Starbucks

[ZoomZoomZoom]

I hate to admit I go to starbucks a lot, but for me it's more about the atmosphere then the coffee. Its close to my house so I can go there and study. The coffee is alright but overpriced. Almost $5 for latte? One thing I have noticed, there are a lot of mac users I see at my starbucks. A lot of ibooks and powerbooks. I am waiting to get a macbook once leopard comes out.

Yeah, there really are a lot of Apple computers at Starbucks. Even here in Taiwan, where Apple is pretty much unknown (I've had passerbys ask me about my laptop, what brand it was, and why it was so small [12''] and beautiful), I've seen a couple iBooks here and there. No where else though.

 

[bartelby]

Starbucks coffee is appalling!
It's a crime against caffeine!

A large black coffee isn't an espresso topped up with scalding water!!!
It would also be nice if a Latte actually tasted of coffee...

I also hate how they're taking over the world, along with McDonalds and Tseco!

 

[kaboutertje]

When I was in the US, I was glad their was a starbucks around every corner. Cause where would one get his coffee if there wouldn't be one around, all the other coffee tastes like crap there. And yeah I love their frappucino's . Here in Europe we got a lot of good coffee shops, none which serve a good frappucino though. So I wouldn't mind a starbucks in Amsterdam.
The thing I also liked were the bottles you could buy in the supermarket frosted espresso or something (frap with more coffee or something?), nice if you are gonna pull a all nighter.

You should be happy starbucks is there though it introduced good coffee in the U.S. .

And yeah a lot of apple users around there, with their overpriced wireless plan..., but ah well their coffee is expensive too .

The other thing I miss here is mountain dew, I order it around here and they import it but I end up paying $1.30 a can....

 

[clayj]

The other thing I miss here is mountain dew, I order it around here and they import it but I end up paying $1.30 a can....

I wonder if more (or less) Europeans would drink Mountain Dew if they realized that its original marketing campaign (waaaaay back in the 1940s) featured hillbillies and the idea that Mountain Dew was in some way related to moonshine... the label featured a cartoon hillbilly with a moonshine cork popping out of its jug and flying up through the brim of his Jed Clampett-style hat.

http://www.stageselect.com/News/NewsViewer.aspx?newsid=1030&fromint=1

 

[AndyR]

I noticed that too when I was in the UK. Here in the South, when I go to a restaurant, I'm accustomed to being brought a glass of ice water as their way of saying "Thanks for coming in, sit down and relax." The first time I asked for water over there, they brought me a bottle of room temperature mineral water and charged me £2 for it.

I guess the reasoning against cold drinks there is that due to the climate, only a crazy person would ever want a cold drink in December.

Welcome to the UK, ripoff capital of the world

 

[AndyR]

The other thing I miss here is mountain dew, I order it around here and they import it but I end up paying $1.30 a can....

Oh man I'm the same. Whenever I go the states I drink way to much of that stuff. Also end up pigging out big style on Twinkiees and Oreos! <drool>

You get Oreos in the UK but its either regular priced ones in Sainsburys which taste like carp, or get the real ones from Selfridges/Lets Eat but its £6 a packet

 

[wmmk]

starbucks coffe isn't great. caribou is better, IMHO. still, starbucks has lots of other stuff on sale like music, boardgames, books, and food. and i have to admit that I love frappucinos.

 

[count chocula]

If you ask me, Tim Hortans has the most disgusting breakfast pastries I have ever had. My entire extended family agrees. At least the ones I have been to in RI (there is one about every 3 ft on Route 1 in Rhode Island).

i didnt realize they had many tim hortons' in the states, i've only seen a few in upstate new york. granted, i've never been in the new england area.

 

[balamw]

i didnt realize they had many tim hortons' in the states, i've only seen a few in upstate new york. granted, i've never been in the new england area.

FWIW they're owned by Wendy's, and apparently many of the US stores share little with the Canadian ones except the name...

