Praise Be to the Coffee Gods!

[kitt kat]

I am addicted to coffee. I think I drink about three to five cups a day---probably the majority at home in a mug or in my travel cup, and the rest from a coffee place. It's like crack, but more sugary :)

All love for the caffinated beverage of the god goes here.

And I don't CARE if you hate Starbucks; it's around the corner from me, and it just happens to be where I buy a majority of my coffee from. I need my grande non-fat vanilla latte or else I cannot function. (Semi-related, venti iced passion tea lemonade is AMAZING.)

I seriously could not function without coffee. :(

[Boourns]

I hate Starbucks because they stopped selling Chantico.

[BlackSwan]

Tea>Coffee

[kitt kat]

Tea, also good. Hot beverages = good.

I'm a fan of good ol' green tea, chai, and straight up black.

[BROKENDOLL]

I am addicted to coffee. I think I drink about three to five cups a day---probably the majority at home in a mug or in my travel cup, and the rest from a coffee place. It's like crack, but more sugary :)

All love for the caffinated beverage of the god goes here.

And I don't CARE if you hate Starbucks; it's around the corner from me, and it just happens to be where I buy a majority of my coffee from. I need my grande non-fat vanilla latte or else I cannot function. (Semi-related, venti iced passion tea lemonade is AMAZING.)

I seriously could not function without coffee. :( I wouldn't exactly call Grande Non-Fat Vanilla Latte coffee, KittKat...And the Venti Iced Passion Tea Lemonade? Wait, I forgot. You've barely finished teething. Try some real coffee for kicks sometime. Better yet, go over the edge with some Expresso! Now that shit's like crack!

[cansei de ser sexme]

Coffee is liek LEMME BASH YOUR HEAD IN WITH CAFFEINE while tea is much more tasty.


And clearly Kitt Kat is seriously enjoying a cup o' joe right now.


Oh and people say coffee stunts growth? Not true. I have been drinking it since 6th grade and look at me.

[kitt kat]

Oh no, I get those too. Depends how awake you need to be.

When I make coffee at home, it's just standard coffee in a can with some milk.

Now, CUBAN COFFEE. That shit is INTENSE.

[cansei de ser sexme]

...Expresso...

:nono

[cansei de ser sexme]

Coffee with sugar and/or milk is for pussies. Or people that want to cool down their coffee real quick.

[samiksha]

i miss coffee. i USED to be addicted to it, until all the caffeine started giving me seizures in my sleep. and i dont trust people to give me decaf when i ask, so now i avoid it altogether. my favorite thing to get was some sort of special christmas time only minty concoction.

[mvanwinkle]

Better yet, go over the edge with some Expresso! Now that shit's like crack!

now if you only stuck to expresso

[cansei de ser sexme]

now if you only stuck to expresso

:lool

[rskapcat]

I drink one mug of tea a day (currently white chai w/milk). I used to drink triple-strength coffee (enough grounds for a pot used for one cup), but it got to a point that that much caffeine was jacking with my health. I have issues with anxiety and insomnia...'Nuff said. I don't like weak coffee, so...tea. I do still love the smell of coffee, and I miss cafe americano.

[luckyface]

I can't drink coffee, as it literally makes me ill. I could use it on a lot of days in the morning, though.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Turkish coffee is amazing...

[Courtney]

I used to love love love the coffee at Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake. Their cafe con leches fueled many late night sessions. But even in the USC area, there is no excuse for Starbucks. The Ragazzi Room on Hoover is a good alternative with cute exposed brick walls. Also Normandie Bakery is a short drive away on Jefferson, and has fabulous baguettes and pleasant outdoor seating in addition to coffee. And then there was that Coffee Factory place on Figueroa, but they sort of suck at pulling espresso.

[wmgaretjax]

Starbucks coffee all tastes burnt to me...

I used to drink way to much coffee (a common affliction up here in Seattle)...

I have a french press once or twice a week now...

[Courtney]

I had nine cups of tea today. Decaf. It's cold in Connecticut.

Which is to say, I can understand how coffee might be a particularly appealing addiction in Seattle.

[Blinken]

pussies
http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A8017/80175/300_80175.jpg

[miscorrections]

I have cut back a lot on my coffee intake, but when I cave I get two shots of espresso in a cup of coffee. Delicious and it kind of keeps me awake.

[fatbastard]

I am addicted to coffee. I think I drink about three to five cups a day---probably the majority at home in a mug or in my travel cup, and the rest from a coffee place. It's like crack, but more sugary :)

All love for the caffinated beverage of the god goes here.

And I don't CARE if you hate Starbucks; it's around the corner from me, and it just happens to be where I buy a majority of my coffee from. I need my grande non-fat vanilla latte or else I cannot function. (Semi-related, venti iced passion tea lemonade is AMAZING.)

I seriously could not function without coffee. :(

I'll assume your talking about the one on Hoover by Spudnuts. That particular location opens real early.

I drink a couple of cups of Yamamotoyama green tea each morning during the week (no lead required).

I started ordering those new salted caramel hot chocolates a few weeks ago. So good.

[Jerm05]

I only drink starbucks around the fall/winter season as this is the pumpkin spice season...I luvs me the P-Spice Latte

[prettydirtything]

your cappuccino sucks if it doesn't taste like the ones I get every morning:

;-)

http://gallery.me.com/jessewysong1/100062/Library-20--200322/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/jessewysong1/100062/Library-20--200326.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12277576020002

http://gallery.me.com/jessewysong1/100062/Library-20--200323/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/jessewysong1/100062/Library-20--200324.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12277576050002

....from the coffee shop in between home and my bus stop

[fatbastard]

Those look strong enough to put hair on my man boobs.

