S'bucks

S-bucks English Alternative forms en S-bucks Proper noun en colloquial en Starbucks. en 18 June 1999 David, Seattle Those crazy alt.surfers alt.surfing https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154237/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.surfing/c/n5BxeJnYMNQ/m/kvNWyv0aeHQJ S'bucks and PH. Oh dude, puleeeze. More like Cafe Venezia and Dahlia Lounge. en 17 December 1999 Nopalito Creative misuses of used Starbucks peripherals alt.california https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154242/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.california/c/qNCgWmhO0tQ/m/fImfmiyYbX8J Their aggressive tactics which have gotten them into every neighborhood which once had independent "character" disgusts me. (Kudos to the North Beach Business Association, the first regional group to tell S'bucks lawyers where to go and get away with it.) en 18 September 2001 Carlos Hernandez WTC and censorship alt.fan.cecil-adams https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154347/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.cecil-adams/c/1xE3uR6oNwA/m/b0rNOGb63FUJ Well, it was just a goof in an email to some friends, but checking Canada411.com gives 118 S'bucks in B.C., and 86 in Vancouver (which seems to include the GVA). en 4 May 2002 mickeyc@pipeline.com Spring Break Crowds rec.arts.disney.parks https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154348/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.disney.parks/c/q_ePbD7Xuyg/m/ncgidczZ318J It would be nice if they were bought out by Starbucks! Thanks for keeping us posted. ( drinking a very strong cup of S'bucks Columbian as I type) en 4 February 2003 Nann Bell OTP: Can you identify your co-worker? alt.support.arthritis https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154347/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.support.arthritis/c/wO07LnmXrTU/m/HBLLTebPe14J Not all that fond of S'bucks myself. it's ok, but I'll still walk past the 2 nearby ones to get to our Au Bon Pan. We've got 2 of those also, both with better coffee for less mone than at teh Starbucks. en 23 June 2003 Todd Mount Pearl Wendys nf.general https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154330/https://groups.google.com/g/nf.general/c/GQ5m4MvwGhA/m/6vXUn0MPtWkJ My choice is and always be Starbucks...or as we say..."s'bucks". Go in and ask for a Red Eye Special if you don't ever want to blink again (light roast with 2 shots of espresso)...mmmmmm. en 21 July 2003 jack Doonesbury 07-20 rec.arts.comics.strips https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154318/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.comics.strips/c/Z91ju6AyaTs/m/gLPO64nA7-8J For people like me, who have to study the menu nearly every S'bucks visit just to be able to convey what @#*% SIZE they want, Sunday's strip was wonderfully spot-on. en 23 July 2003 Blanche Nonken Emergency power for Refrigerator and Freezer... alt.energy.homepower https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154412/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.energy.homepower/c/_q26h-pGhwE/m/1BSqjXcxNwoJ > thinking that customers won't buy their triple grande, low fat /> no fat half mocha twists from a barista (note the lower case "b") with> some nose jewelry, they fire the employee (actually two so far in the> local community). That's weird - every S'bucks in the US I've ever visited ignores the piercing policy. Hell, _I_ violate the piercing policy. en 17 May 2006 rleone@hotmail.com Robert Leone Re: Almost Kissed His Ass Goodbye alt.support.diabetes https://web.archive.org/web/20251106154336/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.support.diabetes/c/JeA9SA3RFtM/m/tCcZT8kfyfoJ I nearly got mashed in a Starbucks parking lot by someone driving way too fast for either blind corners or parking lots. S'bucks can't do much about putting traffic calming measures in their own parking lots for obvious reasons (speed bumps and hot coffee don't mix). Related terms en 'Bucks en Nicknames