Fucking Starbucks

Verbal · 2005-07-11, 01:34 PM

I don't drink Starbucks and I never will. I prefer supporting a smaller coffee chain here called Torrefazione Italia. In fact I eat breakfast there daily. Well, I just found out fucking Starbucks bought all their Chicago locations and is closing them all down this month.

Fuck Starbucks and their greasy corporate takovers, their fat yuppy atmosphere and their overpriced diarrhea coffee. There is already one on every goddamned block in this city, and they've basically driven everyone else out of business. Fucking cocksuckers.

Useless · 2005-07-11, 01:43 PM

It's a shame Torrefazione Italia doesn't feel the same way you do. I'm in a shit community and we now have two Starbucks. One of them is in a Target. (I love Target, btw.)

Cleo · 2005-07-11, 01:47 PM

What I don't like about Starbucks is that they never have things like scones or decent sandwiches, just really sweet sticky things.

I do coffee and a scone or a sandwich at Borders Books a lot. As an added bonus I can sit there a look through their books and magazines too.

We also have these where I live I like them very much too.
http://www.storkscafe.com/

Smutferret · 2005-07-11, 02:47 PM

Just another predator corporation doing it's part to stomp out the little guy on it's way to ultimate glory. But hey! It will be SO much easier when you don't actually have to "think" or "choose" where to get your morning coffee. Boy that will save a lot of time and effort for everyone! Wahoo!!!

Sorry, touched a nerve...

Regards,
SF

Linkster · 2005-07-11, 04:12 PM

The fact that any of these places even exists baffles me - why in the fuck would anyone want to ruin a good cup of coffee and then pay through the nose for something worth a nickle? I could see maybe a quarter for some coffee at something like Dunkins - but even that is a rip.

SirMoby · 2005-07-11, 04:16 PM

Starbucks is taking over the world. Way back when I was in Singapore and they got thier first Starbucks. It was small compared to most I've seen. It must have been a hot because when I went back 5 monhts later (Yes, 5 MONTHS LATER) there was on on every block that I walked on Orchid Street.

This is the main high prive shopping district and other stores had to be bought and moved out before these could be there. These were fucking huge. Each one could seat maybe 100 people inside and 200 or more outside.

This was on every block for at least 4 blocks and they had seating for maybe 1,000 + people. All that and I still had to wait in line for 15 minutes to get my damn coffee.

Insane it is

Greenguy · 2005-07-11, 04:23 PM

I drink Starbucks all the time...it makes me feel cool

Verbal · 2005-07-11, 04:55 PM

I've got 86 Starbucks within a 5 mile radius of my work. Can anyone beat that?

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/default.aspx

(The world record so far is 170 in Manhattan.)

Here's a nice blog w/ more commentary & trackbacks: http://www.kottke.org/05/01/maximum-starbucks-density

Linkster · 2005-07-11, 05:10 PM

Yeah - I can beat it - Ive got "no stores found" within 20 miles of my city - there is one 50 miles away - guess we're just gonna have to vote that damn commisioner out of his seat

Greenguy · 2005-07-11, 05:36 PM

I've got none within 5 miles - lol

Lemmy · 2005-07-11, 06:40 PM

1 within 5 miles. Don't much care for their coffe.

Starbucks is just following the trend in America today. Walmart puts entire towns out of business and then rehires the people to work in their own stores @ $5/hr.

binxgook · 2005-07-12, 12:34 AM

I got none within 50 miles. I dont think I have ever set foot in a starbucks, Dont think I have ever had anything from a starbucks,Dont think I really want anything from a starbucks either.

