Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:08 PM

cali (80,288 posts)

National Starbucks Appreciation Day | 8.7.12

Public Event · By Equally Wed

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

At Starbucks nationwide

EquallyWed.com has proposed a National Starbucks Appreciation Day in direct response to the overwhelming national support at Chick-fil-A on Mike Huckabee’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Starbucks is on record for supporting marriage equality, and the LGBTQ community and its wonderful allies are ready to let its dollars speak for them on August 7, 2012 at Starbucks everywhere.

From our cofounder and editor in chief Kirsten Ott Palladino:

We've long known that Chick-fil-A is a Christian-based company. That...See More

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
National Starbucks Appreciation Day \| 8.7.12 (Original post)	cali	Aug 2012	OP
I'll support it because of its underlying cause, despite the fact.....	marmar	Aug 2012	#1
You can alway have a Tazo tea and a scone.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#10
My two Starbucks staples:	onehandle	Aug 2012	#2
i like the vanilla bean frappuccino	JI7	Aug 2012	#4
Macchiato for me	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#6
Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte, please.	Butterbean	Aug 2012	#8
that's nice but it's something they should be doing anyways	JI7	Aug 2012	#3
Why should we respond to them?	sadbear	Aug 2012	#5
Too pricey for me.	virgogal	Aug 2012	#7
starbucks is waaaay over-priced	quinnox	Aug 2012	#9
We see how rw'ers respond, bet they don't continue to do so.	Thinkingabout	Aug 2012	#11
I can't stand Starbucks, but maybe I will buy one of those frozen drinks or something.	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#12
cali, your post made me want to check the Starbucks site to look at their menu -	bullwinkle428	Aug 2012	#13

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:10 PM

marmar (60,932 posts)

1. I'll support it because of its underlying cause, despite the fact.....

...... that I despise that overroasted dirt water they have the audacity to call "coffee." A soy latte there is tolerable, though.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 08:19 PM

GoCubsGo (13,021 posts)

10. You can alway have a Tazo tea and a scone.

Or, a smoothie.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:12 PM

onehandle (35,501 posts)

2. My two Starbucks staples:

Venti Light Iced Chai Soy.

Doppio Expresso, Two Splendas, with the cup filled to the rim with soy milk.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:14 PM

JI7 (40,109 posts)

4. i like the vanilla bean frappuccino

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:22 PM

obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)

6. Macchiato for me

And an occasional chai.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:57 PM

Butterbean (469 posts)

8. Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte, please.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:12 PM

JI7 (40,109 posts)

3. that's nice but it's something they should be doing anyways

so if i go there it will be because of the rare case i was going to go there anyways. but not because of this.

this reminds me of some comments made about chick fila , how the food is good and service is great and employees are treated well. but isn't it one of those things people should do anyways ? it's not an excuse for bigotry.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:18 PM

sadbear (4,220 posts)

5. Why should we respond to them?

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I'm betting that event yesterday did more long-term damage than good. Why drag Starbucks into a similar situation? Just go get your coffee and don't make an issue out of it.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:27 PM

virgogal (7,420 posts)

7. Too pricey for me.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 08:14 PM

quinnox (15,717 posts)

9. starbucks is waaaay over-priced

I don't have much appreciation for them. Once in a great while I might buy their ice cream-ish vanilla drink, but rarely.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 09:38 PM

Thinkingabout (1,789 posts)

11. We see how rw'ers respond, bet they don't continue to do so.

I think when your candidate is Rmoney you don't find lots to excite yourself. This is a diversion from reality.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 09:40 PM

Marrah_G (22,453 posts)

12. I can't stand Starbucks, but maybe I will buy one of those frozen drinks or something.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 09:47 PM

bullwinkle428 (11,384 posts)

13. cali, your post made me want to check the Starbucks site to look at their menu -

I had no idea they now serve hot breakfast sandwiches, so I'll be sure to pick one up on Tuesday, as there's a location directly on my route to work. This may earn them some steady business from me, as I usually go to Panera for my breakfast sandwiches!

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