Does Mr. Coffee need an apartment?

[TTAZ]

Hi all, new here. A little background. I'm a temp leasing agent. Supposedly I lease apartments, but usually it's more like babysitting an office. Mostly I read while on the clock (books, want ads, customerssuck) and answer a few phone calls. Usually there the standard "how much are your apartments" questions, and then I get some frickin' weird ones, like this one:

Me: wishing ppl would leave me alone so I could finish this chapter

MC- Mr. Coffee

Me: Good afternoon S apartments, how can I help you?

MC: Uh, hi, do you know how much coffee to put in the coffee maker for a big pot?

Me: (dude, sounds like you've had enough "big pot" already) Excuse me?

MC: I'm trying to make some coffee and I don't know how much coffee to use, is a tablespoon and a half sound about right?

Me: Doesn't it tell you how much to use on the coffee can?

MC: Naw, the can don't say nothing on it

Me: (desperately trying to remember how many scoops I've watched my mother feed the machine) I'm really not sure...I rarely make coffee and when I do it's in a french press, my best guess? Try about 3/4 of a cup and see if it's too strong or weak for you, then go from there.

MC: Okay, thanks! *click!*

Now, here's the thing...I have no idea who this guy was. I don't know if he lived there, and just thought the leasing office was a good place to go for this beverage-based conundrum, if he misdialed starbucks, or if he just mashed the phone's keypad with his forehead and today was my lucky day. I just don't know. I'm just hoping he doesn't call back tomorrow with some sort of sandwich crisis.

Plenty more to come!

[Evil Queen]

Does the mayo go on the left slice or the right slice?! GAAAHHH!

[CaroPhoenix]

Does the mayo go on the left slice or the right slice?! GAAAHHH!

I put it on both sides that way, I don't have to remember which side it goes on.

[friendofjimmyk]

welcome!

Talk about random weirdness....Being somewhat of a coffee junkie - I think I would've launched into a lecture on all the variables involved in making a pot of coffee...I mean, I have the time and the knowledge...might as well make it work, right?

[Sandman]

If Mr. Coffee gets a condo.. can he get Mr. Bunn as a roommate?

[South Texan]

He probably is the kind who calls 411 or 911 on Thanksgiving morning to find out how to thaw and cook his frozen 20 lb. turkey by noon.

[powerboy]

Well it depends on the brand of coffee. And how strong you like your coffee. I usually do 3 scoops.

[Gwen_Goth]

Does the mayo go on the left slice or the right slice?! GAAAHHH!

The Middle One


oh loving the avatar there idrinkarum

[ArcticChicken]

About one tablespoon per 6oz, depending on how strong you like it. I usually add one or two extra scoops for a full pot.

[SilverOrb]

My friends tell me I should become a cop just for the coffee. Whatever the "normal" amount is, if the pot is just for me, I double it. And I drink it black... Hmmm... I really need a coffee pot just for me so that my friend's eyes stop crossing when they take a sip.

[chainedbarista]

i'm with jimmyk on that one; call me up and waste my time with a stupid question, i'm going to make it worth my time and amuse myself in the bargain.

i would also have launched into the variables until poor little 'mr. cofffee's' head spun off his spindly neck.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Well it depends on the brand of coffee. And how strong you like your coffee. I usually do 3 scoops.

I use between 3 and 3 1/2 if I'm making a full pot . . .but then it can vary depending on what kind of coffee you're brewing as well as how strong you want it.

Usually, it's half a pot, as I'm the only person at home who drinks coffee on a regular basis.