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Old 07-31-2007, 05:19 PM
Death Valley Death Valley is offline
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Sometimes SBUX sells random awesomely delicious cakes, cookies, pastries, etc. And then they disappear from the menu never to be seen again. WTF?

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Mmmmmmm cinnamon scone
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:21 PM
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do ever make fun of people because they are spending 100 times more than they should for a cup of coffee?

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Tell me where to find 2 cent coffee, and I'm there.

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srsly, sams club.



I dont drink a lot of coffee though and have never been in a starbucks, maybe starbucks is 100 times better than folgers, so I maybe wrong.


to the douche that says "what about the people who take home coffee" it was CLEAR I wasnt talking about them, and neither were you until you got proven wrong, so gfy.
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:21 PM
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Im a big Starbucks fan. So here are a few questions.
How in the world does a company that sells scones/muffins for $2-3 run out of them are they crazy?
How does a company that sells Iced coffee drinks for $2-6 run out of venti cups? Are they crazy

Did you know that anything you get/can steal from SBUX can be sold on eBay for a lot of money?
Ive mad a ton selling old starbucks cards, bears city mugs. you can sell your aprons (black go for more) ugly hats, those dumb pins, syrups, frap mixes....even the rolls of stickers that go on coffee bags just about anything.

My best scores...
statue of liberty bears (I think only sold in NY) bot 6 for $15 each sold over 3 days for 30-40, rinsed and repeated till I bot the entire stock from 5 starbucks in manhattan.
Huge version (2 gallon) of NY "city mug" bot for $50 sold for 110-160 3 times
Old starbucks cards (unused) paid "nothing" sold some for over $75.. have sold over $1000 worth of cards I never paid a penny for

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Scones/Muffins - We order a certain amount of pastries per day, generally based on demand. Just because you want your scone everyday, doesn't mean that we're going to sell 20 scones. If you show up late, there is a chance we might be sold out that day. There are also plenty of days where we have plenty of breakfast pastries go unsold.

Running out of cups - Should obviously never happen, if it does, it's due to bad management/inventory counts.

ebay - Did you know that ANYTHING can be sold on ebay for lots of money??????
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:22 PM
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What is your favorite drink item?
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:24 PM
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how the hell do you pronounce dulce de leche? I've heard it said like 4 difference ways by employees.

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how could it be anything but

doolsay day laychay

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Correct, or close enough.

This coming from the ex-wife of one of the inventors of the flavor.
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:25 PM
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quids,

You are using "a can of Folgers costs this much" as part of an argument about why coffee in a shop is overpriced?

Man, I wonder how you would react to a five dollar milkshake!
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:25 PM
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Are you coached to do any upselling?

What % of customers are female?

What's the biggest/dumbest issue you ever had with a customer complaining about something?

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We're asked to push pastries, and during certain promotional periods, we are asked to push whole bean sales, brewing equipment, etc.

Roughly 50/50 on gender, as far as I can tell.

Never have a huge problem with people complaining, it's not too hard to remake a drink. I remember some woman who refused to tell me her drink order all at the same time, she insisted on knocking out each modifier slowly, as I was making the drink. After I finished making her Ice Venti Caramel Macchiato with XXX-Caramel and whip cream in the bottom, middle, and top of the drink, she asked if I had used non-fat milk. Bitch.
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:25 PM
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Aqua,

"This coming from the ex-wife of one of the inventors of the flavor."

WHAT THE F?
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:26 PM
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Are the benefits really that good?

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Pretty solid benefits, especially for a part time job. I've got medical, dental, and visual, and I'm involved in a discounted stock buying program. There are stock options available for longer-term employees, as well as 401k retirement plans. It's a hell of a lot better than any comparable job.

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Did the benefits for part-time start right away, after a month, a year?

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Insurance Benefits kick in after three months. Some of the other stuff starts at 6, some at a year.
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Old 07-31-2007, 05:26 PM
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CB,

Have you banged any co-worker chicks?
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