B

 

[mannix87]

never really went there for the coffee. tastes like crap. there's a lot out there that's better tasting and more reasonably priced. although i do like their music label "Hear Music". great compilations

 

[kaboutertje]

I wonder if more (or less) Europeans would drink Mountain Dew if they realized that its original marketing campaign (waaaaay back in the 1940s) featured hillbillies and the idea that Mountain Dew was in some way related to moonshine... the label featured a cartoon hillbilly with a moonshine cork popping out of its jug and flying up through the brim of his Jed Clampett-style hat.

http://www.stageselect.com/News/NewsViewer.aspx?newsid=1030&fromint=1

As long as it wasn't Hitler's drink of choice I'll keep drinking it . That's why I don't want to drive a Volkswagen Nice article to read though.

 

[clayj]

As long as it wasn't Hitler's drink of choice I'll keep drinking it . That's why I don't want to drive a Volkswagen Nice article to read though.

I believe Hitler's soft drink of choice was probably Coca-Cola.


(Kidding!)

 

[quigleybc]

I agree Tim Horton's coffee is like crack cocaine. But my favorite coffee shop in the world had it's rent doubled, it went out of business and Tim Horton's moved in. So I've vowed to never drink another cup of their coffee again as they've personally wronged me of a cool hang out.

Yup


TIMMY HO'S is the goods!! Tim Hortons coffee is so good.....we used to think they put Nicotine in it....

Starshmucks is too strong, and $$$$ but I always get their banana bread...literally every day....

 

[CorvusCamenarum]

Welcome to the UK, ripoff capital of the world

Free refills would go a long way, too. I like it when $1.50 gets me all the (iced) tea I can drink.

But seriously, what is it with the no ice in drinks custom? Room temperature Irn-Bru just doesn't cut it.

 

[aristobrat]

I quite like Starbucks - especially the iced drinks. Mmm Java Chip Frappucino. I was even thinking about getting a job at one, but I've heard the pay isn't great.

I like the Double Chocolate-Chip Frap. With some minor modifications (a list not long enough to piss iGary off, I think ) it tastes exactly like a mint chocolate chip milkshake!

My other half works at Starbucks as a regular worker (partner, barista, whatever they're officially called). The pay is OK (US$7/hour for part-time, which is normal for our area), the 33% discount on anything (drinks/food/merchandise) from any company owned store is nice (and so is the free coffee bean markout they get weekly), but the biggest thing is that you only have to work an average of 20 hours a week in order to qualify for insurance and other benefits, which is a godsend for him while he's going to college.

 

[ColoJohnBoy]

Starbucks isn't the best (If you're from Denver, try ink! Coffee - probably the best I've ever had. But don't become a repeat customer. They're all a bunch of buttholes) but it's MUCH better than most other coffee shops. Having worked at a bunch of different shops and visited even more I can tell you that when an individual Starbucks is doing things to corporate standards, it's far better than most independent shops. Granted, I work for Starbucks, but hell, they managed to convert a long-time detractor like me so they must be doing something right.

 

[hulugu]

Starbucks isn't the best (If you're from Denver, try ink! Coffee - probably the best I've ever had. But don't become a repeat customer. They're all a bunch of buttholes) but it's MUCH better than most other coffee shops. Having worked at a bunch of different shops and visited even more I can tell you that when an individual Starbucks is doing things to corporate standards, it's far better than most independent shops. Granted, I work for Starbucks, but hell, they managed to convert a long-time detractor like me so they must be doing something right.

Funny, I've noticed that Starbucks burns their beans in Chicago, San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego, Johnson City, TN, Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff...to name a few. I'm thinking this is the corporate standard.

 

[mikes63737]

I hate coffee. But everyone I know hates their coffee. And their lack of (free) WiFi (at least here).

 

[howard]

i like starbucks, if your off traveling you can always count on getting decent coffee when you see one. I rarely go there however, because the best coffee I've had from a chain is stone creek here in milwaukee. great stuff, plus they have free wi-fi.