Get Shorty

Ok – so raise your hand if you like starbucks.

Raise your hand if you consider yourself a “hardcore coffee drinker”, yet you can never finish a full cup of coffee and instead end up either ordering a drink that ends in –chino or loading your cup up with tons of sugar, milk, or what have you.
Raise your hand if basically, you hate paying that much for a cup of coffee.

Well, do I have news for you!

Ladies and gentlemen, I have cracked the coffee code... sort of.

Starbucks has something that may be able to save your wallet, and still provide you with that much needed caffeine boost – enter “The Short”. Think of it as the Kids’ Meal of Starbucks.

“The Short” is an 8 oz. cup of coffee that Starbucks has, yet they don’t advertise. You can’t find it on the menu – you have to ask for it. I found out about it on a blog and didn’t believe it, until I asked for it one day:

Barista: “Hi, welcome to Starbucks, what can I get you?”
Me(leaning over the counter with an air of mystery): “May I have… the Short?”
Barista: “Sure.” (rolls eyes, probably because I am still leaning on the counter)

The Short is only 1.50, and is perfect for those of us who honestly can’t finish a
full 12 oz without having to excuse ourselves an hour later.
The only drawback is that it is not offered at the Ferg Starbucks (of course). But you can get it at the Target one and at the one in Midtown Village.

Drink up!