xepherys

TotalMILF works at Sbux again, and in the system, this is the line item for the new lemonade "sauce" for the blended lemonade drinks. She says someone has a freakish sense of humor at corporate. I believe they are deceivingly honest. You must decide for yourself...

This does not affect the iced tea/lemonade drinks

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Outstanding! And quite appropriate.

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haha.

The person supplying the pee must be rich with the prices they charge.

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Well that explains what happened to my SBUX stock.

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Sion

I avoid Starbucks like the plague on general principle.

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Baraka_Guru

Starbucks is a plague.

But apparently we're beating it; they're closing a bunch of locations.

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xepherys

Sbux is my hero... despite the pee. But they are only closing locations due to oversaturation of some markets, partly because of all the licensed Sbux vendors (like Barnes and Noble)

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Baraka_Guru

Yeah, I thought so. All I know is that at Queen & Spadina in Toronto, you can save around $0.60 by going to Le Gourmand a few doors up instead of Starbucks.

I tend to avoid all the drinky drinks and stick with the coffee and lattes when I do go the the 'Bux though. So no pee for me, if you please.

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Tully Mars

They're not closing down here south of the border. I know of three new ones in Merida with two more on the way.

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blahblah454

46oz??? Did anyone else notice that little bit. Is that seriously a 46oz. Drink?

Borgs

Well, even if you get a Starbucks drink without the pee in it, it will still taste like piss.

Baraka_Guru

I think that's just the sauce to make the drink.

It's okay.... settle down....

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xepherys

Haha, yeah, it's just a 46oz. mix

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blahblah454

I will not settle down!

That reminds me of when I was in USA and there was a big add at Mcdicks that said something like: "Thirsty? Grab a 42 oz. cola"

It kind of scared me. The amount of sugar in that is frightening to comprehend.

xepherys

THAT is why Americans are fat... duh! We love teh lardz!

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Baraka_Guru

And rightly so!

Wow, that's 410 calories right there....

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xepherys

From Baraka_Guru's link,
So, uhm... you can get a salad, apple wedges and a fucking 410 calorie soda? Wow, such an improvement, lol!

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Baraka_Guru

Lawlz, I know.

That's over 140 grams of sugar in that beverage, by the way.

Edit: And the weird thing is, according to that chart, the drink should be closer to 510 calories.

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blahblah454

140 grams of sugar? Thats huge!! Thats so insane. Diabetes in a cup.

JumpinJesus

I don't think it's even sugar. I think it's high fructose corn syrup.


Sorry for the digression.

The photo is funny.

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Baraka_Guru

They're actually relatively similar. Either way, that's far too much.

I wonder how much is in that lemonade....

EDIT: Okay, 85g of sugar in a venti (24 oz.) blended lemonade, so 48 oz. would be 170g of sugar.

Interesting.

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snowy

Don't ever read the nutrition for a Frappucino...yeesh. Not only packed with sugar, but fat too! Fabulous.

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Baraka_Guru

(Sorry, had to do it.)

Venti Mocha Frappuccino:
Calories 500
Fat Calories 150
Total Fat (g) 17
Saturated Fat (g) 10
Total Carbohydrates (g) 82
Sugars (g) 67
Protein (g) 9


It's not just a beverage; it's a meal!

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Tully Mars

I have one of these every time I go to the movies. I know it's full o'crap I shouldn't have but once and while.

I could have one of these everyday, they're like smack to me.

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The_Jazz

Christ, a little of the old "pee in the lemonade" joke brings out all the AOLspeakers.

I refuse to order coffee that comes in arbitrarily named sizes. I drink my coffee black and strong, which makes Starbucks a good choice, but I hate the names and refuse to use them. Plus there's a drive-through one nearby that is great for weekends when one of the boys gets up at 5:00 am.

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xepherys

I love the size names, if only because I'd do the same if I had a business. My sizes would be "Why so fucking small?" "Now we're getting somewhere" and "Boo-ya motherfucker!"

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And those I'd never be hostile towards. At least there's an attempt at humor (successfull IMO), but Starbucks is just arbitrary words, some of which don't mean what they imply, i.e. Tall.

