s/o - What is your "coffee shop name?"

SJBride05

You know the name you give the Barista (or restaurant host!) because they can't spell or pronounce your real name...

Mine is DH's name - Dan

Lexi & Orion's Mommy

Lynn

ZoeMay06

Hehe, I just posted about mine in Hershey's post. I either give them Sue or Zork. Zork is DH's old hacker handle when he was an up-to-no-good teenager, and we both use it for stuff like coffee shops now because it works with our initials (Z or K = Zork).

Mrs_Shmoopie

"Ali"  I always thought I didn't really care how it was spelled until Starbucks baristas started spelling it "Alley."  Like, seriously??  You think someone is named "Alley" like where people dump trash and do sideways drug deals??  lol -I got kinda offended for my secret identity.   

If I'm anywhere w/DH then he knows to automatically step up and volunteer his name.  Cause even though they sometimes butcher his name at least it's still recognizable as a name and he doesn't have to spell it and repeat it to them several times. 

Oh, unless we're in a Mexican restaurant.  Then I always give my real first name.   

abvernon

Since my name is misspelled all the time (go figure since it is only three letters, I go with our last name or my middle name, Beth.

pkw

Kendra

or the name of whoever I am with. 

kittylove

I use my real name and spell it for them a-r-i-e-l but today I got April even after I spelled it for him and referanced the Little Mermaid.

secretkeeper321

my nickname gets butchered, my full name gets misspelled....so I give my maiden name...Kramer.

futrkingsley

Mrs_Shmoopie:

"Ali"  I always thought I didn't really care how it was spelled until Starbucks baristas started spelling it "Alley."  Like, seriously??  You think someone is named "Alley" like where people dump trash and do sideways drug deals??  lol -I got kinda offended for my secret identity.   

If I'm anywhere w/DH then he knows to automatically step up and volunteer his name.  Cause even though they sometimes butcher his name at least it's still recognizable as a name and he doesn't have to spell it and repeat it to them several times. 

Oh, unless we're in a Mexican restaurant.  Then I always give my real first name.   

I LOVE this.  I have a super common name that no one can spell.  I use it, people misspell it, I laugh.  Once someone spelled Sarah as Serra.  Like Junipero. 

Celyn

Anderson

StefandTodd

I always give "Stefanie" but it's of course always spelled Stephanie, at least.  Frequently, I get Bethany.  I've also gotten Stepheny, Stefeny, Stefany, Stefani, etc...Stephanie, I understand...but the others do surprise me.

I also think it's funny - maybe b/c I've always had a unique spelling, it really doesn't bother me to see it spelled wrong and I NEVER correct people unless it's for something important...but my H will correct it.  And he spells out his name - Todd.  Like, if we're putting our name in to be seated at a restaurant, and I give my name, he'll pop up behind me and say, "with an F"...and if he gives his name, he always says, "Todd...T-O-D-D."  I tease him about it - like, is there another way to spell Todd?  And sure enough, the time he didn't tell them how to spell it and we watched it get written down, she wrote, "Tod"...too funny.  Tod?  Really??

amyfelice

It sounds like you just can't win! I use my regular name and it seems to work out well. 

tilden2

I mostly use my real name but when it's really busy, I become Max, which most people get right the first time and you can hear it when they call out your name.

Max is a misspelling of my niece's (Mackenzie) nickname so it's (almost) legit. 

Mrs.K&C

Katie. I live in a small town and people know each other so I can't really get away with a fake name. Just the other day I went to Sbux (really, I go maybe once a month at most before work) and I didn't give my name, but when I picked up my coffee it said "Katie". So someone knew me there but I didn't recognize them, and then I spent the next hour trying to figure out who it was and if they thought I was rude because I didn't say hi.

mommy2jay

believe it or not as simple as Denise is people dont always get it right.  I use my DHs or sons name when they are with me

KellyMRocks

Kelly - but I have had is spelled: Kelli, Cali, Keli. 

kfishie

I use my first name knowing full well that it will NOT be spelled right! 

m&m818

Matt

Can't tell you how many times I've missed my coffee because it was labeled and then called out as "Michael".

For my mom who is an Yvonne.... we just go with Steve. My brother's name.

My.ABC.Life

Alison... and the most creative spelling I've seen is "Alicein"

SarahCee

I go crazy and don't correct them when they don't use an 'h'. ;-)  My theory is the person writing it uses the spelling of the person they know with the same name.

kinibruin

we use initials "JR"

and yet, that gets butchered too. people ask, "how do you spell that?"

once we've seen "jayare" or something like that.

at one resto once, i heard someone give the name "ants in my pants." it was pretty hilarious when the hostess called out "ants in my pants. ants in my pants."

HAHAH i haven't been brave enough to use something like that.

melgrady

I use Mel for my coffee orders. They usually get it right for the most part, but they never get my full name or DH's names correct.

StefandTodd

kinibruin:

we use initials "JR"

and yet, that gets butchered too. people ask, "how do you spell that?"

once we've seen "jayare" or something like that.

at one resto once, i heard someone give the name "ants in my pants." it was pretty hilarious when the hostess called out "ants in my pants. ants in my pants."

HAHAH i haven't been brave enough to use something like that.

Hilarious!

CarFar

 

"carol"     

  

jsugrin

I use a variety depending upon my mood, not because they can't spell or pronounce it but since it's Jennifer there would be 10 people standing up.  Amy tends to be my main go to, but sometimes I just make *** up.

DGdancer

futrkingsley:

Mrs_Shmoopie:

"Ali"  I always thought I didn't really care how it was spelled until Starbucks baristas started spelling it "Alley."  Like, seriously??  You think someone is named "Alley" like where people dump trash and do sideways drug deals??  lol -I got kinda offended for my secret identity.   

If I'm anywhere w/DH then he knows to automatically step up and volunteer his name.  Cause even though they sometimes butcher his name at least it's still recognizable as a name and he doesn't have to spell it and repeat it to them several times. 

Oh, unless we're in a Mexican restaurant.  Then I always give my real first name.   

I LOVE this.  I have a super common name that no one can spell.  I use it, people misspell it, I laugh.  Once someone spelled Sarah as Serra.  Like Junipero. 

I also go "cera" once. And I thought my name was unbutcherable!

ladipale

DGdancer:

futrkingsley:

Mrs_Shmoopie:

"Ali"  I always thought I didn't really care how it was spelled until Starbucks baristas started spelling it "Alley."  Like, seriously??  You think someone is named "Alley" like where people dump trash and do sideways drug deals??  lol -I got kinda offended for my secret identity.   

If I'm anywhere w/DH then he knows to automatically step up and volunteer his name.  Cause even though they sometimes butcher his name at least it's still recognizable as a name and he doesn't have to spell it and repeat it to them several times. 

Oh, unless we're in a Mexican restaurant.  Then I always give my real first name.   

I LOVE this.  I have a super common name that no one can spell.  I use it, people misspell it, I laugh.  Once someone spelled Sarah as Serra.  Like Junipero. 

I also go "cera" once. And I thought my name was unbutcherable!

one of my BFs from college named her daughter Serra.. yes, after Junipero!

danandkelly

I just go with Kelly, it doesn't get screwed up too often, the spelling is off but overall they get it right.  Although I do get Kerry sometimes.

Topanga

Well my first name is hard to spell and pronounce and my married last name is also spelled weird so I just go with Davis..my maiden name it rarely gets messed up although sometimes I get a David.

True love since 5/7/99

Since i go to the same starbucks all the time they know my name, when out to eat i use my daughter name since she likes when her name gets called