Posted on 08/16/2010 11:52:40 PM PDT by JoeProBono
NEW YORK, - A New York English professor said she was kicked out of a Starbucks by three police officers because she refused to follow the cafe's ordering rules.
Lynne Rosenthal, who gave her age as early 60s, said she got into an argument with a barista Sunday morning because she refused to specify whether she wanted butter or cheese on her multigrain bagel, the New York Post reported Monday.
"I just wanted a multigrain bagel," Rosenthal said. "I refused to say 'without butter or cheese.' When you go to Burger King, you don't have to list the six things you don't want."
"Linguistically, it's stupid, and I'm a stickler for correct English," she said.
Rosenthal said a manager called police during the incident and three officers who responded to the scene ordered her to leave the store.
"It was very humiliating to be thrown out, and all I did was ask for a bagel," Rosenthal said. "If you don't use their language, they refuse to serve you. They don't understand what a plain multigrain bagel is."
A Starbucks employee at the store during the incident said Rosenthal was being unreasonable.
No bagel for you for one year. (Paraphrasing Seinfeld)
Frankly, IMHO Starbucks is overrated and overpriced. She’s better off buying bagels at the supermarket and making them up at home the way she likes.
3 officers to take care of a non-violent problem at a Starbucks?
Wow.
"Linguistically, it's stupid, and I'm a stickler for correct English," she said.
Sounds like a real charmer...
Democrat.
I like Starbucks coffee but I refuse to use their language. I always say a “medium half decaf and half regular, no cream”. Never been thrown out. There’s more to the story.
"It was very humiliating to be thrown out, and all I did was ask for a bagel," Rosenthal said."If you don't use their language, they refuse to serve you. They don't understand what a plain multigrain bagel is."
I'll bet the barista, the manager and all 3 cops were too. That is how stupid and disfunctional a world created by Democrats is. Starbucks is one of those leftist companies like Ben and Jerry's who I refuse to purchase from.
Ruth Buzzy with her hair in a tight bun & glasses comes to mind. Probably single, too.
I do the same thing...I’ll order a large, they’ll come back with what large is to them, and I say something to the effect of “That’ll do it.” They’ve never made me speak their language, and I don’t have a chip on my shoulder.
Being a snob sometimes has consequences. Just order the dang bagel and force yourself to say “without butter or cheese.”
Ditto, but Starbucks does respect/allow Concealed Carry.
If I am going to fall on my sword it won’t be over some stupid bagel. What ever happened to just leaving when you feel put out or the service is bad? I just don’t understand the control freak mentality. I saw a similar situation on a plane one not over bagels but over seats. The older lady ended up getting escorted off the plane.
Well, you never know till you get there whether there's going to be some dogs that need dispatched.
Does Starbucks fund nuclear freeze stuff and abortion stuff like Ben and Jerry’s? I hope not. I had not heard that.
Union gig.
Geez, I’d think if it was that important to her and they wouldn’t play along, she’d take her bagel dollars elsewhere voluntarily without having to call in the cops.
I can’t even imagine the horror of dating someone like that!
>>”If you don’t use their language, they refuse to serve you. They don’t understand what a plain multigrain bagel is.”<<
The vey few times I have been in a Charbucks, I always ask for a Medium House Coffee, Black. When they say something like “Vente Drip” I just repeat — Medium Coffee, Black.” After a few rounds they get the point.
And they are just waitpersons. “Barrista” is just stupid.
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