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Customer Experience at Starbucks

POSTED Thu Jan.31.2008 by Dave Seah UNDER Encounters TAGGED

Although I don’t own any stock in Starbucks, I do drink an awful lot of their coffee as part of my morning wake-up routine. I’ve actually gotten a little sick of it. Their coffee is not all that good. Their pastries are, despite their tempting appearance, mediocre to the point of making me angry. What [...]

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Authenticity and The Pre-Gym Experience

POSTED Thu Jun.14.2007 by Dave Seah UNDER Encounters TAGGED ,

I’m actually on something of a regular waking schedule, getting up around 8AM and then heading to the coffee shop around 10AM. Ostensibly, the reason behind my daily coffee shop routine is to plan the day; the new version of the Emergent Task Planner arose out of a couple months of drawing it every morning [...]

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Cancellations Galore

POSTED Tue Jun.13.2006 by Dave Seah UNDER Personal TAGGED

This morning, I opened up my daily folder and blinked at the contents. A few bills. A statement from the bank. Some year old postcards from the vet. A few pieces of paper with some names on them. Fascinating. My Tickler File had delivered unto me a small mystery to unravel: what the heck was [...]

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Portion Control

POSTED Thu May.04.2006 by Dave Seah UNDER Culture, Personal TAGGED

I was at Black Ink in Harvard Square last week, and was drawn to this green cafeteria tray with matching cup. I don’t know why…I just had to have it. My sis says I can use it to control the size of the portions I eat, much as we theorized with Mr Bento. We actually [...]

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ADS: Active Defense System Anti-Shine Complex

POSTED Fri Oct.28.2005 by Dave Seah UNDER Encounters TAGGED

I was complaining to my sister about how my face felt like crap in the winter time, and she asked, “What kind of moisturizer do you use?” “Moisturizer?” I inquired blankly. Sis scowled in exasperation. So she got me some stuff from L’Oreal called Men’s Expert Active Defense System Oil Controller Anti-Oiliness Moisturizer Anti-Shine Complex–really, [...]

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Choco Wars!

POSTED Wed Apr.06.2005 by Dave Seah UNDER Culture, Personal TAGGED

As previously reported, I have been held in thrall by the Starbucks Chantico™ chocolate beverage. They call it a “drinkable desert”, and at 390 calories per 6oz serving, they’re not kidding. One of them is enough to knock me out for a good hour. I liked it. I will have to try making one myself, [...]

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Quiznos. Meh.

POSTED Fri Mar.25.2005 by Dave Seah UNDER Culture, Personal TAGGED

The first time I went to a Quiznos sub place was in Maitland, Florida, in 1997. I think they were just working out their system, as Florida is one of those places where retail franchises work out the kinks. I remember having a pretty good roast beef sub, fragrant and delectably toasted, and feeling deeply [...]

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