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We all look like stupid monkeys no matter what you order so let people like what they like and donβt be dicks.
Yes?
I mean, I donβt think we need to tiptoe around voicing opinions about things, especially in context (in a coffee shop that sells the thing) as casual conversation. Things like βIβve never understood the appeal of pumpkin spice, and how is went from a corporate marketing flavor to an inescapable and pervasive social phenomenon that assaults my senses everywhere I go in public starting in September and persisting through to Christmas.β Put that in your comic speech bubble.
But, yeah, mocking people who are buying sugary caffeinated drinks is as silly as mocking people for drinking hot cocoa. My objection to pumpkin spice is that people drinking them are may as well be walking around with thuribles; itβs as stinky as second-hand smoke.
So now people arenβt allowed food that smells a bit? The puritan fun police element on lemmy is really getting out of hand.
Who looks more ridiculous? The monkey that paid a stupid amount of money for a delicious treat they couldnβt have gotten at home, or the monkey that paid a stupid amount of money for someone else to peel a regular ass banana for them? Itβs a pretty basic βdonβt throw stones in glass housesβ analogy.
they couldnβt have gotten at home
Pumpkin spice syrup is cheap, a milk frother is cheap.
Better yet, you can get a cheap, low-end espresso maker/milk frother and itβll pay for itself (vs Starbucks prices) in like, 10-20 drinks (depending on the drinks and the espresso maker).
This is how I enjoy iced oatmilk shaken espressos of whatever flavor I want (currently almond chai) every morning without leaving the comfort of my kitchen. π
Edit: that said, sometimes I do want a fancy drink I do not have the equipment, flavoring, or patience to make myself and then a coffee shop is wonderful.
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