Debenhams renames coffee.

arknor · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:16

Raymond Lin said:
And I think Latte is an English choice of word. Ask for a latte in Italy get you milk and nothing I believe.

i thought it was american?

anyway kaffel latte means coffee milk

why cant you just ask for cofee with milk

Westyfield2 · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:18

In any shop that does Tall/Grande etc for sizes I always just say regular or medium, those silly size names annoy me.

The Funktopus · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:19

Can we now call Debenhams "Derp-enhams?"

arknor · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:20

Westyfield2 said:
In any shop that does Tall/Grande etc for sizes I always just say regular or medium, those silly size names annoy me.

you have to ask for grande with a french accent

or maybe do your hardest german accent and ask for a fette

Scam · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:20

Setroc said:
This happened to my brother. He ordered a latte in italy and thought it was the best coffee he'd ever tasted until he was told that he was just drinking warm milk.

Haha

I have to say as a coffee snob [a] I try not to go into Starbucks and I still don't get their sizings.

Cleeecooo · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:27

peter_hutson said:
This is a good move in my opinion. Hopefully it will remove the artificial exclusivity that these stupid names convey. People might also start to wonder why they are paying so much for a cup of hot water and a tiny amount of beans. All we need to do now is get people to understand that starbucks offer so many additional flavourings to hide the **** poor quality of their coffee. Yeah I'll have a pumpkin caramel latte please because I'm trendy and love coffee so much. No, your a numpty thats buying pish coffee with enough sugar and artificial junk to either give you diabetes or cancer.

I quite like Starbucks. I realise I'm paying a lot more than its worth, but it would be more expensive if I did it myself thanks to economies of scale and time taken. The additional flavours are whatI like

Disco Boy · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:29

One More Solo said:
Not sure about renaming the names but I heartily approve of the changes for sizes.

My thoughts exactly.

Skeeter · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:43

I have a minor rage at Starbucks every time I go there.

They are an American company in the UK, why do they think they are Italian?

Grande? Venti? Whats wrong with Small, Medium and Large?

I understand that a Latte etc is a style of coffee, but what the hell is Venti?!?! Doesn't it translate to 'twenty' or something, which doesn't even make sense!

"I would life a coffe please"

"certainly, which size"

"20"

?

sbi5ar · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:50

Skeeter said:
I have a minor rage at Starbucks every time I go there.

They are an American company in the UK, why do they think they are Italian?

Grande? Venti? Whats wrong with Small, Medium and Large?

I understand that a Latte etc is a style of coffee, but what the hell is Venti?!?! Doesn't it translate to 'twenty' or something, which doesn't even make sense!

"I would life a coffe please"

"certainly, which size"

"20"

?

I think it is based on fluid ounces* (venti being 20 of them)

*I might be wrong

Shoei · 5 Nov 2012 at 15:51

My local coffee shop just 6oz or 8oz white coffee, espresso or filter. Want something different, you just ask them nicely.