Whenever my friend alex goes to starbucks they spell his name alix or alec or something like that. The starbucks barista is misspelling your name on purpose. This is why starbucks baristas spell your name wrong. Well, it turns out, starbucks interviewees go through a rigorous spelling test before being offered employment. Heres a hilariously onpoint video by comedian paul gale that skewers starbucks baristas longdocumented inability to spell some peoples names correctly. Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place. Hilariously misspelled names on starbucks drinks are a pillar of american society. Mar 29, 2010 starbucks is the coffee icon people either love or love to hate. This theory may explain why starbucks employees always. Starbucks does have a reputation for absolutely butchering the names of its customers, its no secret. Misspelled names on starbucks cups hilariously misspelled. Why starbucks baristas get your name wrong all the time. Conspiracy theory reveals why starbucks always spell names wrong on cups. Does starbucks deliberately spell names incorrectly.
Weve all seen bemused photo captions uploaded to social media, asking how on earth someone could be told alan and hear alien. How to deal when people get your name wrong the muse. Dec 14, 2016 in a video titled starbucks is misspelling your name on purpose, youtubes super deluxe argues that the reason your name is so frequently spelled incorrectly when you order a drink at starbucks. The truth behind starbucks awful spelling practices. Ryan is just as likely to get spelled wrong as any other. Sep 09, 2014 starbucks employees misspell your name every time. Starbucks is a busy place, so most people understand how this can happen with unusual names, but the internet is puzzled by misspellings of common names. Having a unique or long name arent even prerequisites either. But a new video suggests they may actually be doing it on purpose. A longtime word nerd and bookworm, stav studied history and dance at stanford and later journalism at columbia. We finally know why starbucks spells your name wrong. People who really care about how their stupid names are spelled are mentals. Meaning that each year, millions of people all around the globe have their names misspelled on cups of starbucks coffee.
At starbucks, the name misspelling is an equal opportunity experience. Dec 29, 2016 why starbucks baristas get your name wrong all the time. Heres the real reason the starbucks barista spells your name wrong. Sep 12, 2014 do you mean, why dont they have a possessive apostrophe in the name as starbuck s. Even when you have the simplest name in the world ahem, like, chris. Dec 14, 2016 starbucks might be spelling your name wrong on purpose.
This was something the trainerdude from headoffice went on to say off the record. Short of spelling your name for the entire store to hear, theres really nothing more you could do to ensure proper spelling. The creepy reason why starbucks baristas are misspelling your. Dec 14, 2016 but the dark overlords of misspelled names are, without a doubt, starbucks. An open letter to the starbucks employee who spells my. Starbucks is misspelling your name on purpose illuminated youtube share or comment on this article. Why starbucks cups always have wrong or misspelled names. Starbucks conspiracy theory suggests baristas spell your.
Starbucks conspiracy theory suggests baristas spell your name. Theyre waiting and hoping the barista doesnt embarrass them by saying their name wrong. But the dark overlords of misspelled names are, without a doubt, starbucks. The fact that it is damn near impossible for the baristas at your. Then one time she went to starbucks the one that she usually goes to and said her name. May 03, 2012 they seem to misspell even the simplest names. For anyone with an uncommon name, ordering starbucks coffee can feel a little like the first day of school. Conspiracy theory reveals why starbucks always spell names. Sep 09, 2014 heres a hilariously on point video by comedian paul gale that skewers starbucks baristas longdocumented inability to spell some peoples names correctly. Theres a brilliant theory for why starbucks always spells. The seattle company opened its first shop in 1971, and all these years later, the coffee giant is still brewing up addictive drinks. Do starbucks baristas spell peoples names wrong on purpose.
The fact that starbucks spelling your name wrong has become a meme in itself is no loss for the coffee giant. Dec 14, 2016 listen up, alesabiths, shellsees, and mykuls. Most starbucks baristas are college graduates who are just. Starbucks personalization evil, funny, or brilliant. Starbucks is misspelling your name on purpose, youtubes. Then one time she went to starbucks the one that she. Every person who spells out their entire name, i spell wrong on purpose.
The question has been asked for almost as long as man has roamed the earth. Starbucks workers of reddit, do you spell our names wrong on. In a video titled starbucks is misspelling your name on purpose, youtubes super deluxe argues that the reason your name is so frequently spelled incorrectly when you order a drink at starbucks. Watch a comedian explain why starbucks spells your name wrong. Popular starbucks books meet your next favorite book. You walk into starbucks and order your nonfat caramel macchiato as per usual, and the barista asks for your name. Aug 25, 2015 as a barista myself, heres the inside scoop on the typos.
Youtube the video has gone viral online, with over 23,000 views in just two days. Sep 10, 2014 the truth behind starbucks awful spelling practices. Jun 01, 2015 at starbucks, the name misspelling is an equal opportunity experience. Dear starbucks employee who spells my name correctly every time, i would like to take a few moments to thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Why starbucks spells your name wrong starbucks name fails. Even if that isnt starbucks intentions, we are doing it without us thinking twice. And then theres the times they get them spectacularly wrong. It seems that the universal excitement over the return of the starbucks pumpkin spice latte can only be tempered by one thing. It gets ridiculous wasting 30 seconds listening to your ridiculous last name just because you are terrified of seeing it spelled differently.
