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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I get it.  [b]You wanted to get hot chocolate for the kids[/b].  You weren't expecting a bunch of spoiled kids who get taken to Starbucks regularly enough that they have their own preferred custom drink.  Hot chocolate would be a treat in my house, and my kids would happily accept it without thinking they are entitled to whatever they want from the Starbucks menu.

Who are all these kids drinking Starbucks regularly?  [/quote]

[b]Why? Why was she only wanting to buy hot chocolate rather than hoping to treat the girls to a drink of their choice?[/b][/quote]

The OP explained later that they had done an outdoor activity and thought it would be nice to get some hot chocolate. She figured that getting it at Starbucks would be the most convenient option. If there was a hot chocolate stand at the activity she probably would have done that. It wasn't about treating the kids to Starbucks but rather treating them to hot chocolate. [/quote]

If the hot chocolate stand at the activity also sold hot apple cider and the kid asked for that instead, I wonder if OP would have bristled. There is no difference between the two scenarios, but there’s something about the Starbucks part that is triggering. [/quote]

Nailed it. Mic drop.[/quote]

No..

You really don’t get why the mom didn’t want to be buying a bunch of custom Starbucks drinks? When OP told the girls they are stopping for hot chocolate and one kid says, well can I have a chia tea latte instead? Que the other kids now deciding they want 2 pump peppermint mocha with skim milk, a Carmel frappe with chocolate drizzle, and whatever other custom concoctions their mom
Gets them x how ever many kids OP has with her.  It then becomes a PIA to order and is more of an ordeal, especially considering the
More various drinks you order the likelihood one will be wrong and then you will also have to deal with that is higher as well.  OP wanted to pick up some quick hot chocolate on the run and be done with it [/quote]

DP.

I get why she wouldn't want custom orders. I wouldn't do custom orders because I dont have the patience. However, I don't get how she would think they are rude to ask. Just say 'sorry, we are all getting bla bla bla' and move on.[/quote]

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