Starbucks is evil

Meepster

Yet another "I didn't do my research, something went wrong, it must be THEIR fault" post...

Gimme strength... :mad:

MarzipanFish

If you go to the stand with the sugar, milk & powders then they have leaflets there which have the nutritional data for all the drinks including the caffeine content.
I picked one up yesterday because i was curious and looking at it now the only caffeine free ones i see on it are the cold ones. I'll admit i thought decaff was caffeine free but it's not a problem for me anyway. Since the info is readily available then i don't think its fair to blame them.

Frappucinos with anything other than coffee or chocolate in are caffeine free and you could add syrups (except chocolate) to steamed milk if you really want to go to starbucks.

The menu's got the calorie contents on too... a large hot choc with squirty cream is 690kcal!

Freddie_Snowbits

aurongrande wrote: »

Just to start off, I am intolerant to caffeine, not allergic, but intolerant, as in it makes me sick.

On guesses that you are aware of your condition and the restrictions it places on you life. This is unfortunate that you do have this disability, so that means you have to be carefull what you eat and drink.

as they say in Forest Gump Poo Poo Happens.

Get a life

You have been Freddied.

Freddie suggests that OP is actually does not suffer any affects from the coffee, but is rather intolerant of themself.

adouglasmhor

Yeah but a medium cappuccino with skimmed/semi/soy is 60/90/70 calories odd, depends on how much you want the calories.

Starbucks Beverages Nutrition Guide.

TurkishDelight

I'm not intolerant to caffeine, but I know that chocolate has it in.

How you haven't had a hot chocolate with enough caffeine in it to notice is probably because you've only been having the terrible quality stuff, which you can't expect a shop to make you (well except Costa )

I'd be careful around cola as well if I were you. Don't want you back here saying how "evil" the Coca~Cola corporation is do we?

ivylinn

Just get a fruit or vanilla Frappucino and there will be no caffeine (unless you sprinkle chocolate powder on top).

fluffnutter

It's been pretty much said already... but just to join in. Caffeine naturally occurs in coffee beans and therefore must be removed to produce 'de-caff'. The de-caffeination process (just like de-alcoholised beer/wine) cannot guarantee that all caffeine will be removed, hence most de-caff coffee will still contain traces of caffeine. This is why their de-caff coffee made you sick. Their hot chocolate made you even more sick because not only is caffeine in coffee, it's naturally present in cocoa beans as well, and there's not even been an attempt to remove this caffeine.

For someone who is needs to avoid caffeine because you'll almost be hospitalised if you have it.... you seem to be a little lacking in your research.

aurongrande_2

barnabee wrote: »

Click here for a list of Starbucks drinks and the amount of caffeine that they contain.

I was a little suprised by the results as I thought decaf meant no caffeine as well. Learn something everyday.

Plus click here for a listing of common UK drinks and their caffeine content.

I knew it. Caffeine in Hot Chocolate, and Decaff coffee. Should have got the White Hot Chocolate.

I've never heard of Caffeine free coca-cola and Pepsi. Oh my, now that's something I didn't know. Decaff has caffeine in it, but in small amounts. No wonder I've been feeling ill each day when I have like 7 cups of coffee. I'll have to see if I can get caffeine free coffee. Surely my local Tesco has some. They have a wide range of coffees taking up nearly half an aisle.

aurongrande_2

jamespir wrote: »

so if youre intollerant to coffe why go to a place that you knw sells coffee

I'm not intolerant to coffee. It's caffeine.

aurongrande_2

sagalout1954 wrote: »

Cocoa definitely contains caffeine therefore I thought all chocolate products had it in it. I'm a bit puzzled by you ordering a hot chocolate and then complaining because you got one, it's up to you to ask if they can guarantee it doesn't contain caffeine.

PS Apparently, to qualify as 'de-caf', a coffee must have less than 2.5% of caffeine levels, NOT be absolutely, totally and completely caffeine free.

Sorry OP but it sounds as if you haven't done your homework properly regarding your caffeine intolerance - can't blame Starbucks.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20060102.html
http://ask.yahoo.com/20001018.html

Thanks for telling me, I didn't know cocoa had caffeine in it.