Everyone say "Hello" to the Starbucks Via girl

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This is the Starbucks Via girl. She's camped out at the drive-thru at the
Starbucks at the corner of Pine Ridge Road and Goodlette-Frank in Naples.

I've done my fair share of writing and #sbuxdrama watching from this
Starbucks - particularly because it is the only Starbucks in the city that
stays open until 11 p.m.

I love the store. The baristas know my drink no matter whether I come
through the drive-thru or inside and they don't mind if I camp out with my
laptop for a couple hours. Plus, there is ALWAYS something going on - either
barista drama or customer drama.

VIDEO: The #sbuxdrama Tweetup

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The inaugural #sbuxdrama Tweetup was held Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at
the Starbucks at Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida. The manager at that
particular Starbucks knows me because I've hung out there before. Once he
realized that we were settling in for a while, I guess he decided to guinea
pig us as a test kitchen audience for the launch of the new
Starbucks Via instant coffee line.

The #sbuxdrama Tweetup

The inaugural #sbuxdrama Tweetup was held Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the
Starbucks at Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida. There were about a dozen
attendees. @napleschris, @Twitterzilla, @stickboyweb, @betsyb118 +1,
@morrislaw, @blueturtlefl, @ricstevenson and @2turtletrackers.

We laughed, we talked, we invented a new word (Twitter Guilt = Twuilt) and
we even served as a test kitchen audience for the launch of the new
Starbucks Via instant coffee line.

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The Great Monsoon of Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009

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Every single time I set out to go to a Social Media Club of Southwest
Florida event, the heavens open and the waters pour down and sheets - nay,
entire linen closets of rain slam down. It is almost like a curse - the
Social Media Club Monsoon curse.

I really shouldn't complain. At least my car gets a bath once a month ....

This video was taken at the intersection of Immokalee Road and Livingston
Road in Naples, Florida on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.