Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Goodbye Green and White?

Being a huge fan of Starbucks, I could't help but to feel sad when I saw the news in NYTimes titled:
"Starbucks Announces It Will Close 600 Stores."

I felt worse when I found out that the Starbucks that I frequent in Flint is one of them which couldn't survive this bad economy. It has always been the hideaway for me when I work. I go there almost everyday just to have a break from work. I enjoy sitting on the sofa, sipping coffee and momentarily not thinking about anything.

Jason said that I'm addicted to coffee, but really, I drink coffee just because I like it. Whatever it is, Starbucks is more than coffee.

It's about the friendly smile that every barista has.
It's about the prefect drink that I get every time.
It's about the friends who loves coffee as much as I do.
It's about the sweet memories that I have with every drink.

Nonetheless, Starbucks coffee starts to have some weird effect on me. I used to have a Quad Venti Mocha and a Grande coffee in a day and still feel prefectly normal. But now, I just need to down a quarter of a Grande coffee and I can feel my heart pumping really fast.

I know I have to cut down on coffee and I am trying to. I don't understand why coffee has such a weird effect on me all of a sudden but certainly, I hope this is not the end of Starbucks and I.

My Starbucks Card



"A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent."

1 comment:

Eric said...

I am so sorry to learn that the Starbucks you frequent in Flint closed down recently... How about those branches in Ann Arbor? Are they affected?

Couldn't agree further with your statement "Starbucks is more than coffee."