Tip cup 5.0
Tip cup 4.0
It just felt like time for a summery tip cup since it’ll be in the 80’s today. Someone brought in some dry-erase markers and they are nice and bright on the paper; the paint markers are opaque, so I was able to layer them on top of the dry-erase.
Caribou requiem
I was sorry to learn today that the Caribou Coffee shop at Worthington Square Mall closed yesterday. They’d been there twelve years.
Warm temps…Making lots of cooler mix!
In the winter, we sell many hot drinks, but as temps climb in the spring, we segue over to cold drinks like smoothies, Caribou Coolers and Snowdrifts. The Cooler mix is a powdered mix containing white cocoa powder, powdered skim milk, sugar, vanilla and various other ingredients. We brew our Caribou Blend coffee and mix the powder into it. This mix is then blended with ice and our various flavor syrups to make the coolers. They are sooo good.
Like with everything else, they’re good in moderation. The small coffee cooler (no added syrups) has 220 calories and 4 grams of fat. The small caramel cooler, on the other hand, has 490 calories and 15 grams of fat. The extra calories and fat come from the addition of caramel syrup, whipped cream, and caramel drizzle. It can be made with sugar-free caramel syrup and no whipped cream or drizzle, through, so there are ways to make slimmer choices.
Cellphone etiquette
Since working at the coffee shop, I’ve become very aware of cell phone etiquette. From the drive-thru to the counter, some customers routinely yak on their cellphones while expecting us to give them our undivided attention and great service. I’m sure the majority of them are really nice people and don’t think a thing of their divided attention. It’s just how life is now. I understand it, but personally, I think it’s rude. John Tesh mentioned it on his show, and I have to agree with him:
Caribou Coffee Gahanna’s grand opening
Until I get this entered in the sidebar, here’s the link to the grand opening pictures from Thursday evening. Welcome to our new Gahanna store, central Ohioans!
This one’s dedicated to Clair
One of my co-workers, Clair, is a senior in high school. I made a fool of myself (nothing new) when I began serenading her with Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Clair”. Ummmmm, yeah, I felt a leeeetle old when my outburst was met with a quizzical look.
Yeah, granted, the 45 record (black vinyl, not shiny CD!) of it I listened to as a kid was my mother’s, but still.
That said, this is dedicated to you, Clair! You have to hear it, girl.
The art of coffee
The following video is dedicated to my friends at Caribou Coffee. Ashley, I think we need to incorporate chocolate drizzel…Too bad we have to put plastic lids over our creations!
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