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Friday, November 19
Drawing the Line and Hot Beverages
Where do I draw the line? Somewhere between lefty Patagonia and righty Wal-Mart.... two companies that couldn't be more different, and yet they both do things that I disagree with (see the links above for details), so I do not patronize them.
Starbucks, on the other hand, I have NO problem with as a company. I think they have done wonderful things for the proliferation of Fair Trade coffee, not to mention raising the bar for what consumers expect in the quality of their java. They are also terrifyingly convenient, so much so that I just added money to my prepaid card in anticipation of spending lots of time in airports over the coming holidays.
So what's their problem? There are 2. Their coffee AND espresso suck; their prices are, frankly, comical. A neighborhood place up the road from my house gets a total of $2.63 for one small coffee and one medium coffee, freshly brewed from local beans, with all the half & half you dare to add. Today I had a small cappucino at Starbucks: $2.73. That's a SMALL. (To compare apples to apples, Starbuck's small coffee is $1.75 plus tax, compared to $1.00 at the neighborhood place.) If the espresso was exquisite in that cappucino, $3 isn't a horrible deal. Needless to say it is not good espresso. Its drinkable. Barely.
Bottom line? Its drinkable, I've got the money on the card, and sometimes not going crazy in an airport requires hot dairy and/or caffeinated beverages.
Time posted: 13:45 [permalink]
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