Apparently laws of physics no longer apply at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. This morning I was asked whether I wanted my medium latte in a small cup. I was stunned and happy at the same time. I had no idea Coffee Bean was allocating enough resources into research and development where they could figure out how to put things in containers smaller than the volume of the thing in question. Wow! After I paused for a second, I realized that I was probably giving a bit too much credit to Coffee Bean, and it was more likely that the barista was a moron, since I had asked for a medium latte with only a single shot (as opposed to the usual double shot that comes in a medium). The response to this request had been…

“Would you like that in a small cup?”

Uh, what?! Wouldn’t that make it just a small latte?

Me: “No. Just a medium latte with a single shot, please.”

Barista: “Oh you just want extra milk,” she said happily, having solved the mystery of the single-shot medium latte.

At this point she can see that I am about to explode, so she tries to explain her logic.

Barista: “I am just trying to make sure.”

Make sure of what?! For the love of God, how complicated is making a latte and only putting one less shot of espresso in it?

Apparently, coffee doesn’t increase your chances of a heart attack; it’s the people who serve it to you.

Note: This has happened on more than one occasion. Can someone please explain this to me? Perhaps one of you works at Coffee Bean.