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09th Sep 2014

Video: Ever wonder why coffee shops can’t spell your name right? This video explains all…

It is a lot more sinister than you think… apparently.

Alan Loughnane

It is a lot more sinister than you think… apparently.

Most people love a good coffee and are often willing to stump up the cash for a high quality caffeinated beverage and the service with a smile.

But an area of controversy surrounding the whole coffee shop business is the common inability of workers to spell our name right (especially if it’s an Irish name) on our coffees; we’re looking at you Starbucks…

Now it is understandable that some people may struggle with some of the modern, hip and confusing names like Laquisha, Aenis and Bryan that are common in the world nowadays. But to struggle with the basics like Mark and Conor causes some gripe among the public, especially among people named Mark and Conor.

But according to this new video, the coffee shop workers know exactly what they are doing when they spell Jessica with a ‘G’ and Michael with an ‘N’. Those crafty feckers…

Does a simple spelling mistake have the same impact on you? To be honest, when we think of spelling names wrong, we immediately think of Family Guy and laugh rather than getting mad…

Videos via Paul Gale Comedy and mr. Brussel Sprout.

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