Comments on: An extra bold request

By: Gas Boys: the Salonnières of Central New Jersey | Benjamin Phillips

Gas Boys: the Salonnières of Central New Jersey | Benjamin Phillips — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:41:17 +0000

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By: Elodie

Elodie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:56:22 +0000

that is sooooooo bold!!! Slim Girl Diary

By: Calvin

Calvin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:01:38 +0000

OMG zombieBlanco please tell me that a doubleovertimeshot is how Starbucks prepares espresso.

By: jimbob

jimbob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:34:16 +0000

It makes me sad that those split infinitives make me sad.

By: from the department of disgruntled baristas

from the department of disgruntled baristas — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:50:55 +0000

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By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:35:01 +0000

Yes.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:43:50 +0000

Late to the game, but it totally can’t be pronounced either way.

By: cora

cora — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:57:18 +0000

apparently, the “bold new extras” are starbucks employees getting to choose which topics of conversation are taboo. good to know that person isn’t too terribly egocentric.

By: Barna

Barna — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:39:20 +0000

I find most things on here hilarious/creepy, but after this response I can kind of see where he’s coming from. Amy, Red or Blue?

By: Barna

Barna — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:36:37 +0000

No it can’t, but good comeback!

By: geekgirl

geekgirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:51:53 +0000

I worked at Starbucks for two-and-a-half years. Nobody I worked with thought that they were too cool for anybody–and I worked at three different locations. Nobody was snotty, and the only time we resorted to “bad service” (the worst of which was giving someone decaf instead of regular) were extreme cases of assholery. That happened maybe three times during the entire time I worked there. The rest of the time, I worked my ass off to make sure that people got the best service I could possibly provide. And if I had to “correct” someone, I didn’t do it in a way that demeaned them. (Example: “Do you sell iced cappuccinos? Where are they on the menu?” “Our frozen drinks are called Frappuccinos, and they are all on the third panel of the menu right here! [smile]“)

That having been said, I have been to Starbucks where I got exceedingly crappy service. It isn’t Starbucks’ fault–they give everyone the tools to give great service. The managers and district managers are to blame for horrible service.

By: geekgirl

geekgirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:42:55 +0000

YES! YES! I hear you loud and clear, RunBarbara. Decaf was our savior when I worked at Starbucks.

Also, when you’re at work giving someone the best service possible and you happen to be missing a game that you reeeeeeeeally wanted to see–I don’t know, is it incredibly rude to ask people (and to say please, even!) to TRY not to talk about the game on their way from the register to the drink pick-up station? Once they are out in the cafe, you can’t even hear them unless they’re screaming or something. Give the kid a break!

By: me no dim

me no dim — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:21:56 +0000

magligment……caffine….establishmen…..(hastily scribbling note so I can look these words up later in my dikshunery)…..

By: me no dim

me no dim — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:08:31 +0000

….or might that be your Crapuccino……