a sign that says “coffee addict”
must be on my forehead. i make easy friends out of the starbucks baristas whose branches i visit the most. sometimes they even shift jobs and still recognize me when i accidentally see them at their new jobs. sure i barely remember their names, but the ones i do are the ones that make wicked awesome coffee. or are cute lol.
my new starbucks it at university and adelaide. the regular baristas see me so often that i don’t need to tell them what my usual drink is (a grande lactaid mild misto), they just confirm it as “the usual misto”. i’m not a morning person so i need my daily coffee, and morning lineups are a pain in the arse. my old starbucks (queen and university, the one with the cute barista, gay barista, and lauren, my former fave barista) had lineups that could compete against the food banks, so i switched branches. my new branch has the fastest crew i’ve ever seen, so eventhough i’m 10th in line, i can get my coffee within 5 minutes as soon as i’m ready to pay since my fave baristas make it as soon as i step in line.
and yes, i’m gloating since it’s like cutting the lunch line during recess. i’ve seen people wondering how come i get my drink faster than most people esp when i take lactose-free (steamed on demand, no prep like regular milk). and even though there’s no cute non-gay guys and free muffins (thanks to my gay barista) in this branch, they have the warmest smiles and the most consistent coffee service ever.