Maybe they were in your neighborhood before mine...
The ONLY time I have purchased ANYTHING from Starbucks is when they have space in a Rest area or Truck stop and ALL the other coffee outlets are closed.
I realize I probably have an ‘attitude’ when ordering but I always feel I have to explain to the clerk what a REGULAR black coffee is..
When I first hit South of M/D line I remember whenever ordering coffee to go one HAD to mention NO SUGAR as just saying Black only meant no cream.....
Nothing worse than taking a swig of black coffee and have it loaded with sugar and not expecting it...
I had the same problem in the South with iced tea. I ordered unsweetened iced tea with lemon in a sit down restaurant and got sweet tea. I was on a low car. diet so even a sip is a no-no. I sent it back, only to get ANOTHER sweet tea! They were NOT busy. One of the few times I left a low tip.
That happened to me in MA,they sweetened my black coffee....I had to toss it.