*Editor’s Note* – This PSA was released to coincide with the related blog post below. Caffeine can do some really crazy things to a person. Especially a person who did not eat nearly enough that morning. It was also an experiment into the side effects of caffeine and what a Starbucks Trenta will do to the human body…Be warned that nonsensical ideas may spewed and confuzzlement abound is sprayed amongst the masses for their reading and entertainment…Don’t let this sully your ideas of Megan, “the country cleaver”, she really is a good person…
Side effects of caffeine may include shakes, jitters, lots of cleaning, nap-deprivation, unrelenting shouting at the TV while watching the Kentucky Derby, heightened awareness of craziness in endeavoring into something so absolutely nuts as to consume the equivalent of a Starbucks Trenta on a Saturday afternoon…
A few weeks ago when Starbucks released the info on the Trenta, I was shocked. This could only be something to push the American population over the edge of turning us all into the blubbery messes we saw in Wall-E, minus the hover crafts and jumpsuits. What were they thinking doing this to us? We don’t have any self control, who are we kidding.
But alas, Kirsten from
Comfortably Domestic and Kat from
Tenaciously Yours went in and decided this was something we collectively MUST try, kinda like that beer bong in college where you already know your lightweight boozing self really can’t do or finish – but it’s a right of passage – you simply must try. Or am I the only person who had that problem?
So three crazy ladies go into a Starbucks and chronicle their adventures into Trenta Oblivion… that sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke.
Today was the day. Starbucks officially released the Trenta to the masses…or so we thought. My original plan was to head to the Mothership – Starbucks at Pike’s Place Market in downtown Seattle – the place it all started. That plan was abruptly stopped due to the opening of boating season and getting to Seattle would have been to difficult with all that traffic bogging down the city. Sorry, I deal with traffic on a daily basis, and I refuse to on the weekend.
And in the end it’s a good thing I woosed out.
Instead, I dragged Ben out of the house to traipse on over to the Starbucks around the corner from our place. After placing my order, the kindly barista informed me that they didn’t carry them yet. Asking her counterpart, we were both informed that they will only be selling Trentas in warm weather climates. Seriously? Seattle started the Starbucks revolution – don’t you think we could get an exception? C’mon.
Now do you see why I’m glad I didn’t waste my time going to the Mothership (30 minute drive each way) to get turned away and denied my Trenta? Le Sigh.
Later, I resolved to go back around the corner and buy two Grandes to supplement the original Trenta I was denied.
And four hours later, I’m still only through one of them. Oi vie.
Oh don’t worry, my grande non fat iced coffee with sugar free hazelnut is sitting in the fridge waiting for me to go out tonight, assuring me and my company that I will not face plant into the dinner table later.
Is it a Trenta yet?
All I can say from this experience thus far – is that I’m glad they are only making the Trenta for iced coffee drinks – Lord only knows how many calories a Trenta Chocolate Chip Frappacino with whip or a Trenta Hazelnut Mocha with whip would be and how many hours you’d have to spend on the treadmill running that goo off.
I’ll pass.
But to put it into true perspective of what our bodies can actually handle, I give you this. Shake your head in shame of what Starbucks is doing to us…and what we do to ourselves. AHHHH!!!
In conclusion, it’s taken all strength and concentration to get this far in the post, I have to get up and burn off some of this caffeine. Back to the Cleaning!! (As I slurp the last remnants of my grande sugar free hazel nut iced coffee)
*Editor’s Final Note* Dang, Megan’s apartment is really clean. That may be the only good thing to come out of this experiment, because the heartburn that ensued long into the night was the equivalent of the battle scene from “300” – epic…
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Ha, ha! You are so doggone cute, Megan! Ms. Kay loves ya! Thank you for this hilarious post!
You. Rock. I *almost* pilfered the same Trenta vs. the Human Stomach picture for my post as well. Then, since I realize that most fast food beverages are 32 oz. or more, I forgot about it. You are hilarious!
Methinks we need our own Solidarity Sisters vs. Food show on Food Network.
Love this post! I thought the trenta was a bad idea from the moment I heard about it…and what is up with Seattle not having the trenta? Weird. But maybe that's a good thing! I need to prep my apartment for all the family coming for graduation, maybe I should go get some starbucks so I can have the energy to clean (as I'm laying in bed typing this right now).
HOLY HELL!!! That is one massive drink! What on earth would one do with nearly a litre of coffee!?!?! Putting aside the fact I avoid caffeine like the plague even 240ml would be almost to much for me! Not that I have ever been there. Hate the place.
I'm just disturbed. Stopping by from Kat's blog.
Also? This line totally cracked me up. "something to push the American population over the edge of turning us all into the blubbery messes we saw in Wall-E, minus the hover crafts and jumpsuits." That's the perfect visual of over-consumption to coincide with your quest 🙂
OMG. I SO love that you stacked the cups. I almost fell off of my chair laughing when I saw that.
For the record, if there comes a day where you can order a Trenta frappucino, we are TOTALLY DOING IT. Can you imagine the flavor combo possibilities? It would be madness x3.
p.s. I had never seen that stomach illustration. Totally horrifying.
Ah haha that amount of caffeine would kill me I am pretty sure…that stomach illustration is gross! We put some nasty things into our bodies in huge quantities :-/
P.S. That hazelnut iced coffee sounds AMAZING, I am getting one the next time I go to Starbucks for my iced coffee fix (I don't consider them one of those gross things haha)
Goodness… that would do me in! I"d have to head to the nearest ER for heart monitoring!! I don't do caffeine at all, and imagine my surprise in addition my hours of heart pounding when I ordered a triple espresso over ice – decaff, and woops… they made it NOT decaff!!! Whew… it messed me up for an entire 24 hours!! I can't imagine what this would do!
The hazelnut iced coffee sounds pretty darn amazing though!!!
Love this post, you had me laughing out loud!!