The place: Starbucks.
The players: Crowden and Starbucks employee The plan: To purchase a pound and a half of coffee The scene opens with Crowden looking at the wall while waiting his turn. There, in large and colorful lettering, is a sign advertising their special reserve blends. Each of the four with a price for a small or a large cup of coffee. And, crucially, the choice "whole beans" as well. To the right, writ small, what looked to Crowden to be '88g'. His turn arrived. Crowden: Hi. What does that 88g indicate? (pointing to the sign) Her: Oh, that 8.8 is the size of the bag. Crowden: Ummm, really? 8.8 grams? That's really small. Her: It's the size. Crowden: 8.8 grams is around a third of an ounce. That's less than a single cup of coffee. That doesn't make sense to me. Her: Oh well, maybe it's 88. Crowden: But the price is $15 and 88 grams is only three ounces. That's crazy expensive for coffee. Her: Well. Crowden: Okay, no matter. I'd like to buy this (handing her a one pound bag of decaf, whole bean). And I'd like a half pound of whole bean regular. Her: (taking the bag). Okay. You want a half pound of decaf and a half pound of regular. Crowden: No, I just want this entire bag (pointing to the bag) and in addition a half pound of whole bean regular coffee. Her: Okay. Ground? Crowden: No thanks. Next up in the exciting tale: Trying To Figure Out How To Charge Crowden For a Half Pound of Whole Bean Coffee. Note: This really happened.
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