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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: WildRanger on February 11, 2019, 03:05:09 PM
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Have you visited these stores and what is your general impression about them (about a quality of coffee drinks, service, prices etc)?
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My impression is that if you visit one WildRanger, you better hope to goodness no one here works there, because you may not make it out. :lol
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- delicious coffee
- but the delicious coffee has way too much sugar
- cut the crap and just let me say 'large' instead of 'venti' which makes me feel stupid
- customers in front of me who have like 5 prerequisites on their drink make me rage
- but the drinks are so expensive i never go there anyway so #4 is kinda moot
- i avoid the above by just buying the delicious frappuccinos (see #3 above on dumb names) in gas stations/other stores
- basically they aight
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There are one or two around where I live*. Don't drink coffee so while I have been to a few with family/friends or to meet someone, I've never bought anything there. Fortunately since I am white I've never had the cops called on me.
Bit of a joy to see the weasel Howard Schultz use his running for president/book tour as a platform to apologize for selling the Sonics. It's really only 10 years too late.
*sarcasm, I live in the PNW, they are everywhere.
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I will typically just make coffee at home. If I'm out, then I'll hunt out a Wawa. If I can't find anywhere else, then I will go to a Starbucks if need be, but its rare.
Overall I think its overpriced, overcrowded and just ok coffee.
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Their coffee tastes burnt but it does get you going. However, I practically never go there. I drink most of my coffee from my keurig. I'm not a fan of paying much for my coffee overall. I've not much of a coffee snob either.
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Easily in my top five of overrated chains. On the rare occasion when I don't have coffee fixins at home there are plenty of other places I can go to that sell much better coffee for much fewer bucks. I've always been of the opinion that their popularity owes to selling coffee inspired frozen drinks to people who aren't really into coffee but still need their caffeine fix.
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I used to have it a lot when I had to wake up st 4am for work. I used to get lattes, Machiatos or Mocha. To be honest, not that great. I used to get it because I had time to kill before work and then got used to it.
Plus, there are too many of them. In Times Squares, NY, there are 5 stores, each a block away from each other.
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Easily in my top five of overrated chains. On the rare occasion when I don't have coffee fixins at home there are plenty of other places I can go to that sell much better coffee for much fewer bucks. I've always been of the opinion that their popularity owes to selling coffee inspired frozen drinks to people who aren't really into coffee but still need their caffeine fix.
Their food is better than their coffee so that's a big no no for me.
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I will typically just make coffee at home. If I'm out, then I'll hunt out a Wawa. If I can't find anywhere else, then I will go to a Starbucks if need be, but its rare.
Overall I think its overpriced, overcrowded and just ok coffee.
I wonder if this is how Canadians feel when it comes to Tim Hortons? Just a curio question off the top of my head when it comes to talking about coffee chains.
I used to have it a lot when I had to wake up st 4am for work. I used to get lattes, Machiatos or Mocha. To be honest, not that great. I used to get it because I had time to kill before work and then got used to it.
Plus, there are too many of them. In Times Squares, NY, there are 5 stores, each a block away from each other.
How in the world do these stores manage to stay in business as a separate store? Are people there really that desperate to get Starbucks that they are willing to walk to another block if one is full?
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Easily in my top five of overrated chains. On the rare occasion when I don't have coffee fixins at home there are plenty of other places I can go to that sell much better coffee for much fewer bucks. I've always been of the opinion that their popularity owes to selling coffee inspired frozen drinks to people who aren't really into coffee but still need their caffeine fix.
Might be top three. I had one literally right across the street from me in Philly, and I can honestly band with no exaggeration say, I would not walk across the street for their coffee. Always leaves a bad taste in my mouth; like an after-taste. I make my own, go to Dunkin, or, believe it or not, McDonald's.
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Their coffee is nasty.
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How in the world do these stores manage to stay in business as a separate store? Are people there really that desperate to get Starbucks that they are willing to walk to another block if one is full?
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Coffee (and snarkiness) aside, it is incredible the brand that Starbucks created, and the culture that is associated with Starbucks. I know I speak from regionality (word?) but people here don't say "You want to get a latte?" or "let's meet at the coffee shop on the corner." They say "Let's get some/meet at Starbucks."
I went to a upper-middle class Jesuit high school in the 90s, and there were two kinds of people who came to school with a cup of coffee/latte/whatever: those who went to Starbucks and those who went somewhere else. If you didn't have that dumbass mermaid on your cup, you weren't as cool as those who did.
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Personally what cracks me up these days is how the other chains (around here being Peet's and Philz) actually manage to completely out-douche Starbucks.
I don't actually even drink coffee, fucking nasty shit, but iced tea is my lifeblood, and I've tried every iced tea in the area and Starbuck's is still my favorite. Plus it's nice to talk up the cute baristas at 4am before I head into 10 hours of work.
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Cumberland Farms has way better coffee and lattes, and any size you get is only $1. No thanks on Starbucks for me.
