I only drink Starbucks cause it free boss.
I’ll switch to instant coffee when I stop working here and my caffeine addiction will be just fine for it

These types of posts always make me chuckle bc i dislike most of the sbux exclusive drinks lol 😭 i literally can not understand why ppl who work here would ever spend money on it esp when they quit

i tried a caramel frapp for the first time since i started 7 months ago and was like, oh shit. That’s why i make 50 of these a day

Yeah it is but the food ain’t it.

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that new choccy creme cold brew made me see god

This is my theory that sbux gives free drinks to us partners and then when we quit we’re life time customers 😂

This is a valid sentiment and I’m not going to flex on how much I hate Starbucks in the comments

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The only thing I love at sbux is the refreshers and almond croissant. The coffee is whatever, I can make my own coffee at home (with white coffee which Starbucks doesn’t sell). I end up watering down my pink dragon drink because it’s just too much sugar, but it is super good. It’s the only exclusive sbux thing I would miss if I didn’t work there.

Corporate is that you?

bestie it’s really really not 🤢

i go in on my days off for drinks😂

the espresso is awful, the refreshers are overly sweet, the syrups are mainly chocolatey which i don’t like in coffee, the frappuccinos are straight sugar and no emphasis on coffee, the iced teas are pretty alright, sometimes made wrong and not steeped enough. the coffee tastes horribly burnt and watery, even if i try the “lighter roasts” i cannot pick up the fruit notes and still taste burnt. also i cannot emphasize how disgusting our cold brew is ughhhh

Because it's all jam-packed with sugar. Everything tastes just bad enough on its own that throwing in 40g of sugar is all that can improve it. If you're drinking a ton of sugar every day then just stop, you're gonna feel like shit and want more to make it better

Ex partner here and I still love going to Starbucks. When I worked there I swore to myself that I would never spend another dime at Starbucks again on my own will. When I stopped working there, I had no desire to have anything from there as I had chuffed down most things and ate everything…
Fast forward a couple years and I was back at it again. I started working for a corporate office job and was making so much more money than my Starbucks job and needed a pick me up. I was finally able to walk into Starbucks as the customer and it’s such a great feeling. I had also forgotten what most drinks tasted like and everything hit as if it was brand new. I also knew how to order to my hearts content.

I will say I don’t ever order Frappuccino’s or any of the seasonal drinks because I know those are straight up trash lol but a nice tall roast with steamed soy and maybe a pump of white mocha if I’m feeling a little dangerous and a warmed croissant is everything !!!

That's how I feel. I was here every day before I started working here, and I thought being here more would burn me out. But the refeshers and the fact that I get to customize my drinks for free will never grow old

It's fine for what it is. Naturally since they are a giant corporation, they pour a ton of money into R&D to try to figure out what will appeal to the broadest customer base. But if you can find a local shop that roasts their own beans or uses beans from a good craft roaster, they will usually be way better than Starbucks, in my experience.

If I’m paying for coffee I go to the coffee bean lol

For some reason I didn’t like most the drinks until I started working hear and finding the good combinations….. BS shaken expresso w SC CF hits different during my morning shifts 👌

I worked at the bux for a few years and never liked it. They over-roast their beans, which is a shame. I only ever go there now for an açaí refresher or for convenience when on the road. Damn I love the açaí refresher.

I'm the same way. Fuck the burnt coffee but I really can't get over the pink drink and the cinnamon coffee cake. Rip me. This company ruined me

I’ve always enjoyed the iced tea. If I didn’t have Paneras drink pass I would be spending a lot on tea at my local Starbucks.

Refreshers are straight up dog shit wdym

Left Starbucks for Peets. I think their espresso and cold brew drinks are better but they can’t compare to starbucks refreshers

What I started doing is going back-and-forth between a smaller coffee shop, one of those hot coffee shops by gas stations, and Starbucks.