100 Words: A Small Coffee

by Laurel Storey on March 15, 2014

She was tall and thin, wearing attractive dark rimmed rectangular glasses and a crisply tailored belted overcoat atop impeccably styled clothing, and approached the counter briskly.

“I’ll have a Venti half caf, double shot, two pump sugarfree vanilla, nonfat, extra hot, no whip, Mocha.”

The barista nodded as she scribbled cryptic notes on a paper cup and repeated, “Venti half caf, double shot, two pump sugarfree vanilla, nonfat, extra hot, no whip, Mocha.”

A card was presented and swiped. Then it was his turn.

He fumbled in his pocket for loose change.

“Er, a small coffee, please.”

The barista sighed.

100 Words, 05/03/2008

Tagged as: 100 Words, NaBloPoMo 2014

Laurel Storey, CZT – Certified Zentangle Teacher. Writer, reader, tangler, iPhoneographer, cat herder, learner of French and Italian, crocheter, needle felter, on-and-off politics junkie, 80s music trivia freak, ongoing work in progress.

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Michelle DeBerge
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March 15, 2014

That was pretty funny! Thank you.
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 15, 2014
  
  Thanks, Michelle! 🙂
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Sheethal March 15, 2014

The “Coffee” attracted me to this…. and enjoyed reading it too… 🙂
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 15, 2014
  
  Thank you – I’m glad! 🙂
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Jeanne Melanson
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March 15, 2014

Haha. The word “coffee” attracted me too. This was a fun post. I like your writing style. I could envision the whole thing. Amusingly enough, that would be me saying, “Er, small coffee, please.” Leave out the calories. Thanks. What fun.

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- Laurel Regan
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  March 16, 2014
  
  Thank you so much! 🙂
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Alana
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March 15, 2014

These coffee places can be so intimidating to the uninitiated. I can so hear the sigh of the barista “oh, another person who is so backwards, they only drink plain coffee”.
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 16, 2014
  
  They certainly can! So many choices. 🙂
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Diane
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March 15, 2014

Heehee! That would be me!
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  March 16, 2014
  
  That’s my husband too!
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Carol Cassara
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March 16, 2014

I’m clearly too old to be a barista. 😉
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  March 16, 2014
  
  Ha, me too!
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Kathy March 16, 2014

This describes me when I stop occasionally stop to get a coffee in the morning! Last time the person in front of me ordered multiple lattes and then I order the medium coffee. Great short story. Thanks for sharing

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- Laurel Regan
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  March 16, 2014
  
  Thanks so much! 🙂
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Gwen March 19, 2014

Er, small coffee please. That’s me. Or a grande or regular or medium or whatever the sizes are called. Thanks. I enjoyed reading this.

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  March 20, 2014
  
  Thanks, Gwen!
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Haralee March 21, 2014

It is so funny at the coffee shop to hear what is ordered! I wonder how people come up with the combos, trail and error?

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- Laurel Regan
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  March 21, 2014
  
  I can’t imagine being quite that inventive with my coffee, LOL!
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