McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
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#1McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 12:00pm
McDonald's has announced it will take on Starbucks head on with Baristas, Espresso bars and premium coffee. I am not a coffee drinker (McDonald's DOES make an EXCELLENT DIET COKE!) so I'm asking you: Will a trip to McDonald's ever replace a trip to Starbucks? If the Latte was as good, but cheaper? If the Cups weren't identifiable as McDonald's?
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#2re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 12:18pmI'd let them replace all starbucks if they simply call the sizes small, medium and large.
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peach
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/05
#2re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 12:38pm
"Will a trip to McDonald's ever replace a trip to Starbucks? If the Latte was as good, but cheaper?"
Not for me - simply because Starbucks is closer to home and to work and I like the coffee. I'm all about convenience even if it costs me more. I could care less what the cup says (my coffee is not a fashion statement - it's just breakfast). It's all about what tastes good and what's convenient.
On the few occasions I've had the opportunity to "enjoy" McDondald's new, reportedly delicious coffee, I did not much care for it.
Updated On: 1/8/08 at 12:38 PM
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#3re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 1:24pm
I love McDonald's Iced Hazelnut coffee. I think Starbucks is turning America into a shopping mall.
I wish every Starbucks would close. They are taking over. There is one on every other Manhattan block. I HATE IT.
I personally like going to little Mom and pop shops over a chain.
I usually buy my morning coffee out of a cart or at my local deli.
NYC has become this:
Starbucks. McDonald's. Duane Reade. CHASE! Do the math.
Charming independent stores can't afford to run in NYC MALL TOWN. It is depressing.
Updated On: 1/8/08 at 01:24 PM
#4re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 1:28pm
Believe it or not, someone did an independent taste test of all the fast food coffees out there -- McDonald's, Starbucks, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts and a few others-- and McDonald's won.
I personally have never tried it, at least not in several years, so I couldn't say.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#5re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 1:31pmIt's HOT and it BUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNS!
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#6re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 1:31pm
I hate to admit it but McDonald's Hazelnut coffee is really good.
It is very caloric as they use hazelnut syrup but man it is tasty. I got a large one and I was wired for days. 
#7re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 4:41pmI'm sorry, but I love Starbucks. Yeah, it's overpriced and taking over the world. But I love it.
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TheatreDiva90016
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#8re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 4:50pm
That's because it's made with crack cocaine.
Have another cup!
#9re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 4:52pmI'm with Priest......Starbucks. Of course I use their pods now for my Tasimo, so it great at home too.
mll85
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/06
#10re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 5:02pm
Starbucks is alright. If I really want coffee and it's the only place nearby I'll go. But if I had the option, I'd got to Peet's Coffee.
Updated On: 1/8/08 at 05:02 PM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#11re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 6:13pm
Never had a Latte
I like my coffee plain .
#12re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 6:21pmI love Starbucks and don't drink anything else. Then again, I'm a Mac using liberal Elitist, so Starbucks to me just makes sense!
#13re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 7:22pm
I wish every Starbucks would close. They are taking over. There is one on every other Manhattan block. I HATE IT.
I personally like going to little Mom and pop shops over a chain.
Actually, Starbucks may be HELPING Mom and Pop out...
#14re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 7:38pm
Corine:
I don't understand people who do not support the existence and growth of corporations who provide for their employees and their employees' families.
Starbucks provides amazing health insurance plans to part-time employees and 401K to full-time employees. They also treat LGBT employees and their families as complete equals to straight employees and their families.
Aside from the fact that Starbucks coffee is delicious, I am willing to pay a little bit extra to support a corporation that supports the well being of all kinds of people.
So Corine, perhaps you can explain to me why you wish every Starbucks in the city would close, and why you "HATE IT" so.
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#15re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 7:50pmLattes suck
#16re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 7:54pm
I'll add to the defense of Starbucks by saying that this is the best job I've ever held as a young college student. They are super flexible with my hours, are providing me with full benefits at part time work, and are giving me customer service skills that will serve me well when I graduate and move into the "real world." My co-workers are my family and my regulars are my friends. I wouldn't trade the work environment there for anything.
As far as the blind taste test, I imagine it would depend on which coffee blend they were using. Some, like Komodo Dragon and Casi Cielo are like a little taste of heaven. Some, like Ethiopia Sidamo and Serena Organic taste like death.
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#17re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 9:14pmI've never even had a latte? What in the hell is it? Aside from coffee, that is.
#18re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 9:17pmMilk and foam.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#19re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 9:27pm
I'm a Starbucks fan. Did I need to say that?
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#20re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 9:30pmI (on the other hand) despise Starbucks coffee. (Although I love their black tea). Their coffee tastes like brewed charcoal to me. If Mac can do it better, I'm all for it.
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#21re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 9:34pm
You don't go to Starbucks for coffee. You go for espresso drinks.
What's a Tasimo? I'm looking it up and not finding anything.
#22re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 10:06pm
Rathnait, here you go:
http://www.tassimodirect.com/tassimo/index.aspx
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#23re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 10:08pm
Oh, two S's. Thanks.
#24re: McDonald's Latte: are you Lovin' It?
Posted: 1/8/08 at 10:14pmDid anyone happen to see the show "The Most Unique McDonalds" on the Travel Channel tonight? They showed a McDonalds in Montreal that has one of these "McDonalds Cafe"s in them. If the prosposed ones for the US are the same, they actually looked wonderful. In addition to the coffee drinks, they also had the most amazing looking (and probably million calorie) desserts. The set up there was the Cafe on one side, and then the regular McDonalds on the other side with the seating in the middle.
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