Starbucks, How Could You?
For months I heard nasty rumors that Starbucks was discontinuing almond syrup, but I never thought it would actually happen. And then, it did. The girl behind the counter broke the news to me that it was gone. I stood in line perplexed as to what my next move should be. I wandered out of the store in a daze with a feeling of hopelessness and fear. OK-maybe not fear, but I was pretty ticked. How could they do this? Was it to punish me? Is it because my drink was so complicated- an iced-half-caff-Venti-2%-2 pump almond-latte with extra ice? Really? It’s not that hard. So, the question I pose to you is what restaurant/eatery took something off the menu that you loved and how did you recover?
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Get your own almond syrup from the supplier Starbucks bought from:
http://www.torani.com/flavor/orgeat_almond_syrup
I was crushed when Fearing’s stopped serving free-range black-footed ferret.
I was beside myself when Corner Bakery took “Ham on Pretzel” off the menu a few years back. I wrote them a letter and the sandwhich returned! I have such power. Of course now it is named something else but I’m sure it is because they didn’t want me to gloat.
Is an iced-half-calf-Venti-2%-2 pump almond-latte BEEF free or CAFFeine free?
OK smarty pants. Small oversight.
Okay, Starbucks did it to my wife, as well. She still longs for the Chantico!
I don’t even know what you ordered. Would you know the diff between that and a cup of regular coffee with cream and sugar?
When the M Grill vacated the Cedar Springs Uptown location in the middle of the night, that was a blow. So they went from really good food to Rise, ick!! Bad food, badder service!! Artichokes and no hollandaise????
It’s not like they don’t have eggs!!
Any reason why?