Tuesday, July 8, 2008

A Ten-Minute, Two Dollar Cup of Milk?

I took the boys to the mall today, to get out of the house and to return this god-awful handbag I bought under duress because the store was closing. After running my errand I decided to treat the kids and myself to lunch at Quiznos. We ended up sitting quite close to Starbucks, or MegaBucks as John likes to call it.
Anyway, at some point Jack runs out of milk and since my well is dry I decided to get a cup from Miss Brainiac #1 at Starbucks. I knew it would be costly but it was close and I really didn't want to pack up everything to get it cheaper at Tito's Taco Shack. I think that's what its called. So Miss Brainiac #1 asks me if I want it with ice. Ice? Uh no thanks, my kid doesn't take his moo juice on the rocks. $2.14 later I am waiting for my cup of milk at the Pick Up end of the Money machine. And I am waiting. And waiting. There wasn't a line or anything but Brainiac #2 is hard at work behind her big machines and such. Boy all this for a cup of milk? I ask her if I can have it since my youngest is going into conniption fits waiting. She says she's working on it and I see a very dark liquid inside the plastic cup.

"Hey, I just wanted milk."
"Oh sorry, I just put espresso in it!"

Yeah, that's what an already hyper 1 1/2 year old needs. So she pours it out and starts again. And again I am waiting far too long for "just milk." I look over and its dark AGAIN! What the heck?

"Oh, I thought you wanted chocolate milk!"

I end up showing her my receipt, but not in the "here's the information you missed" way, more in the "can't you effing read?" way. Yes, I was a tad bitchy at that point. She pours the second attempt out and puts her hands up, in the "don't shoot me" way.

"Okay, third time's a charm! Did you want it with ice?"

No, Brainiac #2, I think you're a tad too late to ensure Wow Service now. Just hand it over.
$2 and a half-hour later, my baby's appeased. He takes a drink and throws the cup on the floor. Hmm. Maybe he did want it on the rocks after all.

2 comments:

  1. Are u kidding!?!
    What a flippin' moron! Jack should have thrown it AT them, not on the floor! I know, I encourage bad behavior..tee hee...

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  2. Ok you sooo need to send that note to Starbucks!! How hard is it to pour a flipping cup of plain milk!! DUH!

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