Saturday, October 11, 2008

"Hello, we are Those People Whose Orders Never Seem to End."

I'm the person who seems to think that every order needs the proper amount of suspense to be done properly. My exchange at the counter goes something like this:

BARISTA: May I help you.
CUSTOMER: Yes.
BARISTA: ...um, OK, what would you like?
CUSTOMER: I'll have a cup of coffee, the light blend.
BARISTA: OK, will that be all?
CUSTOMER: No, I'd also like a blueberry bagel.
BARISTA: ...alright. Any cream cheese?
CUSTOMER: Yes.
BARISTA: ...OK...what kind?
CUSTOMER: Strawberry.
BARISTA: Sounds good. (rings it up) That'll be...
CUSTOMER: Wait. I'd also like an Italian soda. Cherry-flavored.
BARISTA: OK. Is that it?
CUSTOMER: No...
BARISTA: (getting bored) ...alright...what else?
CUSTOMER: I'll also have a coffee cake muffin.
BARISTA: OK, then, a light coffee, blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese, a cherry Italian soda, and a coffee cake muffin. That will be...
CUSTOMER: Wait, and two slices of the cheesecake, to go.
BARISTA: (frustrated) And that's it?
CUSTOMER: Yes.
BARISTA: (sighs) Alright then. That'll be...
CUSTOMER: Oh, wait, I remembered something... (barista groans) A blended ice mocha, also to go.
BARISTA: What else?
CUSTOMER: Oh, and a blended caramel ice. Also to go.
BARISTA: ... (waiting) ...very good. A light coffee, a cherry Italian soda, a blended iced mocha, a blended caramel ice, two slices of cheesecake, a coffee cake muffin, and a blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese. That'll be...
CUSTOMER: Oh, silly me! I just remembered two other people who asked for something...


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