A Caught in a Downpour Rainy Day Story

Dear Lady in front of me on line at Starbucks,

Seriously? You may think you ordered two of the same drink but neither the guy behind the counter nor I heard you do so. This isn't the guy's fault. It is yours. And no, they did not change the size of their cups. A tall has always been the small unless you wanted just a teeny drink. That is called a short.

The guy behind the counter knows when you order your drink Half-Caf that you want half regular espresso, half decaf espresso. You don't need to school him. I think hes already been to Starbucks school where he learned that.

Even if the guy behind the counter {who, btw wants to smack you at this point but he may have to get in line because now the queue behind you which was only 1 deep when you started is now about 6 deep} tells you that he can't give you cash back when you use your debit card you can STILL use the damn thing and gtfo. You don't need to then put it back away and paw through your bag looking for your Starbucks cards that you don't even know how much is on them causing him to have to figure it out for you. Then being confused that you still owe him $7.10 you must dig through your bag once again for the cash. Seriously. This could have all been avoided had you just swiped your debit card from the beginning.

Holy crap on a cracker lady. Did they just let you out alone this morning? Oh, and thanks for trying to run me over on your way out of the parking lot. I appreciate the extra jolt of adrenaline that the venti psl I almost spilled all over myself didn't offer.

Sincerely,
The increasingly disgruntled blonde behind you in line.

Thursday Thirteen:

Iced -
A Conversation in 13 Lines

1. Me: Is this the only way Iced VIA comes?
2. Starbucks Girl: Yes it is.
3. Starbucks Girl: Why do you ask?
4. Starbucks Girl: Do you like it really sweet?
5. Me: Oh dear no. I like my iced coffee with no sweet at all.
6. Starbucks Girl: Yeah, me too.
7. Starbucks Girl: You can take the regular VIA and make it iced though.
8. Me: Seriously?
9. Me: I didn't know it would dissolve properly in the non hot water.
10. Starbucks Girl: Yes, yes it will.
11. Starbucks Girl: I do it all the time.
12. Me: --> Starbucks Girl *fist bump*
13. Me: Thanks so much.

Now here is my real problem with the Iced VIA. {see photo above} Not only does the Iced Via not come plain and by plain I mean with out sugar added but it also has a serving size of 1/2 a pkg. Now how is that helpful? So you THINK your iced coffee is going to cost you 50 calories but in reality you will drink the entire pkg worth and it will cost you 100. That is pretty Bastardly, imho.

No Starbucks Iced VIA for this Blondie. That is for certain.

p.s. There is a new poll on the sidebar.