I used to grab a cuppa at starbucks when I worked in the same building… Now I’m back to brewing at home (after the recommendations a while back by other posters). I buy Peet’s beans and grind them myself.
I do like Starbuck’s coffee and I also like their worldwide non-smoking policy. Those of you who have been to Tokyo or Shanghai can appreciate what a haven a non-smoking environment can be, especially when they provide wireless internet.
Lastly you can’t gripe about a company that made billion$ selling bean juice. Exemplary capitalism. Pass steam through a machine, add flavor, make employees feel like “partners” by dangling the chance to get rich through stock, create a fad… Genius. You can’t blame them for opening up so many stores. I mean, people still bought the product. I would keep opening stores as well if every store had a guaranteed customer base as Starbucks once did.
