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When Starbucks butchered Su'a Cravens' name, the rookie got creative

Su'a Cravens (AP)
Su’a Cravens (AP)

Even if your name is something relatively common, like Jason or Charlotte, chances are high that at some point, your neighborhood Starbucks barista has misspelled your name on your cup.

But for those of us with unique names, the struggle is real.

Just ask Washington rookie safety Su’a Cravens.

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The second-round pick from the University of Southern California has already developed a routine in his new home of getting his weekly coffee, but he’s had to make a little change.

“I go to Starbucks every Sunday and order my white chocolate mocha. Venti. I don’t tell them my real name because the last time I told Starbucks my real name they spelled it ‘Suwqua’,” Cravens told CSN Mid-Atlantic. “She spells it like that and then when my name comes she goes ‘Sewer.’”

After a few weeks of hearing his name mangled, Cravens came up with a new strategy.

“From now on, I just put Chris,” Cravens said. “‘White chocolate mocha for Chris?’ This guy right here.”

Chris is definitely much better than “Sewer.”