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Usually nice and chill places if you need to wait for someone or have some time in-between commitments. They have some nice food but their coffee is shit.
Basically, they have achieved what they aimed for. They don't want to have the best coffee, they want to be that 3rd place in your life (1 is home, 2 is work) and as Cool Chris points out, people see Starbucks as the place where you can meet others.
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Cumberland Farms has way better coffee and lattes, and any size you get is only $1. No thanks on Starbucks for me.
While I do hit up Starbucks across the street from my office (which is made 100% easier by just ordering on the app for pick-up) I agree that for your money Cumberland Farms outshines. I'm fortunate enough to have a few around me and I actively seek them out whenever I'm traveling in New England.
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I rarely get just a 'normal' coffee there....'if' I have a hankerin' for one of the foo foo coffees I'll go there....usually a White Chocolate Mocha. But that's not very often because those things are like 900 calories :lol
But, I do like a couple of their 'flavors' of coffee beans so I'll pick those up and get them ground for my home use.
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I rarely get just a 'normal' coffee there....'if' I have a hankerin' for one of the foo foo coffees I'll go there....usually a White Chocolate Mocha. But that's not very often because those things are like 900 calories :lol
That's another really good point. I see people drink those things on like a daily basis and yeah they are delicious, but that's a once in a while treat for me. I couldn't do it on the daily
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Well, who cares about a little obesity, diabeatis (because that's how Wilfred Brimley pronounces it) when you can be cool? :)
(Though having said that; when I lived in Philly, for a while I was right on Broad Street about a block or so from the Gamble and Huff offices and studio. "Gamble and Huff" are legendary for "The Sound of Philadelphia" - you might have heard of Chubby Checker, Teddy Pendergrass... Hall and Oates did some early stuff there - and are still active in the community. On the odd occasion that I would go into that Starbucks across the street, for my daughter in the morning before her bus came, there were 4 or 5 guys that would almost always be in there. Once in a while, one would have his keyboard and they would play and sing. It was neat, because it wasn't a show, they weren't showing off, there was no "tip cup", or anything like that. It wasn't a big deal; they would actually be very quiet (they might have been working on things) but they were very friendly and would let my daughter sit and listen until her bus came. I miss that part a lot, because I didn't know who they were by name, but I feel like I was in the presence of greatness, at least relatively speaking.)
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It's convenience and brand name at this point. Back in the day it was more chic and cool but now it's utterly overpriced fast food, nothing more. I will however say that it's something to have the almost absolute guarantee to have one around the block pretty much in every city and even most smaller towns. Other than that... :natalieportman:
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my thoughts on Starbucks?
great scam, wish I would have thought of it.
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
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Easily in my top five of overrated chains. On the rare occasion when I don't have coffee fixins at home there are plenty of other places I can go to that sell much better coffee for much fewer bucks. I've always been of the opinion that their popularity owes to selling coffee inspired frozen drinks to people who aren't really into coffee but still need their caffeine fix.
Great summary of Starbucks, I couldn't agree more.
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
Hey, Gene Simmons, how did you skate through 50 years never having had a cup of coffee? I don't doubt you, I just think it's interesting); even when I didn't drink coffee, there were times - ski trips, work trips, weddings, etc. - where there wasn't really a better option).
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
Hey, Gene Simmons, how did you skate through 50 years never having had a cup of coffee? I don't doubt you, I just think it's interesting); even when I didn't drink coffee, there were times - ski trips, work trips, weddings, etc. - where there wasn't really a better option).
I've never had a cup of coffee in my life either.
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Never had coffee either.
Except coffee ice cream. Yum.
Starbucks was cool when I was working in the prison place and the only mediocre place to get lunch was a starbucks, who had decent sandwiches.
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Christ, how are there people who've never tried coffee? I suppose y'all are going to tell me you've never tried heroin, either. What a world.
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My family is the type to have coffee multiple times a day. My grandma mother had a schedule of having coffee at 7am, 2pm and 6pm. Sometimes she would sneak in some coffee around 10-11am or passed 6 pm (specially if people were visiting).
With that said, by the time I was 11 I was having coffee 2 times a day. I stopped when I was 15 and started having coffee again after college (24 years old).
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
Hey, Gene Simmons, how did you skate through 50 years never having had a cup of coffee? I don't doubt you, I just think it's interesting); even when I didn't drink coffee, there were times - ski trips, work trips, weddings, etc. - where there wasn't really a better option).
How? It's easy. I just didn't. But yeah, I get that reaction a lot. My father died when I was 7, so I don't know if he drank coffee, but my mother didn't, so it wasn't something that was around the house as I was growing up. Any time we'd walk down the coffee aisle at a grocery store, she'd comment how she loved the smell but didn't like the taste. I didn't like the smell. My college experience was rather unusual (longer story than is warranted here), but I never pulled all-nighters. Didn't do so in law school either. Ultimately, I've simply never felt the need to drink coffee and, while I don't mind the smell anymore, it's not something I feel like I'm missing out on.
