A former co-worker and I met up for lunch today. As most days, I wanted to keep it fast and simple, so we opted for Wendy's (I must admit, I'm addicted to their chili). Usually, when I eat at these places, I go through the drive-thru and only get a sandwich or chili and bring it back to work. However, today we decided to eat in, so I also ordered a salad and drink. When asked what size of drink, I immediately answered medium - as I did not want to over indulge and I thought a small would be....well, not enough fizzy beverage to satisfy my thirst.
To my utter astonishment, the woman behind the counter proceeded to dispense about a half gallon of diet pepsi into a cup about the size of a barrel and put it on my tray. I could barely lift the tray. Equally amazing was the fact that my friend, who ordered a small drink, received what appeared to be a large, in my opinion. At least that's the size I remember it being when I was younger.
I can't help but wonder when America made the decision that a medium soft drink at a fast food restaurant needed to be the size of a super big gulp (remember those from the 7-eleven days). I believe they were called Super Big Gulps for a reason.....nobody could finish them without feeling bloated.
Needless to say, I finished the soft drink, but you can bet I'll be previewing the cup sizes before I order next time. I cringe to think what would have happened had I ordered the large.....I'd probably still be drinking my soft drink while typing this post.
Friday, January 18, 2008
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I ordered the "biggie" one time and had to go and rent a trailer so I could get the thing back to work.
Perhaps we should just all start ordering King-size Ba-donk-a-donks.
But grande is a small at Starbucks?!
See Carla, you've proved my point. Whether its called large or grande...its now the small. If you want a large at Starbucks its venti...:)
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