“Mobile order?”
“Yes. For Dennis.”
“Douglas?”
“Dennis.”
“Dubas?”
“Dennis. Den-nis. Like ‘Dennis the Mence'”
*Barista stares in 23*
*I spell my name*
This happens every week, and it’s even more comical for the rare non-mobile orders.
One of life’s small amusements is the various ways that my name gets misspelled on coffee cups. The most common misspelling omits the second “N” in “Dennis,” but I also get “Denise” frequently.
The cup surprises are less common now that I moved to mobile-ordering. But I’ll still get some odd-ball spellings at cafes where baristas have to manually write mobile orders on the cup.
“Dennis” seems like a relatively simple name to spell, but I am always cognizant that it’s not a very common name for people under 50 in the US. I’ve also met a few people who spell their name with a single “N,” so perhaps it’s not truly a misspelling for everyone. ☕
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