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Signs You Are A Starbucks Addict

June 2, 2014 by Kirsten Marshall

If Starbucks is a part of your daily ritual, you know what effect that can have on your wallet. Not to promote your addictive behavior but there is now a way to get Starbucks for cheaper! With Starbucks introducing their new wine and beer happy hour; you might be spending a lot more time there. Here are 39 signs that you are a Starbucks Addict.

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1. It’s a different way to drink your calories without getting hungover the next day

2. A small iced coffee is sufficient enough caffeine and only costs $2

3. It’s expanding its menu to include wine, reaching out to the inner-alcoholic in all of us

4. The 30-minute line is a great excuse to get away from work

5. Caffeine is more addicting than carbs and it has fewer calories

6. It’s the go-to Instagram picture when you have nothing else to upload

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7. Because you’re probably drinking it right now

8. The barista will, more than likely, screw up your order

9. The worst way to start the morning is taking a sip of what you thought was an unsweetened green tea, only to chug a giant gulp of sugar water

10. You will be charged extra for soy milk

11. It owns your bank account since it’s the top priority of your weekly life

12. You spend time counting down the days until you can feast on all the different Pumpkin Spice concoctions

13. The baristas recognize you and have your order memorized

14. It’s the best assistant at work you could ever ask for

15. You got visibly upset when the barista told you Starbucks discontinued your favorite breakfast: Veggie Artisan sandwich

16. You secretly believe that every time you place your order, the barista will f*ck it up

16.When budgeting, you sacrifice meals to make room for your coffee expenditures

17. If you don’t have a Gold card, it’s your biggest goal in life to obtain one

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18. But, let’s be serious, you got a Gold card months ago

19. You use the Starbucks app more than any other app on your phone

20. You physically can’t do any activity without first stopping for coffee

21. You’ve gotten into a verbal altercation with another customer about who was in line first

22. You think going multiple times in one day is acceptable

23. You’ve contemplated going out on a date with a barista so that you might get free coffee (or at least a discount)

24. After years and years of consumption, you’ve somehow built up a resistance to anything smaller than a grande

25. You never feel comfortable ordering from an out-of-town Starbucks

26. You depend on your barista for your daily dose of happiness

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27. You see no appeal in other coffee bodegas

28. It doesn’t matter how out of the way it is, you will always choose Starbucks over any other option

29. You understand and accept the fact that you need to allot 15 different five-minute slots throughout the day to pee

30. If your name is difficult to pronounce, you get a thrill from giving an easy-to-spell name instead

31. You are on a first-name basis with the Starbucks closest to your office and your apartment, oh and your parents’ house

32. You can’t comprehend the fact that people actually enjoy drinking decaf

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33. You like your caffeine like you like your men: strong

34. You have paid more than $5.25 for a cup, complained about it and did it again the following day

35. You don’t even own a Keurig because you just love your trips to Starbucks

36. You say a little prayer every night that Starbucks might offer free refills one day

37. The fact that there are now drive-thru Starbucks locations made your life just a little bit better

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38. You actually take it personally when people tell you they don’t like Starbucks

39. You stopped reading this halfway through to get another cup

Originally from EliteDaily

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Top 20 Gift Cards of 2012

December 1, 2012 by Kwame

GiftCardRescue.com has released its Fifth Annual Top 20 Most Wanted Gift Cards of 2012. Here is the full list:

  1. Wal-Mart
  2. Target
  3. McDonald’s
  4. Amazon.com
  5. Home Depot
  6. Lowe’s
  7. Costco
  8. Subway
  9. Visa
  10. eBay
  11. JC Penny
  12. Starbucks
  13. Kohl’s
  14. Darden Restaurants
  15. Walgreens
  16. CVS
  17. Best Buy
  18. Shell
  19. Macy’s
  20. Wendy’s

For more details on the list, and a further breakdown by category, click here to see the Press Release. You can compare this list to the Top 20 Gift Cards of 2010 and 2011.

Top 20 Gift Cards of 2011

December 16, 2011 by Ben

Today we are happy to release our fourth annual list of the Top 20 Most Wanted GiftCards for 2011. Wal-Mart gift cards remain unchanged as the most popular gift card, followed by Amazon.com and Target. Consumers love the ease of use and extensive product selection that is available from these merchants.

Some of the biggest changes for this year’s list compared to the Top 20 Gift Cards for 2010 are; Kohl’s entered the top 20 for the first time, demand decreased for gas gift cards, and McDonald’s made its debut in the top 10. The list serves as an excellent resource for those looking to buy a gift card this holiday season, but are unsure of what merchant to purchase.

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