Comments on: The secret cappuccino http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: garam chai http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 garam chai Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:21:05 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1210 Please ignore the typo in my previous comment. I meant *bucks...not *bux although to some *bucks or *$$ or *bux means the same. Please ignore the typo in my previous comment. I meant *bucks…not *bux although to some *bucks or *$$ or *bux means the same.

]]> By: garam chai http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 garam chai Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:18:01 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1209 I've been asking for, and getting, small cappuccino and latte since before venti bumped short off the menu at *bux. Some of my friends who disovered *bucks after short was off the menu, didn't know about its existence for a long time. If it is true that *bux isn't hiding the cheaper size but is only doing so for it is concerned about confusing its patrons with too many sizes, a simple <b>also available in short</b> or some such message on the menu would clearly be useful to folks who end up paying more for tall although short could give them their dose of caffeine. I’ve been asking for, and getting, small cappuccino and latte since before venti bumped short off the menu at *bux. Some of my friends who disovered *bucks after short was off the menu, didn’t know about its existence for a long time.

If it is true that *bux isn’t hiding the cheaper size but is only doing so for it is concerned about confusing its patrons with too many sizes, a simple also available in short or some such message on the menu would clearly be useful to folks who end up paying more for tall although short could give them their dose of caffeine.

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Siel Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:39:24 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1200 Maybe one can make an argument for these bladder busters, considering <a href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/10/coffee/index.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a>? Still, this would only go for a small population of women... Maybe one can make an argument for these bladder busters, considering this article?

Still, this would only go for a small population of women…

]]> By: Chris Meisenzahl http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Chris Meisenzahl Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:24:49 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1167 I call the 64oz. cups "bladder busters". ;-) Chris http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ I call the 64oz. cups “bladder busters”. ;-)

Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 Siel Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:50:08 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1143 beev is in the UK. I'm guessing there's less supersizing going on over there? beev is in the UK. I’m guessing there’s less supersizing going on over there?

]]> By: Roger, Gone Green http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Roger, Gone Green Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:59:21 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1134 Rofl! Hey beev, been to a gas station convenience store lately? The American obsession with "bigger is better" is easy to see . . . 64 Oz soft drink cups are just the start . . . grin . . Also, although a grande was big enough, I now order a venti drip. Since I'll drink cold coffee I nurse that 20 oz-er from about 8:00 AM 'till noon. . . R. Rofl! Hey beev, been to a gas station convenience store lately? The American obsession with “bigger is better” is easy to see . . . 64 Oz soft drink cups are just the start . . . grin . . Also, although a grande was big enough, I now order a venti drip. Since I’ll drink cold coffee I nurse that 20 oz-er from about 8:00 AM ’till noon. . .

R.

]]> By: beev http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 beev Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:00:22 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1132 Who are these people demanding the super-huge sized coffees? They must be TOTALLY WIRED all the time! The smallest one is easily big enough for me. Who are these people demanding the super-huge sized coffees? They must be TOTALLY WIRED all the time! The smallest one is easily big enough for me.

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Siel Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:24:05 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1122 Hey James -- Thanks for the note. Just checked out <a href="http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/2006/01/why_doesnt_star.html" rel="nofollow">the page</a> -- really interesting, cuz many commenters profess to work at Starbucks and provide lots of inside info. The comments run the gamut, from managers saying that the short's really popular but their cash register only lets them ring up short sizes for a few select drinks, to others saying that the venti's the most popular size and the short the least popular -- thus it's not on the menu... Who knows? I'm guessing customer preferences depend on location -- which brings me back to being a lil peeved at the whole one-size-fits-all uniformity of Starbucks stores... Hey James — Thanks for the note. Just checked out the page — really interesting, cuz many commenters profess to work at Starbucks and provide lots of inside info.

The comments run the gamut, from managers saying that the short’s really popular but their cash register only lets them ring up short sizes for a few select drinks, to others saying that the venti’s the most popular size and the short the least popular — thus it’s not on the menu… Who knows? I’m guessing customer preferences depend on location — which brings me back to being a lil peeved at the whole one-size-fits-all uniformity of Starbucks stores…

]]> By: james http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 james Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:02:57 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1121 I saw this Slate article on Starbucksgossip.com with the following comment: The important thing to remember here is that the Starbbucks sizes used to be short, tall, and grande. Customers demanded a larger size, and the Venti (Italian for 20) was born. We did at one time have all four sizes on the menu, but it became confusing for customers, and a pain in the ass to put up all the tiny price menu chips that we used to have to use back then instead of poster-style inserts. So, the short came off the menu. It's always available and certainly no secret. The only reason it's not offered anymore is that customers demanded the larger size, not because Starbucks was trying to hide a cheaper size. People will try to think up any stupid thing to bash the Buck. Posted by: Fat Little Pug | Jan 6, 2006 8:28:36 PM I saw this Slate article on Starbucksgossip.com with the following comment:

The important thing to remember here is that the Starbbucks sizes used to be short, tall, and grande. Customers demanded a larger size, and the Venti (Italian for 20) was born. We did at one time have all four sizes on the menu, but it became confusing for customers, and a pain in the ass to put up all the tiny price menu chips that we used to have to use back then instead of poster-style inserts. So, the short came off the menu. It’s always available and certainly no secret. The only reason it’s not offered anymore is that customers demanded the larger size, not because Starbucks was trying to hide a cheaper size. People will try to think up any stupid thing to bash the Buck.

Posted by: Fat Little Pug | Jan 6, 2006 8:28:36 PM

]]> By: Andrea http://greenlagirl.com/the-secret-cappuccino/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Andrea Sat, 07 Jan 2006 17:30:04 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/01/06/the-secret-cappuccino/#comment-1112 OK, I've kind of skewed things by going in almost daily and asking for Cafe Estima. And this is a small town, so people remember that kind of thing. And my Starbucks has been out of Cafe Estima for about forever. So when I walked in this morning, with great fanfare, they announced that the Cafe Estima is in, they were brewing it, AND they only charged me for a small one but gave me a big one. And they have a big display of bulk Cafe Estima that says "fair trade" in big letters. SO there you are. I was beginning to think that they hadn't really ordered it at all, but I guess they had. OK, I’ve kind of skewed things by going in almost daily and asking for Cafe Estima. And this is a small town, so people remember that kind of thing. And my Starbucks has been out of Cafe Estima for about forever. So when I walked in this morning, with great fanfare, they announced that the Cafe Estima is in, they were brewing it, AND they only charged me for a small one but gave me a big one. And they have a big display of bulk Cafe Estima that says “fair trade” in big letters. SO there you are. I was beginning to think that they hadn’t really ordered it at all, but I guess they had.

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