Do you have a "coffee name"?

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I had to look up what a coffee name was. 🙂

I’m in the habit of giving my last name, and then automatically spelling it, because it isn’t spelled the way it’s pronounced.

The original spelling is not super-common, but it’s definitely not weird— but there were enough people who had the same surname, that people’s paychecks kept getting scrambled on payday. So my husband’s relative changed the way he spelled his name, so that his paycheck wouldn’t get mixed up with anyone else’s. And so now I’m doomed to a lifetime of spelling my last name. But that’s okay… because it’s automatic. 🙂
 
A lot people have a hard time with real name the first time. So I use “Shawn”. It’s the kind thing to do rather than have them struggle.

I also pick arbitrary superhero names sometimes
 
I have no earthly idea what this means.

I prefer Chock Full O Nuts for my daily cup.
 
What is a coffee name?
A fake name given to a barista at a coffee shop because they might struggle to spell or pronounce your real name. It’s similar to a nickname except it’s mainly used when a business ask for your name.

For example, I know a guy, Arkady. Everyone knows him by his real name. He uses “Aaron” at Starbucks.
 
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Oh haha.

I’m Ray IRL.

With Star Wars and all, it’ll occasionally be changed to ‘Rey’ but it sounds close enough haha
 
No. My name is fairly common and simple to spell, but sometimes they still manage to bungle it.
 
I’m used to people misspelling my name. So I don’t really care. Sometimes I mess with folks and say my name is Sebastian (my confirmation saint name) and watch them struggle spelling that.
 
Yes, though it is more frequently a pizza 🍕 name or chinese takeout 🥡 name since I rarely buy coffee :coffee: that asks for my name.

It is just my full name, Titivillus*, as opposed to the shorter nickname, tee. I am kind of soft spoken**, and when I give tee, especially over the phone, I’ve been transformed into dee, or pee, or bee – One time even aitch (where’d that come from!?!?). But Titivillus they almost always get right.
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Not my real name
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I know, right? Hard to imagine after some of the wind I’ve wasted here 😂
 
I tried Slap Happy Guiseppe Peppy once…they just shortened it to Señor Peppy…
 
We have decided that the next time we have to give a coffee name, we are going with something famous.
Rasputin. Kardashian. Oprah. 😏 I was in a coffee/bake shop near Columbia University years ago, and they called out your name, loudly to find you in order to bring your order to your table. They had lots of literary and historical people there!
 
We have decided that the next time we have to give a coffee name, we are going with something famous.
Rasputin. Kardashian. Oprah.
Thank you for reminding me that I absolutely need to order a pizza for Rasputin next time 😃 😃
 
And then there is perhaps the best coffee name of all 📽️ :film_strip: 🎬


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This reminds me of a Chinese-American family I knew who had a typical Chinese name but used the name “Fudd” for restaurant reservations, pizza deliveries etc.

My first name is boringly ordinary so I use it. It’s amusing when the staff still manages to misspell it despite its being extremely common in my culture and generation.
 
No. Never use one because buying-out anything is ludicrously money-wasting and also because my name is a straightforward one that everyone in the world would know: every other person is called friardchips 🤐 …not really…a name-change to “Maxwell House” could be considered apt. Why not use the opportunity to talk to the Barista and import the requirement to get the name right?
 
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I am an international woman of mystery so I refuse to give my real name. Instead, I have a portfolio of coffee names and never use the same name in more than one place. No, I’m not telling you what any of them are.
 
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