Forum: Other Other Topics
09-26-2007, 02:45 PM
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-26-2007, 02:30 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB,
There's nothing wrong with his question now that you've explained it. I just had assumed that all three sizes had the same milk/espresso ratio.
I'm travelling the next few days and will...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-26-2007, 02:21 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB,
I had a meeting at a Starbucks the other day. I mainly go to local coffeehouses, so I rarely am at Starbucks - usually just if I'm at an airport or something like that.
Anyway, without...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-26-2007, 01:01 PM
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-02-2007, 03:40 PM
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 10:35 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB,
Do you think it's weird that if I have to go to Starbucks, I refer to Grande as Grande, Venti as Venti, but Tall as Small?
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 10:22 PM
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 07:39 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
MB,
Thanks! I simply wanted to set expectations correctly by pointing out that it was just a quick off the cuff (elapsed time of IM chat: (1:43:50 PM) to (1:46:24 PM)) thing, and not a piece of...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 07:29 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB,
"venti is 2.11."
I would probably do the "slyly palm two quarters" thing and drop 39 cents. In spots like this at regular places, what I'll do a lot is just not tip a couple of times, then...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 07:25 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB: Weird, so frappucino is a completely different drink in the store and the bottle. Now that I think of it, I HAVE actually had a frappucino before, but it was years ago and I didn't put together...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 07:17 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB,
"what you get here as Chai tea is the standard tea in India, I think."
I have just today found out that "Chai," which for years (since Chai became popular here, I dunno, what, 10-15 years...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 507
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
All,
This was just an off the cuff IM convo trying to explain to a friend how things sometimes get a little out of hand in blarg arguments, so this is not like my funniest Blarg impression or...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 05:55 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
td,
As an aside, I went to Boston Chicken a couple of times with a couple of VPs from corporate and then got to eat for free at that Boston Chicken forever!!!
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 507
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 05:35 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
AS,
Gotcha. Sampling many not-quite-right varieties of artifical dulce de leche flavoring sounds quite horrible.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 05:34 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
Blarg,
"Well, I'm not talking about those people of course. That was my whole point in the earlier posts -- that there's a distinction between bums and the poor, between people who just say they...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 05:01 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
Al,
Please note that I am balancing each of my Blarg responses with a Starbucks question! Also, I watched Billy Madison last night and keep having to hold myself back from posting that classic...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 04:47 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
Blarg,
Would you get mad at me if I posted a humorous parody of "2+2er arguing with Blarg" that sort of made fun of you?
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 04:43 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
All,
"Chai is a drink made of a blend of herbs + spices, which may or may not include actual tea."
OK, looking for confirmation of the above - that chai does not necessarily include tea. ...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 04:42 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
Blarg,
"You and I have a very different idea of what discipline is, apparently"
WTF are you talking about? Where did I say that those people are disciplined? Part of the reason they are in...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 03:19 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
All,
In researching questions for this, I have found something that has blown my mind.
CB or someone please confirm for me: Chai is just regular tea (with milk and spices/flavorings). Is this...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 03:07 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
Al,
"Also is this just a really convoluted, long-winded way of saying people prioritize their expenses differently?"
If you read through Blarg's response, you'll find that the answer to your...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 02:58 PM
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
CB,
Thoughts on the following:
1) Frappuccino in a bottle v Frappuccino at Starbucks. I've never had one at a Starbucks, but have had the bottled kind. I think they taste pretty good, but for...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
08-01-2007, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 507
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Re: Ask me about Starbucks
jay, punk, Al: Yeah, jay and punk's posts are pretty much exactly what I was getting at with my comment "you'd be surprised how many economically challenged people patronize Starbucks." punk...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-31-2007, 09:41 PM
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