I Hate Starbucks

1. Fastforce
   

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   What drinks do you usually get on a before, during and after shift?

   Before shift:

   -Strawberry Smoothie to drink as liquid food to have enough energy to go through my shift
   -Starbucks Double Shot on Ice for an extra caffeine boost, and it goes down really quick if you have to start now

   During 15:

   -Tea Lemonades, half sweet or no classic to refresh yourself
   -Solo Long Espresso

   During 30:

   -Strawberry Smoothie
   -Tea Lemonades

   After 30:

   -Frappuccino
   -Venti Milk to bring home and use after, haha
   -Venti Lemonade for the same reason

   Posted 11 months ago #

2. Suckbuck
   

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   ^WOW...hopefully it isn't ruining your diet...heheh mine is really simple with my goal to drink frappucinno less than twice a month or so...

   Before shift: coffee (always)

   Half-way the shift: coffee again and water [lol] (Sometimes cappuccino or just plain espresso)

   After shift: iced CM (always) :p

   I don't lattes or other piece of **** actually, though sometimes I take vanilla syrup in a cup too

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3. eyeadapt
   

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   When I worked at an actual store and got a good amount of free drinks, now I don't even bother. My work lets me get one free tall drink, not even worth it. Haha.

   I'd start my shift with a double shot.

   First break I'd get a SS like you, for a mini liquid meal.

   Lunch, usually BTL or GTL for SOME form of extra caffeine that isn't coffee.

   When I go home, I'd get creative and bring something out to my bf to drink, or more tea, or if I was gonna go drink and didn't wanna buy anything at the store....lemonade or aj.

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4. Fastforce
   

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   I hope you guys don't actually think I drink all of those every day -_-, those are just the list of drinks I usually get for that particular break

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5. lilfish
   

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   I switch it up every now and then between a few drinks.

   tall iced double shot with 2 pumps of classic, 2 pumps of toffee nut and light soy.

   green tea lemonade.

   tall iced doppio, ristritto, with white mocha.

   But usually, I just drink water and try to avoid it all!

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6. Suckbuck
   

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   @ Fastforce, ahhh now that makes sense...lol I really thought you drink all these every day...hehe I try to avoid all espresso-made drinks because they are highly caffeinated and drive me insane...

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7. Bar-Barian
   

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   Trenta water. My SM gets mad I never drink coffee, lol

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8. trentasquatch
   

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   Doppio. Iced coffee with my own coconut milk (and a splenda). And any leftover VBF sludge :]

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9. OrangeBlossom
   

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   If I am hungry or on my lunch break: Strawberry Smoothie

   If I am tired: Iced Vanilla Latte or Solo Chai

   Any other time: Unsweetened Green Tea Lemonade

   At my old store I drank all these overly-modded custom drinks. When I started at my new store I decided to make things less complicated.

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10. letsmerry
    

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    When I get there at 430am, it's always an iced black eye.
    Lunch break is an unsweetened green iced tea.
    I'm too eager to get the *cussword* out of there after work to bother standing in line for another drink. :p

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11. Anonymous
    

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    I always have an xxxice grande Americano with half and half at the start of my shift and then a Venti BTL through the rest of my shift. Except yesterday I discovered pulp in my BTL (wtf!!!) and will probably never drink it again -.-

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12. Wynnyelle
    

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    If I am tired: Vanilla iced coffee with milk.
    If I am cold: Tall white mocha or a tall hot chocolate.
    If I just took the trash out and it was smoldering hot outside: Passion tea lemonade.
    Any other time: Water.

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13. Allison
    

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    before:

    iced venti quad 3SFV 1CD nonfat latte (i know, overly modded, but i usually just throw on a hat and stand at the bar in my street clothes.)
    or iced venti CD starbucks doubleshot

    during my 10/while i'm working:
    water or iced grande unsweetened green tea

    after my shift (again, in my street clothes with a hat on):
    iced venti 3CL custom tea lemonade (earl grey steeped for a long time, shaken with lemonade)
    or grande soy two honey vanilla rooibos tea misto
    or iced venti sweetened passion tea lemonade

    i always put wacky fake names on my cups when i'm writing/making my own drink.

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14. slutbucks
    

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    before:
    water. always. gotta hydrate myself for my long, sweaty shift... PS does anyone else sweat to death at their store...

    during my 10:
    trenta water with a biiig splash of green tea.

    half:
    iced grande GTL or BTL w/ 3 pumps of raspberry ;)
    OR
    iced grande PTL w/ a splash of strawberry puree, 2 pumps of coconut and 1 classic... MMM heaven.

    after:
    NOTHING cuz I gtfo as fast as possible!!!

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15. eightpumpchai
    

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    before and during: water, always water... I constantly have a cup of water in the back room because it is ridiculously hot.
    occasionally I'll make a strawberry smoothie while we're opening.
    after I make myself an over-modded chai. I don't know what I'd do if we weren't allowed to make drinks for ourselves after our shifts... because the only reason I do is because I know I can make it quickly on the bar that is not being used and gtfo.

