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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who takes children to Starbucks?[/quote]

There are non-caffeinated drinks that my son likes at coffee places. They tend to have tasty snacks and some have decent panini's and the like. I used to walk to the neighborhood with DS when he was a toddler. It was about a mile away, I could push him in the stroller. When we got there we would split a blueberry oatmeal. He would have his milk and I would have a nice coffee. Then we would walk home. I liked getting out, he enjoyed the walk, and the food options were not bad. We would go to Starbucks for a cake pop after haircuts. DS would get a kids latte, steamed milk with a pump of flavor.

OP: I suppose a lot of it depends on how the girl asked and her tone. Was she polite? Did she say please when she asked to change the drink? My issue with Starbucks drinks is that they could get to be stupid expensive and very caloric. I guess if I was taking kids someplace and stopping at a place like Starbucks, I would look at the cost of what you are willing to pay (what was the cost of the hot cocoa?) and set that as a ceiling. As for the croissant, if you said yes and she has a preference for how they are heated/toasted then who cares? I like my bagel double toasted at places like that because normally they warm them up but they are not actually toasted. the second pass through toasts the bagel.

A lot of it for me is the ton that is used and the words that are used. There is nothing wrong with asking for something different if it is done in a polite manner. [/quote]

+1 to kids at Starbucks (or another coffee shop, I'm not a Starbucks devotee but there are so many of them and you know what you are getting in advance, which is helpful with kids). That's one of my go-tos for an after school treat or my DD needs a little 1:1 time with me on the weekend. It's a pleasant walk there and back, we can get a pastry or a small snack and I can get something caffeinated while she has a steamed milk or something age-appropriate. There's pretty much always seating available. It's also a really low stakes way to teach your kid how to do things like order at a counter, bus their own table, or other basic skills. As long as you don't go during the morning rush hour, people there are pretty laid back and happy to take an order from an indecisive 7 year old so they can practice speaking up and communicating with a stranger.[/quote]

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