Christ, how are there people who've never tried coffee? I suppose y'all are going to tell me you've never tried heroin, either. What a world.
Well...I've never used any illegal drug, with one exception: I was house-sitting for someone and invited a couple friends over, including a girl I had the hots for. She brought some pot and got me to take one drag on a joint. I don't actually recall tasting or feeling anything, so I'm not sure I did it "right." This is the same girl I mentioned elsewhere who, prior to an Iron Maiden concert, bought LSD from someone in the parking lot and spent the entire concert in a nearly catatonic state. Needless to say, I didn't spend much time around her after that .
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I have tried coffee on a couple occasions, but that was never more than a sip. So while I have certainly drank coffee by definition, I can stand by the assertion that I've never "had a cup of coffee."
I also don't like the smell. From being a kid and smelling it waft up from the kitchen, to every morning when I come downstairs after my wife has brewed hers.
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
Hey, Gene Simmons, how did you skate through 50 years never having had a cup of coffee? I don't doubt you, I just think it's interesting); even when I didn't drink coffee, there were times - ski trips, work trips, weddings, etc. - where there wasn't really a better option).
Gene has other addictions. :lol
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I have always loved the smell of coffee. I remember trying it a couple of times as a kid and liking it, as long as it had cream and sugar. My cousin once told me that that means I am not a "real" coffee drinker and don't like the taste of coffee--I just like the taste of the other stuff. To me, that's a lame argument. I like hamburgers and hot dogs, but I don't eat those completely plain on a dry piece of bread--I add condiments and flavor them to my liking. I like various kinds of meat, but usually don't just eat a dry, unseasoned piece of meat--I have it with some sort of sauce, gravy, broth, etc. Anyhow...
I hardly ever drank it when I was younger. In college and law school, I started to a bit. But it was usually grabbing a cup on a cold morning or having a cup with dessert in the evening. The caffeine never seemed to do much for me as a "pick me up," and it doesn't keep me up at night unless I have a LOT to the point that I'm jittery (which I never do). Even though I have it a lot more frequently now (a cup in the morning a few times a week, and maybe in the evening with dessert once a week or every couple of weeks). But it is a nice "comfort drink" that I just enjoy.
To the question asked: I'm kinda indifferent to Starbucks. Their regular coffee is okay, but not my go-to. And it's overpriced, so there's that too. But I'll grab a latte or mocha from there every now and then. And during the holiday time, I have always liked their flavored coffee drinks (peppermint mocha, pumpkin spice latte or egg nog latte). But outside of the holidays, it is rare that I go there unless I am going with a crowd for work or meeting somebody there. Like I said, I have nothing against them--they are just expensive.
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
Hey, Gene Simmons, how did you skate through 50 years never having had a cup of coffee? I don't doubt you, I just think it's interesting); even when I didn't drink coffee, there were times - ski trips, work trips, weddings, etc. - where there wasn't really a better option).
How? It's easy. I just didn't. But yeah, I get that reaction a lot. My father died when I was 7, so I don't know if he drank coffee, but my mother didn't, so it wasn't something that was around the house as I was growing up. Any time we'd walk down the coffee aisle at a grocery store, she'd comment how she loved the smell but didn't like the taste. I didn't like the smell. My college experience was rather unusual (longer story than is warranted here), but I never pulled all-nighters. Didn't do so in law school either. Ultimately, I've simply never felt the need to drink coffee and, while I don't mind the smell anymore, it's not something I feel like I'm missing out on.
Christ, how are there people who've never tried coffee? I suppose y'all are going to tell me you've never tried heroin, either. What a world.
Well...I've never used any illegal drug, with one exception: I was house-sitting for someone and invited a couple friends over, including a girl I had the hots for. She brought some pot and got me to take one drag on a joint. I don't actually recall tasting or feeling anything, so I'm not sure I did it "right." This is the same girl I mentioned elsewhere who, prior to an Iron Maiden concert, bought LSD from someone in the parking lot and spent the entire concert in a nearly catatonic state. Needless to say, I didn't spend much time around her after that .
See, there's the difference right there: my dad and my maternal grandmother used heroin coffee like it was oxygen. Tp this day, my dad to relax has my mom brew a pot of coffee (not what it sounds like; he has bad arthritis - not "knobbly fingers like Keith Richards" arthritis, but debilitating acute arthritis since he was about 35, so while he can do it, simple things like brewing coffee are a major production).
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Right now, I have a cup of coffee on my table. I usually drink 2 or 3 cups a day.
I can drink it with sugar, without it, with cream or without it.
I love coffee, A LOT, I remember drinking coffee since I was 4 years old, my sons, both of them have drink coffee (in small doses) since they were 6 months old or so. My mother in law once told me: "My father which died by 107 years old drank coffee since he was born and never had a problem of any kind"
I have only gone two time to Starbucks, one was on a trip to CDMX 5 years ago with my family and we all have a cup to taste them, NEVER MORE, I don't like how much sugar they put to it.
