Coffee is the new black

So I am not only a student but also a barista for the Starbucks Coffee Company. Yay for the #greenapronmafia. I also work for a non profit. So one day myself and a colleague were going to pick a few items up for one of the many classes that we host. As we got in her car to go to Walmart, she carries this like huge cup of coffee from Dunkin' Donuts. When we go into Walmart she takes this cup of coffee with her. We stop and grab some food from a pizza place, yet again here comes this massive cup of coffee. We return to the office with the stuff for the meeting, our lunch, and this Dunkin' Donuts cup. When we finally sit down to eat I point out to her that while she carried this cup around for an hour and a half, she never actually drank it. I'm saying all this to say that carrying cups from the various coffee shops is the new black.

Celebrities carry around Starbucks cups with handle bags filled pastries. So do we! I guess by carrying around a cup of coffee we feel closer to celebrities. Drinking gourmet coffee and eating high priced pastries makes us feel special, almost god-like. There is a certain is a certain air that people have when they drink Starbucks I see it all the time. Going into Starucks and knowing how to order a drink properly makes people feel sophisicated. This is especially true for teens. Drinking Starbucks as a teen is like a huge deal. I work in the mornings mostly and right along with the suit and ties are the private school kids waiting. Sometimes they are by themselves or sometimes they are with parents but most of the time they are by themselves. I'm not saying that you need to go out and purchase stock from Starbucks. This isn't even an advertisement for the company. Trust me they are MOST DEFINITELY NOT PAYING ME FOR THIS! I'm just pointing out a trend that I am seeing alot. I wouldn't be surprise if a Starbucks cup made an appearance on a runway in the near future.

I look up, He looks down.

Meanie Evie