Starbucks want to know your name. Good thing or Bad? Discuss.

[littledogcb]

So starbucks want to know your name if you order a drink with them.

i think i quite like the idea, so instead of calling out what drink i ordered i get a nice friendly "Jez" I can live with that.

But what do you think?

 

[weird hunter]

I'm sure if you want to buy their overpriced coffee but not give them your name, a pseudonym would be fine

 

[epic_times_nine]

Mr Pink. Lol

 

[RUKiddinme33]

They were giving coffees away yesterday if you introduced yourself. I'm fine with it for my occasional coffee/chocolate milkshake and cake

 

[ghafoors2005]

Sadly as I go in every morning and order the same thing every day I don't have to ask for it anymore, they don't need my name lol.

However I think in general it's a good idea, amount of time I see people walk off with someone else's drink because they are incapable of realising who ordered before them.

 

[Alisha Shay Shay]

The names Biggun, Ivor Biggun.

 

[nos]

it was today wasn't? as the ones in London were giving them away until midday

 

[Sweethunai]

Starbuck

 

[BroD]

Maxwell House

 

[fcjgfckgc]

Could be lol - I thought I had read it was yesterday. Unfortunately I wasn't near a starbucks to get a freebie. Am I the only person not to live within 5 miles of one!

 

[justlilolme]

I actually prefer their coffee to somewhere like Costa. And it is always a nice treat to have one, especially the Toffee Nut Latte at Christmas or a Strawberries and Cream Frappacino in the Summer.

 

[misterdude123]

Their free coffee was this morning wasn't it? I always feel uncomfortable when someone I don't know is that familiar with me they use my name, it's a bit American if you ask me.

 

[CloserToLove]

Er...in Starbucks...?

 

[Nina Lee]

+1, its wholely unneccessary imo, similar to the kind of uncomfortable feeling i get when talking to the person cutting my hair, i wish they'd just stay quiet

 

[the taryn wears prada]

I think people are looking at this the wrong way - surely it's better as they don't just go "I have a Latte here?" and 20 people rush forward for it. If they can say "I have a Latte here for Steve" surely that's easier? I suppose the alternative is give order nurabers?

 

[Poor]

Just some big creepy globalist corporation pretending a. to be local b. give a stuff about their customers.

If i want to be on first name terms with a shop and its staff then i frequent local independent retailers, who really do care about your ongoing custom and the products and service they provide.

 

[DragWell]

Why not just wait at the front while they make it, like every other food/beverage establishment?

Where do you wait?

 

[Terry C.]

usually, when you order at the till, there is a side bit at the counter, where you get your drink, so I don't think mixed up orders was that big an issue

 

[jordan 4233]

Its a pain. I Will use Tom. As they won't be able to spell or pronounce my name correctly without me repeating myself at least 2 times.

 

[Sabrina C]

I think if I have to go along with this whenever I pop in and have to do this, I might just give Yoda as my name