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| bohemiangel |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 2:36:20 PM
I just experienced my first starbucks ever!!! last night. I just realized last night that I'd never been to one just locally owned coffeeshops and guess what? I like the ma and pa ones WAY BETTER! :-p simple is what I want and like.
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| Aunt B |
Posted - Mar 25 2008 : 03:23:18 AM
Starbucks are fine with me, but I prefer the little local donut shop that's been in business since 1928 here in Chillicothe. They have the best coffee I've ever tasted.
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Mar 24 2008 : 12:24:36 PM
Sorry, girls, if I buy coffee out, it's not Starbucks--only White Castle! I've given Starbucks a fair shake and it's just not my style--taste, atmosphere, or the coffee "lingo" even :)
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| chessie |
Posted - Mar 24 2008 : 12:16:06 PM
i don't drink coffee but i love starbucks. I get hot tea there almost daily. Did you know that hot tea, unlike coffee, in a styrofoam cup causes a chemical reaction? It is really bad, carcinagenic (sorry about spelling...), for a person and in the mom and pop's i am often served tea in styrofoam. Not so at starbucks, they use Paper cups. Cheers, karen
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Mar 24 2008 : 12:01:36 PM
honey hunk loves starbucks coffee .. yep .. i'm a McDonald's kinda' coffee girl myself.
hank misses the 'yuppie' coffee shoppes .. with the new york times newspaper .. and coffee shoppes connected to good bookstore. (we do have a barnes and nobles in e-town that we hit whenever we go to town!)
i do wish we had a great little coffee shoppe/bookstore in greensburg! xo
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| mima |
Posted - Mar 24 2008 : 07:38:37 AM
We have a Starbucks in the grocery store that I work in! When I do the 4 in the a.m. shift I live for 6 a.m. when they open and I can get my fix!!!LOL!
Luckily I usually do the evening shift so I'm NOT spending my hard earned cash on java!!!!
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Mar 24 2008 : 06:15:45 AM
ahhhh yes, Tim Horton's...or Timmy's as we call it in Canada. Right now they have "roll up the rim to win" you can roll up your coffee rim and possibly win a car, $$, T.V, donuts, coffee. Hey, I'm happy if I win a free coffee!!
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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Mar 23 2008 : 1:25:28 PM
I have never had a Starbucks coffee. I know my daughter likes the Tim Horton's coffees and I love their hot chocolate!
MJ
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| kissmekate |
Posted - Mar 23 2008 : 08:53:17 AM
I hate coffee, and I don't think I have ever been in a starbucks. We don't have a lot of them here anyways. We have a local chain, Caribou Coffee, that seems to be a favorite.
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Mar 22 2008 : 9:21:27 PM
I like Starbucks and it's a fun place to meet friends for coffee because you can go inside and sit down. But when I buy my Friday latte I go to the local coffee place so support a local business.
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Mar 22 2008 : 06:42:52 AM
Hey there gals
I love coffee and we don't have a starbucks here in my province, although I have had it before. It's good, but I, too, like to support the little guys. Heather, I liked your link to www.cows.ca I live in PEI and that is where Cows started. They make THE BEST ice cream ever!!!
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Mar 22 2008 : 06:37:17 AM
I'm a french roast girl, I love starbucks, but haven't been there in years because I want to support mom and pop establishments. I would go to Starbucks @Pike's Place, the Starbucks of my childhood, for sentimental reasons, and because it is the only one with the old mermaid. We would come up from Southern Oregon and mom would stock up on beans there in the 80's and 90's. It was a big deal, there was no espresso in Grants Pass, OR until about 1993ish.
Trish
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 9:27:50 PM
I've heard that about Dunkin Donuts coffee before. Wish we had one around here so I could try it!
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 8:25:08 PM
I love Duncan Donuts coffee...especially if you have to drink decaf. Theirs is wonderful!
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 8:06:30 PM
well for all you coffee and farm loving gals....
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Cheers,
Heather
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| Shirley |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 7:54:04 PM
I hate starbucks to. Its always tasted burned to me anda bitter taste. |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 7:14:39 PM
I like the Barnes and Noble ones too - nothing better than relaxing in their coffee shop with a delicious latte and a current magazine (after I purchase it of course !)
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 6:11:21 PM
I also found it really depends on the store. Like it was meantioned, I avoid "Busy" times because I felt the coffee to be hurriedly made. I often frequent the ones in Barnes and Noble.
Cheers,
Heather
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 5:44:31 PM
If you do have a bad cup, let Starbucks know and they will comp you -- i.e., give you a coupon for a free cup. I received two coupons when I emailed SB re: a cold, somewhat stale piece of coffeecake.
And Starbucks is trying to bring better consistency to their coffee drinks -- they even closed all stores for an hour or two last week for retraining.
That said, I do also frequent independent coffee shops in our area. I like to shop the small independent stores whenever possible. (This goes for fabric shops, too.)
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 5:39:09 PM
I too love Starbucks, but in my travels with dh, I have gotten some Starbucks lattes that taste burnt to me. Around here, I have never gotten a bad cup, their lattes are much smoother tasting than the independents I have gone to. But, I have encountered bad Starbucks in Las Vegas, Arizona, and California. Maybe just inexperienced baristas.
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 5:38:26 PM
The line at the drive-up at our Starbucks here is a mile long no matter the time of day.....They sure have a lot of people who love them. Me, I am not a coffee drinker, but I do buy the mocha milk drinks they sell in bottles. Yum....
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 5:29:38 PM
I love Starbucks! Especially because I earn freebies with my Visa card. Love the mocha.
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 5:06:39 PM
Love to hear you say that Julie, that's exactly what I think...tastes like they burned the beans. |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 5:04:57 PM
I like Starbucks but there are not alot of choices out here in California. I know a little place in Texas that I love!!!
Cheers,
Heather
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| Firemama |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 4:21:01 PM
Oh thats so sad. I love Starbucks.
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Mar 21 2008 : 3:09:19 PM
I hate starbucks. I think the coffee tastes burnt. I love mcdonalds coffee!
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