Why the 15 second rule at Argo Tea? Any thoughts on how to follow up?

Oh, bullshit BigT.

Our illustrious Overlords would never let that happen.

Donning your brown shirt yet?
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They have staff who toss out people who do not order tea. They are called the Argo nots.

Do I have to get the coffee[sup]*[/sup] first? I don’t want to be sitting there, holding back the tide, as it were, while trying to relax and enjoy a hot beverage. I don’t want to leave my coffee unattended while I use the bathroom. And I really don’t want to take it in there with me. Do you mind if I take care of the high-priority tasks first? I promise that when I’m done, I’ll order something.

Or cocoa, in my case; never been a big fan of coffee.

Don’t mess with these guys - they’re part of the Argo Cult.

Tea. Tea leaves. Imported tea leaves. Yeah, right.

No, it’s simple. If you don’t order tea within 15 seconds, tea leaves.

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This has something to do with the Tea Party people, right?

Whoever wrote that should be jailed. Call 911.

Never criticize a teahouse worker until you’ve walked a camomile in his shoes.

A collection of vacuous corporate buzzwords applied toward selling overpriced shit to sanctimonious hipsters? I can’t decide if it merits a vigilante-style beating or a medal.

I can see the dilemma; it certainly depends on how you see things. Would you rather reward people for being good at what they do, or punish them if what they do induces vomit? I say we beat them with their medals.

Agreed. Beating them with vomit would be too complicated.

Just freeze it first.

Ha ha! You said [REDACTED][REDACTED] about the OP’s [REDACTED]. Sounds like the employee was a bit of a [VERY REDACTED] herself.

Did you ever notice that white people order tea like this? But black people order tea like this?

Oh man - all this time, when they’ve asked me if I wanted “white tea” or “black tea” I thought they were asking if I wanted milk in it! :smack:
I feel such a fool.

And we have posters that repeat jokes from the first page of the thread. They are called “late to the party”.

Which brings up the age old question: can you kill someone by beating them with a 2 pound bag of vomit?

I wrote a nasty e-mail to Argo Tea over a similar incident, and asked that management respond to my complaint directly. I was then contacted by a “Mr. Tea” who proceeded to inform me that I was a fool and that he felt pity towards my person.

C’mon, you drink your tea first (in 15 seconds or less), then you go to the bathroom.

Simple physiology.

If you go wee first, then drink the tea, soon you’ll have to wee again. And Argo will have to pay more for towels and other bathroom supplies. Then the price of tea goes up and minorities are hit hardest. Argo is just trying to ensure diversity.