[suprefan]

Thought you were getting rid of those..

[MarkO]

I drink 6 or 7 cups a day usually. Costco coffee is pretty good, my coffee maker has a built in grinder so it tastes fresh (imo, of course). I miss Dunkin Donuts coffee from MA though.

[fatbastard]

I'm down to an A cup again.

[kitt kat]

The Ragazzi Room on Hoover is a good alternative with cute exposed brick walls.

Yeah, my boyfriend lives across the street from there. But, it's pretty far for me to bike there, then to class. I mean, the Starbucks is ON CAMPUS.

If we're talking about getting coffee in general, rather than grabbing a cup on the way to class/work...I do enjoy

Lost Souls Cafe (Downtown...good food)
Downbeat Cafe (Echo Park...good quiche)
Groundwork Coffee Co. (Hollywood...free wireless)


I started ordering those new salted caramel hot chocolates a few weeks ago. So good.

So they're good?! I am always so tempted to order one to try it....But I always flake out.

[Pixiessp]

I used to drink about 5 to 6 cups a day. Then the stomach problems kicked in and my doctor told me to cut down or quit all together. I now drink 1 cup in the morning and that's it. But let me tell you...that's one strong ass cup of coffee. :)

[Neutral Milk Hotel]

I've never had a cup of coffee, and I don't particularly want to. I've had frappucinos though.

[Pixiessp]

I prefer Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf over Starbucks for iced mochas.

[sbessiso]

I never use to drink the stuff before I started working at Starfux. Now I need that shit to survive. This thread makes me want to kill myself

[Pixiessp]

you have gum in your brain?

[Mr. Dylanja]

Pixie, you're needed in chat, PRONTO!!!

[Pixiessp]

can't get in Mr.Dylanja. tried numerous times. it's a travesty!!!!

[sbessiso]

you have gum in your brain?

I'm also a broken disc

[fatbastard]

I never use to drink the stuff before I started working at Starfux. Now I need that shit to survive. This thread makes me want to kill myself

Sbessiso, I'll be referring all Starbucks questions your way!

[sbessiso]

Ick. Apparently those fucking douchebags arent paying time and a half today. I dont believe it

(Semi-related, venti iced passion tea lemonade is AMAZING.)(

Do you get it sweetened? That used to be my drink of choice until I discovered black tea has a lot of caffeine. The venti black iced tea lemonade is bomb diggity.

Otherwise its iced grande soy vanilla latte

[captncrzy]

http://www.ratemyeverything.net/image/3268/0/How_to_successfully_blow_your_brains_out.ashx

[canexplain]

I had nine cups of tea today. Decaf. It's cold in Connecticut.

Which is to say, I can understand how coffee might be a particularly appealing addiction in Seattle.

courtney are you on vacation or did you move? i drink a pot of Folgers everyday ...old school here .... cr****

[bug on your lip]

i'm getting kitt katt some cat-poop coffee for Xmas

[canexplain]

morning bug ... happy t day ..... cr****

[bug on your lip]

you too ****ron

here is a funny pictchey i made

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l170/bugonyourlip/KopiLuwak.jpg

[wmgaretjax]

I've never had a cup of coffee, and I don't particularly want to. I've had frappucinos though.

fag much?

teasing...

[Courtney]

Yeah, my boyfriend lives across the street from there. But, it's pretty far for me to bike there, then to class. I mean, the Starbucks is ON CAMPUS.

If we're talking about getting coffee in general, rather than grabbing a cup on the way to class/work...I do enjoy

Lost Souls Cafe (Downtown...good food)
Downbeat Cafe (Echo Park...good quiche)
Groundwork Coffee Co. (Hollywood...free wireless)

Ok I understand Starbucks if convenience/proximity is that much of an issue. Plus, I nearly forgot about Downbeat Cafe and Groundwork. Mmmmm. Although I think I have only been to the Groundwork locations in Little Tokyo and Venice. I guess the Hollywood one is probably bigger?

I never use to drink the stuff before I started working at Starfux. Now I need that shit to survive. This thread makes me want to kill myself

This is pretty much what happened to me too. Minus the wanting to kill myself. So glad to no longer be working there, although they DO have excellent benefits, for what its worth.

courtney are you on vacation or did you move? i drink a pot of Folgers everyday ...old school here .... cr****

I am visiting family for Thanksgiving. It is swell. I don't think I've ever had Folgers.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

fag much?

teasing...

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/d/f/7/df706292d2eae5d09fb6fe2c1ddfaf77.jpg

[BROKENDOLL]

Ick. Apparently those fucking douchebags arent paying time and a half today. I dont believe it I found out I'm not getting any special rate of holiday pay either today, yet it's mandatory that I be there. (When I first started working at this country club, holiday pay was one of the perks.) I may just skip coffee and drink a cup or two of tequila instead before I go in!!!

courtney are you on vacation or did you move? i drink a pot of Folgers everyday ...old school here .... cr**** Me too, canexplain. What class were you in?

[canexplain]

I found out I'm not getting any special rate of holiday pay either today, yet it's mandatory that I be there. (When I first started working at this country club, holiday pay was one of the perks.) I may just skip coffee and drink a cup or two of tequila instead before I go in!!!

Me too, canexplain. What class were you in?

silly girl, happy thanksgiving brokendoll ... congrats on your 5k posts .... cr****

[BROKENDOLL]

silly girl, happy thanksgiving brokendoll ... congrats on your 5k posts .... cr****Thanks Ron! The thread I made for my 5000th went down in history...:rolleyes (But the good news is, my addiction to this board hasn't!)You and your lady have a great turkey day as well!

