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Re:Your Coffee Shop Doesn’t Use Two-Phase Commit (Starbucks ... by bunderbunder on Thursday March 15, 2012 @10:41AM (#3708616)
I like being in line behind those folks. Listening to someone order a "double skinny mocha latte without the espresso"* is one of life's purest joys.

* I shit you not. It happened at a Starbucks in Wisconsin.

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Re:Your Coffee Shop Doesn’t Use Two-Phase Commit (Starbucks ... by tomdeakin on Thursday March 15, 2012 @01:00PM (#3709309)
It's always amusing asking for "Extra hot" and a slight look of panic as the milk is about to jump out the jug
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Re:Your Coffee Shop Doesn’t Use Two-Phase Commit (Starbucks ... by funkah on Thursday March 15, 2012 @11:48AM (#3708953)
So basically, a cup of hot chocolate made with skim milk?
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Re:Your Coffee Shop Doesn’t Use Two-Phase Commit (Starbucks ... by Splines on Thursday March 15, 2012 @12:42PM (#3709231)
That makes me curious - what is the maximum number of modifiers I can apply to one drink to arrive to a second drink on the same menu?

Bonus points if it's cheaper.

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Re:Your Coffee Shop Doesn’t Use Two-Phase Commit (Starbucks ... by bunderbunder on Thursday March 15, 2012 @02:08PM (#3709735)
That's what the barista suggested, while kindly pointing out that would cost about half as much.

The customer insisted on the order as originally stated, and happily paid the extra two bucks for it.

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