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August 13th, 2006, 12:56 PM
gRomoZeka

"venti"

I'll order a grande on most days, a venti when I need the extra boost.

It's about cofee, so I suppose "grande" is a big cup, but what's venti?
August 13th, 2006, 01:30 PM
adoc

A Starbuck's twenty ounce (568 ml - huge) coffee drink (from italian (?) venti -20?)
August 13th, 2006, 01:34 PM
gRomoZeka

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Originally Posted by adoc

A Starbuck's twenty ounce coffee drink (from italian (?) venti -20?)

So how many ounces is a grande? It's less than venti, isn't it?
August 13th, 2006, 01:42 PM
adoc

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Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

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Originally Posted by adoc

A Starbuck's twenty ounce coffee drink (from italian (?) venti -20?)

So how many ounces is a grande? It's less than venti, isn't it?

technically, "grande" is not a standard measure of volume, it's just starbucks' lingo, but according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks

it's 16 oz.
August 13th, 2006, 01:44 PM
gRomoZeka

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Originally Posted by adoc

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Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

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Originally Posted by adoc

A Starbuck's twenty ounce coffee drink (from italian (?) venti -20?)

So how many ounces is a grande? It's less than venti, isn't it?

technically, "grande" is not a standard measure of volume, it's just starbucks' lingo, but according to wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks

it's 16 oz.

Oh, thanks. Next time I'll check wikipedia before bothering others. :oops:
August 13th, 2006, 01:49 PM
adoc

That's all right, and you're welcome. You have to start somewhere.
August 13th, 2006, 04:23 PM
DDT

Me? In order to prevent confusion I do not use Starbucks lingo, I just say, "I would like a really big cup of coffee, please."

They get the idea every time no matter where.
August 13th, 2006, 04:36 PM
gRomoZeka

I just wonder how many people get heart attacks drinking 568 ml cups of coffee on a regular basis.. :lol:
August 13th, 2006, 05:03 PM
RavinDave

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Originally Posted by DDT

Me? In order to prevent confusion I do not use Starbucks lingo, I just say, "I would like a really big cup of coffee, please."

They get the idea every time no matter where.

I like to argue with them. Ask for a "small". They'll tell you they only have "medium" and "large". Tell them that makes the "medium" a "small" by default.

One of two things will happen. They stare blankly at you for 30 seconds and then run to ask the manager ... or their head explodes.
August 14th, 2006, 05:52 AM
DDT

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Originally Posted by RavinDave

One of two things will happen. They stare blankly at you for 30 seconds and then run to ask the manager ... or their head explodes.

Oh yeah! I have had that happen frequently, especially in coffee shops in Australia where it is next to impossible to get a regular brewed coffee even when it is listed on their menu above their heads on the wall. :roll: :lol: :lol:
August 14th, 2006, 10:39 AM
laxxy

Actually, I read somewhere that they in fact have such a thing as a small cup, and there is a price for it, but it was removed from the publicly displayed menu. But if you ask for it specifically, you should be able to get it.
August 14th, 2006, 01:43 PM
BabaYaga

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Originally Posted by RavinDave

I like to argue with them. Ask for a "small". They'll tell you they only have "medium" and "large". Tell them that makes the "medium" a "small" by default.

One of two things will happen. They stare blankly at you for 30 seconds and then run to ask the manager ... or their head explodes.

*ROTFL* :lol: - now that is exactly what my hubby is always telling me not to do in coffee shops and restaurants! :lol:
He feels sorry for them, bless 'im! :lol:
August 14th, 2006, 02:45 PM
RavinDave

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Originally Posted by laxxy

Actually, I read somewhere that they in fact have such a thing as a small cup, and there is a price for it, but it was removed from the publicly displayed menu. But if you ask for it specifically, you should be able to get it.

laxxy ... I suspect it's a psychological thing. No one wants to sell or buy a "small" anything (maybe it's an American thing). They want the customer to think they are getting their money's worth. So, instead of small/medium/large we get regular/large/giant.

Just word games. But I'll check on those small cups. I'm kind of curious now.
August 14th, 2006, 03:14 PM
laxxy

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Originally Posted by RavinDave

Quote:

Originally Posted by laxxy

Actually, I read somewhere that they in fact have such a thing as a small cup, and there is a price for it, but it was removed from the publicly displayed menu. But if you ask for it specifically, you should be able to get it.

laxxy ... I suspect it's a psychological thing. No one wants to sell or buy a "small" anything (maybe it's an American thing). They want the customer to think they are getting their money's worth. So, instead of small/medium/large we get regular/large/giant.

Just word games. But I'll check on those small cups. I'm kind of curious now.

I was perhaps thinking about this:
http://www.slate.com/id/2133754/
August 14th, 2006, 04:03 PM
RavinDave

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Originally Posted by laxxy

I was perhaps thinking about this:
http://www.slate.com/id/2133754/

Nice link! Fascinating stuff.
August 22nd, 2006, 04:23 PM
Layne

More irritating to me than the lack of a small is when they offer something larger than a large. I don't drink coffee so I'm talking about sodas here, but when I'm dying of thirst and I want the maximum amount of beverage offered I hate when I order a large and then realize I should have asked for the 'mucho grande' or some crap.