Nov 01, 20 heres the real reason the starbucks barista spells your name wrong. Are starbucks misspelling your name on the cup on purpose credit. The barista calls up your name, hands you your cup of coffee, and on it is a grave misspelling of your easytospell name. They always spell my friend melanies name wrong, its usually spelled melody or something ridiculous like mellinie. Why starbucks spells your name wrong a real starbucks barista admits to misspelling your name as a marketing tool. Whenever my friend alex goes to starbucks they spell his name alix or alec or something. Starbucks staff write your name on the cup these days but not always correctly. You say it loudly and clearly, enunciating every syllable. Social security administration public data, the first name starbucks was not present. In the video below, comedian paul gale reveals why baristas often spell names wrong. In a video titled starbucks is misspelling your name on purpose, youtubes super deluxe argues that the reason your name is so frequently spelled incorrectly when you order a drink at starbucks is because youre more likely to post the horrendous misspelling to social media. It basically answers the ageold question of why starbucks baristas neverwe mean, never everspell your name right. Videoa video, why starbucks spells your name wrong, has gone viral in the last few days, garnering more than six million views to date.
Do starbucks baristas purposely spell your name wrong. It is not an easy task to spell peoples names correctly, especially in todays day and age. Sep 11, 2014 thats the punchline of the viral youtube video, why starbucks spells your name wrong, produced by filmmakers paul gale and t. At least, this was what our staff was instructed to do in training. Thats the punchline of the viral youtube video, why starbucks spells your name wrong, produced by filmmakers paul gale and t.
The creepy reason why starbucks baristas are misspelling. Starbucks is the largest coffee chain in the world. Starbucks is the coffee icon people either love or love to hate. This explains why starbucks baristas spell your name wrong. The reason why starbucks spells your name wrong youtube. Do you mean, why dont they have a possessive apostrophe in the name as starbuck s.
Almost every starbucks store has a sensor that controls the light in the rest room. Its pretty widely accepted that starbucks baristas are lousy at spelling names. Dec 15, 2016 the question has been asked for almost as long as man has roamed the earth. Ever wonder why your name is spelled so uniquely on your favorite cup of coffee.
Dec, 2016 do starbucks workers spell your name wrong on purpose so you will share pictures of your cup on social media. Hilarious video explains the real reason starbucks staff always spell your name wrong alison lynch tuesday 9 sep 2014 8. Before joining the muse, stav was a staff writer at newsweek, where she wrote about everything from nazi hunters to chinese adoptees to good girls revolt, the real story and fictionalized tv show about a 1970 gender discrimination case at the magazine. The real reason starbucks baristas spell your name wrong. As a barista myself, heres the inside scoop on the typos. Long story short, it was because the more the spell our names wrong, the more likely we are to put it on social media. The video says social media posts of the misspellings work as viral adverts. I read an article a week or so ago about why people think that the baristas spell our names wrong. Starbucks workers of reddit, do you spell our names wrong.
In fact theyre incredibly educated for service workers. However, the starbucks gods have blessed me with one employee who continuously crushes it. It is interesting that the originators of the brand first wa. Watch a comedian explain why starbucks spells your name. Whatever the reason, starbucks has made some classic mistakes over the years. Not starbucks, but i work at a pizza place and often take phone orders. The store does not belong to starbucks, but is a chain of many stores. Finding the roi on starbucks spelling your name wrong. Dec 14, 2016 starbucks conspiracy theory suggests baristas spell your name wrong on purpose genius marketing scheme or genuinely hapless employees. Why starbucks spells your name wrong popsugar food. Writing names on cups is a fun tradition born out of the relationship. Thats because starbucks baristas misspell customers names all the. If this is all a scheme by starbucks to get free advertising on social media, its a very good one indeed. There may be a very logical reason why the names on your starbucks cups are often a hodgepodge of consonants instead of the conventional spelling of.
After waiting in line and shouting your order, your name is called and a nice cup of. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. Low key, starbucks does in fact intentionally want us baristas to spell your name wrong. Do starbucks workers spell your name wrong on purpose so you will share pictures of your cup on social media. Dec 19, 2016 i read an article a week or so ago about why people think that the baristas spell our names wrong.
Youtube the video has gone viral online, with over 23,000 views in. Starbucks employees spell your name wrong on cups on purpose. Waa, waa, waa looking at us and uk mentions between 1st june 18 july 2017 excluding retweets, we found around 50 tweets per day including a reference to the spelling of a name and a mention of starbucks either in the text or as a logo in an image. Sep 09, 2014 it basically answers the ageold question of why starbucks baristas neverwe mean, never everspell your name right. Now im convinced that spell peoples names as strangely as you possibly can is first on the starbucks employee manual, right above employees must wash hands before returning to work. Dec 12, 2018 starbucks is the largest coffee chain in the world.
If we put it on social media, and hashtag starbucks, we are essentially promoting their brand for free. To combat the sin of selfsufficiency, we need a special kind of faith. Starbucks employees spell your name wrong on cups on purpose claims conspiracy theory. Whats more, sales at stores open at least a year rose just 2% in the united states, also below analysts expectations one of the reasons for. After waiting in line and shouting your order, your name is called and a nice cup of coffee falls into your hands this may be the best. Starbucks employees spell your name wrong on cups on. Dec 14, 2016 now im convinced that spell peoples names as strangely as you possibly can is first on the starbucks employee manual, right above employees must wash hands before returning to work. No matter your gender, religion or creed, a barista will get your name wrong. Sep 09, 2014 hilarious video explains the real reason starbucks staff always spell your name wrong alison lynch tuesday 9 sep 2014 8.
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