Free Drinks at Starbucks
Yatta!!! I get free drinks from Starbucks today. It’s one of my favourite drinks.
The message “Just donate any amount to Salvation Army and get yourself a free drink from Starbucks on 6th December.” has been spread around in the office few days ago. Everyone (literally) has plan to go for the free drink and donate just few bucks.
Being in the ‘kiasuland’, we cannot ’su*’. Muahahaha.
Actually, I am new to this idea. Never heard of it back in Malaysia. So, I decided to be thick skin and Q-up for the free drink and make a small donation. The Starbucks is just few steps away from my office building.
Me, Karen and Siang went Q up (The rest of them quit when they see long q). Just 15mins Q and I get myself a free Vanilla Cream Ice Blended (size of tall).
The crowd is quite controllable and everyone being well treated by the Starbucks staffs. The staffs make sure everyone Q-up and get their free drinks, with smile. Explain to everyone how do they get their free drinks, with smile. Hand to you your free drinks, with smile. There are people from the Salvation Army holding a box asking for donation.
Okay, the whole “free drinks” campaign is to make donation to the Salvation Army. Just that everyone is being Kiasu a bit to get free drinks for the sake of Getting something FREE. Who does not like freebies? :)
After I got my Vanilla Cream Ice Blended, I still see the long Q. The duration for giving out free drinks only last for 2 hours, from 5pm to 7pm and it’s only for today - 6th of December.
(Spotted some other colleagues Q-ing up for free drinks before we go back to office. Ngek!)
So this is just another interesting experience to me in my days of working in Singapore.
su*: Lose. Kiasu basically means - scare of lose, cannot lose.
andylkw
on December 7th, 2007
omg, am i first r? ahahaha. If only they have this campaign here in malaysia…
cely
on December 9th, 2007
andy: Obviously, u are the 1st. :) If they got this campaign in malaysia… i cant imagine the crowd!
easyriderlovescs
on December 9th, 2007
so did u make a donation?
Horny Ang Moh
on December 10th, 2007
Aiyoh! only one day arrr? Have a nice day!
zewt
on December 11th, 2007
today secret recipe offered buy 1 cake get 1 free… the queue was also outrages.
belle
on December 11th, 2007
I WANT……………………… niamah y don have in msia la!..but agree la..i cant imagine aunties drinking starbucks here… bet they donate 2 cents and drink up the whole starbucks
Nicholas
on December 12th, 2007
so cool. get free drinks. that day starbucks just suck my rm18 for a beverage with extra cream and choc chips.
wuching
on December 12th, 2007
tsk tsk tsk hear got free drinks everybody come…I ALSO WANT!
willy
on December 14th, 2007
i wan alsooooooo… aiyah, 6th i edi come back liao ler…
cely
on December 15th, 2007
easyriderlovescs: Yea.. i did.. but not enough to buy a cup of iceblended one :p
Horny Ang Moh: Yea…and only 2 hours.
zewt: Haha.. i saw that ad from forward mail. Sg here dun have secret recipe.
belle: could be, but wont be that bad gua.. 2 cents? like that where got hou yi si
nicholas: kakakakka… i never add cream for ice blended .. but they always put cream for me. sien
wuching: sure lo, free what :p
willy: yea,, tooo bad for u.. kekek
Jen
on December 15th, 2007
hi hi~~ how’s life working in SG? Seems you are enjoy and stay good with it :-)
wooh.. FREE drinks ya.. hehe… so averagely the people donate is slightly cheaper than the normal blended drink price?
onelikming
on December 17th, 2007
u been tagged byh me lah
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