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sfclinevandy · Coach

What do you get at Starbucks?

laken1 · Hermes

Grande White chocolate mocha. YUM

When I flew home last month there was a stewardess ahead of me & she got a Gingerbread latte, which sounded so good. SO i got one & was so disappointed. I like to say that I like a little coffee with my sugar / cream, so the white choc mocha fits that bill perfectly. Gingerbread latte was kinda mweeehhh.

NCshopper · Hermes

I usually get a grande skim caramel macchiatto or a grande skim chai during the winter. In the summer I always get an iced tall skim caramel macchiatto or an iced tall skim chai.

If I need the caffeine, I get an iced two raw sugar Americano. I worked at Starbucks while I was in college and these were the drinks I eventually settled on.

Oh, and Laken, the gingerbread lattes suck. I don't know what it is about them, but I think they're the grossest things ever.

Maddie · Coach

I don't like coffee but I love Starbucks. Soy chai, passion tea, and peppermint hot chocolate.

Elle · Hermes

Grande Vanilla Mocha (decaf, nonfat, sugar free, lalala)

For you former Starbucks employees out there, can they even make my drink of choice decaf-nonfat-sugar free? Or are they just humoring me by not saying they can't do that?

shopgirl82 · Chanel

tall soy chai latte (depending on which one i go to an extra shot of chai)

right now sometimes i get a peppermint mocha

a grande non fat latte with an extra shot for those rough mornings.

these are all when i have gc's or if i'm shopping on michigan ave, lincoln park, or southport. i don't like spending money on starbucks cuz it adds up.

NCshopper · Hermes

LMonet wrote:

Grande Vanilla Mocha (decaf, nonfat, sugar free, lalala) For you former Starbucks employees out there, can they even make my drink of choice decaf-nonfat-sugar free? Or are they just humoring me by not saying they can't do that?

Well, yes and no. They can make the drink as decaf, non-fat, and sugar-free as they can, but it's the mocha that's the problem. The espresso can be decaf, the milk can be non-fat, and the vanilla syrup can be sugar free. However, the mocha mixture is neither decaf, non-fat, or sugar-free. It probably doesn't have much caffeine in it, just trace amounts from the chocolate. And decaf espresso isn't usually 100% decafinated (it has trace amounts leftover, but not enough to really cause a sleep or a heart problem.)

Does that answer the question?

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

i'm no fun at starbucks.

it's always, always:

tall nonfat, decaf latte

and in the summer:

tall nonfat, decaf iced latte

NCshopper · Hermes

sfclinevandy wrote:

Today I'm studying for exams so I need A LOT of caffine... Venti non-fat latte with 2 shots of raspberry syrup. *The raspberry adds flavor (obviously) and there's no need for sweetner. Plus it turns the coffee pink and that amuses me.

FWIW, if you need a lot of caffeine, their regular coffee may be the way to go for you. It has more caffeine than the espresso drinks.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

I love all the holiday drinks, but my usual during the rest of the year is a skim latte. If I want something sweeter, I'll get a skim toffee nut latte.

jj · Kate Spade

I always get a tall 2% latte. I think it's a pretty boring drink, but they always get confused by the 2% part. I constantly get free drink coupons because they mess it up, which is not a problem for me!

poptart · Coach

I have a rotation.

Grande decaf nonfat 2-1/2 pump white mocha with no whip.

Grande decaf 1/4-eggnog nonfat latte. (holidays)

Grande nonfat earl gray cambric.

Tall soy chai.

Elle · Hermes

NCshopper wrote:

Well, yes and no. They can make the drink as decaf, non-fat, and sugar-free as they can, but it's the mocha that's the problem. The espresso can be decaf, the milk can be non-fat, and the vanilla syrup can be sugar free. However, the mocha mixture is neither decaf, non-fat, or sugar-free. It probably doesn't have much caffeine in it, just trace amounts from the chocolate. And decaf espresso isn't usually 100% decafinated (it has trace amounts leftover, but not enough to really cause a sleep or a heart problem.) Does that answer the question?

Yes, thank you!!

Luv2Shop · Kate Spade

DH and I both get a venti cafe mocha with whip cream. Boring, I know, but I think it's cute that we both like the same thing.

Cricket · Gucci

I usually get a grande cappuccino, but sometimes a tall coffee (black) or in the winter, a grande pumpkin spice latte. P.Spice Latte is about the only flavored drink I get there. I can't stand overly sweet drinks. I like most straight up, MAYBE w/ a drop of half and half if I'm feeling frisky.

blink · Coach

Java Chip Frappacino when I need refreshment and whatever coffee of the day when I want warmth.

occasionally I will order a Cafe Mocha or whatever holiday special they are having like Peppermint Mocha or Gingerbread.

member · Hermes

I'm so boring

- everyday on my way into work I go to the same Starbucks and order a Grande Vanilla Skim Latte - I don't even have to talk anymore - they see me and make it

atlgirl · Gucci

Heh. If Starbucks had to rely on me, they'd never have gotten off the ground. I don't drink coffee, so I go to Starbucks about 5-6 times a year, always in the cold months. And I always have the same thing - a CAC (Caramel Apple Cider). It's soooo yummy! But I cringe when I think that it's a meal in itself...over 400 calories in a Grande! So I limit myself to very few, very occasionally.

-- Edited by atlgirl at 13:08, 2005-11-29

Metric · Gucci

Grande (or if I'm feeling it,a venti) soy Tazo chai latte. My Starbucks gets very upset if you don't say the "Tazo" part.

asf · Kate Spade

i've never been in a starbucks. not that i can recall, anyway. i don't drink coffee, though.