The second time was a couple of month ago, to get some oats cookies for my wife.
To my everyday intake I prefer a Colombian grain from Juan Valdez which I think it's the best coffee in the world.
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I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I've only been to Starbucks with others. I did, however, have a white hot chocolate once that was very tasty. Can't imagine dropping $5+ on coffee on a daily basis, however,.
Hey, Gene Simmons, how did you skate through 50 years never having had a cup of coffee? I don't doubt you, I just think it's interesting); even when I didn't drink coffee, there were times - ski trips, work trips, weddings, etc. - where there wasn't really a better option).
How? It's easy. I just didn't. But yeah, I get that reaction a lot. My father died when I was 7, so I don't know if he drank coffee, but my mother didn't, so it wasn't something that was around the house as I was growing up. Any time we'd walk down the coffee aisle at a grocery store, she'd comment how she loved the smell but didn't like the taste. I didn't like the smell. My college experience was rather unusual (longer story than is warranted here), but I never pulled all-nighters. Didn't do so in law school either. Ultimately, I've simply never felt the need to drink coffee and, while I don't mind the smell anymore, it's not something I feel like I'm missing out on.
Christ, how are there people who've never tried coffee? I suppose y'all are going to tell me you've never tried heroin, either. What a world.
Well...I've never used any illegal drug, with one exception: I was house-sitting for someone and invited a couple friends over, including a girl I had the hots for. She brought some pot and got me to take one drag on a joint. I don't actually recall tasting or feeling anything, so I'm not sure I did it "right." This is the same girl I mentioned elsewhere who, prior to an Iron Maiden concert, bought LSD from someone in the parking lot and spent the entire concert in a nearly catatonic state. Needless to say, I didn't spend much time around her after that .
See, there's the difference right there: my dad and my maternal grandmother used heroin coffee like it was oxygen. Tp this day, my dad to relax has my mom brew a pot of coffee (not what it sounds like; he has bad arthritis - not "knobbly fingers like Keith Richards" arthritis, but debilitating acute arthritis since he was about 35, so while he can do it, simple things like brewing coffee are a major production).
Maybe so...except that both my parents were smokers. Arguably, that was the biggest contributor to my father dying at 53. My mother, on the other hand, lived to the age of 84. She cut back a lot during her last 5-10 years or so and eventually quit. But I never smoked and think smoking is just about the most foul thing ever. So...I don't really think I'd drink coffee if it had been commonplace at my house growing up, but you never know.
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Growing up, my mom drank a ton of coffee. Multiple pots her day, by herself.
I did not like the looks of that, so I just never tried it.
Now I have no desire.
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My parents were 3 and 2 packs a day. Mom died of lung cancer at 64, dad at 72 is battling lung cancer. Both never really drank coffee.
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I've never been able to acquire a taste for coffee, but I usually stop in Starbucks 2-3 times every winter to get a hot chocolate on the way to work on a particularly cold day. It's way overpriced, but 2-3 years ain't gonna brake me.
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Christ, how are there people who've never tried coffee? I suppose y'all are going to tell me you've never tried heroin, either. What a world.
Would it surprise you to learn I've tried heroin almost as many times as I've tasted coffee?
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Yeah, it would, actually.
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Tried it twice, and have drank coffee maybe 5 or so times. Fucking hate the stuff. Only way I've ever liked coffee is an espresso coated, honey stung cheddar called Barely Buzzed.
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Easily in my top five of overrated chains. On the rare occasion when I don't have coffee fixins at home there are plenty of other places I can go to that sell much better coffee for much fewer bucks. I've always been of the opinion that their popularity owes to selling coffee inspired frozen drinks to people who aren't really into coffee but still need their caffeine fix.
Might be top three. I had one literally right across the street from me in Philly, and I can honestly band with no exaggeration say, I would not walk across the street for their coffee. Always leaves a bad taste in my mouth; like an after-taste. I make my own, go to Dunkin, or, believe it or not, McDonald's.
I was surprised at how decent McDonalds coffee is. It's better than the Dunkin Donuts around these parts. The Wife calls Dunkin Donuts "Pee Coffee".
Starbucks is all right. I don't go there very often. I use Target's brand K cups and just drink black coffee these days.
- cut the crap and just let me say 'large' instead of 'venti' which makes me feel stupid
Agreed. The names are fucking stupid. I just say I want a large coffee when I go there.
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I keep seeing people mention the coffee being expensive but the regular coffee is about standard price compared to a similar size at Dunkin, at least where I am. It's when you get into the "crazier" orders where the add-ons, etc, naturally make the price higher. That being said it's about the same for those same drinks in a mom and pop coffee shop whose coffee can be good but small shop doesn't always mean quality and much of the time a standard coffee at those places can cost you $2-3 for a 16 oz for a mildly improved flavor. For as much coffee snobbery as there is in the world when it comes to coffee shops I'm guessing I'm either surrounded by all the wrong businesses or it really is tough to find anywhere that has what is considered a "good" cup of coffee.
