Why is it that I frequent certain bars every other week or so and I end up being charged for only one drink out of several, yet I go to the capitalistic entity known as Starbucks every single day (sometimes twice) and yet I get nothing? In both establishments my name and my "usual" beverage are known, but only at Starbucks is that kind of loyal patronage not rewarded.
Not that I expect or demand anything for free. I'm not a cheap ass. I go there for the coffee, just as I go to a bar for booze (usually there's a certain social element as well). The recognition and personal greeting are rewards themselves. And I am usually not charged for an extra shot of espresso or a flavor addition. Yet after years of devoted caffeine consumption and Lord knows how much money spent (really, I don't wanna know...) you'd think they could slip a free latte across the counter for me occasionally.
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