When I was in Puerto Rico, I saw one Starbucks the entire time. I think that may disqualify it from being American, but it sure was a nice change from the one we've got on every corner here.
On the other hand, Starbucks uses a fair trade system so that the third world coffee farmers aren't cheated and they can make enough money off their coffee farming to support themselves. So I have a hard time hating Starbucks, even though they're taking over the world.
That reminds me of The Simpsons when Bart goes in to do something at a store (I'm not really sure what) but then the owner says "You'd better make it quick kid, in ten minutes this place is turning into a Starbucks" then they pan out to show the entire mall is just two stories of Starbucks.
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
I am truly not a coffee person. But drinking Starbucks makes you feel better than everyone else and that is what I stive for. So instead of ordering coffee I order the Starbucks version of a vanilla milkshake...Vanilla Cream Frappucino. Excellent.
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
The rathole town I am from JUST opened up the FIRST starbucks here. It used to be about a 45 minute - hour drive to find one. Not anymore. And they have been VERY busy since they opened.
Coldstone scares me almost as much as Six Flags guy. They spend five minutes preparing your ice cream and then they sing. I don't want my ice cream server to sing. Unless Raul Esparza was serving me ice cream.
YUMMMMMMMM Cold Stone!!! The cheesecake ice cream is my favorite . Has anyone had Gloria Jeans coffee. That's good too...the Creme Brulee coffee is AWESOME!!!
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
Starbucks is training people to believe that the taste of burnt coffee beans means it's good coffee. I have a bumpersticker that someone gave me that reads: "Friends don't let friends drink Starbucks!"
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
Right on SNAFU! Those who don't know beans about quality coffee are receiving a miseducation by Starbucks. Coffee actually has a very interesting history and there are many differnet tastes and variables that go into producing the taste. Just as many people have learned to enjoy tasting fine wine, so too should people enjoy the taste of fine coffee. Too bad most people think that an expensive cup of Jo is a good one. Well, people do that with wine also.