GunnCat · 2005-07-12, 01:04 AM

Starbucks coffee is excellent. Don't have any problems at all with them. In fact there's a local chain of coffee shops called Dunkin' Donuts I wish they would buy so I might be able to get a decent cup of coffee. Starbucks isn't like Walmart. They don't come in and offer cheap prices for shit product. They offer a good product.
Sorry to hear about your favorite coffee place though Verbal

juggernaut · 2005-07-12, 02:44 AM

You know whats fucked up about all coffee places? You never are 100% sure they will make a good cup, and if they do it may not be good the next time. My coffee in my house is the best for me. I don't mind WaWa's dark but anything else gets thrown out after a few sips. Star Bucks is the worste. But I was told by one of their employee's and another person that if you want a partime job that has benefits thats the place to work. And their great for riding off their network when your on the road with your laptop.

Chop Smith · 2005-07-12, 03:20 AM

I don't even have a hard surface road within 5 miles.

docholly · 2005-07-12, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunnCat

Starbucks coffee is excellent. Don't have any problems at all with them. In fact there's a local chain of coffee shops called Dunkin' Donuts I wish they would buy so I might be able to get a decent cup of coffee. Starbucks isn't like Walmart. They don't come in and offer cheap prices for shit product. They offer a good product.
Sorry to hear about your favorite coffee place though Verbal

*swagging wide hips* we might have to fight.. i'd prefer that Dunkin' bought out Starfucks so the world could taste a decent cup of coffee.

GunnCat · 2005-07-12, 06:53 AM

DD is swill. You know that barfup you get sometimes after a big meal? I would rather taste that than subject my tastebuds to a cup of their coffee.

I understand that some people don't like the taste of a Seattle style coffee (or French or Italian Roasts) but I really enjoy a full bodied coffee!

ecchi · 2005-07-16, 07:47 AM

I am lucky, there is an Italian deli near to where I live that has a coffee counter. They sell mostly to ex-pat Italians, so their coffee is good, much better than the sludge most chain store coffee shops sell nowadays.

Head Boy · 2005-07-16, 11:24 AM

I noticed that starbucks had made it to Walton-on-Thames (my old stomping ground in England) I'm not sure I can be bothered to hunt for parking to try it though.

ecchi · 2005-07-16, 11:59 AM

I have no doubt that Walton-on-Thames has a proper coffee shop as well as a Starbucks !

2005-07-11, 01:34 PM	#1
Verbal Verbal prefers 56K Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 563	Fucking Starbucks I don't drink Starbucks and I never will. I prefer supporting a smaller coffee chain here called Torrefazione Italia. In fact I eat breakfast there daily. Well, I just found out fucking Starbucks bought all their Chicago locations and is closing them all down this month. Fuck Starbucks and their greasy corporate takovers, their fat yuppy atmosphere and their overpriced diarrhea coffee. There is already one on every goddamned block in this city, and they've basically driven everyone else out of business. Fucking cocksuckers. __________________ Verbal

2005-07-11, 01:43 PM	#2
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	It's a shame Torrefazione Italia doesn't feel the same way you do. I'm in a shit community and we now have two Starbucks. One of them is in a Target. (I love Target, btw.) __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2005-07-11, 01:47 PM	#3
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	What I don't like about Starbucks is that they never have things like scones or decent sandwiches, just really sweet sticky things. I do coffee and a scone or a sandwich at Borders Books a lot. As an added bonus I can sit there a look through their books and magazines too. We also have these where I live I like them very much too. http://www.storkscafe.com/ __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2005-07-11, 02:47 PM	#4
Smutferret No matter how good you are at something, there's always about a million people better than you Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MA, USA Posts: 231	Just another predator corporation doing it's part to stomp out the little guy on it's way to ultimate glory. But hey! It will be SO much easier when you don't actually have to "think" or "choose" where to get your morning coffee. Boy that will save a lot of time and effort for everyone! Wahoo!!! Sorry, touched a nerve... Regards, SF __________________ Pornication Web Cams TGPX by JMB Software

2005-07-11, 04:12 PM	#5
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	The fact that any of these places even exists baffles me - why in the fuck would anyone want to ruin a good cup of coffee and then pay through the nose for something worth a nickle? I could see maybe a quarter for some coffee at something like Dunkins - but even that is a rip. __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash

