I Have Arrived
Posted by Jenny on April 6, 2010
I’ve been wondering about something. Do you think Starbucks adds a little crack to their coffee? Seriously, I have lived nearly 37 years without becoming hooked on coffee and all it took was one Skinny Vanilla Latte and I was a goner. It’s kind of bizarre actually. I’ve had favorite drinks before. I love diet vanilla coke from Frisch’s, I used to buy a chai tea mix that I made every morning (I gave that up because it had too much sugar), I get excited if a restaurant has diet Mountain Dew but none of those has ever been as important to me as that damn latte.
I had my first one in January. I really liked it, so I started going to Starbucks if I happened to be out and drove past one. I had a couple of gift cards lying around that I had never used because I wasn’t a coffee drinker, so in the beginning it didn’t cost me anything. I told myself it was okay as long as I wasn’t spending any money. I was stopping maybe 2 or 3 times a week. Then the gift cards ran out and I started craving them more and more. There is a Starbucks right in front of my gym, so it would be my treat after I worked out (that one has a drive through…BONUS!!). I gradually worked my way up from a tall to a grande to a venti. I signed up for the rewards program. You basically just need to register a gift card online. After five drinks you get your flavored syrup free every time, so I was saving $.40 on each latte…now that’s a deal!! On top of that, you can set up your gift card to automatically re-load when the balance drops below a certain amount. You also get a free drink on your birthday and a free drink after every 15 drinks you buy. It was exciting to think of all the money I was saving.
Here’s where it gets really good. After 30 drinks you get a Starbucks Gold Card!! Mine arrived in the mail yesterday. It’s all pretty and shiny and it has my name printed on it, so now the barista will know who I am. The buzz I got from seeing it and holding it and sliding it into a special place in my wallet was almost as good as the double shot of espresso in my latte! I’m pretty sure my awesomeness has reached a whole new level.
By the way, I just had one before I started writing. I may be a little high!!
Until later…
Stephanie Honnert said
You have to let them know your Stephanie’s sister!!!!! You have arrived!!!!!!
Jenny said
What do you know? You don’t have a fancy gold card!! You need one so you can save all kinds of money like me. Just kidding. I was actually surprised they didn’t know I was your sister when I ordered that crazy 7 pump whatchamacallit that I brought you. I went in that day, you would have thought they would have noticed the resemblance. Pam waited on me!!
Julie said
I first step is admitting you have a problem!
Goodwillguy said
The only crack in your latte is the one the barista scratches before he waits on you…
Jenny said
Why do you have to go and ruin everything?