Originally Posted by
Crumple...
Oh and another came in asking about a chai tea latte thing starbucks do and saying it's amazing and I also wanted to bite her face, but it was obvious she didn't wash very often so I would've settled for a punch or kick in the tits. However I ended up politey reminding her we're a real coffee shop and we actually care about the quality of the drinks we serve.
Chai tea lattes aren't actually unique to Starbucks -- loads of other coffee shops do them as well, and it's just chai tea with lots of milk (and both chai tea and lattes are totally legitimate, non-Starbucks drinks) -- so I don't see what's wrong with asking about a chai latte in a real coffee shop. Also, as much as I hate Starbucks overall (I don't drink coffee, but even their pastries and such are disgusting), I really quite like their chai lattes, and although I've tried them at a few coffee shops, the only other place I've had a chai latte that was even drinkable, let alone good, was at a Buddhist mediation retreat.