[kitt kat]

I've had frappucinos though.

Frappucinos = wine coolers of the coffee world.

Do you get it sweetened? That used to be my drink of choice until I discovered black tea has a lot of caffeine. The venti black iced tea lemonade is bomb diggity.


Usually not. Sometimes they forget to ask me. I also love me the iced vanilla, but I get mine skinny.

[wmgaretjax]

Frappucinos = wine coolers of the coffee world.


wine coolers if wine coolers would give you an instant heart attack...

[kitt kat]

And by heart attack, you mean SUGARRUSH.

OMG SUGAR!

[Pixiessp]

I THINK MY COFFEE MAKER JUST BROKE!!!!!!!














I forgot to turn it on(sheepish grin)

[Pixiessp]

I'm also a broken disc

can also be interpreted as a broken record.

[sbessiso]

zomg I just discovered, the strawberry and cream frappacino with hazelnut tastes just like captain crunch. No kidding. and we do get overtime today but I left early, fuck that shit

[woogie846]

I like iced coffee.

[mvanwinkle]

I've never had a cup of coffee, and I don't particularly want to. I've had frappucinos though.

i usualy dont either. i thoguht i would take advantage of the free voting coffee from star bucks and god i took liked 3 sips and threw it away. i felt like a dick

[Cheddar's Cousin]

I prefer my coffee strong and black.

[sbessiso]

Like your women?

[boarderwoozel3]

Frappucinos = wine coolers of the coffee world.



Pffft. Quite the confident statement from someone who swears by Starbucks.

Too bad I didn't get any of you for the board secret santa thingy. Would have sent you some good coffee.

Espresso form Vivace. Or regular coffee from Stumptown in Seattle. Direct trade beans FTW! Occasionally Stumptown brews drip coffee that costs $85 for a half pound. And yes, it's absolutely amazing!

http://stumptowncoffee.com/coffees/latin-america/panama-esmeralda-especial-batch-1-
Hands down the best coffee that has ever hit my palate.

[Cheddar's Cousin]

I like the green tea lemonade in the summer time!

[McAwesome]

This Starbucks Coffee Goddess had to work 7 hours today, and we had a line to the door the whole time ): At least I got overtime. Bastards hardly tipped all day even though the poor folks like myself had to miss out on Thanksgiving dinner.

[emtgreg]

I like my coffee just like my metal...

[Cheddar's Cousin]

Left over from the 80's?

[emtgreg]

hahaha...no its a quote from a certain band who conflicted with radiohead in 04...

[miscorrections]

Frappucinos = wine coolers of the coffee world.

Hark who's talking. Flavored lattes - vanilla lattes, no less - are coffee for people who don't like coffee. Sack up, ho.

[captncrzy]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/myspace-codes-animations22.gif

[sbessiso]

This Starbucks Coffee Goddess had to work 7 hours today, and we had a line to the door the whole time ): At least I got overtime. Bastards hardly tipped all day even though the poor folks like myself had to miss out on Thanksgiving dinner.

Ahh, a fellow "partner". Do you feel like your soul is raped on a daily basis?

[wmgaretjax]

Hark who's talking. Flavored lattes - vanilla lattes, no less - are coffee for people who don't like coffee. Sack up, ho.

She has a point...

[amyzzz]

This Starbucks Coffee Goddess had to work 7 hours today, and we had a line to the door the whole time ): At least I got overtime. Bastards hardly tipped all day even though the poor folks like myself had to miss out on Thanksgiving dinner.
Oh man, that sucks. Whenever I get upset about always having to work the Friday after Thanksgiving I think about when I worked at a movie theatre which was open every fucking day of the year meaning I worked every holiday. Now I get holidays and weekends off. :) Just not today.

And blah blah, I like coffee but can't drink it.

[Pixiessp]

There's coffee a brewing in the kitchen and cheesecake in the fridge.
Oh glorious day!!!!!

[fiyahhh!]

I love coffee. I used to drink four shots of espresso every morning, but now I just drink regular coffee. Once in a while I'll sneak in an extra shot of espresso with my regular cup.

[anti-square]

I take a thermos full of Columbian Folgers with Nestle hazelnut creamer to work every night. It stays hot for 24 hours so I sip on it through out the night.

[canexplain]

I take a thermos full of Columbian Folgers with Nestle hazelnut creamer to work every night. It stays hot for 24 hours so I sip on it through out the night.

i dont do starbucks, i do like expresso, but on any given day, give me a hot hot cup of folgers ..... cr****

[BROKENDOLL]

I used to love love love the coffee at Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake. Their cafe con leches fueled many late night sessions. But even in the USC area, there is no excuse for Starbucks. The Ragazzi Room on Hoover is a good alternative with cute exposed brick walls. Also Normandie Bakery is a short drive away on Jefferson, and has fabulous baguettes and pleasant outdoor seating in addition to coffee. And then there was that Coffee Factory place on Figueroa, but they sort of suck at pulling espresso. What about the Kona Coffee from Hawaii? Some of the best ever for me! (Maybe the swaying palms and ocean breeze on the lanai had something to do with that?) There's a little coffee/internet lounge near work that caught my eye becaue of it's Hawaiian decor...The BadAssCoffeeCo. It's become my new hideout during my split shift breaks at work!