On a side note I think the reason I would gravitate to Starbucks over Dunkin now in terms of the big chains is because I've shifted to more french roast style coffee although I've typically been ordering Americanos wherever I go. Over the last couple years there's just something off putting about the taste of Dunkin coffee. Works in a pinch but it's, I dunno, really thin?
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My wife LOVES Starbucks coffee. I love my wife. So every day, seven days a week, 365 a year, I get her a venti dark-roast on my way back from the gym.
Is $3.00 a day for a cup of coffee a frivolous expense? Perhaps. But like I said, I love my wife :biggrin:
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I mean, maybe my 3.45 a day for iced tea is frivolous, but being able to spend time with some humans before hitting the kitchen is worth the coin.
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Growing up, my maternal grandparents lived nearby. So, their home was the central focal point/ meeting place, for my entire family. My grandfather worked as a manufacturing design engineer, and got up at around 3 am each day to go to work. So, my grandmother would make a huge pot of dark roast coffee at 3:30, while she made him breakfast. They each would share a very small cup, and the rest would sit in the pot- and wait; for all of us to show up at various times of the day and partake. When that pot ran out, she would make another- and it would sit all day until around dinner. So generally, depending on what time you stopped by- you could get a fresh cup of hot, and very strong Joe- or a cup of what amounted to acidic sludge. For me, made no difference. I think I had my first tiny cup of coffee with tons of cream added to it-when I was around 7 years of age. I wanted to try it- and I loved it! I was granted occassional cups until I was around 13, and started drinking it more frequently. All these years later, I still put a ton of cream in my coffee. I abhor black coffee by itself, and hate sugar in my coffee in equal measure; unless it's a special Starbucks type drink. I try and drink two cups each day. More than that, and I'm on caffeine overload.
I told you all that to say this--I actually like some of Starbucks more darker, or French roast coffees. I grind the beans and brew it at home. I have been known to stop into a Starbucks now and then for a cup of one of their specialty drinks. A Caramel Machiato, or a White Chocolate Mocha, are my drinks of choice when I do. Is it overpriced? Yes, for sure. But also very tasty.
I never understood people whom complain about the cost, as if somehow on principle- that's the reason NOT to go there. If you can afford it- buy it; or don't. It's not like medicine, or electricty, or those things one needs to survive in the modern world. It's a luxury to purchase. Complaining about the cost as a way to tear down the company- is to me the same as complianing about how unfair the cost of high cost of Bugatti Chiron, or something- then tearing down the company because of it. There are plenty of other excellent options for people to choose from.
Another reason I go to Starbucks are the coffee mugs they sell in large cities. Several years ago, I bought one on a trip to London. They are black and white mugs with a relief of the city on them. I now have 28 of them. I was just in Paris recently, and had some time to tool around the city for a couple of days. I spent one of those days as a "Tumbleweed" at Shakespeare and Company bookstore; helping stock shelves, digging through rare books, and writing my required essay. Down, and around the block was a Starbucks; so I made my way there to buy a coffee mug. I was expecting it to not be very busy. It was packed. I think I was the only tourist there. So, globally- the brand contiunes to grow. On a recent trip last year to Iceland, I was actually surprised to learn there isn't a Starbucks in sight. The government is worried given the population that the chain would do too much damage to the independent shops there now. Probably.
On my last visit a few years ago to Pike Place Market- the line outside the original Starbucks across the street was gross. I would guess 200 or so people were in line to buy a mug from THAT location, or take a photo or selfie. Ironically, when I was an undergrad at UW, we never drank coffee at Starbucks. Waaaay back then it really wasn't a thing. Starbucks, not coffee. Long before I arrived in Seattle, coffee was king of King County. There were tons of shops around town. Near us was a cool, bohemian place called Last Exit on Brooklyn. Great coffee! Or, we would go to a place called Cafe Allegro that sold awesome espresso. We thought we were so cool. Starbucks then? meh.
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I never understood people whom complain about the cost, as if somehow on principle- that's the reason NOT to go there.
Well, I can't speak for others, but here's my personal take: Although I didn't frequent cafes a lot when I was younger, I know you could get a cup of coffee REALLY cheap most places. When Starbucks started to catch on and spread here in CA, their coffee was about twice as much. And because people were willing to pay, the mom-&-pop cafes and other places that served coffee began jacking up their prices as well. So even though nowadays, Starbucks' prices aren't really outside the norm, they were a big part of driving up the prices in the first place. So there's that. And there's the fact that we all know people who are just everyday, average Joes (or Judys) who don't make much money, but who, given how many times a day they go EVERY day, are probably spending what amounts to $300 a month on overpriced coffee and wondering why they are broke every month.
