Comments on: Starbucks Sizes http://thisismytestsite.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/starbucks-sizes/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:55:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: » I Found Jesus In My Latte - Dissociated Press http://thisismytestsite.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/starbucks-sizes/#comment-18 » I Found Jesus In My Latte - Dissociated Press Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:31:05 +0000 http://thisismytestsite.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/starbucks-sizes/#comment-18 [...] Idea site, a sort of on line suggestion box… Imagine if after the Starbucks staffer finishes correcting you on how you refer to their sizes, you have to make a decision on whether you want a regular crema or an art crema: “I’d [...] [...] Idea site, a sort of on line suggestion box… Imagine if after the Starbucks staffer finishes correcting you on how you refer to their sizes, you have to make a decision on whether you want a regular crema or an art crema: “I’d [...]

]]> By: Lindsie http://thisismytestsite.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/starbucks-sizes/#comment-17 Lindsie Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:13:09 +0000 http://thisismytestsite.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/starbucks-sizes/#comment-17 I know that the sizes are hard to decipher, but here is at least an explanation: "Short" (8oz) was the original small when Starbucks was first starting out and "tall" (12oz) was the large. Makes sense, right? That can be understood by most people, I assume. As time went on and Americans continued to be gluttonous, the 16oz "grande" was introduced. "Grande" means large in Italian and since a lot of people understood short and tall at the time, it probably made sense back then. However, as time went on, feeding the need of even bigger sizes, Starbucks introduced the extra large drink, calling it "Venti," which means twenty in Italian; fitting, since the Venti comes in a 20oz cup. At the same time they dropped the short off the menu, though it is still available. It gets more confusing when it comes to iced drinks because the iced Venti is 24oz, which defeats the purpose of calling it Venti, since it's not 20oz anymore. If it's any consolation, I still go in and order "medium" there and take the heat when the barista seems to get offended and says, "ummm, you mean GRANDE?!" No, I mean the mid-sized...one in the middle...the 16oz...MEDIUM!!! I know that the sizes are hard to decipher, but here is at least an explanation:
“Short” (8oz) was the original small when Starbucks was first starting out and “tall” (12oz) was the large. Makes sense, right? That can be understood by most people, I assume.

As time went on and Americans continued to be gluttonous, the 16oz “grande” was introduced. “Grande” means large in Italian and since a lot of people understood short and tall at the time, it probably made sense back then.

However, as time went on, feeding the need of even bigger sizes, Starbucks introduced the extra large drink, calling it “Venti,” which means twenty in Italian; fitting, since the Venti comes in a 20oz cup. At the same time they dropped the short off the menu, though it is still available.

It gets more confusing when it comes to iced drinks because the iced Venti is 24oz, which defeats the purpose of calling it Venti, since it’s not 20oz anymore.

If it’s any consolation, I still go in and order “medium” there and take the heat when the barista seems to get offended and says, “ummm, you mean GRANDE?!”
No, I mean the mid-sized…one in the middle…the 16oz…MEDIUM!!!

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