Today is the last day of August, which means it's the last day before the first day of September, which means we are thisclose to Pumpkin Spice Latte season at Starbucks, a hallowed and time-honored tradition that brings out the best and the basic in all of us. While the coffee mega-chain hasn't said for certain exactly when the delicious latte variant will be available (they started serving it last year on September 1, according to Delish, so here's hoping), one enterprising fan of the drink has come up with a way to spare you from obsessively watching Starbucks's social media for the announcement. All you have to do is go to isitpumpkinspiceseason.com. We'll wait while you go make it your homepage.
The site is exactly what it sounds like: isitpumpkinspiceseason.com flashes a big red NOT YET on its only page and will continue to do so, presumably, until the day the drink is available, at which point, we assume, it'll say YES. The site functions just like isitchristmas.com, which says NO every day except December 25. (New Yorkers should also check out isthelrunning.com, which tells you whether or not the L train is running. The Internet is good sometimes!)
The PSL tracker comes to us courtesy of Twitter user "pbj" (@patrickbjohnson), a true visionary in these dark times. Patrick, a web developer living in Brooklyn (yes, there is a Starbucks in Brooklyn), told Elite Daily of the project, "Since PSL season is such popular thing I went to see if there was a tracker which tells you when they are available...since it didn't exist and I'm a web developer I figured I'd make one myself.” Necessity really is the mother of invention.
But if you just can't wait for the glorious PSL to be back in your life, luckily there are dozens of Pumpkin Spice products to tide you over until we get a "YES." You can look for a bottled latte at your local grocery store, make any number of flavored snacks, wear Pumpkin Spice deodorant (sure!), light up a Pumpkin Spice Latte candle, or simply bundle yourself in a flannel and scarf and sit calmly under a tree in the park, telepathically urging the leaves to change colors and fall off the trees. It is autumn if you just believe!
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