So, I think for me, it's not really a "complaint," but just an observation. They are overpriced, from at least a couple of different perspectives. But that said, I don't really have a major problem with that. People are entitled to spend their money on whatever they like. I regulate my own budget. Even though I like coffee, and I like theirs just fine (although I prefer Peet's), I don't go there often. Not because it is Starbucks. But just because there are other things that are more important in my budget. Not a big deal.
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^^^ Agreed. My take was more the fact that I know, and have heard people who claim their product is trash, the company sucks, and is somehow some evil entity because of their price point.
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I will typically just make coffee at home. If I'm out, then I'll hunt out a Wawa. If I can't find anywhere else, then I will go to a Starbucks if need be, but its rare.
Overall I think its overpriced, overcrowded and just ok coffee.
I wonder if this is how Canadians feel when it comes to Tim Hortons? Just a curio question off the top of my head when it comes to talking about coffee chains.
One of my first trips to canada my buddy pumped me up about Tim Hortons and truthfully it was nothing special, I go there a few times a year when I visit Canada but it isn't that great.
As for Starbucks, I like it occasionally. I'll go to the one in my building once a month and I feel the coffee isn't burnt if you ask them to brew it on the The Clover machine. We have a Dunkin a few buildings down and I much prefer their coffee over Starbucks.
The price of it is what keeps me away, it's expensive, but since I work for a large investment bank everyone gets starbucks in the morning. I had to break it down to my co-worker recently how much money he was wasting on Starbucks, $6 a day, every day, that's over $1500 a year in coffee.
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Apparently, Starbucks is now available on Uber eats, so in addition to spending money the coffee itself, you get to spend money for the delivery fee of $2.49 as well.
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Apparently, Starbucks is now available on Uber eats, so in addition to spending money the coffee itself, you get to spend money for the delivery fee of $2.49 as well.
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There's a part of me - you all can debate whether it's a big part or a little part - that thinks if you're telling me we're now too fucking lazy or "busy" to get our own cups of coffee, then the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are just over the horizon.
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I guess it's not that far fetched to think you would pay above average for coffee (not talking about tastes or anything, just that Starbucks costs more than your average cup of joe) that you'd pay a little more to not have to leave where you are. Having said that, coffee just isn't worth that much to me. I got to imagine there is a market for it though.
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Apparently, Starbucks is now available on Uber eats, so in addition to spending money the coffee itself, you get to spend money for the delivery fee of $2.49 as well.
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The delivery is a constant though. So if you're ordering 12 of these for your office, $2.49 isn't that bad.
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Apparently, Starbucks is now available on Uber eats, so in addition to spending money the coffee itself, you get to spend money for the delivery fee of $2.49 as well.
There's a part of me - you all can debate whether it's a big part or a little part - that thinks if you're telling me we're now too fucking lazy or "busy" to get our own cups of coffee, then the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are just over the horizon.
How about too cold? There's been a few times this winter I've Uber Ate something as simple a burger and fries from a place no more than 1 mile down the road simply because I didn't want to go outside when it was 2 degrees out.
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Apparently, Starbucks is now available on Uber eats, so in addition to spending money the coffee itself, you get to spend money for the delivery fee of $2.49 as well.
There's a part of me - you all can debate whether it's a big part or a little part - that thinks if you're telling me we're now too fucking lazy or "busy" to get our own cups of coffee, then the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are just over the horizon.
How about too cold? There's been a few times this winter I've Uber Ate something as simple a burger and fries from a place no more than 1 mile down the road simply because I didn't want to go outside when it was 2 degrees out.
No, no, I totally get it; I used Door Dash just this weekend. I don't know; maybe it's my apathy for Starbucks more than anything.
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Apparently, Starbucks is now available on Uber eats, so in addition to spending money the coffee itself, you get to spend money for the delivery fee of $2.49 as well.
There's a part of me - you all can debate whether it's a big part or a little part - that thinks if you're telling me we're now too fucking lazy or "busy" to get our own cups of coffee, then the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are just over the horizon.
How about too cold? There's been a few times this winter I've Uber Ate something as simple a burger and fries from a place no more than 1 mile down the road simply because I didn't want to go outside when it was 2 degrees out.
No, no, I totally get it; I used Door Dash just this weekend. I don't know; maybe it's my apathy for Starbucks more than anything.
My kid talked me into getting a Postmates account a while back. It's awfully convenient, but I always have a tinge of regret when I think about the delivery fee and the tip.
Funny story (at least to me): My son is a junior in HS and has "off campus" privileges at lunch. He has gotten into picking up food from the burger place across the street from the school and charging other kids for his service. When he first told me about it, I thought maybe it wasn't a good idea. But then I just laughed and decided it was fairly enterprising of him.
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Nothing against those services, but when I go into a store I expect to be a priority over said orders. It's exhausting to walk into an empty Starbucks and have to wait 10 minutes for my 20 second iced tea cause some office group ordered 10 drinks with 5000 modifiers.
