You might want to ask before assuming a starbucks would be appreciated. I'm a big coffee drinker, grind my own beans but I absolutely HATE the burned taste of starbucks beans. I prefer Gloria Jeans coffee ;-)

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Not sure if that was for me, but if so, you missed an important part of my post:

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Actually there were a lot of posts talking about getting their coaches Starbucks so I just thought I'd point out that not all coffee drinkers worship at the altar of Starbucks.

j

I like Starbucks, but I love Caribou Coffee...and even the occassional McDonalds coffee at the one near my rink, LOL!

And, indeed, not all coaches even drink coffee - ours far prefer tea! And we don't have a Starbucks near the rink (thank goodness!); there is, however, a hole-in-the-wall shop by the station (2 minutes' walk away) that makes lovely coffee, much nicer than Starbucks. Don't think they do gift vouchers, though.....

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The only reason I had thought starbucks is because there is one within site (and walking in skate guards) of our rink. Many coaches skate with a cup in hand. I don't drink coffee at all, but can find something to drink there if presented with free money We also have a panera but I haven't seen anyone with their coffee.

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I agree. I grab milk or water at starbucks all the time even though i dont drink there coffee. So, I would be happy with starbucks even though i dont drink the coffee. I will take free bottles of water hehe

This probably isn't really the right place for it, but I'm prompted to tell this story. Last Thursday, when I arrived to teach a 9 AM class, there was a huge coffee spill right at the entrance to the ice. No coach in sight, but an adult student on the ice told me right away "coach x" did it. Coach x returned soon thereafter, with a maintenance person in tow. Coach x, a two time Olympic competitor, had stepped on the ice with one guard on, which a lot of elite skaters do, and coffee in one hand - you can guess the rest .

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I'm always amazed at the ones who demonstrate things like spirals while holding a cup of coffee.

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True. My primary coach once got a Starbucks card from me... then said something snippy like "I need groceries more than I need Starbucks..." to someone else regarding my gift. (I think it was WeirFan06 that he told, in fact!!! )

The next year, I got him a gift card from Albertson's (now Lucky's again!!!) He was happy about that. This past May I wanted to get him the same thing, only to be told that Albertson's was changing over to Lucky's and they didn't have any more gift cards anymore b/c of the merger. So I got him a Gap card... which he did promptly use right away on a top.

He seemed happy with that one, so I'll keep that in mind the next time I get a gift b/c I have a Gap Card (not the gift card but the credit card. It's the one credit card I DO have since I shop at Old Navy and Gap a lot.) and I wouldn't mind acquiring more points on it.

Secondary coach exact words on Starbucks is... "I LUUUUURVE my Starbucks!!!" (Yes, she's often seen with a Venti cup from Starbucks in her hands. Someone from the rink always runs to get Starbucks for her and other coaches.)

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That made me laugh REALLY loudly . I had to explain to my parents I hadn't totally lost it LOL.

My coach was doing choreography for another student with coffee in hand. She gestured up and promptly dumped it all over her jacket. Good thing it was iced coffee!!

Same here, but I worship at the altar of Peets. In fact, a search for the closest Peets was something I had to do today before booking my hotel in Oregon for Pacific Coast Sectionals, LOL! Hopefully, they will expand more beyond the west coast so I don't have to suffer at AN anymore. . . I just get my coach a gift certificate to the cafe near the rink where he always has breakfast between classes. I'm thinking I'll get my secondary coach some nice mineral bath salts. Heck, if I'm on the ice 6 hours a week and need it, I can only imagine how much I'd need it being on the ice coaching 7 days a week!

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Is it okay get your coach something bigger than they get you? My coach always gives each of her students a small present and I would like to get her something a little bigger,like a giftcard, but I don't want it to be akward if my gift is much bigger than hers.
Does that sound Stupid? Anyway, is it ok to get her something a bigger than she gets me? After all, she has a bunch of students and I only have one coach.

I personally think the gift to the coach should be bigger, since the coach has SO many students to buy for, but each student only has one or two (okay, in my case three) coaches to buy for. I spend about $25 on each of my coaches and I can't imagine they could afford to spend $25 each on 30 students!

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i agree the gift for the coach should be more indeed.. i would expect a student to buy a coach a gift. But never would i expect hte coach to get students a gift they have wayy toooo many

Gave my coaches their gifts today. I got them a box of hershey nuggets that I decorated using stamps and an address label and a $20 walmart gift card. Primary coach didn't open it. LTS instructor coach did open it and thanked me like 5 times during the night. I think he was suprised to get something, as most LTS students don't give their instructors presents- but I decided to since a) I've improved vastly and b) I don't pay for my lessons since I barter teaching for them, so it seemed like I should give him something.

All the other LTS instructors got chocolates, which everyone was appreciative of. I've co-taught with all of them but one, so I thought I should do something to say thanks, since they helped teach me how to teach!

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I never expect it but many of my daughter's coaches have gotten their students gifts. It's usually something small, but personal, like a CD case (once her coach recorded their programs twice so they could all do back to back run throughs!) or hand made luggage tags. Certainly not to be expected but very nice.

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Well, if any of my students are reading this....I love Dunkin Donuts coffee!

Me, too! lol Welcome to the Board!

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This year I have zero money, so not sure what I'll do. In the past I've designed/printed business cards for my coach, given guitar accessories (his hobby), tickets to a local renaissance fair for him & his son.

He's Russian & I always write out a card in Russian for him for both Christmas & birthdays (which takes me hours!), which he seems to like. So he'll certainly get that, & maybe just a gift card for Starbucks, though not for a whole lot.....

My coach got married yesterday, her birthday is on Friday, and Christmas is just around the corner. I haven't got a clue what to get her but feel it's time for something special!

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Phoenix - Your gifts are very thoughtful - and therefore priceless. Don't worry about the money.

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i got mine hot chocolate and the case can turn into an ornament and then new guards. i get her guards a lot.