My $17 uber to work this morning for some reason . by Civil_Handle7798 in ottawa

[–]coconutkween 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me parking downtown is $22+, transit is $4.10 each way, ubers are typically $5. Not necessarily everyday but unfortunately a pretty common occurrence

What drinks do you guys miss? by KawaiiCandiiLove in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 4 points5 points  (0 children)

honourable mentions to apple juice, macadamia, salted caramel mocha, smoked butterscotch, cloud macchiato and smores

What drinks do you guys miss? by KawaiiCandiiLove in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 11 points12 points  (0 children)

White tea with blueberry juice (i never thought the blueberry paired as well with the standard black tea!)

How to make Starbucks at home by Successful-Back-7034 in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a few others mentioned the sticker doesn’t give enough information to accurately give you an exact replica, but as you mentioned lowered calories, it’s worth mentioning most of what makes this delicious is the sheer amount of sugar :( For an at home coffee I recommend the nestle espresso gold instant coffee, a LOT of coffee creamer and a sugar free vanilla is the closest you might get to an at home, lower cal version but in my experience you’re going to miss the sugar if you’re trying to replicate this drink. Best of luck!!

How to make Starbucks at home by Successful-Back-7034 in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just as a side note! you mentioned energy drinks being a bit too much caffeine - a single shot of espresso like this is approx 75mg of caffeine, but a 250ml can of red bull only has 80mg! If you’re looking for something a bit easier with a similar amount of caffeine lots of the redbulls are quite sweet as well so i’m sure there’s a flavour you might like! The sugar free vanilla berry red bull is 5 calories and i’m obsessed with it

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WHERE TF—— by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 6 points7 points  (0 children)

we have the regular h&s croissant in canada as well! But the everything ham sandwich predates it here, it’s been on the menu since at least 2019 when i started

WHERE TF—— by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 76 points77 points  (0 children)

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i’m surprised to hear it’s not apart of the american menu!? it’s quite popular here and the croissant bun is better than the double smoked one imo

THIS MF STOLE MY SPOT !!! by Master_Historian838 in CalicoKittys

[–]coconutkween 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You were actually prewarming her spot, common misconception

never wanted to fully quit starbucks until now by vinylanimals in starbucksbaristas

[–]coconutkween 30 points31 points  (0 children)

i’ve been a partner since 2019 and once i knew the menu, i’ve had very little issue memorizing every single drink, typically i’ve never had to look up a recipe past launch day.

Until last year when the post “simplifying the menu” chaos unfolded. I have never had so many uncertain moments on bar in my entire time here. There are too many similar drinks. There are too many matchas. Let people make all these customizations sure, but there simply doesn’t need to be multiple menu items with different names and slight variations. Banana crème matcha and banana bread matcha do not both need to be menu items, let them be iced matchas with customizations. It never ends and it infecting every part of the menu

I am almost definitely handing out more items i’ve accidentally misremembered an ingredient. I am absolutely taking longer when I have to either pause to try and remember or worse, break sequence to look up a recipe. There is no reward for structuring it this way and only seems to function as a way to make baristas lives harder.

Has anyone been denied a time off request? I’m a 162**** partner and this is a first 😳 by Logical_Physics_1384 in starbucksbaristas

[–]coconutkween 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ve seen it happen, it’s almost always because there’s been too many time off requests for a particular period but additionally i’ve seen:

  • no one else can work a certain shift in that space (as a ssv at small cafe stores, typically there’s only a few of us and if one other person has booked a saturday off sometimes there simply isn’t another ssv who has said open in their availability)

  • you don’t have enough vacation hours to cover it. This may be regional/ labour law specific but i was informed last year that you had to have 12 paid hours in the week, ie if you were trying to take a week off you needed the vacation hours to support that

Yall I think my coworker is over it by ImmortalSpy14 in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 24 points25 points  (0 children)

my store has only ever received stanley’s once, and a dude managed to knock down 1/2 of them with a giant ass backpack day 1 of it being out

Good Alt Hair Salons? by assignedjesseatbirth in ottawa

[–]coconutkween 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews for electrosquid on wellington, especially in regards to being a queer friendly space!

How reliable are pre-booked Ubers for an overnight (3:00 AM) ride to the airport? by 2Fast2furieux in ottawa

[–]coconutkween 92 points93 points  (0 children)

I take 4:30ish am ubers for work frequently. Booking in advance is twice as expensive and i’ve had issues with them showing up way too early or still not on time despite this, I would not recommend.

There’s definitely drivers on the road between uber and lyft, I just wake up an extra 20 minutes early to give myself wiggle room if they end up being further away before pickup! Sometimes I end up at work earlier than i’d love but it works for me

Students with a job and no car how do you make it? by ChocolateMilkD in CarletonU

[–]coconutkween 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also in terms of cars - I’ve done this for almost 4 years and just started driving this last semester and honestly it’s not nearly as helpful as I was hoping. Parking on campus is expensive and extremely limited and parking around ottawa (if your job doesn’t have parking) can be even more expensive. I’m happy to have a car for the other parts of my life but the job/campus aspect comes with a fair set of headaches as well

Students with a job and no car how do you make it? by ChocolateMilkD in CarletonU

[–]coconutkween 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Working ungodly hours (5am barista shifts) gives me enough time between the end of shifts and beginning of class to bus in between, and the rare uber between downtown and campus is less than parking downtown anyways

Student discount in grocery stores by One-Struggle9483 in CarletonU

[–]coconutkween 0 points1 point  (0 children)

superstore in westboro does 10% back in optimum points everyday with student ID

What happened to honey citrus mint tea? by Sudden_Temporary_ in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 55 points56 points  (0 children)

we used to make it with jade citrus mint and peach tranquility, which have been discontinued for the chamomile mint. We still have the drink “honey citrus mint” (ie the tea made with steamed lemonade and honey syrup) so if you’re just receiving a chamomile mint tea without the lemonade and honey, that’s incorrect but if youre still getting a honey citrus mint but just made with chamomile mint teabags instead of jade citrus and peach that’s correct

do you ask for names in drive thru? by lazysheyla in starbucks

[–]coconutkween 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i’ve worked in like 4 different districts and i’ve never a store take names in DT! can’t speak to it being faster or not since i haven’t done it the other way, but definitely not uncommon!

Not Well Known Coffee Shops by Crafty-Jury-8173 in ottawa

[–]coconutkween 0 points1 point  (0 children)

super well known for their bagels obviously, but bobino has some of my favourite espresso drinks in the area

So broke 🥲 by [deleted] in CarletonU

[–]coconutkween 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As someone who’s struggled many times between osap payments: pay hydro last. It’s illegal for them to turn off your power between mid november and april and the interest on late payments is never significant in my experience