it's the people who put them out of business not Starbucks...I always here folks saying Starbucks is killing the local coffee shop but if no one patronized them then they would fold like any other business...let's put the blame where it lies...D
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it's the people who put them out of business not Starbucks...I always here folks saying Starbucks is killing the local coffee shop but if no one patronized them then they would fold like any other business...let's put the blame where it lies...D
it's the people who put them out of business not Starbucks...I always here folks saying Starbucks is killing the local coffee shop but if no one patronized them then they would fold like any other business...let's put the blame where it lies...D
Same goes for Walmart and Costco........the people voted them best stores in town!
(Don't blame your lack of choice on anyone but yourselves!)
How dare you put Walmart and Costco together in the same sentence.
Costco carries some EXCELLENT food stuffs... in quantities that I need.
I can't even get into my local coffee place. Place is always packed with elbow patched jacket/socks and sandal types showing off their new apple laptops. It is actually pretty funny, 40 somethings cliqued out like they were back in high school.
it's the people who put them out of business not Starbucks...I always here folks saying Starbucks is killing the local coffee shop but if no one patronized them then they would fold like any other business...let's put the blame where it lies...D
Rice in 25lb bags, Parmigiano-Reggiano in 2lb blocks, strawberries in 4lb containers, etc.Bacon in 5lb packages
-ska todd
Are you near a college?
bingo
Yep still there. Place is always packed, I'm just not sure if anyone ever buys coffee.
The places down on the Corner have all changed, though. The storefronts, except for the enduring classics, just gradually morph from coffee shop to Plan 9's latest location to Mexican restaurant to fusion cafeteria back to coffee shop...
I went back to where I went to school and everything was exactly the same. Beer is still dirt cheap bought rounds like a rock star and still get change with a $20.
pfft. I'll take the fresh, non-prepackaged Applewood Smoked Bacon from the meat store/butcher down the street over large quantities of questionable Costco meat products.Bacon in 5lb packages
-ska todd
ok, now back to talking about crappy starbucks coffee...
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Questionable how?pfft. I'll take the fresh, non-prepackaged Applewood Smoked Bacon from the meat store/butcher down the street over large quantities of questionable Costco meat products.
exactly...almost all of the same businesses get their products from the same distributors who get theirs from the same suppliers...I deal with this on a daily basis...DQuestionable how?
We went on a lunch ride today to Pekarski's. It's a real-live sausage factory!
It's actually right across the street from one of my favorite sets of dirtjumps, and down the road from one of the 9 local coffee roasteries....
It's actually right across the street from one of my favorite sets of dirtjumps, and down the road from one of the 9 local coffee roasteries....
Yeah - we have a fancy-schmancy yuppie deli near us and rumor has it when they run out of meat unexpectedly... where do they get a little extra? You guessed it... Costco.
yeah... they do things a little differently out here in the midwest. if I have to drive past 2 feedlots and a slaughterhouse on my way home from work each day, I at least get the benefit of some yummy food out of the deal.
Starbucks does some pretty shady business, but NOTHING compares to WalMart.
http://www.walmartmovie.com
Watch the movie, or just check the facts for yourself:
http://www.walmartmovie.com/facts.php
Today I received yet another Starbucks beverage.
Iced coffee. I ordered an iced coffee, simple, right? Cold coffee+ice=iced coffee.
It was sweet. Pre-sweetened iced coffee. WTF?! The only way to take coffee is black, you pansyass motherfvckers.
I made the barista make me a real one. Bitches. It still tasted like sh!t.
Iced coffee. I ordered an iced coffee, simple, right? Cold coffee+ice=iced coffee.
It was sweet. Pre-sweetened iced coffee. WTF?! The only way to take coffee is black, you pansyass motherfvckers.
I made the barista make me a real one. Bitches. It still tasted like sh!t.
If the only way to drink it is black, then why did a manly man like you order it iced? Bad on you for ordering it iced, and then whining about it like a little pansyass motherfvcker...
Own Coffee maker for the win.
I like my coffee black with no sugar.
I like my coffee black with no sugar.
Hot, strong staright and black...
I think I'll go for a coffee right now. AL Van Houtte, free, from the office. It willl be crap.
I've been going to Starbucks after work a lot lately for the slog through traffic on the way home. Frozen Starbucks Double Shot. Not that great, and expensive. I could get the same thing at Tim Horton's (tastes about the same) for half the price.
I've been going to Starbucks after work a lot lately for the slog through traffic on the way home. Frozen Starbucks Double Shot. Not that great, and expensive. I could get the same thing at Tim Horton's (tastes about the same) for half the price.
Tim Hortons has frequent buyer bonus cards too, dont they? Something you will prolly never see at $tarbuck$...
I only buy coffee when I am traveling but there is this drive through coffee place across the street that is cool. Think of a photohut with good coffee.
Funny thing just happened. A "Starbucks" just opened in this building. It's just a stand really, but has all the branding. There's less then 150 people in this building.....
We have the same thing here.
There are like 4 or 5 of them around town, but its a local business who gets beans from a local roaster.
Good stuff.
Their locations are funny though.
One of them is in a hut like you mentioned.
A couple of them are in old banks that went out of business.
But not the whole bank, they just rent the tiny bank teller hut with the drive thru. Hippies making good coffee is the only usefull reason for their heart to beat, but that's a pretty good reason.
Nope, but they have the "Roll up the Rim to Win" contest which is alway very exciting.
I thought he was looking at me funnyStrong and black...like your men?
-ska todd
Maybe he thinks you know one?I thought he was looking at me funny
There are no Starbucks in Butte Montana - getting a consistent cup o' Joe that doesn't take like dishwater is pretty hard. Those who like to point out how behind the times Butte is always mention the lack of a Starbucks.
Starbucks would make a killing if situated between Montana Tech and the regional hospital.
Starbucks would make a killing if situated between Montana Tech and the regional hospital.
So true... its all about the marketing. It all comes from a feedlot anyhow.
Sounds like you have found your next business venture.
When I need a direct IV injection of caffeine in 30 seconds flat, iced is a much better choice than scalding.
Yeah....if you have a vagina that is.