Comments on: "Most expensive" Starbucks order ever http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 20:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Paul Potts http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1660627 Paul Potts Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1660627 You know, some people don't have arbitrary amounts of money to waste on things like this. Some people don't feel that it is OK to waste food, the labor of Starbucks employees, the labor of the coffee growers and harvesters and roasters, the energy to ship it. These people are called "adults." You know, some people don’t have arbitrary amounts of money to waste on things like this. Some people don’t feel that it is OK to waste food, the labor of Starbucks employees, the labor of the coffee growers and harvesters and roasters, the energy to ship it. These people are called “adults.”

]]> By: hinten http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1660172 hinten Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1660172 Fascinating documentary of the reason why Ryan lost his job. Fascinating documentary of the reason why Ryan lost his job.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1660026 EH Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1660026 I spend $50 on candy every month, $50 once forever doesn't seem so bad to me in that light. I spend $50 on candy every month, $50 once forever doesn’t seem so bad to me in that light.

]]> By: Tuff Luke http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1660012 Tuff Luke Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1660012  A fair point.  I did not explicitly state that one could conceivably walk in with any sized cup and get as many shots of whatever in it as possible ( http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Worlds-Largest-Coffee-Cup/dp/B006W0710Y  ). So then, I guess, does the game become "what will they let me get away with?"  If they'll let you get away with anything, so long as you have enough money, then that too becomes arbitrary, sort of like those "Free" "games" in which you can buy your way to the top, like Evony or the like.  A fair point.  I did not explicitly state that one could conceivably walk in with any sized cup and get as many shots of whatever in it as possible ( http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-Worlds-Largest-Coffee-Cup/dp/B006W0710Y  ).

So then, I guess, does the game become “what will they let me get away with?”  If they’ll let you get away with anything, so long as you have enough money, then that too becomes arbitrary, sort of like those “Free” “games” in which you can buy your way to the top, like Evony or the like.

]]> By: Bruce Arthurs http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1660002 Bruce Arthurs Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1660002 Not arbitrary: 52-ounce mug.  First put in all the extra flavorings.  Fill rest of mug with expresso shots.  Forty-nine shots sounds about right. Not arbitrary: 52-ounce mug.  First put in all the extra flavorings.  Fill rest of mug with expresso shots.  Forty-nine shots sounds about right.

]]> By: Frank Diekman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659896 Frank Diekman Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659896 Apparently this guy misinterpreted all the times when people called him  "bro" and said his story about ordering the most expensive Starbucks drink ever was "cool". Apparently this guy misinterpreted all the times when people called him  “bro” and said his story about ordering the most expensive Starbucks drink ever was “cool”.

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659881 marilove Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659881 He didn't pay for the drink. Either it was his birthday, or they used that code so he didn't actually have to spend $50 on a drink. Still, I wonder if you've ever spent money on anything frivolous. I certainly hope not. Glass houses and all. He didn’t pay for the drink. Either it was his birthday, or they used that code so he didn’t actually have to spend $50 on a drink.

Still, I wonder if you’ve ever spent money on anything frivolous. I certainly hope not. Glass houses and all.

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659880 marilove Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659880 Nice thought, but I think you're over-thinking this. @EH:disqus is far closer to the truth. Nice thought, but I think you’re over-thinking this. @EH:disqus is far closer to the truth.

]]> By: Bradley Robinson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659844 Bradley Robinson Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659844 Amex. Amex.

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659810 Petzl Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659810 Wouldn't Japan's Starbucks be in the running for Most Expensive Coffee, too? Wouldn’t Japan’s Starbucks be in the running for Most Expensive Coffee, too?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659795 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659795 Amrika. Amrika.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659759 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659759 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/18/the-worlds-largest-prime-num.html http://boingboing.net/2013/02/18/the-worlds-largest-prime-num.html

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659753 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659753 Hopefully, that big glass of "water" made the experience tolerable. Hopefully, that big glass of “water” made the experience tolerable.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659752 Boundegar Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659752 What?  This doesn't even have any of that magic cat-poo coffee?  Small-timer. What?  This doesn’t even have any of that magic cat-poo coffee?  Small-timer.

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659728 welcomeabored Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659728 Come to the Dark Side (where you'll be appreciated), Donald, we have cookies! Come to the Dark Side (where you’ll be appreciated), Donald, we have cookies!

