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Starbucks Story Tuesday: Espressoid Shot

A few nights ago I was at Starbucks typing stuff into my laptop. I like to listen to music when I write, but for some reason I was having trouble with my headphones. I had the volume on my laptop up to almost maximum…
The Issue With Commitment Issues

Last Thursday I was standing outside of Starbucks with the intent of smoking a cigarette when I realized that I had left my lighter at home. I walked over to a guy named Rodney (who coincidentally looks a lot like Rodne…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Daily Brew with No Shot

I have a crush on one of the baristas. Her name is Kortney. I’ve known her for as long as I’ve been going to this particular Starbucks store, which would be approximately 315 days. I have a feeling that Kortney likes…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Hollywood Blend

I live in a part of town where there is an abundance of television studios and production companies. Henceforth, a lot of the patrons at my Starbucks are people who are “in the biz.” While most of these people are like…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Loca Mocha

I suppose we are all guilty of being picky about the things that we like. For example, I’m particular when it comes to rap music. There’s a specific style that I consider to be “good” rap, and this “good” rap is charac…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Splash Schtick

Starbucks has these things called “splash sticks.” They look like green little dipsticks and you’re supposed to stick them through the little sipping hole in the lid to your cup of coffee. This (theoretically) plugs th…
Viva La Vigne

If there was ever a CD that you must have in your car, it is Viva La Vida by the British band Coldplay. I consciously bought this CD at Best Buy a few months ago, and although I have never fully listened to it, I know t…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Extra Hot Shot

Do pretty girls work at Starbucks, or does working at Starbucks make girls pretty? Last week I was Christmas shopping at the mall when someone bumped into me in front of Hot Dog on a Stick. She politely said, “Excuse m…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Master Brew

There’s an obvious aura of pretention that Starbucks has brought to America in regards to coffee, and the source of this pretention comes from the ridiculous vocabulary they make their customers use when they order their…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Iced Redeye

I don’t know if I have a good rapport with the baristas at the Starbucks I go to. But considering that I’ve been going there every day for about ten months, I like to think that I do. I know everyone there by name and,…

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