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New Wed 18 Sep 13 20:41 
 The Starbucks Experience - Zero
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24150195
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New Wed 18 Sep 13 20:48 
 The Starbucks Experience - RattleandSmoke
I still cannot believe guns are still so much apart of American life :(.
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New Wed 18 Sep 13 21:12 
 The Starbucks Experience - -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Mjnzqi5gs&list=PL1E0B4108BB2B3890

Jackie Masons view on Starbucks, from about 2.20, enjoy for 5 minutes.

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New Wed 18 Sep 13 21:24 
 The Starbucks Experience - Manatee
Lord, what a country that is.

I don't use Starbucks/Costa/Nero much, they just feel like reckless spending to me, but as it happens I was in one today on Newmarket Road in Cambridge. Arrived half an hour early for a 9am meeting on the same retail park.

I like Cambridge but's it's a rubbish place to try and time your arrival in at that time. There was a 4 mile queue on the A428 at 7.30, up to the dual section, and a crawl all the way from the A14 though Fen Ditton - I didn't even attempt the Histon or Milton Road routes that were queued up the sliproads. Not being able to stomach food at 6am, I was ready for a bite.

They had some'sausage butties' that looked like just the thing. But they are cold, so they stick them in a panino press, squash the bread cake and dry it out, and leave the sausages lukewarm. I made the best of it, can't see how they could get a right result that way so maybe it's à la mode.

No guns in evidence. Nor even a fighting iron to cut my crispy sarni in half. There was a bloke with a toddler, even she was well behaved.

You just have to embrace these new experiences. That's two this week, after Noodle Nation on Sunday - also filed under Brass (Ways to Fritter).
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New Wed 18 Sep 13 21:38 
 The Starbucks Experience - Robin O'Reliant
I dare say KFC stores in certain cities over here have their fair share of gun toting dudes among their custom.
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New Thu 19 Sep 13 06:55 
 The Starbucks Experience - WillDeBeest
...in a panino press...

Bravo!
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New Thu 19 Sep 13 08:10 
 The Starbucks Experience - Crankcase
I don't do Starbucks, but in the spirit of new opportunity I downloaded the Starbucks app for my iPhone.

It lets you create a coffee of your choice, so I played with the settings until I had what I called a skinny vanilly, which in Starbucks terms comes out as:

1-Pump Sugar Free Vanilla Double Blended Skimmed cold Light Vanilla Powder Pike Place Roast.

I then discovered in the shop that it doesn't connect to their wifi and place the order or anything. You have to show the phone to the barista.

I tried that. Ended up with a cappuccino, which for some reason reminded me of Nanette Newman and a long long line of dirty plates.




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New Thu 19 Sep 13 08:23 
 The Starbucks Experience - Clk Sec
Of course, there's always the Waitrose Experience.

A free coffee, a free Telegraph or Mail - even on Saturday and Sunday! As long as one spends a fiver.

Can't beat that, shirley.

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New Thu 19 Sep 13 08:40 
 The Starbucks Experience - Focusless
>> As long as one spends a fiver.

...to get the paper; coffee is free free. Pick one up on the way into the office - excellent way to start the day!
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New Thu 19 Sep 13 11:05 
 The Starbucks Experience - Roger.
"Nanette Newman" Aaaah now there was a gorgeous bird, 1st. class.
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