This morning I ran to Starbucks – not because I particularly like their coffee, but because I particularly like free coffee (Santa gave me two gift cards there).
While waiting in line I encountered a few different breeds of people.
In front of me was “check my watch girl”. Chick looked at her watch at least a dozen times in the – oh – THREE minutes we were waiting. Sometimes she thoughtfully combined her watch checking with some not so subtle heavy sighs. A multi-tasker! I like it. (Actually I didn’t and it was annoying.) (Please, it’s Friday morning before a long weekend. People are going to be taking their sweet ass time getting coffee. If you can’t handle this, then get out of my preppified line.)
Directly behind me was “America is brainwashed guy”. As soon as he got in line he tried to start the “America is brainwashed into thinking we have to buy $4 coffees everyday!” conversation. I thought I squashed that conversation when I turned around and dangled my giftcard and said “Well, Santa’s buying today.” But I did NOT squash that conversation because America is brainwashed guy just waited for someone to show up behind him in line to discuss this with. “America is brainwashed into thinking we have to buy $4 coffees everyday.” “Well mine will be even more. I have to have an extra shot to keep me awake all day.” “Terrible.” “Robbery, you mean.”
NEWSFLASH! There are these things called COFFEE MAKERS. Shell out a week’s worth of Starbucks cash, buy one, make your god damn vanilla dolce non-fat crap at home and get out of my line. (Ok I supposed you need an espresso machine to concoct some dolce mess … so save your Starbucks cash for TWO weeks).
I grabbed my coffee (which was actually just coffee and only $1.85 – NOT $4) and while I was adding milk I encountered “Make my day girl”.
Chick comes over to top her drink off with some vanilla powder, turns to me and says “Those are really great shoes.”
My shoes are actually boots. And those boots I got BOGO (buy one get one). From PAYLESS. For $39. Ser-i-ous-ly. Of course they’re not on the site anymore, so I can’t prove how cute and not trashy they are. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to tell “Make my day girl” this, possibly making her day? (Cheap, cute shoes!).
Although I was in the Copley Mall just outside of Louis Vuitton and Gucci. I’m surprised I didn’t melt into a puddle of muck as soon as the word “Payless” escaped my mouth.
If the girl was offended or horrified she didn’t show it. And now I am in the best mood. Thank you “make my day girl” whoever you are. I promise to carry on what you started and dole out some compliments and maybe make some one else’s day today.
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Long weekend? I’m working monday.
What the hell, you know? MLK Day. Oh, but it’s cool. we get President’s Day off.
Stupid Pilgrims.
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I used to stop at Starbucks occasionally, until I encountered “Condescending Coffee-serving Bitch.” It was a MONDAY morning, which is irritating in itself, so I stopped for a treat. I ordered a venti mocha with an extra shot. Ordinarily, I just say “large” because I think coffee-speak sounds almost as ridiculous as txt/im language. (I refuse to abbreviate words that are short already, even if it means I have to pay an extra 10 cents to send two messages instead of one.) Anyway, on this particular day, I wasn’t feeling contrary, so I ordered my drink like a good little patron… or so I thought. The barista kind of rolled her eyes, snorted and said, “Well. That would be a TRIPLE venti mocha.” Excuse me? Did I just get corrected by a coffee girl? Unfortunately, and probably because it WAS Monday and I hadn’t had any coffee yet, my brain didn’t process how pissed off and insulted I was until I was back in the car, commuting on down the highway. So I just haven’t been back. I hold it against Starbucks everywhere.
Your post made my day!
mmm…I love $4 foo foo latte’s!
shaking head never actually talk to to “America is brainwashed guy” just pretend you didn’t hear him.
You can rock LV and Payless BOGO’s. I pretty much like to do that every day.
Simple, unexpected compliments are the best. Happy! Friday indeed.
I was walking down somerville ave today with the white boots on. I passed this large group of black dudes and one of them went “oh shit. those boots are sick!”
Perhaps the “make my day girl” really wanted to say “you have a really nice ass”, but was too scared :)
Once I was walking on campus with my adorable tote bag from Marriedtothesea.com and a super handsome guy came up behind me, tapped me on the shoulder and exclaimed “Married to the Sea is awesome and YOU are awesome for having that shirt.”
It made my week.
I love cheap cute shoes!
Also love Married to the Sea. :)
If someone tells you your boots (or whatever) are sick, is that good or bad?
I’d need to hear it in context ,but I generally think it’s good. But depending on who is saying it and how, who knows they could have meant your boots looked like vomit Hooker…. I disagree, but white ostrich boots arent for everyone ;)