I have cut back a lot on my coffee intake, but when I cave I get two shots of espresso in a cup of coffee. Delicious and it kind of keeps me awake. Two espressos added to your coffee? Woo-hoo! I'd be bouncing off the walls!

i dont do starbucks, i do like expresso, but on any given day, give me a hot hot cup of folgers ..... cr**** The very first espresso I ever tried was from Starbucks. I didn't know what to expect, so when they handed me this teeny weenie shotglass amount, I felt ripped off. I guess you could say I enjoy a full cup of java to sip on and relax with. Besides, they have such an array of flavors, styles, etc, that I end up standing there like a friggin' idiot trying to make up my mind and wondering what I might end up with! (sbessiso probably dreads customers like me!)

[menikmati]

coffee is disgusting, and so are people who HAVE to go order their double latte with a splash of crap heated at exactly 119 degrees...they can fuck off.

[menikmati]

and actually, there is probably nothing I hate more than hearing someone say I can't operate without my cup of coffee.

[BROKENDOLL]

and actually, there is probably nothing I hate more than hearing someone say I can't operate without my cup of coffee. Unless of course you're lying there on the table and it's your surgeon, right? (Sorry, that just popped out uncontrolled!) :)

[Quadromarshia]

Coffee with sugar and/or milk is for pussies. Or people that want to cool down their coffee real quick.

Or people that have heartburn.

Pepcid is expensive, maaan.

[anti-square]

You know you have a good cup when it still taste awesome after it got cold. Fuck I need to finish my school work.

[locachica73]

I use to have a very expensive starbucks habit but I have weened myself off and now drink coffee pot coffee. Although at my last jobsite I did the ordering and ordered starbucks coffee but where I am now they use folgers. I am going to have to take over the shopping out here.

[allyjoy]

I love the coffee club @ my job! $1 gets you amazing coffee. They have all the flavored syrups, flavored cremes, half & half, milk... mmmmmm coffee.

[locachica73]

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, we feel about coffee the same way we feel about beer and weed, only the best. But having lived here in AZ for the past 10 years I have only carried over my beer habit it seems. But I remember going to work in Oregon and having picked up a Triple Shot Vanilla Latte from my local little hole in the wall coffee shop. She would put 3 chocolate covered espresso beans on top of each cup. I would bounce for hours.

[justinaqui]

i have trader joe's ultra dark at work, ground and brewed by a fancy cappreso machine the boss bought us.
at home it's whatever organic espresso roast whole foods has roasted most recently, ground by my krupps grinder, pulled with a middle of the range breville espresso machine.

[comiddle]

coffee is disgusting, and so are people who HAVE to go order their double latte with a splash of crap heated at exactly 119 degrees...they can fuck off.

You know why they ask for that? Because they're paying six bucks for a cup of fuckin' coffee.

All of my coffee comes from the pot here at work, filled with my preferred brand:
http://www.spacetolive.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/coffee2.jpg

And I used to go through a couple of pots a day. Now I'm down to 1 cup with the occasional refill.

[morelifefucker]

used to drink alot of coffee but now i`m hooked on Rockstars. i cant even imagine not starting my day without a rockstar.

[TonyWonder]

I use one of these and I love it:

Bialetti Muka Express
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll131/tonycoach/BialettiMuka.jpg

It's great..you can make a latte, cappuccino or just espresso.

My favorite coffee is Illy Medium Roast.
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll131/tonycoach/illy.jpg

[Hopeless Semantic]

I am appreciative of the coffess suggestions all over the L.A. area, however, I'm going to stick with the only coffee drink I drink with any normality and that's Thai Iced Coffee...the real and not the processed haha.

[bleep]

i'm a sucker for ginger-based teas. when mum's around, i nag her for a cup of homemade sekoteng (Indonesian version) or chai (Punjabi version).

[OutOfmYminD]

The Ginger Bread Lattes ARE Winter. Also Starbuck's might taste burnt to some people because they double roast their coffee beans... Quite unethical.

[Courtney]

A Starbucks gift card was the hot item in my office's white elephant gift exchange this afternoon. I tried to get it, but ended up with a jump rope instead. This is probably for the best.

[miscorrections]

Jump ropes are fun, Courtney. Better than overroasted coffee.

[Courtney]

Indeed. I demonstrated my mad double dutch skills for my new co-workers. It was a bonding experience.

[Courtney]

And by mad skills I mean lack of skills.

[miscorrections]

I can't double dutch. Teach me?

[Courtney]

I will bring the jump rope to Coachella. We can practice!!

[miscorrections]

Yessssss.

[Courtney]

I hope Hannah or Alma or Kristen or someone else wants to play. Because double dutch with two people would be kinda difficult.

[miscorrections]

I'll turn and jump at the same time.

[Courtney]

While drinking a 40.

[miscorrections]

I be multitasking.

[miscorrections]

(It was a 32 and I didn't drink it.)

[fatbastard]

A6Tub5_NXOA

[Courtney]

Maybe we can also have a teach-in about various beer options and sizes. I would find that useful.

[miscorrections]

AND I CAN BUY THE PROPS TO DEMONSTRATE.

[Courtney]

You be OLD.

[miscorrections]

Will be.

[lindysindie]

I kind of feel like I have to chime in... I am recently departed from two years of hell at fuckbucks. I am now at seattle's best (yes I know sbux owns them, but we really do have good coffee!) First, I can't help myself... brewed coffee has wayyyyy more caffeine than shots of espresso. And if you are paying a lot for your coffee it generally means that someone in another country is getting paid livable wages. That's right, your $0.99 cup of coffee was really made out of a little Colombian girls tears.
Oh, if sbux asks you to work xmas, just say no. There is no pay worth that shit!

[Courtney]

There will be much celebrating.

[Courtney]

About Corinna's big 2-1 I mean, not Colombian girl tears. Just to clarify.

[miscorrections]

Personally I will be celebrating with Colombian tears.

[Courtney]

Is that some sort of drug lingo I don't know about?