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dlish

great post..i was thinking the same way...

BUT

id rather "you know you like it big" as the largest one

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This thread makes me really glad I've never bought a beverage from Starbucks - just a muffin at 5 am at the airport once.

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as long as you don't mind paying exorbitant prices for burnt coffee...then hey, go for it.

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jorgelito

What's wrong with Starbucks? Starbucks is great, I don't understand all the hate.

Baraka_Guru

That comment was more of a joke. Starbucks is... okay. Overpriced and a bit overroasted.

They aren't the best coffee shop.

But I don't hate them.

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jorgelito

I like Starbucks. I drink their coffee black. It doesn't cost $4, it is not 500+ calories. That's why I get confused why so many people hate them. The coffee I get at McD's, $1.49. The coffee I get at Starbucks, $1.50.

It's a good company, not perfect but they are pretty socio-conscious. I used to work there and received full health benefits and stock options even as a part-timer. They also encouraged me to go to school.

genuinegirly

hehe. Fun photo. Made me smile.

I worked for Sbux for a while. I had an enjoyable time. I do not entirely understand the backlash against their business model. I am bothered by friends and aquaintances that say to my face that starbucks is the devil and ask me why I ever worked for them. It is not fun to defend a corporation whose beverages you happen to enjoy and whose employee benefits are appealing enough to work for them.

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xepherys

Yeah, Sbux gets a bad rap. Sure, their drinks can be pricey, but they aren't horrible. I like their coffee, and either go to Starbucks or Caribou most of the time. The prices aren't terribly different. Starbucks also buys coffee direct from farming co-ops in several countries, allowing them opportunity to make market value for their beans instead of being ripped off. They offer fantastic benefits, including insurance benefits for "domestic partners"... not "spouse". To me, that's a big step forward. I just don't want pee in my lemonade

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Poppinjay

Try looking at a Robek's nutritional chart sometime. They market all their drinks as healthy and filled with protein. They are in reality high sugar-fat gorillas.

NERD EDIT: at least it's nice to see someone still uses F keys.

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snowy

I will say this--Starbucks is one of my go-to coffee places when I travel outside of my perfect little coffee culture bubble in the PacNW, or even travel to smaller towns in the PacNW with little coffee culture and only a Starbucks. Why? Consistency of product. There's something brilliant about the fact that I can drink the same cup of coffee in a mind-boggling number of places--and it's a better cup of coffee than I might get elsewhere. However, in town I only ever go to Starbucks if I'm in the mood for a Tazo chai, because they're the only ones who use Tazo chai (I dislike Oregon chai, it's too sweet and not peppery enough). We have a lot of locally-owned and operated coffee shops I would rather give my business to--with much better coffee. Plus, Starbucks house coffee isn't organic or fair trade--though they do sell beans that are organic/fair trade, and they are the largest purchaser of fair trade coffee--I prefer to buy conscientious coffee if possible, even by the cup.

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Cynthetiq

Tricky bastards...

http://www.illwillpress.com/sml.html

I haven't bought any starbucks yet, but they don't appeal to me. I don't hate them. They just aren't my kind of place. I like the corner deli coffee for $.75

Esspresso, I like in a cafe, not a fast food establishment.

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jorgelito

*sigh* It's not arbitrary. This is easily explained.

There used to be only three sizes: small, tall, and grande. Pretty straight forward. Due to customer demand, they added a new size, venti (20oz). So now they have, small, tall, grande, and venti. I hear they are getting rid of small so now it will be tall, grande, and venti. Instead of renaming the sizes, they felt it was easier and less confusing to just stick with what they had. I see this as no different as any other company that has different labels for different sizes.

genuinegirly

Have you noticed that a Starbucks drip coffee is less expensive than a drip coffee at McDonalds lately?

Overroasted, eh? Sounds like you haven't tried light note.

Short. Not small. Short.

The short cup will always exist for hot beverages. I will be shocked if they ever remove it. It's for the children's size hot chocolate. I personally like getting a short breve raspberry hot chocolate. Besides, it's the only reasonable sized cup for a single almond camapana to go.

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