I have many vices... caffeine is not one of them. But that doesn't mean I don't like the taste of a hot steaming cup of coffee-like liquid on a chilly afternoon. Just because I'm not addicted to the world's legal drug of choice doesn't mean I don't have rights! Tell that to Starbucks who announced this week that they will stop serving decaf coffee after noon. Not fair, the decaffers say! What about us??
But upon further review, maybe it's a good thing. Rather than brewing a wasteful pot of decaf every 30 minutes, Starbucks will brew it on request. That means you can still order decaf, you just have to wait four minutes for a new pot to brew a piping hot fresh cup of unleaded coffee.
So while I was up in arms and about to form a mutiny, I'm cooling my jets. Let Starbucks save their $400 million by putting decaf on the back burner, that's cool. It's not like I go there anyway.
Besides, in response to Starbucks' decaf discrimination, Caribou Coffee is offering a FREE cup of decaf today from noon till close. Good news for my fellow I-like-decaf-coffee-in-the-middle-of-the-day-and-don't-like-to-go-to-Starbucks-anyway peeps.
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I know you needed that Starbucks after the day you had today ... of course maybe you needed something a little stronger ;)
Have a great weekend!!
Kim
Starbucks schmarbucks! In an effort to cut back economically (so I could blow a wad on an obscenely expensive but absolutely necessary and I-love-it-so-much-why-don't-I-marry-it camera) I switched from Starbucks to Folgers decaf made in my very own kitchen. Sure, my kitchen doesn't have that cool coffeehouse smell or big, comfy leather chairs, but it's got artwork by the most talented 3-year-old on the planet and offers decaf coffee that, in comparison to Starbucks, costs like a half a cent to make.
I'm with you. Starbucks can go roast their beans someplace really, really hot.
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