Posted on 10/08/2012 9:03:54 AM PDT by Altariel
Starbucks Fans Bemoan Shortage of Seasonal Favorite; Expressions in Haiku
For Asher Anidjar, the arrival of fall isn't marked by turning leaves or a chilly breeze, but a steaming seasonal drink. Recently, though, when he headed to his local Starbucks SBUX -0.04% for a Pumpkin Spice Latte, he left with a bitter taste in his mouth. They were out of the special sauce that gives the treat its distinctive autumnal flavor.
"I just left, depressed," said Mr. Anidjar, a 26-year-old commercial real-estate analyst who lives in Manhattan.
The drink crops up on the Starbucks menu annually for a limited time, and this year there has been an unusual run on the pumpkin batch. Thanks in part to a frothy dose of buzz brewed up by the Seattle-based coffee giant before the beverage's Sept. 4 debut, the craze has drained supplies at stores across the country.
Baristas are hitting the street, searching for stashes of the flavored sauce at other stores. Customers denied their fix—which costs about $4 for a small cup, or "tall" in Starbucks speak—are tweeting about their dismay.
"My world almost ended this morning when the local Starbucks told me they were out of Pumpkin Spice Latte," tweeted Jason Sizemore, 38 years old, of Lexington, Ky.
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Um, no. "Tall" is "regular". Starbucks does, in fact, have a "short" aka "small" cup at a lower price which is available on request, albeit not announced. If the store doesn't have it, they will often apologize and give you a "tall" at the same price.
Nice. Will spring it on m’lady tomorrow.
Not sure how one makes “dble-strength” coffee. Then again, you can in fact stand a spoon in my “regular” black coffee.
You got me curious. 16oz. is 310 calories and 49 grams of carbs. More carbs than I eat in most meals.
I meant bacon with the pie. But then, bacon with anything is bound to be good.
Mmmmm.....you’re gonna be a hit with this.
Dble strngth coffee? When brewing use dble amount of coffee grains you usually use.
My easy way-—I buy the Folger’s tubes of instant coffee-—then add a tube to whatever coffee I’m drinking-—gives a nice jolt of Joe.
The tubes are handy to keep in a purse, computer case, etc.
It was REALLY good!!!!
Awesome recipie I’m going to have to look up the egg nog latte which is my face.
49!
Same here. That’s more than a meal for me.
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