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Mar 27, 2017 10:49 PM
yasmiPandaGamer
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Assassinofdark
Went to Starbucks once. They actually got my name right... no one gets my name right
Kajitheninja
the Andres one was on purpose, they wanted him to undress but didnt want to say it outloud
PitbullsArePeopleToo
As a former barista: i did this on purpose because people pretend to be mad but they secretly love it. Or i was bored.
nppraxis
A barista has told me that people ask for their names misspelled intentionally so they can post it and complain.
Locolarue
Aren't a fewjust writing it the way the person said it themselves, so the customer will recognize it?
IRuinTheWorld
Missle is a cool name.
fairybug
Some of these seem to be simple phonetics to make sure the right name is called out, like the Mad-ah-lynn one.
GreaterDog
When imgur became Buzzfeed
ErichIsHoodRich
Truth.
Lucidalabbra
I thought this only happened to me - I feel so much better now!
Fillsinyourblank
Hey, speak up and talk slower and baristas will have a chance to spell your name.
tevatron
Yes! Open your damn mouths people. It's not like I can hear over the sound of a grinding espresso machine and steaming milk.
skellington01
I always thought as a non native that they spelled my name wrong cause my accent sucks, good to know it happens to everybody
vicklepickle
I'm a barista. When there's a line out the door of grumpy people/screaming children, asking you to repeat your name 4x is not my priority
vicklepickle
You spell em as you hear em
sesamesnapsinhalf
One of my favorites: Marc with a "c"
Shiggit
Phteven!
TannerHastings
These are some master trolls
Nuanra
Maybe if ya'll motherfucker would quit mumbling
Tha1an
But jude IS jew
Biggerboot
Copy and pasting Buzzfeed and taking a jab at coffee shop workers eh? Hoo boy.
Whopraysforthedevil
Do they not ask how to spell it? I don't drink Starbucks, but I'm not curious what they'd do with my accent
skribs
How many of these were because the person pronouncing their name never learned to enunciate?
Amsalthecakelover
When 'this post became long' became 'this post became WAAAY too long'
Laylah77
This is intentional, I don't care who denies it.
Unconventionalconventionalist
As a Starbucks employee, sometimes ya'll mumble.
SidneyHarbor
Some of us do it on purpose. Years ago I called in a mumble order and said my name was Jeremy, but I said it like germy. Sure enough: Germy.
Unclescam
You have to assume at least some of those are on purpose.
DougTheLlama
Mad-ah-lynn is absolutely because she over-enunciated to them.
JellyLeggedChicken
I'm a barista and sometimes I seriously consider it. I've had customers request that I spell their name incorrectly
iamthisguy247
I think they all are.
MackdomblesDarbleChaiseBarga
I would be pretty happy with Gimli.
Durzaka
Some are 100% on purpose, others are probably mishearing due to muttering or accent. Source: Starbucks employee.
everybodyintheclubgettingpugly
They really struggle with Ian don't they...
WheelsGarcia
Today I learned some way cooler versions of Ian.
GoliathSkittles
Simon and Clint are spelt right though...Simon is just in cursive and the Clint is all in caps so the L and the I join to make a U
GoliathSkittles
Added fact: as a sort of comic book tradition they avoid words that have the L and I close together for this very reason, so you don't have>
GoliathSkittles
< the ink run together and have something end up like "LOOK OUT! HE HAS A FUCK-KNIFE!" instead of FLICK knife
PresidentProTempore
Posting shameless screenshots of a buzzfeed article that shamelessly takes its content from imgur on imgur. This is a whole new repost level
yasmiPandaGamer
Who gives a shit
ErichIsHoodRich
dirtehscandi
I'm an Ian and it blows my fucking mind how many ways people have messed up spelling my name.
annaZon
I'm not positive but I think there actually are different (but real) ways to spell it that are more Celtic or something
Meowsma
Iain, Sean, Jan, Juan, John, Gianni...
mrdude88
It's funny how they are all spelled differently but pronounced as "Patricia." The English language I tell ya.
wutdahail
Same, cept I grew up where they couldn't spell or pronounce either my first or last name. That was fun.
Nuanra
Knew a dude name Eyn.
TannerHastings
I went to school with a kid named Ian but he spelled Eian fucking weird right?
kskksk
Funny. I had a friend named En pronounced Ian
dirtehscandi
Must've been a psychopath
Kenpobob1
Yes, I get it too! Bob
SomeGuyWithAPlan
When it turns out they do this intentionally so they get free advertising on social media...
13599
Or people write whatever shit on their own drinks just so they can post it and omg over it.
estebanv
yeah, im sure that employees rly want that.
discollama
A lot of it is just because people mumble before they drink their coffee and mumbles are hard to hear over steam wands
MollyNapQueen
I heard one barista say he does it because he gets bored writing boring names every day.
linustheman
I once worked at Starbucks...this happens because we don't care.
JupiterJedi
'M' as in Marbara
darkladyvanstar
"Vagina" sounds risky to do. Sounds like they could get sued. Personally I would not like something like that on my cup.
JupiterJedi
Swarley.
ArianaNoel
I know a very dignified cat named Swarley.
itsjulionotjose
Seriously, when Imgur became a Starbucks ad
HeyGuysAmIRelevantYet
My ex used to do it on purpose just to ruin hipster's Instagram photos.
Prealan
Sound more like she made their days?
aufkurs
Seeing their faces fall. Priceless.
TheOneWhoWhispers
I like you ex!!! Mainly to because s/he ruined people's days!!!!
HeyGuysAmIRelevantYet
She and yeah she was pretty cool.
iTouchMySelfToHarambe
I love you more than she would have anyway babe
Englishisnotmyfirstlanguage
dogfavoriter
Imagine all the people who have never heard of Starbucks before, becoming customers after seeing this!
Meowsma
Advertising isn't done solely to expand a customer base; making current customers want to come in again is a MUCH easier task.
Elonth
the people getting out of a 30 year coma?
aninvisiblemaniac
the joke
Elonth
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/992/407/776.jpg
ZeroZeta
Semen wasn't the customer's name, it was the main ingrediant.
morningxafter
I knew it tasted familiar!
CringeBinge
It is one of my favourite beverages.
Sugarcrotch
How you doin?
AndThatsOneMansOpinion
I've never seen semen written with such amazing penmanship
JupiterJedi
Swarley Semen.
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
My name is Simon, and I got called this a lot growing up. That, or "Salmon."
ZeroZeta
Sorry to hear about that Semen.
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
GO TO HELL
ZeroZeta
Sorry, but why? Wouldn't Stephen transition to semen better?
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
Salmon was waaaaay more common, only a couple people called me semen. But I didn't really ask.