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caroline · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: Opinions on Starbucks....

Hello

A slightly bizarre question for a Monday morning - are Starbucks the devil or are they simply devine?

Would you be offended to receive a Starbucks gift or are they simply a victim of their own success and much maligned?

C.
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coxvos · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject:

Neither - I don't drink coffee!
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sheena · Star Poster Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 145 Location: Bath

Hi

They're ok but I prefer the coffee in Pret a Manger - great sandwiches too :)

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Burford Secretarial · Moderator Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 540 Location: Kent

Hi,

They are ok but prefer Costa - a lot creamier.
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ASAP Admin · Moderator Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 854 Location: Glasgow

Dont drink coffee but prefer the hot chocolate in Costa Very Happy

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sheena · Star Poster Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 145 Location: Bath

Hmm, I always get heartburn from Costa Coffee!!

Perhaps its my age Very Happy

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OfficeStuff · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject:

Can't really contribute much as there ain't such establishments around here! However, we do have a Costa in Aberystwyth and it's OK. Prefer the cappuccinos at our local garden centre tho! Nice smooth coffee and lots of creamy froth in a huge mug! Laughing

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caroline · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

Hmmm.... interesting! I thought we were going to get some rants about globalisation and evil corporations! So I guess that's a good thing.

We also asked Costa if we could do a deal but no one got back to us. Strangely enough when the Starbucks people got back to us it turned out their distribution centre is just along the road in Glasgow - bizarre!!!

An interesting exercise....

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Maisie418 · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:54 am Post subject:

My last office job was working for a trade union who were really hot on the whole globalisation thing, definitely a no-no. But I just loved Starbucks coffee and would sometimes sneak into the local coffee shop and buy a coffee before walking back to the office. I always felt guilty about it but I thought it's my money and I can spend it where I want to. I didn't beat myself up about it but I still bought my coffee sneakily and hoped that no one from the office would see me coming out of the shop.

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caroline · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject:

LOL!!!! I have this vision of you sneaking sips behind a newspaper now!

My PA banned me from going near the coffee shop when I worked in London - I'd had to do a total caffeine detox for some homeopathic medicine I was taking and after 3 months with no caffeine I was sky high on even a waft of coffee brewing. I quote "If you have one more coffee I'm going to have to kill you" - this from a very nice, mild mannered, yoga-practising girl...

Thankfully am back up to my usual caffeine addiction levels now Laughing

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Maisie418 · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:17 am Post subject:

I'm caffeine sensitive so have to have de-caf but it still tastes good. Laughing

If I have ordinary coffee it sometimes gives me palpitations. It also stops me from sleeping and when I've had a cup I'm usually still awake around 4am. Rolling Eyes

It takes an awful long time to work it's way out of my system.

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cabbytoes · Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 69 Location: Woking, Surrey

This is interesting! I've recently met 2 separate clients for coffee and both refused to go to Costa Coffee saying it was vile and no-one they knew in business went there.

What do they do to the coffee that offends business people?? Is it the same technique that Starbucks use??

Wow..... I just thought coffee was coffee, sometimes weak, sometimes strong, sometimes sweet, sometimes not..... but just coffee!!
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Maisie418 · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

It's not the coffee itself, it's how it's produced. Poor farmers are paid a pittance for their crop whilst the coffee manufacturers and sellers (Starbucks etc) reap all the benefits with huge profits. I agree that farmers should be given a fair share of the profits but I still like my Starbucks and Costa Coffee cappuccinos and lattes. Mind you, if a coffee shop sells Fair Trade coffee I will buy that as a first preference, to ease my conscience.

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Jools · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject:

I have just found this thread.

I am currently weaning myself off of my Starbucks addiction lol.

I love coffee, but only like it to taste very weak, so starbucks is perfect for me, as I have a one shot skinny latte and add caramel (yum)

Cafe Nero is by far the strongest coffee shop for strength of beans, even a half shot in there is hard going for me!

Costa, hmm, ok imo but nowhere as good as a SB.

You can tell I spend far too much time frequenting these places. For me, the independants are still nicer!
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