Who hates Starbucks?

Question

The coffee is nasty, when I want coffee, I just want coffee...not a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino Light Blended Crème with two sugars blah blah blah. Not only that, but I think people carry around their damn Starbucks cups like some sort of status symbol. They are monopolizing the independent coffee shop owners (and their coffee is always better and less costly....and not greenish and acidy) Who hates Starbucks?

Answer 1

I do. They are overpriced and over-roasted.

Answer 2

Im partial to them but thats only because there arent heaps where I am (australia) Ive only ever seen one and even then I got there signature hot chocolate which was way too sweet and half of it was cream, needless to say I felt sick afterwards from the overload of sugar, and it was like 5.70$ for it as well which is kind of ridiculously overpriced, the only thing I like there are the double chocolate muffins (even though they dont taste like 100% chocolate they taste like they have bran added to them) but still even then it's like 4.20$ for a muffin, I mean I know they have to charge a certain amount but everyone is buying from there so why not lower the prices? They'll have more people buying then. I've heard that in america theres a star bucks on almost every block, is this true?

Answer 3

I LOOOVVEEE Starbucks!! They have just plain coffee also. People don't carry their cups around like a status symbol, are you crazy? They carry it with them because they are drinking it. I personally don't think they are monopolizing the coffee industry, there aren't starbucks everywhere, and it has about the same difference in small coffee shops as a good restaurant vs. another restaurant. Starbucks has awesome coffee and other things. MMmmmm I think I might go get some now.

Answer 4

I like Starbucks...the Dark Cherry Mocha is yummy.

Answer 5

The coffee from my Island is famous around the world and I can get an excellent real coffee from 75 cents in many places. Why pay $2.50 or $3.50 for an exported flavor added coffee from Starbucks?

Is not hate is just nonsense to foment Starbucks.

Answer 6

I think the coffee is excellent, of course I'm no coffee expert so my idea of excellent is probably pretty weak in comparison to people that drink coffee regularly.


I dislike Starbucks purely for the monopoly it has on the coffee industry but mostly I don't support Starbucks because it doesn't use fair trade coffee.

Answer 7

I love starbucks!! Yum. By the way who gets status from having a cup of coffee....I could see having a nice car or an expensive purse...but do you really think people just drink it for status....probably not. If they do , well then they are losers.

Answer 8

I do not drink coffee anymore, but I used to... and I never like Starbucks. For me it was more of just wanting to support the small, local coffee shops who were struggling when Starbucks came in.

But as I said, I do not drink coffee anymore - BUT if I did again, I definitely would not buy Starbucks. They are over-rated, just like Krispy Kreme!

edit: I used to make my own iced-mochas... they taste better and are far less expensive when you make them yourself!

Answer 9

i hear you... i cant say i hate starbucks because i love it... but i do think it is way overpriced and overrated i hate how kids are like i love coffee but only a strawberry peice of crap from starbucks! but i do like their plain coffee and some of the flavored drinks... like pumpkin spice lattes around the holidays. im just saying dont rule it out until you give it a second chance.

Answer 10

I wouldn't say i hate it bit i think it's very overrated & they insult the intelligence of many of their customers by expecting them to pay 5 bucks for a measly cup of coffee. Anyone that feels that they need to look cool by having a starbucks cup in their hands are total losers with no life.

Answer 11

I went there only once with my aunt. Neither one of us cared for the coffee. It was very strong and sort of on the bitter side. I prefer Dunkin Donuts coffee.
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