[miscorrections]

Maybe.

[pancakespancakes]

Ahh, a fellow "partner". Do you feel like your soul is raped on a daily basis?


I happen to be a fellow "partner" myself here at store 526 in San Diego, have been for about a year and a half. It's not something I'm proud of, but if I could find another, more superior job around here, I would leave in a heartbeat. That and I really like all of the people I work with, and despite her blind allegiance in the company she works for, I have a really nice boss... and that's always something to hold on to. But the company I work for = shit, and I don't know what ever brought me to work for them. Young ignorance I guess, I was only 16 when I applied...

But with that all said, I love working at a coffee shop, it's just the place for me, I really love the atmosphere. As for coffee itself though, it all tastes the same to me, I couldn't care less. My favorite Starbucks order... the simple grande drip with room!

[sbessiso]

AHHHH PANCAKES!!! YOU WORK AT SFUX TOO?? :pulse!!

I know what you mean, what keeps me sane is my fellow co-workers. I work with a lot of my friends and those who weren't before are my friends now. We goof around A LOT and try to keep things light.

I've been working at another store these past few weeks, one that isn't on Lincoln Road, not in South Beach. Just far away from Tourist Central and you know what? I really like it! I had never known the feeling of going to work at sfux and NOT hating my life. It's a small store as opposed to my giant ass store. The customers are really nice (not bitchy SoBe losers) and the place has its peak hours but then its gets sloooooow. Which I love. I can never get enough downtime. I DO hate it when bosses have this "blind allegiance" as you put it, they want us to be a fucking robot like them and I refuse to.

p.s.-My favorite drink to make is the doppio espresso :P

[fatbastard]

You guys would hate the wife. She orders a tall iced Americano in a vente cup (extra ice), a splash of non fat milk and 1/2 a Splenda. Even I get pissed when she orders it.

[sbessiso]

Whenever they say half a splenda or two and a half splendas or whatever, I always put the whole thing. Always. Not one person has come back to say "Ummm this tastes like it has a whole splenda in it..." yet.

[fatbastard]

Now your really going to hate her, I've watched her return drinks to be re-made. She's claimed that they've added whole milk, Equal or A HOLE Splenda. Good news for you, you don't have to go home with her.

[pancakespancakes]

You guys would hate the wife. She orders a tall iced Americano in a vente cup (extra ice), a splash of non fat milk and 1/2 a Splenda. Even I get pissed when she orders it.

Hahahaha. No that's not bad! Any iced drinks are made in a jiffy, and americanos particularly are so simple. The worst, for me, is steaming milk to specific temperatures. I just want to yell at them "YOU CAN TELL THE FUCKING DIFFERNCE?!?"

[pancakespancakes]

p.s.-My favorite drink to make is the doppio espresso :P

Ahhh yes I have been loving my doppio's lately. I used to hate it, tasted disgusting to me, but I've acquired the taste. Doppio + steamed breve + 2 pumps of any syrup = awesome.

And yeah that's actually pretty funny you work in a touristy area, I do as well! I'm not sure if it's quite as much as Miami, but I'm surrounded by like 6 super-posh-expensive hotels, and needless to say more than half of our customers are both really rich and really foreign. I can never understand some of the people who come in but can't speak English, "latte" and "coffee" sound exactly the same. But on the bright side the tips at our store are like the best in San Diego, in the summer we can get like 2-3 bucks an hour.

Are just a simple happy barrista like myself? How long you been with the Buck?

[sbessiso]

Our tips are terrible!! We have sooo many co-workers at our store so after they're divided up, we're left with some skimpy ass tips. I won't get into numbers, just rest assured that they're just terrible.

Don't get me started on the tourists, their lack of english is understandable I GUESS, but it gets just so frustrating. They get mad AT ME for not understanding them/knowing french (or spanish or german...).

ANYWAY, i'm coming up on a year in January :(

[allyjoy]

happy anniversary!
http://www.starbucksstore.com/images/products/shprodde/313039.jpg

[amyzzz]

i don't think i've ever tipped for coffee. :(

[pancakespancakes]

i don't think i've ever tipped for coffee. :(

Don't worry, only do it if you're on vacation. Or if your barrista compliments your blouse :D

[bug on your lip]

Don't worry, only do it if you're on vacation. Or if your barrista compliments your blouse :D

or you wear the same clothes you shit in

[pancakespancakes]

ANYWAY, i'm coming up on a year in January :(

Well, assuming you work full-time, you're still probably much more experienced than me. Being in school and all I rarely work more than 20 hours a week, usually more like 10-12... haha and I am still SO slow on the bar, it's embarrassing. But gah if I was there more I would get sooo tired of it! I don't understand how everyone spends 40 hours of their week in that tiny little hell-hole. It's so claustrophobic.

[pancakespancakes]

or you wear the same clothes you shit in

I forgot to add...

[sbessiso]

I've gotten better at bar but it's still not my specialty. I get soooooo stressed, like really easily. Man, I CRACK under the pressure, especially when there is a shit-ton of drinks to make. I die a little bit inside whenever I have to make a frap

[lindysindie]

cold bar used to be my favorite! And in Phoenix during July, you really only make cold bar drinks for like half the day. But my store was also one of the busiest in the state (and a drive thru, ugh) so we did about 1500-2000 transactions a day. Usually with four frapps on each order. Joy

[Courtney]

I don't understand this London Fog (http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverage_detail.asp?selProducts=1c3a727b-0878-4124-a4c7-fc0e5f2009fe&strAction=GETDEFAULT&x=27&y=6) thing. I mean, do they use super extra strength earl grey, like a chai mix, or is it just normal tea?

