Starbucks sucks, plain and simple. Okay coffee at inflated prices. If you want okay coffee, you can make it yourself. Personally if I take the time to go out someplace, I want it to be a treat. People that think Starbucks is good simply haven't tried other shops. Their marketing is simply "put one on every block, and they will come". The problem is, now that new gourmet places are opening up, people realize they don't have to go for the crappy black water at Starbucks. For a change, try... Peets coffee and tea, Coffee Bean and Tea leaf, or your local shop that you meet the actual owner that gives a damn and has something to lose if you don't like what's in the cup.
Anyone see this this morning: http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/21/news/companies/starbucks.ap/index.htm?cnn=yes Like these guys deserve tips to begin with. Come on. Who really tips at a StarBucks? Tip for what?
Starbucks used to be such a success story, even just recently last semester for my MBA we covered Starbucks as part of a good corporate strategy case.......
There is a star bucks every 2 blocks where I live, star bucks wont go out here as they put both dunking and dun bros out of business here. Star bucks rules! And there donuts rock!
Their coffee isn't the best, in fact it is one of the worse! Just that the ambiance is good for having a meeting or date there.
Well coffee is open to opinion, I have personally tried coffee at all the major places and prefer starbucks, that was my only point
In our case study, there was a cable network calling up Starbucks boss, asking for permission to put cable TVs and Starbucks gets to earn a cut. This was flatly rejected because they consider it not in line with their atmosphere. Imagine all cable TVs laid for free and you just had free money, but Starbucks rejected.
Yeah, I suppose it isn't conducive to having conversations though and studying. Where would all the chess players go? I can see how Starbucks would reject it. *I love chess.
I think I have been to a Starbucks once... I don't drink coffee but I love Chai Lattes... I remember not being very impressed with their Chai.
Over priced cup of crap. I don't drink coffee. I drank them cappuccino's at Starbucks and it ain't worth the price they charge.
I go there more for the ambiance than the coffee. Coffee is quite normal but much higher prices. But the ambiance is good.
I've always thought they were too expensive. Think about it, if you were to pay five dollars everyday for a cup of their coffee, that's one hundred fifty dollars a month. That's alot, to me.
I had a peppermint slush over Christmas, thought it was disgusting, and never went back. That was 2 years ago.