Comments on: The acid tongue

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:33:43 +0000

The comments made it worth being late to reading - we buy Starbucks as a treat when we are in town. Mine has to have extra whipped cream and after I slurp that off - I give the coffee to M. He loves the taste. Maybe I’ll pass on your experience so he can get a caff hi.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 27 May 2007 17:40:08 +0000

I love my coffee…if my day job does not work out, I’ll use you as a reference when I apply for a job as a Barista…by the way, are you becoming an advocate for good customer service??? Love your story!!!

By: Lien

Lien — Sat, 26 May 2007 15:11:57 +0000

I wonder what he’d have done if you’d answered his question with, “I don’t like Starbucks because it uses its corporate muscle to buy up multiple sites in expensive, high density areas and slowly squeezes out the local competition”?

In Seattle, there actually were intersections with three or four Starbucks within half a block.

By: jackie

jackie — Sat, 26 May 2007 02:27:25 +0000

hindsight is 20/20. but it is very hard to leave well enough alone. a very dear friend of ours is married to a starbucks manager. here in northern calif. it is either starbucks (the conglomorate) or peets (the home grown). i am a peets lover and though i know better, there are times i can’t help myself from taking a dig at starbucks coffee in his presence. when will i (we) ever learn!? take care, and do enjoy the coffee!

By: Anne in Atlanta

Anne in Atlanta — Sat, 26 May 2007 02:07:15 +0000

LOL Well you have to give him some points for trying. Though I prefer most anything to most Starbucks blends, I will often go there because the sad reality is they’re the most convenient thing outside gas stations haha. I have quickly learned, however, to not criticize their coffee in their shops, almost as quickly as I learned that asking for a “Venti” anything whilst in Caribou is most definitely a no-no!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 25 May 2007 20:25:02 +0000

Ayyeieieieiee! I would have run screaming from the place. Sometimes there is helpful and sometimes there is not-so-helpful. I’m actually not a big Starbucks fan either, although when I travelled a lot by air last year, I got addicted to some holiday-ish cinnamon’y thing they had. I really only like coffee when it is about half milk. And then I can pretend it’s a meal.

By: David

David — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:58:07 +0000

Unfortunately, you see, you’d gone to Starbucks. That was the beginning of the end, as I’m sure you’re aware. I, personally, only take people I don’t care for to Starbucks, and that’s only if I really don’t like them. Or if it’s business.

We spit upon the ground when we pass Starbucks, on our walks. They’re a plague and a pox.

That said, I find their coffee to taste … like burnt green beans. Consistently, across the world, they’re the same … nasty, burnt, green coffee beans.

I, too, however, suffer from honest-answer-itis. I’m working on it. It’s difficult.

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:48:38 +0000

Starbucks takes their coffee seriously. There is actually a local coffee shop that really burns their coffee. I can not stand to go into. I drink lattes so I don’t worry about the coffee lesson. But at least you learned a bit more about coffee.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:18:33 +0000

Great post. Lovely, responsive service you experienced, eh? I like those experiences much more than those from the other end of the spectrum.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 25 May 2007 10:38:17 +0000

Times past when I went over to the States I really looked forward to a Starbucks coffee. However, I got satieted pretty quickly. I find it very strong - and bitter. Now every so often when I get the yen, there is a Starbucks just down the hill at the Dundrum Town Centre. Somehow, Starbucks has lost its special appeal.