Dear Drink Manufacturers
Why must any drink be seasonal? Can we not have all drinks available year-round? Yes, I understand supply and demand. People demand what is in lower supply which then allows you to up the prices and gouge me and my wallet when my finicky taste buds are most vulnerable, having been deprived for months seemingly without end. But why? Doesn’t this qualify as torture? I mean, I’m not drowning, but I kinda think I might be.
Starbucks,
You created the only bottled coffee I would ever drink. And then you made it better: Dark Chocolate Peppermint Frappaccino. It’s divine! But I can only purchase it from November to December. Why? Why, oh why? To make matters worse, if I stock up (which I have tried) the drink expires by the end of March. This does not please me. Why are you selling cold coffee in the winter anyway? What am I to do on a hot summer day when all I want is a lusciously cold chocolate peppermint coffee beverage? Your barristas can’t make them for me in June. Even if I beg. Please rectify this situation.
And Mr. Samuel Adams,
I’m sure some will argue with me, but in the opinions of me and my husband, your Octoberfest brew is the best thing you make. Why limit its sales to the month of October? Yes, I recognize that October is actually in the name of the beer, but please think outside the box, gentlemen. I know it’s not actually made in October; I’ve purchased it in September on a few occasions. When I have an especially strong craving for Corned Beef and Cabbage in May, I need a good beer to accompany it. I want Octoberfest. Perhaps you could just relabel it for each month of the year. I would be happy to buy Mayfest, Junefest, Julyfest, even Febfest, if they all tasted like October.
Thank you.
Posted on May 20, 2009, in random thoughts. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
Ha!! I feel the same way about the pumpkin pie lattes….I could drink them year-round. It’s probably for the best….
At Starbucks, often you can ask for the pumpkin pie, and they’ll have the syrup almost year-round (I don’t think they throw away the leftovers). I’ve had pumpkin mistos in August.
But hard cider! We’re going camping this weekend, and I’m not a beer fan. I like hard cider. But, alas! I can’t find it anywhere. Is it only a fall thing like regular cider?
I hope they hear you because I could use a peppermint latte every once in awhile myself! it’s be like Christmas in July!
Hard cider! That’s another one!! Good addition, Heather.
I’ve never tried the pumpkin pie lattes. I’ll have to do that. I’ll also have to ask if they have any leftover dark chocolate peppermint next time I’m there.