]]> By: Robert Drop http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659717 Robert Drop Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659717 Presumably he was limited by what would fit in the size of mug and/or restrictions on the free birthday drink... Presumably he was limited by what would fit in the size of mug and/or restrictions on the free birthday drink…

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659712 oasisob1 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659712 It would be simple to beat his total by ordering the same 'drink' without bringing my own cup, thereby raising the total by $.10. Trivial. Or you know, bring the aforementioned 5-gal. bucket and just get 100 shots and 40 bananas. I win! It would be simple to beat his total by ordering the same ‘drink’ without bringing my own cup, thereby raising the total by $.10. Trivial. Or you know, bring the aforementioned 5-gal. bucket and just get 100 shots and 40 bananas. I win!

]]> By: Bradley Robinson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659696 Bradley Robinson Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659696 Cream of carrot soup.  Chilled.  Triple-triple. Cream of carrot soup.  Chilled.  Triple-triple.

]]> By: Bradley Robinson http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659693 Bradley Robinson Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659693 Moreica? Moreica?

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659687 Egypt Urnash Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659687 Let's go get some coffee. Sane, sensible amounts of it. Let’s go get some coffee. Sane, sensible amounts of it.

]]> By: JohnnyLA http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659682 JohnnyLA Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659682 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4FnfNKwUo Replace the word "car" with "coffee" I imagine.. "and every day I make them die with my mocha frappachino" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4FnfNKwUo

Replace the word “car” with “coffee” I imagine..

“and every day I make them die with my mocha frappachino”

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659673 Christopher Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659673 At another time, or even if I were expecting red caviar, I would have enjoyed it. And later that week I had a multi-course Russian meal that included the same kind of caviar and it was wonderful. That particular morning, though, it was the contrast between what I thought I was getting and what I actually got that made my taste buds say, "Whoa, there, buddy, you tryin' to kill us or what?"  At another time, or even if I were expecting red caviar, I would have enjoyed it. And later that week I had a multi-course Russian meal that included the same kind of caviar and it was wonderful. That particular morning, though, it was the contrast between what I thought I was getting and what I actually got that made my taste buds say, “Whoa, there, buddy, you tryin’ to kill us or what?” 

]]> By: Duncan Belstin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659665 Duncan Belstin Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659665 Starbucks also recently announced a ban on screenwriters at all locations, here's the press release http://hollywoodandswine.com/starbucks-bans-screenwriters-from-all-19435-locations-worldwide-wga-vows-fight-decision/ Starbucks also recently announced a ban on screenwriters at all locations, here’s the press release http://hollywoodandswine.com/starbucks-bans-screenwriters-from-all-19435-locations-worldwide-wga-vows-fight-decision/

]]> By: aperturehead http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659661 aperturehead Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659661 You know what Nero said about fiddling. So you're saying this nice gentleman is "hacking" the Starbucks system? By ordering a drink with their own ingredients? I think it would be more of a hack (and definitely more artsy) if he'd handed them $500 bucks and demanded human hair and a scoop of laundry detergent in his Venti Skinny Mocha. You know what Nero said about fiddling.

So you’re saying this nice gentleman is “hacking” the Starbucks system?
By ordering a drink with their own ingredients?

I think it would be more of a hack (and definitely more artsy) if he’d handed them $500 bucks and demanded human hair and a scoop of laundry detergent in his Venti Skinny Mocha.

]]> By: citizen http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659650 citizen Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659650 Google-fu to the rescue! The Internets Celebrities: http://youtu.be/eidVkb_J4J8 Google-fu to the rescue!

The Internets Celebrities:
http://youtu.be/eidVkb_J4J8

]]> By: ChickieD http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659636 ChickieD Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659636 Correct! NOW it all makes sense. He was taking from The Man. Correct! NOW it all makes sense. He was taking from The Man.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659627 Donald Petersen Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659627 The internet has gotten big enough that there are plenty of me out there offering the same (or at least interchangeable) opinions, quips, criticisms, fart jokes, and abuse... I hardly need show up anymore. The internet has gotten big enough that there are plenty of me out there offering the same (or at least interchangeable) opinions, quips, criticisms, fart jokes, and abuse… I hardly need show up anymore.

]]> By: regnad_kcin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659626 regnad_kcin Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659626 I love when everyone else leaves the exact comments I would have left, and all I have to do is copy + paste I love when everyone else leaves the exact comments I would have left, and all I have to do is copy + paste

]]> By: regnad_kcin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659623 regnad_kcin Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659623 Next you'll tell me someone's ordered a burger with "all the fixins" Next you’ll tell me someone’s ordered a burger with “all the fixins”

]]> By: Kenmrph http://boingboing.net/2013/02/19/most-expensive-starbucks-o.html#comment-1659624 Kenmrph Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213933#comment-1659624 That guy was pretty hyper *before* he drank his 48-shot drink. That guy was pretty hyper *before* he drank his 48-shot drink.

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