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Weirdly the solution for Starbucks here is to use their app’s barcode for payment; then tipping is buried. As much as I enjoy Starbucks, it’s such a commodity that it seems odd to tip for. They aren’t really bringing anything to you or cleaning up after you.

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They do have well designed clean bathrooms and buying a couple of cups of coffee you can work all day on a laptop. Much cheaper than an office without commitment although many distractions.

Is it me or does Starbucks coffee taste burnt? I prefer 711 on taste every time. They need to fix that

Which Starbucks have you been to? All the ones I go to have gross bathrooms topped with whatever heavy chemical smell they use to etch the sins off the bathroom floor with.

I totally hear you on the taste, it comes off as smoky to me. The blond roast espresso is more mild on that.

The Palo Alto Starbucks bathrooms are pretty nice

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