Entries Tagged as 'starbucks'

raging against the little guy

October 20th, 2009 · 187 Comments

Kellye from Huntsville, Alabama spotted these notes posted on boarded-up diner during last month’s G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
Explains Kellye: “The broken windows were caused by a few rowdy anarchists/drunk college kids from Oakland who apparently missed the mark in their defiance of the man. Since the vandals represented only a very small cross-section of protesters [...]

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Tags: heart · note wars · pittsburgh · raging against the machine · spelling and grammar police · starbucks

french roast black, with a dash of deference

August 26th, 2008 · 203 Comments

despite the logo on this breakroom note, nikki in fresno doesn’t work at starbucks. (she just wishes she does.)

related: be curtius

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · fresno · highlighter · ital overkill · money · office · overzealous secretary · starbucks

Three things your health teacher didn’t tell you about herpes

June 18th, 2008 · 109 Comments

(A Passiveaggressivenotes.com public disservice announcement)
1. From Portland, Oregon…

2. From Williamsburg, Virginia…

3. From Miami, Florida…

related: come get some
extra credit: Herpes: it’s got new york by the balls [nymag.com]

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Tags: FYI · miami · not-so-veiled threats · now that's not true · portland · roommates · smiley · starbucks · stealing · university · virginia · warning · whiteboard · williamsburg

all your baristas are belong to us

June 17th, 2008 · 160 Comments

spotted by weston in the backroom of a dallas starbucks: the coffee chain’s recipe for the “keep-our-employees-locked-in-petty-arguments-so-they-won’t-unionize-accino”!
(add one pump “disgruntled english lit ph.d.s” + one pump “functional illiterates”; shake well.)

related: an extra bold request
extra credit: starbucks gossip

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Tags: bathroom · group bitchfest · say wha? · spelling and grammar police · starbucks · towels · you call that a comeback?

an extra bold request

May 8th, 2008 · 147 Comments

jessica from chicago spotted this gem at a boston-area starbucks.
notes jessica: “i wonder if all that special barista training they had recently included anything about dictating the topic of conversations allowed?”

related: our customers are always right…except when they’re wrong

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Tags: "customer service" · cranky barista · massachusetts · sports · starbucks