So here's a little rant. The hotel we stayed at in Atlanta listed that it had a Starbucks.
Heh.
What it was, was a kiosk on the wall style coffee stand with hotel staff, with a Starbucks logo and product. I made the mistake of reading the menu, which was a minaturized version of the real thing, and asking for one of my usual drinks.
Iced Venti Americano, Soy, One pump mocha, and Splenda.
I have never seen the Deer In The Headlights Look so blatantly in my life. First, it was,
"What's an Americano, isn't that water?"
Then, "we don't have ice," and "One PUMP?"
The woman went to the hotel kitchen for ice for my drink, huffing and puffing all the way, and at one point, poured a drip of Mocha from an empty bottle because she was out, and the stock was also not available to them. Another time, a hotel manager (I think!) made my cappuccino, after waiting TWENTY MINUTES for it, I realized I might just walk, and he "attempted" to make it right.
I was just, appalled that they could use the Starbucks NAME on this location.
Let's just say, that in the 4-5 drinks I did purchase from Friday to Sunday, ZERO were made correctly. It was hardly worth the effort to complain, though, the staff was miserable anyway.
And, I'm a little peeved too, because someone like me who CAN MAKE DRINKS can't get HIRED by Starbucks.
