i cannot support someone who doesn’t care.

Yesterday I made a difficult decision. I was in a 10 year relationship, which kept getting worse and worse. But I couldn’t seem to give it up. No matter how bad it got, I always remembered how it used to be. The memories and emotions from the beginning always came back to me, even in the midst of my biggest disappointment. I don’t know why I held on for so long. Every time it happened, I would tell myself “I’ll give it one more shot.” But it never got better. I was left unsatisfied and hurt. How could something so near and dear to my heart bring me such pain?  It’s so sad to me, when something so good, loses sight of what was intended for itself, and spirals down and down and down, until it forces those people so close to it, away. I did what I had to do. I finally cut ties. I wasn’t going to take this abuse.

Starbucks let me down.

Now, this is no hyperbole. Starbucks really did let me down. It saddens me and makes my heart hurt that I had to give up on them. So many memories I have happened at Starbucks: dates with my Dad, the start of any road trip, the heart and soul of Seattle, research papers, bonds between my two best friends that will always be there, a dream that I would someday work there, red cups. So much of my life has happened at Starbucks…and now it’s gone. I think that Starbucks got to big for itself. They lost sight of their customers. They lost sight of the memories that have happened there. By doing a “half-ass” job on their drinks and service, it has forced me to finally make a decision: I cannot support someone who doesn’t care. I think I might write them a letter to explain all of this. I don’t want to leave my memories behind, and I’m not going to. But I don’t want to make new memories at a place that doesn’t treat me like they say they will. I don’t want to taint my past with what would be my future. 

I suppose you all think I’m ridiculous, but I don’t care. What I do care about, is doing what you say you will do, and treating people with the respect you want. If Starbucks wants respect, they need to give it.