New Taco Bell commercial - cringeworthy for Baristas

[Peppergirl]

So tonight I'm watching my show, '10 items or less' on TBS.

I usually fast forward through the commercials, but this one caught my eye because I saw a coffee stand. (yeah, im pitiful)

I rewound and found a guy ordering a cappucino from a (deliberately casted) dumb looking dude, and says 'keep the change', and lays it out on the counter in front of him.

There is a requisite coffee-house tip jar on the counter.

A smart-ass taco bell 'hero' type comes up to tell the guy, 'Dude! do you know what you could get at taco bell for that change?'

Customer looks somewhat guilty, but snatches the change away, informing the barista-type that 'hey, all you had to do was push a button'. all smartassed by this point.


Nice.

I Fastforwarded through the rest...

Like service workers dont have to deal with enough garbage..they need commercials teaching idiots to steal back tips to run to taco bell and their cheap-change-food.

I took an ambien before I wrote this, so forgive me Im only semi-coherent, but I know you get the drift.

Oh, and no tipping debates, please..

This is about the ASSSY commercial, showing the kiddies to take back their tips and go to taco bell.

[derangedperson]

Agreed. I always change the channel whenever that commercial comes on.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

The standard response to a take-back and comment like that should be a half-heartfelt "Stay classy".

Like people aren't cheap enough...

[Jadedcarguy]

I want an Ambien!!



<shuffles off wide awake with no Ambien>

[Nashida]

I hate that commercial. i always make an effort of changing the channel if it comes on.

It's kinda like those Staples commercials that came out last fall, where customers tried to use the Easy Button everywhere else but Staples to get discounts, and of course they never worked. It was the one in the boutique with the $250 jeans that I hated the most. Just...the woman in that commercial angered me.

[lupo pazzesco]

Urk. That commercial...gyaaaah...

OF course, there's a new one out, wherein Burrito Boy informs someone throwing coins into a wishing fountain of the wondrous goodness of Toxic Hell, and thus encourages him to dive into the fountain to retreive coins. I"m not sure that's much better...

[Jadedcarguy]

......and thus encourages him to dive into the fountain to retreive coins......

Perhaps that could be used as a tactic to...........................oh wait. I'm not supposed to say that.

[lupo pazzesco]

Perhaps that could be used as a tactic to...........................oh wait. I'm not supposed to say that.

No rules against thinking it, though!!

<thinks very very very hard>

Hey! I think I inadvertently found my happy place!!

[MadMike]

I think the stuffed suits that come up with this god-awful commercials should be forced to work in retail, with the suckiest of sucky customers. They wouldn't last a day.

[Lachrymose]

I saw that a few weeks ago and thought the same thing. Uggh.

On a semi-related note, Ambien gives me amnesia.

One time I woke up and discovered I had cleaned my apartment without even remembering!

[Soulstealer]

On a semi-related note, Ambien gives me amnesia.

One time I woke up and discovered I had cleaned my apartment without even remembering!

Okay I need a doctor to give me a prescription for Ambien and for you to visit me.

[Misanthropical]

I do love my Ambien. I haven't done anything I don't remember though. I wish I would clean in my sleep.

I did wish the coffee guy would have thrown creamer in both those idiot's faces.

[Lachrymose]

Okay I need a doctor to give me a prescription for Ambien and for you to visit me.

I haven't done anything I don't remember though.

How would you know?

[bainsidhe]

I tried to find the commercial on youtube, but no luck. Too bad, I like things to shout at (really, it's just as well)

[Misanthropical]

How would you know?

My husband or children would have told me, so there.