So yeah, I need to get better about updating on a regular basis. I'll work on that.
A little background before I get into my story though. Due to the number of partners (code meaning Starbucks employee) working at the Starbucks Center, I am forced to either try and find a parking spot on the street somewhere ot park at the Starbucks Roasting Plant and take a (free) shuttle to the office. The shuttle really isn't bad though, it comes by every 10 minutes or so all day until 8:30pm.
Anyway, usually in the evenings there is the same guy driving the shuttle. He kind of has this "I'm in a band" look to him. On Tuesday he was listening to something and started talking about it. I don't recall the name of the band, but I remarked how it sounded a bit like Buffalo Tom. He didn't really agree, but said it had been a long time since he met someone who knows who Buffalo Tom are. So we talked about them for 5 minutes until I was brought to my car.
Yesterday I was the only one on the shuttle, and to make matters worse, there had been a Mariners game and traffic was really bad. So shuttle guy and I talked about bands for over 25 minutes trying to cover the 9 blocks to the roasting plant. In the middle of our conversation I saw them.
I don't know what compelled me to look over to the SUV in the next lane, but when I did, boy was I in for a surprise. Maybe it was the child in the back seat waving like he was going to break his arm off. The scene was so comical I could barely contain myself from laughing at them. The father (driving of course) was drinking from a Starbucks white paper cup and making sure I could see the logo. It was like I was watching TV when the product being toted is displayed in the most unnatural way, but at least you can see the logo. The mother was (in the front passanger seat of course) giving the "thumbs up" in such a way I thought she was going to punch her husband in the face (or at least knock his logoed cup into his lap). The 2.3 children (in the back of course) were all waving like I was santa clause in a street parade throwing out presents to the kids. I stared at them for almost 10 seconds before it dawned on me, there is this HUGE Starbucks logo just a foot below my face painted on the door of the shuttle van.
I knew people were crazy about their coffee...
A little background before I get into my story though. Due to the number of partners (code meaning Starbucks employee) working at the Starbucks Center, I am forced to either try and find a parking spot on the street somewhere ot park at the Starbucks Roasting Plant and take a (free) shuttle to the office. The shuttle really isn't bad though, it comes by every 10 minutes or so all day until 8:30pm.
Anyway, usually in the evenings there is the same guy driving the shuttle. He kind of has this "I'm in a band" look to him. On Tuesday he was listening to something and started talking about it. I don't recall the name of the band, but I remarked how it sounded a bit like Buffalo Tom. He didn't really agree, but said it had been a long time since he met someone who knows who Buffalo Tom are. So we talked about them for 5 minutes until I was brought to my car.
Yesterday I was the only one on the shuttle, and to make matters worse, there had been a Mariners game and traffic was really bad. So shuttle guy and I talked about bands for over 25 minutes trying to cover the 9 blocks to the roasting plant. In the middle of our conversation I saw them.
I don't know what compelled me to look over to the SUV in the next lane, but when I did, boy was I in for a surprise. Maybe it was the child in the back seat waving like he was going to break his arm off. The scene was so comical I could barely contain myself from laughing at them. The father (driving of course) was drinking from a Starbucks white paper cup and making sure I could see the logo. It was like I was watching TV when the product being toted is displayed in the most unnatural way, but at least you can see the logo. The mother was (in the front passanger seat of course) giving the "thumbs up" in such a way I thought she was going to punch her husband in the face (or at least knock his logoed cup into his lap). The 2.3 children (in the back of course) were all waving like I was santa clause in a street parade throwing out presents to the kids. I stared at them for almost 10 seconds before it dawned on me, there is this HUGE Starbucks logo just a foot below my face painted on the door of the shuttle van.
I knew people were crazy about their coffee...
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