Boob!
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 3 years ago
Yeah … I don’t think so, Steephan.
Chelonaut about 3 years ago
My coffee name is Amy. I didn’t know other people did it too.
geekboy_x about 3 years ago
I always use “Buttercup” as my coffee name. Best way to shut up a chatty coffee schlepper.
Darryl Heine about 3 years ago
Got a Starbucks order from someone named “NAME UNKNOWN BY REQUEST”.
hanuscap about 3 years ago
I saw this one coming. Still funny. Steven Pastas is the greatest
Swirls Before Pine about 3 years ago
My coffee name is Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitzweimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönendanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft, of Ulm.
Ceeg22 Premium Member about 3 years ago
I had a similar experience, they spelled my name Brabra
alantain 9 months ago
I’m surprised she didn’t write “Yeahbob”.