The great Starbucks Purge is on, but at least DC’s Starbucks made it out mostly unscathed. Only one Starbucks in Washington (at 21st and L) is closing, which leaves us with 76 others to choose from. Other states weren’t so lucky, with North Dakota losing 26% of its shops (just 4), and Arkansas losing 21%.

Now that our Starbucks’ future is secured, here’s a grift I’ve had in mind for a while. I was in line at a Target Starbucks and ordered some chocolatey drink. The woman in front of me ordered a green tea.

I waited for my drink, but only a green tea came out. No one took the green tea. It took five minutes to realize that the woman in front of me had taken my chocolatey thing and was sucking it all up. When confronted by the baristas with her mistake, she stormed out with my drink. For my trouble, I got three free drink coupons.

I’ll be the customer who takes the wrong drink and throws a fit, you be the unwitting chocolate drink fan. We’ll make a killing. See how many  stores will stay open then!

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