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Yes lone star that pisses me off too. Fortunately a lot of places I’ve gone to recently have started making a dedicated post mates pick up area.
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That always annoyed me when it happened at Subway.
"Hey...I got 1 hour for lunch, can I...."
"In a minute, we have 68 sandwiches to make that require the entire staff working at the same time on this one order that was placed 10 minutes ago and needs to be picked up in 20 min"
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I moved into a city that has a Starbucks two years ago and never went to it. A year ago, my sister in law came to visit and I took her walking round town. As it happens, a freezing wind started blowing, dropping the temperature by at least five degrees, and we were right at Starbucks' door, so we went in. I ordered the medium size latte with no add-ons, and I went to pick up what was probably around 300 or 400 ml latte. I love drinking coffee - and I drink all sorts of garbage instant coffee, so I can't really be the judge of quality - but I barely finished it! I heard the sizes were absurdly large before, but I never saw that coming.
Coffee from a good coffee house is generally more expensive in Norway than Starbucks, so really the only way to get a cheaper coffee is sitting down in one of the small coffee places at a mall or grabbing an instant coffee from a supermarket.. If you like really good coffee and have a preferred brand of Italian espresso, it's probably garbage, but then idk why you would even set your foot inside a Starbucks.
I remember drinking coffee since I was 4 years old, my sons, both of them have drink coffee (in small doses) since they were 6 months old or so. My mother in law once told me: "My father which died by 107 years old drank coffee since he was born and never had a problem of any kind"
This is so cute! In my home country coffee culture is huge, and my mom and grandma used to have at least three cups by noon. I was always curious about the smell and the taste, and my grandma used to dip a sugar cube into her cup and then give it to me :hat
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I prefer Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf over Starbucks. If you've never been to a CB&TL, you all need to change that :JayOctavarium:
Starbucks coffee seems to always taste burnt. If I am getting just plain coffee, McDonalds is my go to. The McCafe brand isn't horrible. If I want fancy shit, I prefer Coffee Bean over Starbucks, but they are both too damn expensive. I have fancy shit maybe once a month. That reminds me, I still have like $5 on a Coffee Bean gift card in my wallet...
Hmmmm......
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
https://youtu.be/S8LtffE5mU8
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:lol
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I'm not a coffee drinker, but I'm always surprised when people talk about Starbucks as not having good coffee. I suppose it all comes down to taste and for every person saying it's crap, there's two more who like it... I'd just think for the price, you'd expect it to be "good" whether it's to your taste or not...
For me, I like what I've had from Starbucks, but I rarely go there (or elsewhere) because the only kind I like is the kind that's bad for you - tons of milk and sugar and possibly pumpkin spice, chocolate, gingerbread, peppermint, etc. :)
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...the only kind I like is the kind that's bad for you - tons of milk and sugar and possibly pumpkin spice, chocolate, gingerbread, peppermint, etc. :)
I agree with you. ...and I fail to see the problem.
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
:lol google says 300 ml is about 10 ounces, whatever an ounce is ::) 200 ml is the amount in one classic tall glass you would use to drink water.
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
:lol google says 300 ml is about 10 ounces, whatever an ounce is ::) 200 ml is the amount in one classic tall glass you would use to drink water.
A standard soda can in the U.S. is 12 ounces and in Europe is 335 ml. The notion that a 300-400 ml (10.14-13.53 oz.) coffee drink is "absurdly large" seems really strange.
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
:lol google says 300 ml is about 10 ounces, whatever an ounce is ::) 200 ml is the amount in one classic tall glass you would use to drink water.
A standard soda can in the U.S. is 12 ounces and in Europe is 335 ml. The notion that a 300-400 ml (10.14-13.53 oz.) coffee drink is "absurdly large" seems really strange.
Seems strange to me, but the coffee's I've had in some places in the Netherlands or Germany were so small that I could see if someone was used to that, that maybe a soda can sized coffee is large.
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Charbucks (Tarbucks, whatever) coffee is easily the single most offensive coffee in the history of bad coffee. Imagine if you will: A dump truck full of fresh coffee beans leaves Miami. It drives to Seattle. The entire time, the dump truck is spewing exhaust all over its open-air load of beans (aka "city roast"). When it reaches Seattle, it is roasted a full four hours longer than it should be, ground up, packaged, and sent out to their locations on every block of every major city in the country. The location receives it, brews it, and lets is sit in an unwashed carafe on a hot plate for ten hours before it is allowed to be served to any customers. That's how truly fucking vile their coffee is.
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I take it you're not a fan of dark roast coffee. :lol
But in terms of actually offensive there are many, many gas stations and the like that have that quasi-revolting instant tasting coffee. I'll do that in a pinch but I usually need to add things to it to get that instant coffee flavor somewhat masked.
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I moved into a city that has a Starbucks....
