Here is a recent “Starbucks Experience” I had from the moment I walked in the door.
Barista: Hey! I got your cranberry bliss bar and venti eggnog latte all ready for you.
Me: uhh, I just want coffee
Barista: Are you sure? How about trying an apple turnover and gingerbread latte?
Me: just coffee
Barista: Why not get a pound to take with you, and a grinder?
Me: uh just coffee
Barista: Oh well why don’t you buy a whole tray of cranberry bliss bars to take with you to work?
Me: I do not like cranberry bliss bars, just coffee
Barista: Well alright, and lets just throw a ten dollar gift card with that for a friend!
Me: Lets not, I just want coffee
Barista: Have a nice day
Me: (walking away shaking my head)
I just want to know what happened to my beloved Starbucks? We have had such a meaningful, close relationship for going on ten years, what went wrong? I guess I knew this day would come, when the shareholders would get to you and demand bigger and bigger profits, and you would foresake me for their unruly demands. Well I will miss you Starbucks as you grow up and transition into just another chain. I know this happened a long time ago but I was blinded by love. sigh.
UPDATE: My co-workers at the seminary bookstore are funny people. After I told them of this encounter they decided to bring me a cranberry bliss bar for lunch today. And yes after I eating the whole thing I still do not like cranberry bliss bars. And if you are wondering why I ate the whole thing even though I did not like it then see the name of this blog.
ryan
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