Yesterday, I went to Starbucks (Yes, the boycott didn't last long) and I ordered three drinks. A Venti Iced Chai (for me), a Tall Vanilla Latte (for mom) and a Short Apple Juice for Joshua. As I am struggling to situate my drinks, blackberry, keys and um....blueberry oat bar the Barista says "Would you like a drink holder", I respond, "No, it's okay, I got it". I leave for the car........
As soon as I get to the car, I have to put down two of the drinks on the bumper in order to push the unlock button. I do that, open the door and pick up the drinks again. I safely get the Vanilla Latte, Apple Juice and Oat bar into the car and then I squeeze the Chai, lid pops off and the following happens:
Half my Chai......gone. Well, at least there is less caffeine. I wasn't about to walk in and ask for napkins after I had just denied the carrier. So I drive over to deliver Joshua and Mom's drink. The whole way over I am annoyed at myself for denying the carrier, how stupid. I get out of the car at moms, again with my Chai, the Vanilla Latte and the Apple Juice and the following happens:
Say bye bye to Joshua's Apple Juice. We are now 2 for 3 in drink losses. Agghhhhh. So take it from me, if you are offered the carrier it is because you need it. All hail, this great invention, the cardboard drink carrier.
6 comments:
Drink carriers can be necessities, just like purses...although I am becoming a big fan of the wristlet...
hi...my name is dawn...and i used to be a drink carrier refuser.
sometimes life's lessons come at a high price! i'm so sorry it happened to you but now (thanks to you) we are all better educated and we can avoid such a tradegy.
of course, the good news was that your venti cup of chai latte was still half full! :)
:)
I too, like Dawn, used to be a refuser. But once I had a venti nonfat latte lid pop in my car (I had only had this new car 2 weeks!) and coffee and milk went everywhere...I have now become accepting of the drink carriers and am all for them!
I concur. They're great if for no other reason than keeping things easy inside the car. Lesson learned by me, too.
That would be something I would do. Now I realize, I always need the carrier!
If only you had one of these...
http://www.eventsupplies.co.uk/uploads/images/supersize/4cupcarriersmall.jpg
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