Comments on: Help a friend, buy from Starbucks

by: Ross

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:13:22 +0000

I gotcha tzvi. By making good coffee so popular all the unique coffee shops with genuine owners have also flourished. Although I think that the closing of 600 starbucks is not such a bad thing because right now I can walk 2 blocks in any direction and find myself at a Starbucks which is excessive. Although I do find some comfort in seeing a Starbucks when I’m traveling in a foreign country like Thailand.

by: Tzvi

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:33:47 +0000

Very true Ross and I think we are on the same page. I readily admit that these crazy frapicciono drinks were one step too far, and that their cost is outrageous – true indeed. My point is that the goodness Starbucks did for the coffee world must be praised and acknowledged (in spite of their excesses) and that coffee snobs can’t smugly dismiss them or wallow in glee when they hit hard times.

by: Ross

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:27:28 +0000

i don’t know tzvi. Starbuck’s has also introduced some of the most ridiculous drinks too. For example I can’t stand these people who order a “Grande Java Chip Frappacino with a shot of espresso, topped with whipped cream, hold the fudge.” I didn’t make that up either:
http://www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-starbucks-what-s-your-order
Also the price of a coffee there could be a little more reasonable especially for someone like you who buys so much coffee. I bet it adds up quickly.
Ok ok maybe I’m bitter that Schultz sold the Sonics but you gotta agree that these coffee orders are crazy and the prices could be a bit more reasonable.

by: Ruth

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:04:02 +0000

Amen to that article! It is sooooo true. Starbucks has helped me out so many times. They deserve only credit for all that they have accomplished in helping people with a serious caffeine addiction!

by: Tzvi

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:21:48 +0000

Daniel, what you are saying is so true. There are so many times when my body went into withdrawals and Starbucks was there to save me with a quality fix. (I am sure every serious coffee drinker knows what it is like to need a cup of coffee and the only thing around is instant – yikes!) For those who don’t know – Daniel has coined a term for coffee withdrawals, it is called "coffee-lag” and you can read about it here.

by: Daniel Klatzkow

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:26:02 +0000

Starbucks has saved my life many a time when I was down and out and needed a decent cup of coffee.

by: Aaron Abram

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:25:11 +0000

You are correct. Plus, Starbucks is one of the few places where you can watch people watching other people. Lets be honest, no studying actually is done at these locations. Studying is simply a cover to checking out the inventory. I’m not talking about coffee beans if you know what I mean.

Buy a starbucks, afterall Howard Schultz is only worth $1 Billion. We have to this Jew a bit richer to compete with the Gates of the ages.