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Drink sends barista over the edge

Starbucks entered the unicorn food craze Wednesday with its new Unicorn Frappuccino drink. Its popularity was too much for Colorado barista Braden Burson, who posted a video on Twitter complaining that the drink was difficult to make and he’s “never been so stressed out” in his life. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
Starbucks entered the unicorn food craze Wednesday with its new Unicorn Frappuccino drink. Its popularity was too much for Colorado barista Braden Burson, who posted a video on Twitter complaining that the drink was difficult to make and he’s “never been so stressed out” in his life. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)

A Starbucks barista has taken to social media hoping to make orders for the coffee chain’s much buzzed about Unicorn Frappuccino disappear.

Starbucks’ entry into the unicorn food craze was released Wednesday and its popularity was too much for 19-year-old Colorado barista Braden Burson. He posted a video (now-deleted) on Twitter after his shift complaining that it was difficult to keep up with orders for the drink and he’s “never been so stressed out” in his life.

The Unicorn Frappuccino is a sweet and sour pink and blue cream swirl topped with what Starbucks calls “fairy powder.” Burson says in the video that a day of making the treat left him with sticky hands and residue from the drink stuck to his clothes and in his hair/Associated Press. More here.

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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