An interesting tidbit, when I worked at a Barnes and Noble and filled in at the Starbucks station I had to look at the cheat sheet for every drink but one: the latte.
The equation in my head is basically this: (latte=4$=coffee + milk)>sucker customer.
Another equation goes like this: ((coffee=50 cents= free refills)+ free milk or cream)=smart customer.
Seriously.
So now when I go to the coffee shops I still spend 4$ BUT I buy the 50 cent coffee and dress it up, leave a $3.50 cent tip when I can. Or I buy a muffin too. Or get Tot a "milk tea" and the balance is a tip.
Sometimes I dress it up with honey and cream. That's a cafe breve with honey. Mmmmm.
Anyway, I like the working guy to get the extra, not the corporation. Plus, 4$ for a cup of coffee with milk? French name or no.....
So there you have it, my frugal tip.
Love the tip. some people confuse me. why don't people understand tips like yours and use it? did you get the coffee Press?
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