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GAS STATION COFFEE

Dressing the Part Does't Fool Anyone...

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Oct 07, 2023
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Every morning started with a trip to the Starbucks coffee shop.

It didn’t matter whether it was convenient and on the way to our destination, or if it took us twenty minutes in the wrong direction. It was non-negotiable. Starbucks would be the first stop of each day.

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