[1litro]

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL844/8886649/16404593/353694307.jpg
coffee is the poor mans ritalin

[Geno_guerrero]

I drink straight black coffee or unsweetened tea, like my dad says "I like my coffee like my women, strong and black"

and I worked at Starfucks for 2 years, now I'm working at a coffee shop that roast there coffee in San Jose, CA, I've been working here for over 2 years, I'm addicted to coffee, but I get it for free at work...

[PrettyRagdoll]

Praise be to the Coffee Gods!

And may they strike the people who brew Java City coffee :nono I'd never experienced coffee so bad it immediately prompted my gag reflex before yesterday.

I mean seriously, not cool. Of all the awesome that is Sac State, Java City Coffee is the glaringly huge black spot

[1litro]

I drink straight black coffee or unsweetened tea, like my dad says "I like my coffee like my women, strong and black"

and I worked at Starfucks for 2 years, now I'm working at a coffee shop that roast there coffee in San Jose, CA, I've been working here for over 2 years, I'm addicted to coffee, but I get it for free at work...

Ithought the quote went "hot, black, and sweet

[coldstart]

If anyone is near Avila Beach, I highly recommend Joe Momma's coffeehouse. They have baristas that are actually trained and know how to make a world class cappuccino. They also use Intelligentsia coffee (yeah for Black Cat Espresso!) which is consistently voted one of the best coffee roasters in the world.

[fatbastard]

I'm happy that Starbucks is brewing decaf to order.

[slipmode]

mmmm

http://www.chezpei.com/uploaded_images/DSCN5964-719216.JPG

[slipmode]

http://pro.corbis.com/images/KF004310.jpg?size=67&uid=%7B9E84DF5E-987F-4ABF-818E-2A282E5437D5%7D

[Geno_guerrero]

Here's some Latte Art I have done...

beat that Starfucks...

[Geno_guerrero]

Here's some more...
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00753.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00756.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00757.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00759.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00760.jpg
The last two were for a customer that is a stoner, he knows I blaze and asked me if I could make a pot leaf and a bong, my attempts...
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00761.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/DSC00762.jpg

[amyzzz]

How do you do that? trippy.

[Geno_guerrero]

How do you do that? trippy.

If you are an actual barista and not a button presser like starbs, you get the right ratio of foam to milk and the foam blends with the liquid and if you pour it right you can make designs. Some of those are with mocha syrup and you draw patterns like a spiral and draw in other lines with a thermometer. I'm waiting for an old hippie to order a mocha and trip out at the design, I get weird reactions any ways for those that have never seen latte art...

[anti-square]

I'm retiring my fixation with coffee for the time being. I went to the dentist because of pain in a molar and its attributed to my jaw clenching. I think the coffee has some blame for this. Hello green tea...

[samiksha]

today was my first day working at starbucks. so far i found out i'm bad at making cappuccinos.

[blakely]

God I love coffee, but it hates the shit out of me. I cant have a fucking small cup without having a major panic attack.

[zajaa]

God I love coffee, but it hates the shit out of me. I cant have a fucking small cup without having a major panic attack.

exactly. is it worth it though? lets find out

*brews coffee*

[justinaqui]

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL844/8886649/16404593/353694307.jpg
coffee is the poor mans ritalin

why is there a face in your coffee beans?

[marooko]

we usually make 12 cups with 4 scoops. dumbass made 6 cups with 4 scoops. again!!! i had to put a note on the fucking coffee pot breaking it down for him.

[Pixiessp]

I use 4 scoops for 4 cups. Been drinking coffee since I was 8.
Guess that's why i never grew after the sixth grade(height wise).

[marooko]

how big are the scoops?

[zajaa]

i don't think i've ever tipped for coffee. :(

after having worked as a restaurant server for years, i always put something on the tip line of credit card receipts, if there is one. cannot help it.

[zajaa]

COFFEE TIME

[Pixiessp]

how big are the scoops?

just slightly larger than this one.
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t18/Pixiessp/coffescoop.jpg

[marooko]

you're fucking hardcore, pixie.

[Pixiessp]

ha ha ha!! :thu

[justinaqui]

I do the same thing. If coffee is too strong it is easy to add water and mellow it out. If it is too weak though, you have to pour that crap down the drain.

[lindysindie]

I just want to say that I love coffee and coffee culture but...
I am so fucking sick of kids working in coffee shops who don't give a damn about anything, just showing up, collecting their money and leaving. I get it, it's just a job for some folks, but for those of us who actually enjoy and take pride in our jobs I just want to tell them to fucking quit and leave me alone.
Sorry, I'm having minor issues at work...

[zajaa]

i have a friend who works at starbucks, and being new, he has to wake up at 3:30am to be there at 4:00am, so they can prep the store to open at 5:00am.

said friend informs me that customers who give attitude when ordering get decaf instead. apparently this is a pretty common practice.

i can think of a lot of worse things that the person handling your drinks/food could do as well.



so, be nice.

[Pixiessp]

I just want to say that I love coffee and coffee culture but...
I am so fucking sick of kids working in coffee shops who don't give a damn about anything, just showing up, collecting their money and leaving. I get it, it's just a job for some folks, but for those of us who actually enjoy and take pride in our jobs I just want to tell them to fucking quit and leave me alone.
Sorry, I'm having minor issues at work...

I can relate to your grief Lindy. I don't work in a coffee shop but i do work with certain people who don't give a hoot about their job.
I have been having one on one consults with every employee this last week.
Basically telling them that they won't have a job if they don't improve real fast. Sometimes you just have to be a biatch.

