When we arrived for our usual Wednesday evening interlude at the Rankin Highway Starbucks, we were greeted by a barista wearing a lobster on her head. I tried not to stare, acting as though this was a commonplace occurrence in my daily routine, but curiosity finally got the better of me.<\/p>\n
Why are you wearing a lobster on your head?<\/i><\/p>\n
My boss told me I had to wear it until I sold ten of these.<\/i> She pointed at something in a rack in front of the register. So far, no one has felt sorry enough for me to buy one.<\/i><\/p>\n
She was referring to the little packets of Via, the company’s new “instant coffee” (although they use the more refined term, “microground”). There had been a flurry of ads about it a while back, but I hadn’t seen any lately and hadn’t given it any serious thought.<\/p>\n
Well, I’ll help you out; add this one to my bill.<\/i> I handed her a three-pack of the bold Italian Roast, good for three cups and at $1 per cup, a better deal than their in-store brew.<\/p>\n
I fried up a cup of water yesterday afternoon and dumped in the contents of a packet, and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. In fact, I think I prefer it to the in-store version, which is usually strong to the point of bitterness. Via was smooth, and was plenty bold without overdoing it. I recommend it.<\/p>\n
However, I’m still on the fence about wearing the lobster on my head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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