And since we're stopping by Starbucks anyway, can you have a half-caff skinny latte ready when we get there?

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Customers also have the option to overindulge (a trenta macchiato with a donut on the side) or under-indulge (a skinny latte with a veggie snack box).

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When you are standing in front of a building housing a bulge bracket investment bank, such as Merrill Lynch or Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs, or a financial powerhouse, such as Citibank or JP Morgan or UBS or Deutsche Bank, you know very clearly whose headquarters you are loitering in front of, which a double skinny latte in your hand.

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Assuming liability, regulatory and other concerns can be allayed, you can image baristas writing your name on your cup, just like they write your order for a skinny decaf latte.

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