Can't Stand Smug, Snotty Starbucks Baristas? Me Neither.
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Well, first of all, they need to stop with the pretentious BS of calling them baristas and call them servers, because that's what they are. As it is, the attitude is that they are somehow special and are doing you a special favor, when in reality they are just pouring you a cup of freakin' coffee.
On the rare ocassion that in traveling, want a cup o'joe and Starbucks is the only alternative. I tell them I want a regular size cup of dark coffee. If they give me that horseshit about weird size names, I tell them that I want a medium sized cup of coffee and that they can call it whatever they want. Then I pay the inflated price for a cup of coffee and carry on.
On the rare ocassion that in traveling, want a cup o'joe and Starbucks is the only alternative. I tell them I want a regular size cup of dark coffee. If they give me that horseshit about weird size names, I tell them that I want a medium sized cup of coffee and that they can call it whatever they want. Then I pay the inflated price for a cup of coffee and carry on.
Oh, and I like coffee. I like good coffee. However I can make a better cup o'joe than most of them at home with my Bunn and blends of regular shelf brands available at my local store. I call it the half-assed mocha choka chinkawinka donkey dong blend because peoples likes fancy names and it makes them think it's special.
The interesting thing is that in a proper coffee appreciating country such as Australia, Starbucks coffee is considered like dishwater class swill only fit for tourists.
If you changed the name a bit and claimed it was eaten by a donkey and then came out his backside before you picked it out and ground it, you might get people to pay you a lot of money for it.
What I found really weird about Starbucks coffee culture, after coming back from a long stretch in Europe, was the mishmash of European terminology.
Of course, it was just plain weird to come back and find shops selling non-Dunkin' Donuts-type normal coffee, mind you.
But the wildly snobby pretense and the subliminally snotty put-downs of basement-dwelling, black-aproned coffee-pourers was just a bit too much.
That I should put up with this for burned-beans swill?
And the Starbucks thing plays out differently elsewhere:
https://www.nippon.com/en/column/g00292/
Of course, it was just plain weird to come back and find shops selling non-Dunkin' Donuts-type normal coffee, mind you.
But the wildly snobby pretense and the subliminally snotty put-downs of basement-dwelling, black-aproned coffee-pourers was just a bit too much.
That I should put up with this for burned-beans swill?
And the Starbucks thing plays out differently elsewhere:
https://www.nippon.com/en/column/g00292/
I have no doubt that this is true. I've heard of similar weirdo stuff like that.
In a related note to the OP, I have a short anecdote. I was in SC with my son and family over Christmas and we were out and about when his wife decided that she really wanted her "regular" Starbucks coffee with its associated five or six word name. I commented on the whole absurdity of the social event aspect of it, so my son, when asked, gave his name as John Jacob Jinglehiemer Schmidt.
To the credit of the lad behind the counter, he never blinked. When the coffee was ready, it had JJJS written on the cup. Points for server. I suppose it may not have been his first rodeo.
Well he was white, so it’s ok. ?I see that their mandatory sensitivity training a few weeks ago is paying off.
Not a Starbucks story but, whole foods. Couple years ago I went to my local whole foods and bought some kimchi and some other veggies. I want to go check out and the check out girl asks me if I'm a vegan, I replied no and she said that she didn't think so because i didn't "look" like a vegan. I told her, I'm glad I don't look like a vegan. She got all pissed off and told me never to come back to her check lane. LOL
I would have gone back through a few more times just to make sure that you understood her correctly the first time.
...with a few dry aged ribeye steaks and some bacon.
Right. So it's okay for her to "insult" you in her snide way, but when you turn it back exactly to her, she gets miffed. Sounds about right.
My friends come to my house, when they want a GOOD cup of coffee. I'm calling it that (above) from now on. Thanks!
I'd be curious to find out what her supervisor said about that.... considering she is an "ambassador" of the company. And as for the veganism disease, I only eat processed vegetables. As in, vegetables that have been processed by a cow, pig, deer, elk, buffalo, chicken, yak, koala,....
There is a happy side to this story.
The arch "Do as I say, not as I do" SJW Jeff Bezos Progressive filth bought Whole Foods and then proceeded to turn it into a micromanaged, high pressure, nightmare working conditions establishment just like the rest of his slave driven empire. They Literally and I do mean Literally are not satisfied till employees are crying in the hallways on a daily basis.
It's interesting how for all the Anti capitalist BS the stupid liberal SJW type promote, their supposed Tech heroes and Silicon Valley overlords are some of the worst places to work in the country. (Like Amazon, Oracle, Uber, Tesla etc.).
It’s easy for them to support them, when they’ve never worked a day in their lives.
I always figured the longer it took someone to order (like super big mocha choka latte fizzle skim milk etc) the bigger asshole they are.