[Cherita Chen]

i hate coffee. I smell like stale coffee and failure everyday after my shift

http://dunkinbeatstarbucks.com

[lindysindie]

Pixie I am in the same boat. My district manager just told me to tell people to either "get on the bus or get run over by it." What's killing me though, is that after I tell people "hey, you're gonna lose your job if you don't start doing things right" they don't even try to be better. I don't want to be the person who has to fire everybody, but there are lots of people out there who just got laid off and would appreciate having their jobs. I don't work at a Starbucks anymore, so honestly what is so hard about making drinks and being nice to people?

[Geno_guerrero]

I'm bored at work, I'm trying to come up with new latte art, this one is trippy...
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/1240874228.jpg

[WastedTime]

I am addicted to coffee. I think I drink about three to five cups a day-

You have no idea what addiction is.:nono

[Young blood]

I drink motor oil and insert coffee beans into my meatus 5 times a day. Its a downward awesomeness.

[rskapcat]

I'm bored at work, I'm trying to come up with new latte art, this one is trippy...
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/Genone_gdp/1240874228.jpg

That is mesmerizing.

[pancakespancakes]

My name is Ryan/Pancakespancakes and I still hate my job.

[fatbastard]

I need the skinny!

Is Starbucks going to come out with their own line of wine and coffee or is it going to be supported by region?

[samiksha]

im starting at starbuxxx in 2 weeks

[marooko]

tech house and coffee. gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning.

[wmgaretjax]

starbucks goes covert: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009479123_starbucks16.html

no one goes to this starbucks... and if they do, they get drug outside and stoned. i hope that doesn't change simply because they take down the sign. the other coffee shop mentioned in the article is one of my two favorite joints in seattle.

[obzen]

No coffee--I don't drink from that cup.

[amyzzz]

A vanilla latte sounds so good right now.

[miscorrections]

I walked by that Starbucks and wondered what the hell remodeling they were doing. I guess that answers the question. Fakers.

[Pixiessp]

I've always liked local coffee shops better.
Or shall I say...neighborhood coffee shops.

[amyzzz]

I like the coffee Border's sells. (Seattle's Best?) I only get it a couple times a month because I don't handle caffeine well, but damn, it's good. I don't even know if we HAVE any locally-owned coffee shops in Mesa. Not near me anyway. That have lattes anyway.

[marooko]

anyway....

[wmgaretjax]

I walked by that Starbucks and wondered what the hell remodeling they were doing. I guess that answers the question. Fakers.

oh.. and since you went to Smith the other night:

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/07/16/linda-derschang-versus-starbucks

[miscorrections]

The comments are the best part.

[BROKENDOLL]

I've always liked local coffee shops better.
Or shall I say...neighborhood coffee shops.
I take my coffee seriously, but could never get into the neighborhood coffee shop thing. I mean, why waste that wired up energy on chit-chatting?

[wmgaretjax]

The comments are the best part.

SLOG comments are always equal parts awful and hysterical.

[boarderwoozel3]

starbucks goes covert: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009479123_starbucks16.html

no one goes to this starbucks... and if they do, they get drug outside and stoned. i hope that doesn't change simply because they take down the sign. the other coffee shop mentioned in the article is one of my two favorite joints in seattle.

Nope. I don't like it one bit.

[amyzzz]

Note to self: don't drink coffee and listen to Franz Ferdinand at the same time!

[Dr. Lufs-al-ot]

Ive been spoiled by Illy coffee. Its not the best out there but its wayyyyy better than most of the crap i find anywhere else. I cant drink starbucks anymore now as im use to the actual nice taste of Illy.

I <3 Coffee

[canexplain]

You have no idea what addiction is.:nono

I drink a pot of coffee (12 small cups) a day but it is crap coffee from King Soopers usually. cr****

[amyzzz]

My favorite lattes are from the "Seattle's Best" place inside Border's book store.

I don't know if we have any decent local coffee places here -- I'd check but I don't want to drink too much coffee.

[miscorrections]

I would very much like some coffee right now but I'll just wait until I take lunch.

[frozen pilgrim]

I never buy one coffee. I live across the street from this place called "I-Deal Coffee".
independently owned and operated, all organic and fair trade. I just buy a half pound of fresh ground every couple days. right now I'm on my second mug (about fourth cup) of "Around the World". one of their better selling blends. it's a blend of three central american beans, really nice deep chocolate notes, and a long, floral, almost winey finish. always drink it black with raw demerrara sugar. every morning, I make eight cups of coffee (not ALL for me), and watch last night's daily show/colbert report.

[Courtney]

Ive been spoiled by Illy coffee. Its not the best out there but its wayyyyy better than most of the crap i find anywhere else. I cant drink starbucks anymore now as im use to the actual nice taste of Illy.

I <3 Coffee

Illy espresso is good. I also appreciate their design aesthetic.

[Courtney]

There is a new coffee shop that opened up a block away from my office, called Bad Ass Coffee. It's horrible. So horrible. I can't even begin to explain all the ways. But let these pictures taken from their website serve as some indication, and then imagine adding tremendously bad Korean pop songs sung by an aging Samoan guy on a makeshift stage and one of those portable karaoke machines, and espresso so bitter that for a second I honestly thought the milk had gone bad in my latte.

http://www.badasscoffee.com/images/mainimagenew.jpghttp://www.badasscoffee.com/images/index_image.jpg

[fatbastard]

Is there logo of a donkey kicking it's back legs?

[Still-ill]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/Bnoon/Picture2-2.png
?

[Courtney]

This is their logo:

http://www.badasscoffee.com/images/header_03.jpg

I just noticed on their website that remarkably, it appears to be a franchise with stores in 14 states. How disturbing.

