For a long time I had a problem getting a certain drink made just right every week when I went to Starbucks on Fridays to get a drink for Elizabeth in lieu of getting her flowers in honor of the holy Sabbath. That problem seems to be mostly over now, as I have repeated myself enough times that the baristas at the store know the drink well. It has been especially easier since we have started ordering the drink “affogato style.”
A number of months ago, it came to light at my office that I do not bring flowers home to my wife Elizabeth every Friday afternoon as many Jewish men do, in honor of the Sabbath. One of my coworkers gave me a hard time about this, saying that it was important that I honor the Sabbath this way, as well as doing something nice for the person who was spending so much time getting ready for this holy twenty-five hour period.
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Starbucks are supposed to be the “third place” — after home and work — where you go to relax and enjoy your life. Starbucks also sells their service as the place where you can make really specific drink orders and have them fulfilled with glee and not hostile resentment.
Today, I am going to share with you my ongoing and miserable experience with a particular Starbucks store in Midtown Manhattan that just plain out refuses to correctly make my drinks order — even though they’re the ones who taught me precisely how to order my drink!
The last couple of months, I have really been enjoying iced coffee at Starbucks. I don’t know what it is about walking to the office with a reusable tumbler in hand full of iced coffee when the weather is hot and generally icky that makes it considerably more bearable. It is also a pretty simple drink to order — in a coffee place like Starbucks where guides are written to show you how to order a cup of coffee.
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