Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

Now What?! A splash of love

A few months ago, I unknowingly began a social experiment. How would different Starbucks baristas react when I ask to have love added to my Starbucks order? During a quick trip through the drive-thru at Starbucks with my fella, I wanted to make him smile. After I gave my four-part specialized drink order, I asked if I could add in a ‘splash of love.’ After a pause, the woman on the other end responded, ‘No problem, anything else?’ Thus began an ongoing social experiment of how folks would respond. It was important that I did not come across as playing...

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