Exactly, Grasshopper, you got my meaning perfectly! It was none of my business, I didn't say anything But boy, did I wish I could have.

It'll all blow as nothing. There's nothing like anger and cold caffeine rush, early morn. Starbucks is intense anyway. It's all that grinding noise.

Or you could have shouted out:

"Hey you lame ass redneck stop giving the kid stuff that'll jack him up before I call the poe-leece man!".

Dear SoBe & GoT,
thank you for the laughs ~
Lightly and Fluffily yours,
Scarlett

What I want to know is if anyone went into Starbucks today for their free sample taste!

Reply to dln,
Yes thanks to FainaAgain=D> I just had my free mocha"light" frappacino sample, or at least a whole 2oz(medicine cup). The grumpy manager appeared reluctant to give out samples, but the nice lady working the register managed to conspire with a coworker to send one ~o) my way, which I briefly enjoyed!

DLN: no

I went, and yes they were tiny, as I suspected. The article states "samples" so I didn't expect a "tall" or anything. It was tasty, but there was no sign in sight indicating free anything. When I asked the cashier, they made a batch. The cafe vanilla light frappuccino was yummy! Trish

Not to jump in the fray and I don't mean to restart the debate but I had to put in my 2 cents worth.

It's not just a little bit of frappuccino. Have you guys forgotten just how little a 6-month old is? Not to forget that their little digestive systems are sooo fragile at that age. Remember a 6-month old isn't even walking yet. When my kids were babies it was RIGHT at 6 months that they FINALLY graduated from baby cereal to real baby food, i.e. veggies. They weren't even allowed to have fruit and meat just yet. I'd read back then that doctors were theorizing that certain foods introduced too early to a baby's system could cause allergies to such things as flour, eggs, cow or goat milk, chocolate. I didn't want to risk my children not being able to enjoy something as an adult because I lacked discretion as a parent. Thankfully, neither of my kids have allergies. My aunt Mary (who is SUCH a redneck in the very worst sense) used to belittle me and harrass me because I wouldn't give my kids things like biscuits & gravy & eggs at that tender age. It caused a lot of friction in our family. But I stood my ground and I'm glad I did. Her daughter is allergic to milk, eggs, Chocolate and flour!!

Oh, and another point, if you consider that an average 6-month old is about 12-15 pounds compared to say an adult weight of 120-150 pounds then basically an adult can handle 10 times more than an infant. Basically an 8-ounce frappuccino serving equates to less than just 1 ounce (.8) for an infant. Not much at all. Wouldn't take too many strawfuls to equal that, would it? Or to exceed it? And when you factor in the delicate underdeveloped system, well...

I've gotten flack from parents when I suggest something to them, so I understand Scarlett's reluctance to do so, despite her greatest wish. I'll never forget the response I got when I saw someone carrying an infant in her arms in the front seat of a Corvette, no seatbelt for either. And this was only about 13 years ago when one couldn't even leave a hospital with an infant without a proper baby seat.

> I'll never forget the response I got when I saw someone carrying an infant in her arms in the front seat of a Corvette, no seatbelt for either.<

I am confused by this sentence. Did you say something to the Covette driver?

No, not the driver, the passenger who was his girlfriend. She was carrying a baby in her arms and neither she nor the baby had any type of restraint on.

... whoops, I may have to take this seriously, and gasp, join the red team. I am a great uncle, suddenly. I see the light!!! I just dare those parents to force any Starbucks product than the kid's gullet. And, yes, I will go over the counter and frappe those caffeine purveyors! The next grinding sound you hear will be their beans! I shall of course offer them medium, or my preference, fine ground. I love the smell of espresso in the morning!

The "light" frappucino has 13 grams of fat vs. 3.5 grams in the regular one. The sugar is less, but it actually works out to a few more calories because of all the cals from fat.

There's always money to be made off of people's stupidity.

Thank you for enlightening us Beatchik. )<

For what I like to drink (Tall 12 oz. coffee frappacino with whole milk)~o) the calories have been reduced from 190 to 110, and the fat reduced from 2g to 1g, and the light frappacino actually tasted good, yesterday!

Please see www.starbucks.com for comparison.

Ha ha SoBe, from now on I'm drinking SOBE only!

And I'm going back to Fanta again. Have a good one!

If you "travel" to a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf they have non-fat non-sweetened iced & hot mochas...they are delish and only 1.5 fat grams and 118 calories...still wouldn't suggest it for a 6 month old! The last time I was there the clerk was cleaning up the wreckage of some 5 year old kid who had climbed the glass display counter, breaking the shelves and all of the mugs on display. His mother was comforting him and saying the shelves shouldn't be glass!!! She was probably feeding him Frappacinos at 6 months also!