2005-07-11, 04:16 PM	#6
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	Starbucks is taking over the world. Way back when I was in Singapore and they got thier first Starbucks. It was small compared to most I've seen. It must have been a hot because when I went back 5 monhts later (Yes, 5 MONTHS LATER) there was on on every block that I walked on Orchid Street. This is the main high prive shopping district and other stores had to be bought and moved out before these could be there. These were fucking huge. Each one could seat maybe 100 people inside and 200 or more outside. This was on every block for at least 4 blocks and they had seating for maybe 1,000 + people. All that and I still had to wait in line for 15 minutes to get my damn coffee. Insane it is

2005-07-11, 04:23 PM	#7
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,787	I drink Starbucks all the time...it makes me feel cool __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-07-11, 04:55 PM	#8
Verbal Verbal prefers 56K Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 563	What's Your Starbucks Density? I've got 86 Starbucks within a 5 mile radius of my work. Can anyone beat that? http://www.starbucks.com/retail/locator/default.aspx (The world record so far is 170 in Manhattan.) Here's a nice blog w/ more commentary & trackbacks: http://www.kottke.org/05/01/maximum-starbucks-density __________________ Verbal

2005-07-11, 05:10 PM	#9
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	Yeah - I can beat it - Ive got "no stores found" within 20 miles of my city - there is one 50 miles away - guess we're just gonna have to vote that damn commisioner out of his seat __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash

2005-07-11, 05:36 PM	#10
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,787	I've got none within 5 miles - lol __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-07-11, 06:40 PM	#11
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	1 within 5 miles. Don't much care for their coffe. Starbucks is just following the trend in America today. Walmart puts entire towns out of business and then rehires the people to work in their own stores @ $5/hr. __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2005-07-12, 12:34 AM	#12
binxgook My big ole' fat baby loves to eat Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 689	I got none within 50 miles. I dont think I have ever set foot in a starbucks, Dont think I have ever had anything from a starbucks,Dont think I really want anything from a starbucks either.

2005-07-12, 01:04 AM	#13
GunnCat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 547	Starbucks coffee is excellent. Don't have any problems at all with them. In fact there's a local chain of coffee shops called Dunkin' Donuts I wish they would buy so I might be able to get a decent cup of coffee. Starbucks isn't like Walmart. They don't come in and offer cheap prices for shit product. They offer a good product. Sorry to hear about your favorite coffee place though Verbal

2005-07-12, 02:44 AM	#14
juggernaut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Jersey! If I was rich and powerful I would dress as my avatar does. Posts: 1,448	You know whats fucked up about all coffee places? You never are 100% sure they will make a good cup, and if they do it may not be good the next time. My coffee in my house is the best for me. I don't mind WaWa's dark but anything else gets thrown out after a few sips. Star Bucks is the worste. But I was told by one of their employee's and another person that if you want a partime job that has benefits thats the place to work. And their great for riding off their network when your on the road with your laptop.

2005-07-12, 03:20 AM	#15
Chop Smith Eighteen 'til I Die Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,168	I don't even have a hard surface road within 5 miles. __________________

2005-07-12, 06:53 AM	#17
GunnCat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 547	DD is swill. You know that barfup you get sometimes after a big meal? I would rather taste that than subject my tastebuds to a cup of their coffee. I understand that some people don't like the taste of a Seattle style coffee (or French or Italian Roasts) but I really enjoy a full bodied coffee!

2005-07-16, 07:47 AM	#18
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	I am lucky, there is an Italian deli near to where I live that has a coffee counter. They sell mostly to ex-pat Italians, so their coffee is good, much better than the sludge most chain store coffee shops sell nowadays.

2005-07-16, 11:24 AM	#19
Head Boy Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 442	I noticed that starbucks had made it to Walton-on-Thames (my old stomping ground in England) I'm not sure I can be bothered to hunt for parking to try it though. __________________ Adult domain names for sale at Baronets Splinkies have arrived

2005-07-16, 11:59 AM	#20
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	I have no doubt that Walton-on-Thames has a proper coffee shop as well as a Starbucks !