Starbucks Misadventure #1

After my morning bike ride to work in Oakland, I usually stop at Caribou Coffee for a coffee and a little bite to eat. I prefer Caribou over Starbucks because 1) they have better air conditioning at Caribou, 2) it's usually less crowded at Caribou, and 3) I just hate Starbucks. Unfortunately, for some reason the line at Caribou was really long this morning so I headed over to the Starbucks across the street. Sure enough, the air conditioning was tepid. And wouldn't you know, they totally forgot my iced coffee order. I think the baristas are so focused on the fancy half caf mocha choca ya-ya drinks (sorry - I am plagiarizing from a Jerry Seinfeld routine), that when a simple iced coffee is ordered, it just doesn't register. And also pissing me off was the fact that an iced coffee, pastry, and newspaper at Starbucks cost about $1.50 more than at Caribou!