Starbucks. Quite a reputation from the states. I expected something more, something a little bit special.
I only go here when nothing else is open and I'm craving a caffeine hit.
It's OK tasting. Kinda of like just having a No-Doze with some hot milk. Hardly any chairs and tables, always taken up by other people. There are tables outside but I don't like the outdoors. Usually a long queue. The staff are OK. The different Starbucks sizes are confusing, whose idea was that? I don't know and I hope I never meet them. Expensive. I don't really care for their brown napkins, but if they are environmentally friendly then fine. The condiment section is usually messy.
All that aside, if they were the only problems with Starbucks I'd rate 3 stars, not just 2. Good location, broad menu, cute yet overpriced Starbucks souvenirs. But no, something is wrong with this place, something sinister.
I have to ask, what is the go with the spoons?
Firstly, they don't put spoons near the condiment section, how curious. Just these paddle pop sticks. Who has paddle pop sticks with their coffee? Am I a child? Can a child afford to pay $5 for small coffee? I don't like the taste of wet wood in my mouth, so you usually have to lean over the counter where the spoons are hidden or if they've run out ask for them.
Also who chose these spoons? Who was it? I demand to know! Their face should be put up on the wall for everyone to shake their head at in disappointment. I usually get a cappuccino. You know what a cappuccino is right? I do, most people who have been to a coffee shop or had a coffee know what a cappuccino is. It isn't a rare coffee that requires special tools or instruments to enjoy. It is one of the most standard and popular drinks that even appear on a goddamn 7-eleven coffee machine.
For the uninitiated, a cappuccino has a lot of froth. This is one of the best parts of the cappuccino. The foam is what makes it a motherf**king cappuccino! Listen to me Starbucks. You require a spoon not a piece of crappy wood to scoop this foam. So it would seem reasonable to a reasonable person that the spoons should be located with the condiments in the rare instance that someone wanted to have a CAPPUCCINO!
But I digress. I see now they have to keep the spoons behind the counter as they are sharp and dangerous. Sort of like how prescription medicines are kept behind a counter at a pharmacy.
Now lets discuss the spoon itself.
The spoon. The spoon is, well, a fail. A big f**king fail. I find the spoon comparable to licking a blunt knife. You see the sides of the spoon are sharp and unpleasant. So then I have to walk around like an idiot to scab a normal spoon from a different place to enjoy my coffee or put up with it and hope I don't cut my lips on the evil piece of plastic. Or even worse is to miss out on scooping the delicious frothiness that is frothed milk. Which by the way is not a Starbucks invention! The spoon is also too small and too shallow.
Dear Starbucks, I hate you. Go away. F**k you, Starbucks.
Though the soy milk is free so that's nice. 2 stars. read more