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Baristas to Riot
« on: April 24, 2017, 06:08:39 PM »
I generally avoid Starbucks, but now I kinda wanna go there and order one of these just to tick off the baristas.  =D

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-unicornfrappucino-idUSKBN17N21T
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2017, 08:57:52 PM »
Too late, it ended Sunday.  My kids wanted one, but they were all sold out in NoVA.

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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2017, 09:13:13 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on April 24, 2017, 08:57:52 PM
Too late, it ended Sunday.  My kids wanted one, but they were all sold out in NoVA.

Chris

Ah, didn't know that. Saw them talking about them on Fox Business and thought it was a new item on the regular menu.
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2017, 09:26:04 PM »
I stop by Bucks around 5:30. Gotten friendly with the staff.

They were talking about it the other week.

At 5:30 I have no filter and blurted out That's the most disgusting thing I've ever *expletive deleted*ing heard of! Is this a coffee shop or a *expletive deleted*ing insane asylum?

The one guy almost fell over.

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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2017, 07:01:28 AM »
So Unicorn Tears are a real thing?
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2017, 08:01:28 AM »
Stopped in for my Komodo Dragon this morning only to find out that they're bringing back the 'Smores Frappachino!!!!!!

I almost puked in the chilled snacks case.
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2017, 11:19:09 AM »
I heard it didn't contain any actual unicorn.  :(
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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2017, 12:03:21 PM »
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2017, 12:24:51 PM »
Until this thread, I had no idea Mike Irwin was such a hipster. :P
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2017, 12:57:18 PM »
Quote from: fistful on April 25, 2017, 12:24:51 PM
Until this thread, I had no idea Mike Irwin was such a hipster. :P

Yeah, my extra strong dark roast Komodo Dragon pour over with half and half makes me a man bun wearing fool....


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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2017, 01:00:04 PM »
a friend was talking about this on the book of faces, terrible for kids, more sugar than a bag of donuts
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2017, 01:07:29 PM »
Quote from: gunsmith on April 25, 2017, 01:00:04 PM
a friend was talking about this on the book of faces, terrible for kids, more sugar than a bag of donuts

Yep, 59 grams of sugar, and 25% of calories from fat....
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2017, 01:11:09 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on April 25, 2017, 12:57:18 PM
Yeah, my extra strong dark roast Komodo Dragon pour over with half and half makes me a man bun wearing fool....


You know that makes you sound even more hipster, right?  :laugh:
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2017, 01:30:59 PM »
Quote from: fistful on April 25, 2017, 01:11:09 PM

You know that makes you sound even more hipster, right?  :laugh:

Excellent. My devious plan is working perfectly!


It's a LOT different now that I'm no longer working in DC and getting my coffee at one of the Starbucks in very close proximity to George Washington University.

I don't think I ever saw one of the little sissybunboys order a straight up dark roast drip. It was always some ghastly coolatafrapwhipachimpo with non-fat soy milk with a caramel drizzle because who cares about the 50+ grams of processed sugar as long as it's nonfuckingfat, right?

I used to scream bloody murder about how Starbucks was crap coffee, how it was over roasted, over brewed, and over priced...

Either I've mellowed, or they've changed. It's still over priced, but I REALLY love the Komodo Dragon blend roast.

Now I'm seeing mainly working people -- nurses, firemen, police officers, military, etc. -- stopping in to get their coffee, and they are, by and large, getting coffee, not some milkshake because I'm no longer in the land of the pampered snowflake college kid who's just horrified that Donald Trump is president...
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2017, 02:21:24 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on April 25, 2017, 01:30:59 PM

I used to scream bloody murder about how Starbucks was crap coffee, how it was over roasted, over brewed, and over priced...

Either I've mellowed, or they've changed. It's still over priced, but I REALLY love the Komodo Dragon blend roast.


Now you're starting to sound more like this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKdEdzHnfU
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2017, 02:45:16 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on April 25, 2017, 01:30:59 PM
Either I've mellowed, or they've changed. It's still over priced, but I REALLY love the Komodo Dragon blend roast.

Did they finally learn the difference between "roast" and "scorch?"
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Re: Baristas to Riot
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2017, 02:50:31 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on April 25, 2017, 12:57:18 PM
Yeah, my extra strong dark roast Komodo Dragon pour over with half and half makes me a man bun wearing fool....




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