13 April 2010

Did you know? Starbucks.

Once, I asked for ice at Starbucks because as you all know by now, I'm not a wait-er... I hate to wait.  I especially hate spending $4 for a latte to be told to wait 3 hours for it to cool enough to drink it.

I hate to burn my tongue too.  Which I always do.

The woman who forever changed my world Starbucks ordering said, "we would rather you didn't water down the taste with ice, can I make it for you at a more drinkable temperature?"

Be still my beating heart.

Why yes, YES you can.  And might I say, you're looking particularly lovely today?  Uh, that speaker box really brings out your eyes.

Then she said, "Next time, just order it at 140 degrees."

And so I do.  More frequently than I'd like to admit.  I don't even need a coffee sleeve, which makes me feel like I'm helping the environment. 

Or something.



14 comments:

  1. I love that trick and use it every winter when we take multiple trips to Starbucks for their peppermint hot chocolate.

    I think the kids temp is 130, but I always have them keep it to 100. Especially for my daughter who is 2.

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  2. I'm not a coffee drinker but that is one great tip! I do like Starbucks hot chocolate and it's definitely too hot so I'm definitely going to change the way I order!

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  3. Wow...never knew I could do this! Starbucks' coffee always seems EXTRA hot. Thanks!!

    Here's another Starbucks tip for this Thursday, April 15: free coffee when you bring in your own reusable travel mug!

    http://dealnews.com/Upcoming-at-Starbucks-Free-coffee-when-you-bring-a-travel-mug/358523.html

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  4. Great tip!

    I NEVER knew you could do this!

    Tweeting!

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  5. I like mine hot but love that I can get it cooler for my kiddo who does not do hot. Great tip!

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  6. I had no idea you could order like this! Wow! I will try it sometime. Thanks for the tip.

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  7. I didn't know you could ask for a temp. How cool is that?!

    Have a great day! :D

    Sherry

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  8. Woo! That is awesome! You have a nice Starbucks :) Good to know!

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  9. Ok you should have asked the old Starbuck's barista....you can always order the drinks at a specific temperature (140) or for those that like it even a bit cooler like me, tepid. Much more drinkable!

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  10. I ask for the 100 temp on my daughters drinks.

    Also - Caribou Coffee locations are selling these cool little "sleeves" so I can not take a cardboard one.

    http://www.cariboucoffee.com/asp/shop/category.asp?c=4&s=39

    It stays in the purse and does not need to be washed...which is the main problem I have with bringing in a reusable mug. I ALWAYS forget to wash them and think its gross to hand a dirty mug to someone.

    Plus, do they even take it if it is dirty? Eww.

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  11. You know, I've never had it so hot that I couldn't drink it. Maybe the WI stores think everyone here is a wuss so they always make it at 140 deg? Good tip, though!

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  12. Funny...my sister always orders hers EXTRA hot. But then she only drinks half of it.

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  13. Ha, this is where we are opposites...I always order mine extra hot and then spend the next several hours enjoying it...really! It takes me hours to drink a starbucks drink!

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  14. I somehow just discovered your blog today. First, I just want to say, OMG I freakin love you for this post. I spend entirely too much money at Starbucks to have to sit and wait for my drink to cool down. I resorted to Frappechinos for that reason.

    Second, I wish I would have found your blog sooner. The few pages I got to quickly read were awesome and I'll now have to blog stalk you for the next couple of weeks to read the rest!

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