I'm with Veer, burned bean coffee, no thanks.
I'm currently a Black Rifle Coffee addict. Like the coffee and the company. As they say, "Fuck Hipster Coffee"
I'm with Veer, burned bean coffee, no thanks.
I'm currently a Black Rifle Coffee addict. Like the coffee and the company. As they say, "Fuck Hipster Coffee"
I am hearing impaired and have a hearing aid . When I occasionally tell some one
" Im sorry I'm hearing impaired can you repeat that " , their is the occasional douchebag who will go over the top yelling . Sometimes coupled with " can you here me now " . Motherfuckers really try my patience .
" Im sorry I'm hearing impaired can you repeat that " , their is the occasional douchebag who will go over the top yelling . Sometimes coupled with " can you here me now " . Motherfuckers really try my patience .
I really don't understand why people wait in lines (the drive through at our local Starbucks can be wrapped around the store- into traffic) to pay $10 for what they can make better- for much less, and much faster- at home. Then to be treated as though you owe them something because the store exists. Now that Starbucks is- effectively- an open space, (and on the rare occasions I have the need) I have no issues using their wifi w/o buying anything...
>Rage against capitalism
>buys $7 coffee at Starbucks
Please extrapolate
>buys $7 coffee at Starbucks
Please extrapolate
They're trying to empty out their evil trust fund as quickly as possible.
Damned, damned yearly limits.
Maybe the trustees will up it?
Good read: https://www.theatlantic.com/busines...-brilliant-plot-to-destroy-capitalism/280006/
Damn straight , the coffee here in Aus is epically better than the US . Last time I was in the States , I even
offered to get behind the counter and show a Starbucks snotty employee how to run the machine properly .
‘ We don’t allow that , sir . “ But you allow service of shit coffee , says I . We exfilled , and found a small
mom and pop store that got our business after that .
Not that I give a flying shit about Char-Bucks, but big deal he put a few extra Ss to his name quit being a pussy and get the fuck over it snowflake.
I’m w/ you! My wife signed us up for the coffee club membership & we get three bags a month delivered to the house. We also buy extra bags because we don’t want to risk being w/ out. This coffee is badass & I’ll always support a veteran led company. I’ve got a few apparel items & coffee cups from these guys.
As for Starbucks, forget them. Their coffee sucks & I don’t care for the atmosphere. I’d rather go to a truck stop or a gas station or buy an energy drink. I’m not giving a red cent to those people. I refuse to step foot in their establishments or partake of their shitty products.
I like to mix it up with Jack Daniels blend. Jim Beam bourbon flavored is pretty good, also.
In Florida, they're paired with a dental clinic. Gotta wonder if the same outfit owns both.
I used to make my own but I wore the machine out pretty fast. You can't get a good machine for a decent price, the steam pressure just isn't there. They wear out fast. But while it worked, I made great coffee.
The best coffee was the Kenyan stuff from Costco that I got to roast myself. I called it "goodness in a cup". It was so good. I think it's Kenya that requires all their coffee beans to be sorted and the same grade. They wanted consistency, so supposedly Kenyan coffee from Costco is just as good as the stuff from some fancy importer.
The beans the rats shit out and Ethiopians run after 'em collecting the beans from the shit? Yeah, that's pretty good coffee too, some say the best.
I'd love another machine. If it would work AND hold up for longer than a year.
The best coffee was the Kenyan stuff from Costco that I got to roast myself. I called it "goodness in a cup". It was so good. I think it's Kenya that requires all their coffee beans to be sorted and the same grade. They wanted consistency, so supposedly Kenyan coffee from Costco is just as good as the stuff from some fancy importer.
The beans the rats shit out and Ethiopians run after 'em collecting the beans from the shit? Yeah, that's pretty good coffee too, some say the best.
I'd love another machine. If it would work AND hold up for longer than a year.
My love makes straight up seven scoops expresso for 12 cups in a regular ol Mr Coffee . Seven Eleven , Wawa and Dunkin serve brown water .
Best coffee I ever had came from a street vendor in Nicaragua, near the airport. Dirt cheap (was like $2 a pound back then). Had a team making a run down there every month or so, so for a while, we were riding high on damned good coffee. Black as shit, and smooth as hell (sweet too, didn't even need sugar with that stuff). Eventually the mission drove a change in location, and that gold mine of coffee went dry.
Stryker
Try a hand burr grinder and a pour over.
Get the kettle with a thermometer so you use the right temp water, it for sure makes a difference vs just boiling it.
Not espresso and one of the best cups available if you have the time.
Try a hand burr grinder and a pour over.
Get the kettle with a thermometer so you use the right temp water, it for sure makes a difference vs just boiling it.
Not espresso and one of the best cups available if you have the time.
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