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16. SoyWithWhip
    

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    Before: Venti Chai Latte with two Splenda
    During: Venti Black Tea Lemonade or Passion Tea Lemonade
    After: Venti Vanilla Bean Frap with 2 extra Vanilla Bean, SFV, 4 pumps Coconut syrup, nonfat milk, and coconut topping mixed in and on top of whipped cream! Yummy! Smells and tastes like summer!

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17. doublecupped
    

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    I usually switch it up between a doppio, a trenta unsweetened black tea (if I need some caffeine, but spread throughout the day), or a trenta passion tea. Otherwise I just drink water. I'm boring.

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18. skinnycaramellatte
    

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    first coffee of the day: grande blonde roast with sugar free vanilla & a bit of cold soy on top
    If i'm warm and want something refreshing or want tea: venti unsweetened green tea lemonade extra green tea/less lemonade :)
    when i'm cold and wanting WARMTH & coffee- grande SKVL or grande SKCRL
    when it's cold and i really really need caffiene- triple venti skinny vanilla or skinny caramel latte
    when it's a super hot day and i want lots of caffieneee- iced venti skinny caramel latte or iced venti skinny vanilla latte
    sometimes just for fun- soy misto

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19. Human Soul Frappucino
    

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    after opening: tall soy iced coffee with hazelnut and mocha, or peppermint; or tall vanilla chai

    on my 10 or 30: iced grande black tea latte, or a PT/AJ; or a vivanno smoothie with no milk, no syrup, no protein, no ice, no cup (aka partner bev banana)

    after work: trenta GT/AJ or PT/AJ, heavy on the GT and 1.5CL, sometimes with a splash o' lemon

    @Fastforce: You get 15s?!?

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20. Suckbuck
    

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    lol coffee anyone??? anyone???

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21. AZpartner
    

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    @Suckbuck: **** no, I don't drink that stuff.

    Chocolate smoothies, passion tea, or WATER. Mostly water.

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22. Fastforce
    

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    Yeah we get 15 minute breaks here.

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23. Starbot
    

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    Before shift: usually a black tea lemonade or passion tea lemonade with one squirt of raspberry.

    Sometime during shift: either, 1: toffee nut white iced chocolate milk with soy, 2: soy strawberry iced milk, or 3: soy iced chocolate milk with strawberry, or my favorite 3: venti light ice water.

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24. Kazan
    

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    REDBULL!

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25. bisshybarista
    

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    I'm an opener for the most part

    Before (or right when I'm done opening): A venti starbucks double shot
    During (30 minute break): Trenta Iced Water :P (At that point I get really sick of smelling and inhaling coffee)
    After: Venti iced green tea with 5 splendas... yes i'm one of THOSE people hahaha

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26. RAGE-ista
    

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    Ice coffee - black, like my soul
    Or a quad, breve, white mocha frappuccino - don't judge
    :D

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27. teobandit
    

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    venti 3cl btl
    quad tall ristretto americano
    tall pike
    trenta water

    i'm done with drinking anything else except maybe drinking the dregs of frappuccino remnants from the blender pitchers out of short cuts

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28. YetiBarista
    

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    I just find it funny that you guys actually partner beverage out your drinks. I don't know the last time I did that. I usually just take whatever.

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29. Unsweetened
    

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    I never have to "partner bev" my drinks, and I always make my own (thank god... I wouldn't trust my coworkers to make drinks for me lol).

    Everywhere I used to work, I'd only drink a small latte... but our espresso tastes so much like **** I can't do that anymore. I used to be able to mask it with a pump of vanilla or caramel but... after so long, that burnt espresso taste just keeps coming through. And it's gross. I don't know how people drink it. I switched to drinking mistos because our burnt coffee can be masked a little easier... though I still have to add a pump of something.

    In the afternoon sometimes I'll switch to hot tea, or make my own iced tea (zen). I only steep it for a minute or two. Tannins are yuck... 5 minutes is way too long.

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30. Human Soul Frappucino
    

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    Technically we are supposed to partner bev our drinks in order to account for the ingredients used. They have it figured out how many of a drink you can make from each component (like a box of lemonade can make 50 something grandes) so if your variances are way off it'll raise a flag. I hate doing it but I accept it as a necessary nuisance, especially with our new SM being very by the book. The part of the partner bev policy that drives me up the wall is that we are not supposed to make our own drinks and have to go stand in line to order it. My only consolation is that the 10 minute break doesn't start until you pick up your drink off the handoff bar. I hate not being able to make my own drinks because A)I don't use SB proportions when I make my own and B) A 10 ends up being closer to 15 or 20 since you wait in line and wait for your drink which means you are short a barista for a longer period of time if a rush hits while breaks are being run.

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