Micro-size it
So I went to the mall after work and headed up to the Food Court to grab some supper. After making a circuit of the Food Court I settled on the Burrito Bell (names have been thinly disguised to avoid ads on my blog), where I ordered a burrito and (my exact words) a "small cherry Pepsi".
"What size?" says the order taker.
I wish I had had the ability to reply, with a straight face, "I don't know. What sizes does a 'small' come in?"
Meanwhile next door, at the place where Holsteins implore you to dine on badly spelled poultry, a sign declared that they were "Now Hiring Smiling Faces". I'm not sure what happens to the other parts of the people whose smiling faces they hire, but it's a good bet that Burrito Bell didn't hire the ears.
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You know what bugs me? When food places have drink sizes that start at Medium. Like, they'll have Medium, Large, and Extra-Large (or super-size or whatever).
Medium is only defined in relation to other things. It makes no sense to have medium be the smallest. I'm sure there's some marketing data that says it is better not to have something called small. Fine, then start at "Regular" because that at least has meaning on its own.
The worst part is the 25% of the time when I ask for the small drink and the person working there says "We don't have small. Do you want medium?" Fortunately, the other 75% of the time, they figure out that I really just want the smallest-sized drink they have.
Sorry for the rant.
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