1. You know there's a big difference between being late for something and being late for something because you were at Starbucks.
2. Not only does your barista know your drink order by heart...
3. ...but more often than not, they have your drink order ready for you before you even hit the register. Now THAT is skill!
4. You've also developed enough of a relationship with your baristas that they'll upgrade your order or make sure that you're getting the freshest coffee to drink.
Face it, you see them more often than your siblings.
5. When you're forced to order coffee from somewhere that isn't Starbucks, you've definitely made the mistake of ordering something as "tall," "grande," or "venti."
6. You know that *REAL* Starbucks addicts aren't the type of people who get excited for frivolous syrupy seasonal drinks like Pumpkin Spice Lattes...
Let the basics drink the seasonal drinks!
7. ...but you ALSO get irrationally excited when the store gets decked out for the holidays.
8. You know that there is no REAL secret menu, but if you ask nicely, your barista will make any drink with any combination of ingredients.
9. You've been a Gold Card holder for so long you honestly can't remember what it feels like to NOT have one.
10. If you could have one wish come true, it would be a separate line for all the customers who wait until they're at the cashier to decide on their drink order.
11. You think people who order a tall are amateurs, and a grande isn't much better. Real Starbucks addicts are strictly here for ventis, or even *gasp* trentas.
12. And you know the only thing worse than ordering a tall at Starbucks is ordering a Frappuccino, because Frappuccinos are for middle schoolers and Britney Spears.
13. Nothing in the world annoys you more than when someone can't grasp the concept that a "tall" is in fact the smallest standard beverage size on the menu.
14. Although you DO get pretty upset if your Starbucks has run out of flat lids, so they have to give you a domed one instead.
15. Whenever you're on a road trip, you map out where you're stopping for Starbucks ahead of time.
16. You experienced an irrational level of anger when Starbucks switched their points program.
17. Your Starbucks senses are so developed that you can actually taste if they messed up your order.
18. Even if you own a coffee machine or there is one at work, you STILL need to make a daily trip to the promised land (aka Starbucks)...
19. ...and that means a significant percentage of your income goes right to Starbucks.
20. And you're not ashamed to admit that your day doesn't REALLY start until you've gotten your Starbucks.
21. You've basically developed a sixth sense for detecting where the closest Starbucks is at all times.
22. It doesn't faze you when the area with milk and sugar needs to be restocked, because you know all the goodies are underneath the counter.
23. You think the craziest people in the world are those who prefer drinking that mud Dunkin' Donuts calls coffee.
24. And finally, you laugh in the face of people who are dramatic when their name is misspelled by a barista, because your barista knows your name by heart.
