Tuesday, February 28, 2006

New Starbucks (COFFEE POST for a change)

Today, Starbucks opened a store in my town.

The nearest one previously is nearly one hour away.

I went in for a morning coffee & asked" how long have you been open?"

"about 26 (pause for dramatic effect) seconds" was the reply from the barista.

It was amazing to see the HUGE EXCITEMENT of the entire team that they could get to use the coffee machine. LOUD, LAUGHTER, URGENT, PURPOSE !!!!!!!

Apparently I was the second customer at that store, but the first customer ordered tea.

I wonder how long the excitement of making each individual cup of coffee will last. There was certainly energy there for the first cup of the store. I was blown away. Its great to see people passionate about what they do. That enthusiasm rubbed off on me for the start of my day. thanks.