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It’s 31 ounces of Starbucks cold thirst-quenching goodness! But what a dorky name.  I don’t like the name “Trenta” because it’s too trendy sounding.  This is a test-size currently being tested by Starbucks in the Phoenix, Arizona area.  This is definitely not the first time Starbucks has experimented with a size larger than the “Venti”.  The last round of super-sized testing was in 2008 with the “Double Grande” size. (16 ounces x 2 = 32ounces).  I have previously blogged about it here:

I’ll take a “double grande” Starbucks passion tea lemonade.

So who here wants to see the Trenta size come to a Starbucks near you?  In all honesty, I think it is terrible for the brand image because it associates Starbucks too closely to the idea of “Super Size Me” or “Super Big Gulp”.  In fact, I’m sure on a hot summer day, I could really drink 31 ounces of a Tea Lemonade, but the idea of a 32 ounce Frappuccino makes my skin crawl.  As it stands right now, I never order a size larger than a tall for a Frappuccino because that is all I can drink.  Nor can I imagine what the price point is for this beverage. Exactly how much does a Trenta Passion Tea Lemonade cost? That’s a lot of beverage.

So let’s work together and come up with a fine name to tame this beastly size.  Here are a few of my wild ideas – Tell me if you like any of them:

  • Double Grande (previous test size name)
  • Triginta (Latin for 30)
  • Sirenta (The Siren’s size)
  • Trente (sounds only slightly better – French for 30)
  • Pequod (hahahah – Moby Dick’s ship)
  • Welle (pronounced Vella – It’s the German word for “wave”. Doesn’t really fit with the Italian themed sizing but sounds intriguing).
  • Onda (Latin for “wave” – I actually kind of like this a little)
  • Wave (well, one can kind of drown in that big of a drink).
  • Corsa (Italian, run, race)
  • Corso (flow, stream, tide in Italian)
  • Sonata (I like this one, but too bad it’s already taken for a car.  Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas, and the number 32 comes up oddly in music often.  I think that Beethoven wrote 32 variations in C Minor, and I think Bach wrote 32 Goldberg Variations. I don’t know why but it seems like the number 32 comes up often in music.)
  • Forte (Another music inspired idea – Meaning robust, or strong.  I love this idea too but think this is also a car already.  Though it still sounds good. I’ll order a “forte” Passion Tea Lemonade.)

Those are all the ideas I can come up with! Maybe trendy Trenta isn’t so bad after all.