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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:08 AM Original message |
Radio Lady's HOT TOPICS: How do you feel about Starbucks? Do you go there... or not? |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's blue, but I don't really like their coffee. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. avoid them like the plague. I don't spend premium prices for old stale coffee beans |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. So'm I. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. and stale |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. the coffee is free at work (our department has it delivered every morning) |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Where in Sam Hill do you work, lady? |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. here |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Starbucks doesn't really enter my life |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
8. Never go to Starbucks even though there are several near my house. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. Starebucks is a treat |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. I go to Starbucks all of the time. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. I sometimes go to Starbucks, but I prefer Caribou |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. I go there on occasion because there is nothing else near my office. But when |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
14. Sometimes go there, but not for coffee |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
15. I have mixed feelings about them, frankly |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. A very little bit is Free Trade |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
47. do you mean fair trade? I certainly hope so |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
16. I go there once in a while |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. I've been trying to wrangle an invitation to his place but he's resisted me thus far |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
18. I hate to admit that I am a Starbucks junkie! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. Starbucks coffee makes my stomach hurt, not like pukey but like actual pain. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. We don't go there, too expensive. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yes. I love the tangerine frappucino. n/t |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Yum, that sounds good! Delicious! n/t |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
22. Only if there's no other option..... |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. a cup of coffee is supposed to be cheap |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
58. Cheap coffee is no treat. I will drink it, but I like a good cup... |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
25. while they are blue and, from what i hear, are good to their employees |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. under $2 for a large (grande) isn't overpriced. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. I don't care for their product. I like the teas and coffees at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf |
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MysticalChicken (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. I go to Starbuck's occasionally |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. I hit the locally owned coffee shops as much as possible |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. If I have a choice... |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't even know where one is located at. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. I have never been there |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. Anybody go to Starbucks TODAY? If so, what did you order? |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. My kids LIVE for the luxury of Starbucks. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. I always visit Starbucks when I visit New York. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. Only if I can go with Starbucks Anarchist and it's near an Olive Garden |
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GRLMGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. Only for the ice blended drinks |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
37. The coffee at my work cafeteria is Starbucks |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. my company cafeteria uses Starbucks too. The free coffee in |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
39. I don't pay for coffee. If I can't get it free at the office, I don't want it |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
40. I never go. I hate it. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
41. No |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Do you know that they will apparently change the heat setting for you? |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
42. When I first moved to Portland (Ore.), they had a mango drink that I loved. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
44. It's expensive and slightly pretentious... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
45. Never been in one. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
46. My brother is in management training at Starbucks |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
48. Functions as a neighborhood hub in my suburban enclave |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
50. Coffee doesn't get me drunk.. |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. I go there. I like it. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
53. I only use it as an office |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. I loose my ability to swallow every time I buy some food from there..so it is good for |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
55. Starbucks is massively overrated. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
56. I rarely go there |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
57. Was in one yesterday.... |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
59. The nearest Starbucks to me is 65 miles away. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Let's see -- they plan to open -- what did I hear -- more than 2,000 outlets next year? |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
60. How I feel about Starbucks: |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Welcome to the DU, Genevieve! You're in NYC! |
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Genevieve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Thank you for the welcome! |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
63. Their coffe tastes like burnt rubber. I go to a locally owned little coffee shack. |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-07-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
64. without all of the fat and fixins |
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BuddhaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
66. Startbucks is next door to my work |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
67. funny you should ask |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
68. The nearest one to me is about 20 miles away... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
69. I HATE over roasted coffee.... |
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elfrangel (661 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
70. I don't do their coffee, but I love the Chai Tea Lattes.... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Hi Elfrangel -- I'll have to try them sometime! |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
72. predatory marketing and their coffee ain't all that shit hot. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
73. I never understood what the big deal was with their coffee |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
74. Not a popular answer, but I love Starbucks |
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