Any coffee place anywhere

Two of my favorite drinks are really basic and extremely hard to get.

Every coffee joint anywhere:

Me: can i get a coffee please
Other: sure, what kind?
Me: Coffee
Other: like the kind that drips?
Me: i guess so?? I dunno however you make it.
Other: We don't actually have that here but we can do Americano if you like.
Me: sure hot and black please.
Other: no problem would you like any cream or sugar in that any flavoring?
Me: 🙃

Every Coffee joint anywhere:

Me: Hi do you all serve hot brewed tea?
Other: Sure, what kind would you like?
Me: Chai tea please

Procedes to charge me for a chai tea latte and procedes to brings me a chai tea latte.

Me: excuse me this isnt right?
Other: didnt you order the chai tea latte?
Me: No ma'am i wanted just a chai tea. Just tea bag and hot water.
Other: oh sorry about that.

Proceeds to bring the right drink without adjusting the cost because a latte is double the price of a normal brewed tea.

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SW-User

I can find plain chai tea and plain coffee where I live, but I can relate. It's getting harder to find. At the bakery nearby, the menu options are full of lattes and flavored this and that. It's hard to see plain tea or coffee among all the other stuff. At least, if I say to the server, I'd like a medium hot coffee, cream and no sugar, that's what I'll get.

DiabolicalBear · 31-35, M

@SW-User i can find it too but its becoming such a rarity in the area that barista's don't expect it and make what is more common.

SW-User

@DiabolicalBear That's weird, but I believe you. I'm sorry to hear it and am afraid it's coming here next. 🫤

DiabolicalBear · 31-35, M

@SW-User coffee is being used as a word to group all bi products of coffee instead of hey that is what i want. What kind of coffee do you want? If i wanted esspresso or a frap i would call it by name not coffee which it isn't.

SW-User

@DiabolicalBear Technically, they're all coffee products. I love espresso myself but would be annoyed if a server gave me that when I asked for plain dark roast. The choices are great, but we need a bit less confusion about them. Training the servers properly to care about the customer, instead of trying to make a sale, is key.

DiabolicalBear · 31-35, M

@SW-User they all have their individual names though. And since we threw the tea in the ocean we called this one product coffee without confusion.its the last 15 years that confusion had been introduced.

SW-User

@DiabolicalBear Confusion has been around since the dawn of time. 😅 I think you mean they only just threw it into the coffee (instead of cream or milk) in the past 15 years.