Me: I’d like a small, dark hot chocolate with a double shot of caramel.
Barista: Frozen, iced or hot?
Me: Um, what?
Barista: Frozen, iced or hot hot chocolate.
Me: A small, dark HOT chocolate.
Barista: *gives me a look* Which kind?
Me: *through clenched teeth* Hot. Hot. Chocolate.
After paying…
Me: Oh, I’m sorry, did you give me my receipt?
Barista: Um, no. *He looks away from me and then glances back like he forgot I was there.*
Me: *silence*
Barista: Did you, like, want one or something?
Me: …
Some days, I just can’t with people. On the plus side, my hot hot chocolate was delicious.
HAHAHA! What idiot doesn't know the definition of HOT chocolate? I'm glad it was good and gave you (and us) a laugh and a story. It reminds me of an incident I had yesterday with an Office Depot cashier. I was in a hurry, bought a new keyboard and she asked "Do you want a receipt?" I said, "No thank you." She said then press the option. The options: Printed, Emailed, or No Email Receipt. I repeated: "I don't want a receipt." She repeated: "Choose the Option." I repeated, "I don't want a receipt. These options are…" She repeated, this time annoyed with my apparent snottiness,"Then press Print and I'll throw it away." Well, not knowing that she clearly intended to wastefully print up a little slip of paper and then happily add it to the earth's landfill, which I apparently should've known, I pressed "Print" because I did not want a receipt. What the heck is the world coming too. My story doesn't compare to a person who fails to know what hot chocolate is.
Cheers.