My first Starbucks in China

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Did I mention that locals drink Starbucks in my earlier article?

Today, I just had the opportunity to taste my first Starbucks in Shanghai. It was about 2 something in the evening and my secretary suddenly came into my room and asked me what I wanted to order. What? “I am going to Starbucks now, what you want?” she said. It looked like she was buying Starbucks for the whole company and was asking around. I told her I wanted Mocha Ice Blended. In case you don’t know, Ice Blended is called “星冰乐” in Mandarin.

Half an hour later, I had my first taste of Starbucks. How much was it? “Oh, it’s on the office” my secretary told me. What? I guess that was part of the benefit of working for a big company, you have free Starbucks once in a while.

If you are curious about the price of Starbucks here, it’s around RMB35 to RMB40 per cup. Yes, I will Not walk into Starbucks and spend this much of money on a cup of coffee unless it is totally unavoidable or absolutely necessary.

p/s:-

There will not be any new article tomorrow because I will have to work until 1 am in the morning. Everything is a trade off, you get to drink free Starbucks, but the price is working your butt off until the wee hour.