oldsbone: fufty-threen hundred eh? How many fufty-threens make a brazillion?

Umpteen, of course

murkycoffee: That story is semi-bullshiat.

That guy might have developed the formula for mass-marketing the Frappuccino, but it was invented by a guy named Andrew Frank

Yes, it is bullshiat, but not for the reason you stated. Italians have been making Frappé for many, many years - since much longer ago than the 90's. Before Starbucks, and before Andrew Frank. They just never trademarked some ghey hybrid name for it.

F starbucks. F it deep and hard.

i gained my freshman 15 drinking caramel frappuccinos because my campus had a freaking starbucks - glad i grew out of that and lost the weight ... they make me sick to my stomach now

ryarger: Anything that foul tasting that is sold in a small glass bottle is supposed to be labeled 'Yoohoo'.

he he- well done.

I've met the guy who invented the original Frappuccino, trademarked the name and everything. The coffee store he made it for was bought out by Starbucks, which by then had come up with their own version, and just took the name and not his recipe. He's a neat guy, though.

murkycoffee: That guy might have developed the formula for mass-marketing the Frappuccino, but it was invented by a guy named Andrew Frank, at a company in the Boston area called "The Coffee Connection." Starbucks ended up buying The Coffee Connection in the early/mid-90's.

Oh, snap, someone beat me to it.

This just in, humanity hasn't had an original idea.
Ever.

Frappuccinos are good, but (like pretty much everything at Starbucks) annoyingly overpriced.

Here in Canuckistan, you can get an Iced Capp at Tim Hortons for a fraction of the price of a Frappuccino.

Word.



/not impressed

Yeah? And what happened to COFFEE FLAVORED COFFEE?

I'll have an alpaccino! LOL :p

Once they come up with an unsweetened, hot version of the beverage - without any dairy-or-dairy-substitute additives, I'll try it again.
I tried one once. The most disgustingly sweet thing I've ever had (outside of the one time I accidentally ordered my coffee "regular" in Boston.)

does not approove

I would like to thank the Starbuck bashers for posting in this thread. I can now add you to my "really cool" list of farkers. Thanks for being so hip and original...thanks so much!!1!

Starbucks... the only thing hipster posers both hate and love... almost at the same time.

Meh. They'd be much better with less sweetener.

boozerman

I worked at a Barnes and Noble cafe once and we made these things. Nothing more annoying and a bigger pain in the ass to make. It's also mostly ordered by annoying teens, metrosexual/homosexuals, and lonely spinsters.

I worked at a couple of Starbucks locations while I was in college. I couldn't stand it when people came in and ordered these things. There is nothing more annoying than working at a coffee shop and you spend your day making milkshakes.

/Seriously people, your barista hates you when you order these craptastic excuses for a beverage.
/Starbucks loves you though, they cost next to nothing to produce, but they charge you out the ass.
/meh

I but them and then supplement with Tim Horton's Iced Cap. I feel like I have shaken baby syndrome.

jackandwater

Came in here looking for that quote. Thanks.

alienchickenpie
Mercury, flouride and barely passable mystery meat?

Heyyy, are you that guy who comes into my store and orders the Spamometer Frappucino with light Colgate and then biatches that it's not made right so he can get a free drink coupon?

/screw you, buddy!