I think that anybody pretentious enough to pull out one of those strips ought to be fair game for an ass whoopin'.
But, Is It Really Decaf?
If you insist on drinking decaffeinated coffee, but you find yourself deeply suspicious of what you are really being served, you may be in the market for D-Caf Test Strips. Drop a strip into a sample of your drink to find out for certain whether you've been served decaf or been duped.
$9.95 for a pack of 20 strips at The Spoon Sisters.
Posted by Josh Friedland on Sep 15, 2009
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Unless you have some sort of life-threatening allergy to coffee, pulling out a caffeine testing strip and doing a little experiment in the cafe just makes you look like a tool. If it's that big of a deal, just stick to tea or water.
As one of those customers who has been up all night as a result of a mistake (honest mistake I'm sure, I'm not pointing fingers) I'd love to use this. I think I'd be way too embarrassed though.
whats next burger test strips. To think all these times you've been chewin' on sawdust burgers flavored with a little horsemeat mixed in for good measure.
it's also relatively expensive.
I agree with the first commenter. As a server, I'd give decaf to people who wanted regular if it was the only thing we had available, but some people can't have caffeine for health reasons so I would have felt too guilty doing the other way around!
Hate to jump in on this so late, but if a customer asks you for decaf, please -- serve decaf. Studies show that women who drink regular coffee early in pregnancy are increasing the risk of a miscarriage by 300%. Do you really want that on your conscience?
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Sep 15, 2009 11:56:02 AM
Posted By: Better With Butter
I have to admit that as a server, I would sometimes serve decaf to those asking for regular (we rarely ran out of decaf but often ran out of regular), but I found it actually kind of cruel to serve regular to those asking for decaf. What if they were up all night because of me?? : )