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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2010, 09:00:57 AM »
Quote from: crusader rabbit on February 12, 2010, 07:53:48 AM
Starbucks still sux.  But I'm gonna make it a point to purchase at least one cuppa just as a show of appreciation.  Truth is I make a better cuppa at home.

The tend to over roast the beans...but it will wake you up.  I get gift cards for Starbucks for Christmas/birthday cause folks know I am a Coffee Nut. 

Happened to be buying a cup just as they ran out  the brewed a new pot..and one of their pots is maybe 3 times the size of a home pot.  Well, the nice lady pulled their pot and refilled my travel mug from the first drippings...

Well, if you've ever noticed, the first bit of coffee from a brewer has Way more than it's share of the extract...

Felt like my hair was all on end...but nice =)
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2010, 09:31:51 AM »
I am surprised that Starbucks wouldn't cave on this issue.  My perception of the company is that they are left-leaning.  As an aside, I would rather spend my coffee money with a local establishment than the chain shops - unless they ban guns.
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2010, 09:42:06 AM »
They run their roasting at the EDGE so sometimes they get burned.  High risk, high reward.

After the Whole Foods CEO came out against healthcare, I have seen a lot of assumed liberal companies show a very libertarian streak.  There is HOPE.  
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2010, 10:56:26 AM »
I too believed that Starbucks was a pretty liberal company and I could swear I've read other press about some other liberal issues that they did actually side with. Being that I don't drink coffee, I may have to make it a point to occasionally visit and get a cocoa, or herb tea and they'll be getting a letter from me letting them know that when they support us, I'll support them and I'll bring friends too.
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2010, 02:04:16 PM »
No Starbucks in my town, but I sent them an e-mail thanking them and assuring them that I will visit when I pass one of their stores.
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2010, 03:26:05 PM »
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Quote from: tt11758 on February 12, 2010, 02:04:16 PM
No Starbucks in my town, but I sent them an e-mail thanking them and assuring them that I will visit when I pass one of their stores.

LOOKS LIKE THE BOSS & I WILL BE GETTIN' SOME COFFEE @ STARBUCKS THIS PAY-DAY :)
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2010, 05:41:59 PM »
Quote from: tt11758 on February 12, 2010, 02:04:16 PM
No Starbucks in my town, but I sent them an e-mail thanking them and assuring them that I will visit when I pass one of their stores.

To add to this, here is the contact info:  http://www.starbucks.com/customer/contact_forms.asp?nav=3e

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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2010, 09:28:20 PM »
Starbucks sux royally.

OK, they came down on the side of the law this time and we're getting this amped up about it? That is just sad.

They are a hugely anti-gun company and yes, they support all sorts of leftist looney things when no one is looking. But, give 'em an attaboy for obeying the law - this time.
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2010, 10:05:07 PM »
I don't actually drink their crappy coffee..........and probably won't start to either....... I'm not much of a coffee drinker anyway.......their hot chocolate is OK, but it basically tastes like Swiss Miss Cocoa with a little whipped cream added.....
but anyway.......
I basically agree with everything Pathfinder posted. I didn't slobber in their ears, I just wrote them a note to say thanks for at least taking a step in the right direction.
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Re: Starbucks....Might not like the coffee or the price, but they Stand Firm
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2010, 10:15:21 PM »
I believe these dudes need a permit to carry openly in CA, that makes them upstanding citizens.
Brady, well, they need more Soy.
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