Is That You In Your Avatar? Vol. 14. "Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney!"- Page 67

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 10:52am

YAY!!

And I got you a gift!

It's a CD.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 10:53am

For Harris:



'Cuz you've got the right stuff.

Happy Holidays!

Love, Foster

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 10:54am

merry Christmas to the chattiest bunch around!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 10:57am

Who's up for a THUMB WAR!?

[D2]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:00am

Foster, SB/103 is open today, but not SB/98? Or is it the other way around?

Peppermint Mochas are the best.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:04am

103 is open.

98 and 95 are closed.

Chris is working at 103. I had to stop him from starting to make my "usual" when I walked in this morning, because I wanted something special today.

He's such a cutie pie. Totally straight too. Grr.

But there's actually this totally adorable new gay guy who works nights now.

[D2]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:07am

Thanks, Foster.

What are you doing today?

[MotorTink]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:09am

straight guy in NYC??? What an intriguing thought! I must see this specimen!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:09am

Probably sleeping for some of the day. I was at a Christmas party in Queens last night, and didn't get home until way after bedtime. So I've been up since yesterday morning.

How about you?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:10am

Tink!

He's quite adorable, and I think he's about your age as well.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:11am

Are you guys stalking your Starbucks baristas? Hah...thats a little creepy.

Akiva

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:12am

He he ... being that I live in the "gay" neighborhood, I can't think of anything other than gay baristas at *$.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:13am

No, just me.

I'm not stalking. It's not like I've looked him up on MySpace, or Facebook.

But I did find one of my hottie doormen on MySpace. But he's in my building. So that's not really like stalking.

[MotorTink]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:13am

hehe, Foster! :0 **hugs**

[harris007]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:15am

awww


*cuddles into foster*

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:16am

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:22am

Starbucks baristas are always really friendly to their customers, but there's a reason: Trust me, I sat through the four-hour "Exceptional Service" seminar. They're practically forced into it.

one batch of gifts down, three more to go. So far, I'm looking at two new gorgeous pairs of boots (one brown and one black), the greatest book of Bushisms I've ever seen, a season of 24 and two seasons of Friends (I'm more interested in collecting them than watching them, I have 1-4 now), enough Chapstick to last me till next christmas, a few necklaces, a set of vanilla body products from Avon (they do have great lotion, body wash, spray and all that stuff), a Scrabble board, and a box of Sarris Chocolate cappucino meltaways.

'sall good.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:23am

I got some yummy chocolate truffles at my gift exchange last night!

[D2]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:25am

Geek, try a Starbucks in midtown. I don't think they've been to that training session. Ever.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:27am

Man, when I used to work in Chelsea, the Starbucks men were stunning. And they were always flirting with everyone, though when they were taking your order they made you feel like the only customer in the world.

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:29am

That's funny, Deet, because at our training session they read us a letter a customer sent the Starbucks corporation (it was years old so it made me wonder if it was the only one they'd EVER gotten) about a barista in a Starbucks near Times Square who, despite the fact that the customer came to New York only once every couple of months, always remembered her name and drink. "Now THAT'S going above and beyond! That's what we all strive for."

[D2]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:31am

They made that letter up.

I'm not saying they are all awful - a lot of them are quite nice, and as Foster says, Chris is a spectacular manager, and a really nice guy.

But there are a few who clearly don't want to be there and take it out on the customers.

Updated On: 12/25/07 at 11:31 AM

[harris007]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:33am

*cuddles foster more*

[Rosalind]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:36am

I think it kind of depends on the Starbucks you go to. Some of the smaller ones, that are in more remote parts of the city where I live, they kind of get away with just not being very involved as they don't see as much people as, say, the Starbucks connected to the mall (where they are very cheerfull.)

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 11:37am

I wouldn't doubt it, Deet. That whole training was a bunch of smiley schmaltz punctuated by the free coffee (and the fact that I was getting paid, which is the only reason I put up with it. Oh, and lest we forget the sexy 25-year-old musician I sat next to the whole time, he made the whole thing worth it).

My coworkers were an interesting mix at the Starbucks I did a brief stint in. THere were those that genuinely were nice to the customers and liked their jobs and there were those (like the girl I ultimately quit because of) who felt themselves at constant war with the customers and as if she needed to beat them. Then there were the rest of us who were trying to get through and supported each other through the tough customers. It was a nice time, I miss it. Just not that one girl.