What exactly is the point of Starbucks?

Question

I mean, don't you make just as good or better coffee at home for practically free?

I've never tried any of the fancy schmancy flavored coffees so I can't say I'd miss them. You can't miss what you never had!!

Answer 1

If you buy their bag of coffee at the supermarket, then yes you can make it just as good at home. Just buy a thermos and bring that along when you are out and about. For the cost of a whole bag of coffee grinds, you could only buy a couple of small coffees at Starbucks.

Answer 2

You're probably right about making the coffee at home. However, I don't think I could make as good of a cup of cafe mocha at home as I could get at Starbucks. I can't go there too often though...too expensive. It is nice to have around though for when I'm on my way to class and know that the only way I will be able to keep my eyes open in class is to get some coffee.

Answer 3

Exactly! At times I don't see why anyone would pay so much for a cup of coffee when, like in Malaysia where there's a lot of local coffee shops around, you can get the same thing for a buck! And another thing that's amusing is that people here would complain when the coffee shops hike up their prices by a couple of cents but they wouldn't mind paying so much more at Starbucks!

Answer 4

Named after the first mate in the novel Moby-Dick, Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world. Their original idea was to sell high quality coffee beans and equipment but Starbucks has expanded to sell drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, snacks and items such as mugs, coffee beans, books, music, and film. Many of these products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks brand ice cream and coffee are also sold at grocery stores.

Starbucks has expanded rapidly. In the 1990s, the company was opening a new store every workday, a pace that continued into the 2000s. Domestic growth has since slowed down, though the company continues to expand in foreign markets and is opening 7 stores a day worldwide. The first location outside of the U.S. and Canada was established in 1996, and they now constitute almost one third of Starbucks' stores. As of February 2007, Starbucks had 7,521 company-owned outlets worldwide: 6,010 of them in the United States and 1,511 in other countries and U.S. territories. In addition, the company has 5,647 joint-venture and licensed outlets, 3,391 of them in the United States and 2,256 in other countries and U.S. territories. This brings the total locations (as of February 2007) to 13,168 worldwide

So I guess your answer would be that they sell "high quality coffee beans and coffee". So I suppose it depends on the palate as to whether a personr ecognizes high quality coffee or not, or buys the high quality beans and makes the coffee from them at home, but a person either way would be paying for the "quality".




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Answer 5

Convenience...and to rip off the public with overpriced coffee that, yes, can be made at home...

Regular coffee+Your favorite flavor extract(or just add chocolate...*L*)
=Coffee just as good as Starbucks...*L*...

Answer 6

The point is to say the stupid Starbucks names for coffee.

Answer 7

The main point is to have coffee when you're not home, like when you're getting off the train and heading to work, or when you're shopping.

Answer 8

yeah I can but everyonce in a while I need a Caramel Mocciato probably about once every 2-3 years

Answer 9

social coffee shop

Answer 10

i've tried i think they must slip something into the coffee when i'm not looking