bad coffee, its the wal-mart of java joints. they ran my fave. coffee shop out buy building a starbucks right across the street!
2006-11-09 19:31:38 · 25 answers · asked by silentdreamin 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
starbucks bites big time. horrible business practices; nasty, over-roasted coffee; frou-frou sugary drinks that aren't even really coffee; etc. i could go on & on but don't have the time nor energy to list the many, many reasons why starbucks sucks.
2006-11-10 09:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by ms v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a love/hate relationship for me. Mostly because I don't believe in spending that much for coffee. Their prices IMO seem pretty outrageous and I prefer going to a 'mom and pop' coffee place which serves better coffee, teas and pastries (all decent prices as well). However, I have a Starbucks gift certificate for about a months worth of coffee. Not willing to waste it (I be poor), I go to Starbucks for breakfast and order a bagel and chi.
As for the 'mom and pops' coffee shop, so far they are doing well since they are in a good location (no Starbucks around, thank goodness). Heck, I'd fight tooth and nail to keep my coffee shop open. Too many of my favorite restaurants have closed down due to the overtaking of name-brand chain restaurants.
2006-11-10 03:47:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, Starbucks SUCKS! I mean, it's pretty dumb to pay $3.50 for a cup of trendy, pretentious, "designer" coffee just so Starbucks Corporation can get richer! They give it a fancy, artsy-fartsy name and jack up the price, and suddenly it's not just a "cup o' joe" but a extra-tall grande, mocha, whipped, double espresso, vanilla iced coffee, or some other lame-@ss creation that they can over-charge for! Hahahaha...ridiculous!
2006-11-10 03:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i've only gone to starbucks once just for the heck of being at starbucks and to taste their overpriced coffee that tastes basically the same with homemade coffee.
2006-11-10 03:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by queeng 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd love coffee, but never think to buy it in Starbucks..
2006-11-10 03:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by L1NA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i dont like them much. I mean its just coffee and its getting rid of the small town coffee shops: (
2006-11-10 03:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by insomniac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well then you just answered your own question, obviously starbucks is better if more people chose to go there than the place that you went to all the time.
2006-11-10 15:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by hotty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no word. i got a shot of expresso bottom of a cup inch in ahalf 1/4 inch deep .1.86 . said say what ? I can spit more than that . at a target store fontana CA . and it sucked .i can make better outta instant folgers .
hate is kinda light .
2006-11-10 03:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by martinmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, they do that crap. It's just a very visible example of what corporate America is doing all over the place anyway, you just don't see it as easily. That said, they do have good muffins.
2006-11-10 03:33:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is overpriced, and I grind better coffee at home. But on the upside, they treat employees like gold.
2006-11-10 03:35:08 · answer #10 · answered by Rich B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