Get a Short

In the States, Starbucks has 3 sizes available on the menu for drinks: Tall, Grande and Venti. There’s an additional option; a short which they don’t show — it’s smaller than a Tall, and it costs 30 cents less in the US (it’s true, I’ve done this before).

Now, a Tall latte contains one shot of espresso. So does a Short — and it’s got less milk in it, so you’re getting more bang for your buck (the price difference between a Short and a Tall is pretty much what they’re charging you for milk).

So I walked into my regular Starbucks at Siglap today and tried it out — I asked for a Short latte. The exchange went something like this:

Short latte to go, please.
Short?
Short.
Skinny latte?
Short.
A shot?
Not tall, but short. (Insert hand gestures here*)
Short latte!

My guess is that hardly anyone ever asks for a Short, because the stack of cups he grabbed mine from was twice as tall as the next stack — but it does exist in Singapore, and that’s what I’ll be ordering from now on.

* Some people asked me what hand gestures I used. It would be pretty retarded for me to try and explain them in words, so… here.