[Dr. Lufs-al-ot]

LOL that sounds like a fun place to go when very very very drunk.

Hawaii has some amazing coffee though. I remember when i was there last year (Big Island, Kona to be exact) my friends and I were on our way to the "Green Sand Beaches" found at the southern tip of the island and we stumbled upon a shack that had the most amazing coffee ive ever had. All homegrown by the owner and it was amazing!!!

[fatbastard]

There use to be another coffee chain in Hawaii with the name kick ass or something like that. Their logo was of a donkey kicking it's back legs out. I remember seeing them on the big island. Do Hawaiians really drink coffee? I mean, like in comparison to so cal.

[amyzzz]

I've finally done it. I drank enough coffee last week to get caffeine headaches 2 days in a row. Slippery slope. I went from drinking it once or twice a month, to once or twice a week, to uhh several times last week. Whoops.

[amyzzz]

Sorry. Overposting due to caffeine buzz.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

This is their logo:

http://www.badasscoffee.com/images/header_03.jpg

I just noticed on their website that remarkably, it appears to be a franchise with stores in 14 states. How disturbing.

wow, they even have 4 locations in JAPAN! ...and are trying to open up drive-through locations

[algunz]

This is our households brand of choice. I highly recommend it. You can get it on-line.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee218/alessandragunz/DSCN1603.jpg

[Courtney]

There use to be another coffee chain in Hawaii with the name kick ass or something like that. Their logo was of a donkey kicking it's back legs out. I remember seeing them on the big island. Do Hawaiians really drink coffee? I mean, like in comparison to so cal.

I don't know about native Hawaiians, because I don't know a whole lot of folks with a significant percentage of Hawaiian blood, but in general Hawaii residents and kamaaina aren't really big coffee drinkers. Which explains why we have nearly only crap coffee shops with bitter espresso.

But I would also say, at the risk of getting flamed, that warm weather places in general don't really know how to make a good espresso.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

i don't drink espresso so I can't comment on that...but i do drink black coffee like it was heroin

[Courtney]

I drink decaf triple shot nonfat lattes. I'm totally that girl. Maybe that should have gone in the confessions thread.

[fatbastard]

There a place in Glendora that makes a cup of silky thick coffee, some would say mud. It's so good that I keep forgetting to bring a large mug as opposed drinking out of a paper cup. It's that good that you notice the taste of the paper and want to enjoy the total essence of the coffee.

[Courtney]

Fatbastard, I am so with you that the experience of the drink can be disrupted by the wrong cup. I have started using my Not A Paper Cup recently. Most of the plastic and metal mugs out there annoy me with their ugly design and cheap feel, so I'm pretty much in love with the idea of being able to carry around porcelain instead.

http://scottandmichelle.net/michelle/notapapercup.jpg

I do like the feel of stainless steel and enamel ones, however, so I'm always on the lookout for a well-designed alternative.

[sames44]

What a fantastic cup, where did you find it?

[Courtney]

Yes, it rules. I got mine from the MoMA Design Store, but I have since noticed that they sell them everywhere from ThinkGeek to Target.

[Geno_guerrero]

This is our households brand of choice. I highly recommend it. You can get it on-line.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee218/alessandragunz/DSCN1603.jpg

Those look good, might have to try some, and that cup looks sick...

[fatbastard]

Metal cups for me. I can see myself breaking that cup within a month.

That part initially bugged me about the place I mentioned. They only have paper cups, regardless if it's to go or I'm sitting there. I give Starbucks credit for giving me a glass or plastic cup when drinking in the store.

[cubrocker]

i can only drink hot coffee a couple months of the year. its iced lattes for me.

the best thing about morning coffee is it helps you get to your morning poop.

[amyzzz]

amen to that.

[algunz]

Doesn't the porcelain cup get too hot? We have those porcelain cups that look like the paper NYC coffee cups. They are great around the house, but I couldn't imagine carrying them around with me.

[Courtney]

The cup is double-chambered with a insulating layer of air between your hand and the hot liquid, so I've never had a problem. Although I have seen reusable silicon cup cozies being sold, so I suppose you could add one of those if you had a problem.

[algunz]

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee218/alessandragunz/images-1.jpg

We have these for home use, but they do get hot. I love them regardless. I prefer drinking coffee with a top though, so yours looks pretty awesome. I've seen them in MoMA, but figured they just got hot like ours.

Hmmmm, I may have a x-mas present for myself. :thu

[Courtney]

I love those cups you have, too. I've seen them and have been tempted to purchase. Have you seen the white porcelain cups that look sort of like crumpled plastic cups? They are super cute too.

Ah, cup lust.

[algunz]

lol, the crumpled cup has been a major source of debate at our house.

Cool, but are they practical?

[fiyahhh!]

It's National Coffee Day! Raise your mugs and celebrate!

[fatbastard]

My coffee place didn't open until 8 today. Had to settle for Starbucks.

[pancakespancakes]

Coffee with brown sugar on sunday afternoons > coffee with anything else in it any other time of the week

[BROKENDOLL]

Ummm, coffee with brown sugar? Sounds delish!

[bleep]

there's this bubble tea place i go to that serves a drink that mixes coffee, tea and boba together. i especially like the drink warm. delish.

[fatbastard]

How the hell does that taste?

[TallGuyCM]

Yeah that sounds gross.

[bleep]

uncouths.
tastes milky and slightly sweet. less sweet than those sickly sweet flavored Starbucks lattes.

[eskamo951]

Mmmmm...Peet's Coffee. There's one in my apartment complex...when I can afford it, I drink it everyday, otherwise it's back to instant coffee. :( These are hard times...