It’s very smart and strategic of Starbucks to hide the short option from its menu to encourage everyone to order a larger size. All that @NTKF and I ever want is a flat white (in what is a normal Australian size) but we get puzzled looks from staff when requesting the short cup.
@pratik I’m not sure if we’re talking about the same cup. 🙂 The ‘short’ size that I’m referring to would be measured as 8 ounces in the US, which is explained in this customer support answer and shown visually here. Did you mean that one too?
@canion Haha thanks! At more than one café, we’ve also ordered a smaller piccolo and been asked if we meant macchiato, then instructed them from behind the coffee machine about the ratios. First-world problems!
@martinfeld Ah! TIL. Somehow I thought Starbucks was using different size names in different countries. My bad. You should show this page to the next barista who doesn’t get it.
@pratik That’s OK! It just goes to show how confusing they are! Yes the diagram should be helpful. 🙂
