Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "If the good stuff isn't available, I'm not above going "to the can"." Most people go to the can after they've had coffee.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 A belated thank you to everyone for answering my questions We were on our way to Tahoe yesterday and stopped at a Starbucks. I thought to myself, shoot I should have checked LP before leaving to see if anyone answered my post So I am standing in line and I lost my nerve and just went with our standard, Venti and Grande iced coffees. The barista (I think) asked for my order, I then repeated my order to the cashier and paid. A couple of minutes later the barista then asked me if I wanted extra ice, I asked if it was iced coffee or an iced americano. He said iced coffee, I said no thank you to the extra ice. He then seemed confused, as was I, and he said something about Grande Venti and I had no clue and stood there in my typical Starbucks deer in a headlight pose. He then asked about "room", no thank you, "sweetner", no thank you. He looked at me expectantly. I smiled. He retreated. I decided to go to the restroom and DH took over the wait. Turned out that the barista thought I ordered a Grande in a Venti cup. I thought I had been shot to Mars. I love Starbucks. I am determined to prevail!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney ^^^LOL! I learned the proper way to order a few years ago when I was constantly corrected by a Starbucks employee. If you order an iced drink, say "iced" first, then the size, then the drink. For example, "I'd like an iced, tall, non-fat mocha." That way they grab for the iced cup instead of automatically going for the hot cup. Try the iced Americano without water, you may like it. I like my dh's with half-n-half, and he orders an iced venti Americano with an extra shot (yes folks, that's 5 shots of espresso), no water, extra ice with room. I would DIE if I drank 5 shots of espresso, but it doesn't affect him.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Every couple of weeks my wife buys a new can of Folgers.> I've tried to go back to canned coffee. Tastes like dirt to me. Yes, I also have a 'coffee maker' at my home, but I buy whole bean coffee and grind it before making a pot. But fresh Starbucks coffee? Man, that's tasty. No comparison to the canned, already ground Folgers.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The only thing worse than canned coffee is instant. Holy crap that stuff sucks.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney <<The only thing worse than canned coffee is instant.>> What about hotel coffee??? YUCK!!! When we went to Disneyland last month, I asked on LP about the type of coffee used in the hotel at which we were staying. I wanted to know if it was pods or the pour-in type. I was told it was pour-in, so we brought our own Starbucks grounds. We got there to find it was actually the pods, and we had no filters. We tried the pod coffee, and it wasn't good, so my husband made filters out of paper towels and we drank our Starbucks. It was much better!!!
Originally Posted By X-san ***"If the good stuff isn't available, I'm not above going "to the can"." Most people go to the can after they've had coffee.*** lol.
Originally Posted By X-san ***^LOL! I learned the proper way to order a few years ago when I was constantly corrected by a Starbucks employee. If you order an iced drink, say "iced" first, then the size, then the drink. For example, "I'd like an iced, tall, non-fat mocha." That way they grab for the iced cup instead of automatically going for the hot cup.*** I had no idea. Thank you! I'm gonna do it wrong on purpose from now on, just for fun!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney How to order a drink at Starbucks: <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Order-at-Starbucks" target="_blank">http://www.wikihow.com/Order-a...tarbucks</a> How to order a complicated drink at Starbucks: <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2072492_order-complicated-drink-starbucks.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art" target="_blank">http://www.ehow.com/how_207249...yssp_art</a>
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains This is how I order ... Pull out cell phone - text to DS19 either ... Tea Please or Mocha me... Then is shows up at my door!!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "The only thing worse than canned coffee is instant. Holy crap that stuff sucks." Good. More for me then. As I said, it's all subjective.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I've tried to go back to canned coffee. Tastes like dirt to me. Yes, I also have a 'coffee maker' at my home, but I buy whole bean coffee and grind it before making a pot. But fresh Starbucks coffee? Man, that's tasty. No comparison to the canned, already ground Folgers.<< Ditto all that. I certainly don't buy Starbucks everyday; if I'm gonna bitch about $4 gas I can't buy $4 coffee everyday. But like Jim I buy whole bean and grind it. Then at work we've got canned stuff; it's a big difference. I buy the whole beans at Costco - even just the Costco brand. Of course, I read an article once that put it into good perspective; coffee is something like 97% water. Make sure your water is at least decent. If it's not in your area, buy a filter.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 DyGDisney, thank you for the ordering info I will order an iced grande coffee on our way home If I am told no iced coffe I will step up to the plate with iced grande americano no water. YAY! About the DLR hotel coffee makers. I hear you. For years we played the guessing game about the hotel coffee makers, for awhile the Grand and PPH had regular 4 cup Mr. Coffee's and you could ask for one at DLH. We would bring our filters and Starbucks grounds. THEN PPH went to PODS! We had the same dilema as you but I didn't think to use the one shot with a filter and grounds Since we drive on all vacations I now take my little 4 cupper with us. I have 3 of them because I keep finding one I like better Just realized that this is the first time I have posted more than once in WE! Couple of years ago after one post I was put in my corner fast and never had the nerve to come out until I saw STARBUCKS
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Bah, just ignore people who disagree with you. If you do that, WE can be a lot of fun!!! I like to argue about world events, but I try not to make it personal either way.
Originally Posted By X-san ***Couple of years ago after one post I was put in my corner fast and never had the nerve to come out until I saw STARBUCKS *** Sorry 'bout that. (just guessing)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Ditto all that. I certainly don't buy Starbucks everyday; if I'm gonna bitch about $4 gas I can't buy $4 coffee everyday.>> You stole my post!! LOL That was exactly what I was going to say. Anyone who buys a $4 cup of coffee everyday has no right to bitch about $4 gas!! If you buy Folgers French Roast and make it strong you can get a pretty darned good cup of coffee at home.
Originally Posted By llanatoye I may get stones thrown at me after this post but can't help myself. I don't understand the love affair with Starbucks. I have and will drink it if I need a cup of coffee and it's convenient but on a regular basis, blech. It always tastes and smells burnt. I will go out of my way for Peets or the amazing Philz Coffee in San Francisco (made one cup at a time) but the only good thing about Starbucks, imho, is the convenience.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Of course, I read an article once that put it into good perspective; coffee is something like 97% water. Make sure your water is at least decent. If it's not in your area, buy a filter.> I think this is often overlooked. I don't drink coffee, but I drink tea, and that of course is also mostly water. NYC tap water is excellent, so my tea at home is good, and at the office we have a Poland Spring cooler/heater, so that's good too. But when I travel I notice a distinct difference. Many places in California have sucky tap water (my original home town being one of them). Really, really awful stuff. And if you make a cup of tea with sucky water, you're going to get sucky tea. I would assume coffee is much the same. I'm also assuming that Starbucks can afford good quality water or at least filters. So it might not be your grounds - it might be your water.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Like the Disney stores .... they went overboard with building one too many locations!! Where I work .. there are 3 within a 5 minute walk. And there are probably more that I'm not aware of .. just another street over or two. It's no surprise many are shuttering at the overbuilding they did.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I have had some of the best coffee in the Parks at WDW. The absolute best is in that little Tiki bar right outside of and to the left of the EXIT of the Enchanted Tiki Room at MK of WDW. Anyone else like the coffee at WDW? Anyone else notice the BRAND of almost ALL coffee in the Parks and Hotels at WDW? Nescafe. Oh yes, and to the best of MY knowledge it is Nescafe Classico...... in other words INSTANT! Thoughts?
