Comments on: Starbucks, the Drip of Death, and the Destruction of the Universe

By: John Sheehan, Marina Del Rey

John Sheehan, Marina Del Rey — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:01:06 +0000

Funny article, I really liked it. While we are on the Starbuck’s rant,
even though I do love Starbuck’s, because I am clean and sober
except for caffeine, yes, I know it’s a drug, I love it, I need it, and I
would never get anything done on my list without it. Hell, with it
I can sand and varnish an entire boat in a couple of hours. But,
I hate corporate art…have you seen this formica art they have hanging at most Starbuck’s? In the design are suttle little paper
cups or ceramic cups which they don’t even have, as if we didn’t know
what to drink out of. They should just have a caffeine drip from IV
tubes hanging from the ceilings with fresh mouth pieces you get
after paying ‘The Man”, also even though the chocolate brown leather
couches are about the most comfortable I have ever sat in, I wonder
what all those drips on the tanned bovine flesh are reading on a bacterial count meter. It’s like they’re trying to put the milk back into the cow one bad C-spot seam drip at a time. I also love the Artisan sandwiches, but must I look at their demo model which sits
near their display case all day long? I must admit though, I recently
discovered the best cold coffee drink ever…Venti Coconut Frappuccino, I have them mix lots of extra toasted coconut into the drink with of course whipped cream on top with extra sprinkles…
Lastly I feel I can say all of this because I once was a dreaded Barrista
at the Tamarac Square Starbuck’s in southeast Denver on Hampden.
It was the early morning shift, I think I had to get there at about 4:30, this and I’m not a morning person, just a recovering alcoholic,
bipolar guy with ADHD and OCD thrown in with a superiority complex and an inferiority complex operating at the same time,
so the manager, we’ll call her Sheila said,”John it’s time to switch
out the brewed coffee, it’s been there too long…”, I replied, “That’s
your job Sheila, cause I don’t fucking work here anymore.” I then
took off my adorable green apron miniskirt neatly rolled it up, and then proceeded to throw it at her behind the counter and then poured
myself a venti bold, went to the ‘sugar bar’, and then unscrewed the metal lid from the Vanilla sprinkles lid and like usual poured 4 ounces of free vanilla spinkles in my Joe, as I learned you don’t have to pay extra for vanilla flavor…All for now…or as Howard Schultz learned to say in Italian Starbuck’s, Trenta Bolda Mothafuckahhhh!!!

By: Suzi Sandoval

Suzi Sandoval — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:22:47 +0000

I appreciate the warning on the Starbucks cup and the DOD, but it isn’t Starbucks job to makes us happy after all they do best what they don’t do–serve up coffee in a seamless cup. Simple solution. Yet the frustrated customers keep coming back. We assume the next seam is the dream seam. Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups.

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By: Zak Klemmer

Zak Klemmer — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:25:17 +0000

Hey Chris,
Everybody knows my name at the local Starbucks. ;) How about Fed-Exing me a Thesis mug? Thanks in advance! ;)

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:22:26 +0000

I work with posed our own theory. Those who used cream had drips ,black coffee drinkers were safe because the lids were only meant to be applied once. we who are forced to wear white salute you.
Thanks Roger

By: justin

justin — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:03:24 +0000

I think the baristas sometimes purposely “seam” you when you don’t throw a tip in the jar… I would think when they are trained they are taught to put the spout of the lid opposite the seam of the cup..

By: Sarah Arrow

Sarah Arrow — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:51:23 +0000

Hey Chris,
I came by to read this post after you mentioned it in a video interview :)
DoD :D even my hubby read over my shoulder to see what I was laughing at, he agrees with you (he’s a two cup man also it seems).

I think you should give it up and drink Pepsi Max ;)

By: cliona

cliona — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:58:42 +0000

you’re a funny bastard! thanks for making me laugh.

By: Jhon

Jhon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:14:48 +0000

You don’t have to get the Starbucks brand, stainless steel mug to use it there. I have a variety of mugs, some even from *gasp* the Caribou Cafe that they gladly fill.

By: Rob McCance

Rob McCance — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:31:12 +0000

Chris:

From a fellow engineer living in GA (Cumming), also trying to diss The Man, here’s the solution to the soggy seam dealio:

Buy a tall or grande and get it in a Venti cup.

Much less upper-seam saturation time.

Plus added beni’s:

–no sloshing out of the top hole issues
–no pouring out half of the coffee to add the additives to make it actually drinkable.