You've probably heard the recent news that Starbucks is closing down a bunch of their shops. Personally I love their coffee, and thier iced cold beverages, but I think they bit off a bit more than they could chew. What do you guys think?
I like both Starbucks and Dunkin a lot. Recently Starbucks changed their house blend to a lighter coffee, Pike's Place, which is still rather strong. They gave some spiel about how they are going back to their Seattle roots, yadda yadda yadda. I think it was just a way to save money i.e., lighter coffee is cheaper to make. Now with the closing of their stores I wonder what they will do next to stay in business, maybe reduce prices a bit since gasoline costs so much? Hey, there's an idea.
I like Starbucks. I think this is a good move at this time. Too many locations are just not needed. What really is killing them is the competition and the quality from other places. You can get a very decent cup of joe from any 7/11 or even local gas stations that sell gourmet coffees.
I personally gave up on the local coffee and donuts places because their coffees is twice a shit as other places. You rarely see them brewing a pot during certain hours of the day. Their coffee is not always fresh. I also gave up on over pretentious coffee houses that play fiddle when the subject of a new Starbucks comes out. They critique Starbucks but at the same time they employ the same sales tactics as Starbucks themselves. Don't get me wrong..Starbucks can be A-holes. But the little guys can sometimes play the hypocrite game quite well.
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Well that's what they get for having multiple Starbucks within seeing/ walking distance of each other. I think I remember hearing that there's at least 100 of them hear just in Austin city limits. Absurd.
I blame Schecter and our public school systems for this.
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I must say, I love Starbucks, before work I grab a coffee almost every single morning, however they are located everywhere - there are too many stores too close together.
Besides, they're feeling credit crunch just like everyone else
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Starbucks messes with my mind. When I buy a cup, it is steaming hot, but only a short time later it becomes cold. Is that on purpose, or am I imagining it?
Anyway, I like a nice, strong black coffee that I can chew on. Things like Mocha Mango Frappocino and the like make me want to fight. Also, why don't they just call them small, medium and large. These are the reasons they are probably reducing the number of their shops.
Long time, no see, brother. As for your question, it was me who thought that a company could go out of business by selling overpriced coffee. It was me.
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Last edited by Ya Krunk'd Floo on Jul 8th, 2008 at 10:50 PM
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well, when you have more stores than the amount of product you sell it's hard to make a profit.
Their coffee really isn't that good. Don't get me wrong, i like their vanilla latte's as much as the next guy, but at $4 a cup it is not something i enjoy on a regular basis.
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