Well, that’s a long name to put on a cup...

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
12/10/2019 at 15:11 • Filed to: None

DISCUSSION (10)

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2019 at 15:30

Hell, somebody got in the soup recently just for shortening the customer’s name-and-title to “PIG”.

Kinja'd!!!

RPM esq. > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
12/10/2019 at 15:41

As every person on Twitter who has ever worked at Starbucks pointed out, the only way to generate that label is to set your own name in the mobile app as “PIG,” order at the counter , and then pay with the app.

CalzoneGolem > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2019 at 15:46

That was my great-grand father’s name actually.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > RPM esq.
12/10/2019 at 15:47

Thanks for the clarification.

Fortunately, I’ve never worked at Starbucks.

MoCamino > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2019 at 15:50

To the person behind the Starbuck’s counter: Y ou know what IS your job? 1) Informing the manager if a customer brings a facilities issue to your attention and 2) not being a jerk to said customer.

I get it. Folks working retail are often underpaid and (unfortunately) frequently mistreated by entitled customers, especially during the holidays. But that doesn’t make it okay to be a jerk to a customer.

RPM esq. > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
12/10/2019 at 15:56

I just thought the follow-up was worth noting.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > RPM esq.
12/10/2019 at 16:04

I honestly didn’t pay any attention to the back-story on that one. I’ve known cops over the years who embraced the “pig” label good-naturedly and some who find it very offensive. Without being there I’d have no idea what transpired— and don’t really trust any social media outlet to portray whatever it was accurately.

It is a little distressing that now even a “coffee cup” can be controversial.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > MoCamino
12/10/2019 at 17:20

It was found in the bathroom of a dealership that was being remodeled. I don’t think Starbucks actually did that...

MoCamino > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2019 at 17:27

Ok, well that’s different then. I’d hope after the latest uproar Starbucks Corporate has put out a communication with stern language about the messages they put on their cups. :)

ranwhenparked > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2019 at 18:43

Reminds me of a nonprofit I used to work for - the maintenance director was a quasi-laid off GM jobs bank employee. When the store manager called to report that the self closing spring had pulled out and was hanging loose on the front door, he looked at it, said it needed a new eye hook, which he didn't have and would have to order, and that he'd be back in 3-6 weeks to fix it.