Went to the Starbucks on the west side of campus to see if they had one of those city cups. I didn't really expect Bloomington to have one, but I at least wanted an Indianapolis or Indiana cup. They said that if any of the Starbucks in Bloomington were to sell them, it would be the ones on the east side. Ok.
I looked for it on my map and found it. It's a good 38 minute walk or so from where I was staying, but why not? I could do it!
I did, but now my feet hurt. Haha. When I finally made it there, I felt pretty wet. I'm sure I looked like I ran a marathon. I asked the lady behind the counter if they had the cups. NO, THEY DO NOT. She then said that I would probably have to go into Indianapolis to get them and that Bloomington definitely didn't have its own Starbucks cup. Great. Well, since I was there and in need of a nice break from the heat, I ordered myself a tall Cinnamon Chai. Then I had a distinct feeling she wanted to comment on something, so I told her I just walked over. She said something along the lines of "that makes sense" and for some odd reason, I swear she said something about how I didn't look so good, haha. Don't quote me on that, though. It could be due to my heated brain and still-sweating pores that made me hear things. She then immediately offered me a venti cup of iced water. Yes, please!
While waiting, I decided to pop into the bathroom to see if I could clean up a little; a guy just came out after he finished cleaning it. Yep, I definitely looked like I ran a marathon. My skin was flushed and my exposed skin was slick with sweat. My top was completely wet (I had a backpack and that didn't help). Awesome. I missed this. I used to walk everywhere while in college and in Korea. However, since it's been a while, my feet have been pampered for far too long and they felt like raw lumps of flesh by the time I returned (I walked further down the street to the mall and then Krogers later).
Once out, my drinks were ready and I set up camp at one of the tables. Half of the tables were occupied with people either studying or meeting for one reason or another. It wasn't very loud, though, which was nice. However, it isn't very big either. As for cleanliness, though the bathroom was freshly cleaned, my table had leftover crumbs, the napkin/straw station was a little dirty, and the table in front of me was vacated but was never wiped down or cleared the entire time I was there (about 35 minutes). I spent my time day dreaming and staring at the abandoned Starbucks paper cup.
Customer service was good and there was an adequate amount of tables for the space. However, they could do better on the cleaning part. It would be nice if they also sold the cups I walked 40 minutes to get. Also, yay for free wifi! It took a couple of minutes for my iPad to connect, but once it did, all was good. read more