We have a Starbucks on the ground floor of my office building. Even worse, my girlfriend works there. I’m doomed, 'nuff said.
I’ve been a long-time fan of an occasional Cinnamon Chip scone from the pastry case, but little did I know the addictive potential, lingering below the icing-drizzled surface, just waiting to be catalyzed by the “limited time” Cinnamon Dolce Latte.
Good Og. My only hope is that the “limited time” will end soon. They are a truly dangerous duo. You have been warned.
I quit smoking mainly to avoid the evil temptation that is Starbucks. I have so far never given in to the temptation, even when they have offered me a “free taste”. I’ve seen too many of my fellow employees get sucked in. When they actually have Starbucks as an entry on their monthly budget, you know that coffee has to have some sort of drug additive to hook people.
Of course, I still have to walk by Starbucks now and then just to glance in at honeydewgrrl’s girlfriend. She’s such a sweetie.
I have utterly no defense against fresh cinnamon rolls.
I go to get a coffee, and I tell myself firmly that I don’t have the money to spend on a cinnamon roll, and I don’t need the calories anyway, so I am not going to get one.
Then I stand there ordering and say, “I’d like a tall skinny latte, please . . .” and I’m resisting temptation and all that and then I hear myself say, “andacinnamonrollpleasealsothanks.”
The hampsters will never tell! Of course, since my email is available in my profile, you’ll have no problem figuring out who I am. Glad to see someone else from the company is active here. Going by your post count, you’re a lot more active than I am.