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I can’t think of a single reason to give the tiniest little fuck about what someone else orders at Starbucks. If you don’t like coffee that’s fine with me. More coffee for me.

Starbucks doesn't do coffee. They do sugar drinks with a hint of burnt beans

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Starbucks is to coffee as Meta is to privacy. They sell sweet flavored drinks.

No one's going into Starbucks for 'coffee', so maybe you were the one who was self conscious for some reason ? not sure why you'd be weird about a beverage they actually serve, not like you were asking for cat milk or something? were you?

On a side note however ;) at Starbucks Reserve in Thailand, my partner (a coffee nazi/aficionado depending how you view it) said it serves the best coffee she's ever had.

To me, coffee people and Starbucks people are two different groups. I've been drinking strong black coffee since I was 9 and wouldn't be caught dead in a Starbucks. If I had to meet somebody there I'd have probably walked in with my thermos. At least you ordered something.

Starbucks is the place for non-coffee people ;p

Tbh, I don't care one iota what people eat or drink. I have had people in a social setting in a beer place who wanted hot water. I got her hot water, making sure if was boiled and not just hot tap water.

Relax, order what you like and want. I also think you put way to much into the reactions. And even if they did, what does it matter? Besides hot chocolate in October is a perfectly normal drink. (Not that you should care)

I don't think about it at all.

I'm always a bit surprised by how everything has to be tagged, classified and segregated.

I don't think anything about them.

Ordering a non-coffee drink at a Starbucks is not at all uncommon. Baristas make them all the time and I seriously doubt anybody around you gave it a second thought.

As a huge coffee person myself, I think everyone should just drink what they want.

You need to care less about what strangers think of your beverage habits and more about the politics of your country

I'm a hopeless coffee snob. I hate Starbucks, so I try to avoid it, but people like it and sometimes you have to meet someone there.

I had the almost exact same experience the last time I had to meet someone there and got one of their slushies and it was good. Next time I might just grab a coke.

Starbucks makes Starbucks drinks and people go there because they like Starbucks drinks. Starbucks is basically just marketing. People may have looked because you didn't have a "regular order". This is marketing bullshit. You shouldn't feel bad, but that is how marketing works.

I've started to unhelpfully vent a bit. There's nothing wrong with not liking coffee and not liking Starbucks coffee is the correct opinion. Hot chocolate is delicious.

I suspect that they looked at you because your were obviously nervous.

No one cares, coming from a non coffee person as well. My wife is a teacher and gets a lot of Starbucks gift cards, neither of us drink coffee. So we just use it for road trips and hot chocolate.

In Melbourne, where coffee is our way of life and you can't throw a stone in the CBD without hitting a barista, it's completely normal to order a chai latte or hot choccy at a cafe. You're probably overthinking people's reactions.

You're overthinking it. Lots of people get hot chocolate. You can also get hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint. They're on the menu at Christmastime. Tea people confused me until I found a good tea shop.

I can’t imagine anyone at a starbucks high roading you about a hot chocolate order. Starbucks is the McDonald’s of coffee.

Starbucks’ drip coffee is consistent and convenient. We use that place as a bathroom and for black drip coffee or cold brew while out/traveling if there are no better options.

Order what you like and ignore the side glances.

They probably weren't expecting you to abbreviate chocolate.

I'm a bit of a coffee snob. I make pour over coffee daily, have a fancy grinder, and am particular about buying locally roasted coffee sourced from certain regions. My wife is a tea person and never drinks coffee. I'm at most mildly disappointed that we don't share my love for coffee. I would definitely be more into coffee as a hobby if it was an interest we shared, so it might even be a blessing in disguise.

I don't care at all about anyone else's level of interest in coffee.

Anybody who creates an opinion about a person based only on their beverage preference is an idiot whose opinion should be ignored.

Coffee person here I make no judgments about other people’s drink Preferences.

Don’t care. Order what you want. (Wait til you have dental work and have to order something at a child’s temperature 👍)

Also, doesn’t bux have menu items called “cremes”? They’re the same fancy drinks, just without the espresso.

I think they also have hot apple cider with whipped cream. Fabulous.

I kind of associate hot chocolate with kids and winter, so maybe that's where the reaction came from? That said, I would and have quite happily drunk hot chocolate in public as an adult, regardless of season.

If you're really worried that someone will look down on you and you don't like coffee, maybe order a tea or a refresher. Chai lattes and matcha lattes also don't have coffee. Or just get food and a water.

As for your title question, It has literally never occurred to me to think anything about someone not drinking coffee or expressing a dislike for coffee.

I don't care. Drink what you want. Hot chocolate is good.

They're fine. People are allowed to like things and have different preferences. Otherwise every coffee shop menu would just be one drink.

I don't care.

I have so many pregnant coworkers this summer; hot chocolate and caffeine-free tea are now standard items in my office. Quite a few non-pregnant coworkers are taking them too, so happy to be able to meet more preferences. I don't care one whit about people who don't drink coffee for whatever reason.

Starbucks wouldn't have hot chocolate on their menu if it didn't get ordered. You're overthinking it. Anyone who would judge you for it is a weirdo.

Lol nothing it's not my business

Some non-coffee people get so smug about not drinking coffee. We wish they'd put something in their mouths other than their opinions about coffee. But normal non-coffee people? I honestly wouldn't even notice what you ordered.

Sometimes you just need to reverse the situation in your head, put yourself in their shoes, and think about how you would react.

So you're working a shift at Starbucks, hundreds of customers come in a day and order all kinds of drinks. Maybe it's mostly coffee, but they're pretty popular for their non coffee drinks too.

A singular person comes in, maybe mid shift, and orders a hot chocolate. Do you honestly even give it a second thought?

I remember meeting an American who visited my country. Lovely person, but they would make emphatic statements such as “I’m an Apple user”. The product and brand choice was part of their identity, and served their expansion of sense of self.

We found that so strange here in the early 2000s. We don’t talk to each other about products or brands except maybe in passing if it’s relevant.

A friend who is surprised by primitive things like choices of food and drink is not a mature person. (Not saying they’re not good people, just that they have a lot of personal growth ahead of them).

What is weird is that neither of you said sorry, I don’t support the growth of a corporation that treats human life like shit : https://iere.org/why-is-starbucks-being-boycotted/

How do you even poop without coffee? /s

I don't. I'm too busy with my own life to care about what others drink.

I'd probably stop coffee myself (mostly because laziness and optimizing my day) if it was not the entire culture around having a coffee break.

I don't think much of them

I wouldn't care one bit, nor do I know anyone who does.

The only time I notice someone's order is if it's ridiculously elaborate. Like I doubt you're actually interested in drinking this but abusing a worker for content or entertainment. Otherwise yeah I not only don't care I probably won't even notice.

Moreover if I'm in "coffee person" mode I have a little list of cafés I go to. To me judging your order at Starbucks would be like judging your order at McDonald's. None of this stuff is good so I can't really be elitist that you ordered fish instead of a burger, we're just here for convenience.

But i felt awkward when I asked the cashier for a hot choco

Maybe people think hot cocoa is a drink for kids

But now that you mention it, I have a lot of extra coffeemate that I got for my kids coffee and no way to use it - I wonder if I can use it in hot cocoa.

It's not the hot chocolate, it's probably you.

Lucky. I've been wanting to quit for a while now, but the headache is unbearable. Some improvement when i replace my lunch coffee with green tea, but i still need some of them caffeine.

While I am into my coffee, Starbucks isn’t the place for it — I’d rather make it at home. I drink way more iced tea than coffee. Get what you like!