To not want my name advertised on my coffee cup?

[Zebedee74]

I get that Starbucks thinks it's a nice friendly thing to do, but surely you should be able to opt out if you're a grumpy old woman like me ?

Yesterday when the cashier said 'can I have your name for the cup please?' I said 'I'd rather not'. She was fine with this, took my money and passed the cup on to the barista. I was the only person waiting, but the barista asked my name 'for the cup' again. He insisted that he needed a name 'to avoid confusion', and went on to say 'it's company policy, dear'.

He decided to call me 'A' on my cup, made my coffee and then handed it to me.

AIBU to not want my (generally mis-spelled, even though it's only 3 letters and I always spell it out) name advertised on my cup? Or should I just amuse myself with made up comedy names?

Yes, I know I can choose to go elsewhere, and often do. I just think it's odd to force someone into a 'customer service experience' that they're not comfortable with.

I always use Aloysius and have a little giggle to myself whilst the person writing it on the cup tries to work out how to spell it. Small things

Make one up? go somewhere else? Give the 2 quid to charity instead?

Gobshites - you have educated me. I had no idea that was how you spelt Aloysius!

I was in a completely empty Starbucks today and was still asked my name. I know they are told to do this but surely the assistant can use a bit of common sense.

My name is Pocahontas McCafferty

Just make sure you remember your made up name... I was waiting for my coffee for ages and ready to complain when I remembered that I was Mary and my cup had been sitting there for a while

I am going to choose Regina Phalangy next time

Anastasia Beaverhousen

yabu.
Talk about 3rd world problem.
With respect, get over yourself.

There is something about it that makes me feel irritated. Of course it's not a big problem, but seeing as we are all talking about it...

It feels like one of those false 'matey' things that companies do, pretending it is for your benefit, but a thin end of the wedge in terms of them normalising collecting more and more data from you.

Very like "Can I have your postcode?" (ie "For our mailing list"). "Give us your mobile number so we can call you for future appointments" (No, I'll call YOU if I want an appointment and then I shall remember when it is, myself!).

Saying your name in public is obvs not a big data protection deal! But my main beef is that it is a forced intimacy, presented as an opt-out not an opt-in. By which I mean if if you don't want to be in a personal relationship, don't want to say your name, you are made to feel like the weird one. Buying a product in cash is an anonymous transaction.

OK if I don't like being forced into this giving up of personal data, I can take my custom elsewhere! I'm just a tiny bit sad and narked that it's getting normalised.

tell them your name is Diana Ross or something - make a bit of fun out of it fgs.
That is what I used to do when buying controlled cough medicine for my housemate (digresses)

You obviously don't have to go to the same doctors as me they put ypur name up on a big screen for ages when it's your turn! You can't make up a name for that.

great video on how they can not even spell these peoples names right.

Buy a road atlas and search it until you find some comedy village name. I like Wyke Champflower, Thrumpton Newberry, Mudford Sock and Plumpy Head.

ha ha Bertie Botts, I LOVE comedy village names.
I like Sible Hedingham and Mitchell Troy, but yours are better.

I found my list and I think I remembered a couple of them wrong, it has the wonderful Nempnett Thrubwell, (You can't say this without rolling the R. Do it justice.) Ulceby Skitter, Melbury Bubb and Yetts O'Muckhart.

go on bertie, you are making them up now...

The last ones are 100% true. You can google map them and everything I think I misremembered a couple of the first four.

OK I found Melbury Bubb and Yetts O'Muckhart....

The phrase is first world problem happy.

My starbucks name is Ida Ravvercosta.

" Ida Ravvercosta."

Obviously your Starbucks name is Dear, OP

Considering that I'm not the only one in line ordering a grande skinny latte, I prefer to give my name so no one else takes my drink. Just give a fake name, what's the big deal? Do you also worry about advertising your name when making dinner reservations, checking in at the GP, etc? Get over it. It's just coffee.

Other coffee shops seem to manage. I am regularly in Costa and pumpkin and have never seen someone take the wrong drink.

My DH is always Tony Stark due to his IronMan obsession. I on the other hand give them my actual name, most of the time what's written on the cup is a million miles from my name. I may start being Pepper Potts instead :)

Anyone tried using:-
Ivor Hugh Jarce
Ivor bigone
Pennistone
Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch

evil