Living in the PNW, where there is a Starbucks on every corner) this made me chuckle. Don't know where you call home, but I cannot imagine moving to a city in the US that did not have a Starbucks.
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
:lol google says 300 ml is about 10 ounces, whatever an ounce is ::) 200 ml is the amount in one classic tall glass you would use to drink water.
A standard soda can in the U.S. is 12 ounces and in Europe is 335 ml. The notion that a 300-400 ml (10.14-13.53 oz.) coffee drink is "absurdly large" seems really strange.
For coffee it's absurdly large to me. This is coming from someone who can barely finish a small soda drink at McD's/Burger King! The drink sizes in these big American chains are insane to me. I get the value for money, but *Kevin Moore voice* I need something smaller. Not that this is pan-European or anything, the coffee culture I grew up with favors smaller drinks - not Italy-level small, but not much bigger than that.
I moved into a city that has a Starbucks....
Living in the PNW, where there is a Starbucks on every corner) this made me chuckle. Don't know where you call home, but I cannot imagine moving to a city in the US that did not have a Starbucks.
Picture this: my home country is just getting its first Starbucks. As in, this month. In the capital. My home city is the third largest, so it's gonna take awhile.
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300 or 400 ml latte
It almost looks like you are speaking English here, but I still can't process what that means.
:lol google says 300 ml is about 10 ounces, whatever an ounce is ::) 200 ml is the amount in one classic tall glass you would use to drink water.
A standard soda can in the U.S. is 12 ounces and in Europe is 335 ml. The notion that a 300-400 ml (10.14-13.53 oz.) coffee drink is "absurdly large" seems really strange.
For coffee it's absurdly large to me. This is coming from someone who can barely finish a small soda drink at McD's/Burger King! The drink sizes in these big American chains are insane to me. I get the value for money, but *Kevin Moore voice* I need something smaller. Not that this is pan-European or anything, the coffee culture I grew up with favors smaller drinks - not Italy-level small, but not much bigger than that.
I moved into a city that has a Starbucks....
Living in the PNW, where there is a Starbucks on every corner) this made me chuckle. Don't know where you call home, but I cannot imagine moving to a city in the US that did not have a Starbucks.
Picture this: my home country is just getting its first Starbucks. As in, this month. In the capital. My home city is the third largest, so it's gonna take awhile.
All around, though, you're on the mark. One of the big problems here in the States is portion control. It's ridiculous. You almost have to go out of your way to order DOWN. Everything is "X-tra!" and "Super Deluxe" and whatever.
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I can't stand the culture that obsesses over Starbucks. The "Han Solo" girls that always wear boots and vests, drinking their pumpkin what-the-fuckevers.
That being said, I'm a lazy gamer that doesn't sleep enough, so when I need to fill my blood with caffeine I'm pretty thankful for the existence of a Starbucks next to my place of work.
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I can't stand the culture that obsesses over Starbucks. The "Han Solo" girls that always wear boots and vests, drinking their pumpkin what-the-fuckevers.
That being said, I'm a lazy gamer that doesn't sleep enough, so when I need to fill my blood with caffeine I'm pretty thankful for the existence of a Starbucks next to my place of work.
Just in the interest of science, where exactly are these "Han Solo girls"? In the interest of science, of course. :)
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I can't stand the culture that obsesses over Starbucks. The "Han Solo" girls that always wear boots and vests, drinking their pumpkin what-the-fuckevers.
That being said, I'm a lazy gamer that doesn't sleep enough, so when I need to fill my blood with caffeine I'm pretty thankful for the existence of a Starbucks next to my place of work.
Just in the interest of science, where exactly are these "Han Solo girls"? In the interest of science, of course. :)
Just a reference to a very popular fall outfit...
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That's amazing. The herd mentality never ceases to amaze me.
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For coffee it's absurdly large to me. This is coming from someone who can barely finish a small soda drink at McD's/Burger King! The drink sizes in these big American chains are insane to me. I get the value for money, but *Kevin Moore voice* I need something smaller. Not that this is pan-European or anything, the coffee culture I grew up with favors smaller drinks - not Italy-level small, but not much bigger than that.
Yeah, that totally makes sense. As Stadler pointed out, we have portion control issues here.
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For coffee, if I don't finish it, I usually microwave it and finish the rest later. Assuming it was just a black coffee like I usually drink. I don't mind if I get too much. But I'm also an over weight american :lol
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Not a fan of Starbucks (neither the burnt flavor nor the stupid size names), but it will do in a pinch.
I like Dunkin Donuts coffee. But my preferred chain coffee is a chain of convenience stores called Sheetz. I have no idea how widespread they are, but give me Sheetz over Starbucks any day.
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Someone named their company Sheetz? And that company doesn't sell sheets?
And thanks for ruining one of my childhood cinematic icons whoever posted about the "Han Solo girls."
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There's Sheetz in PA, not in NJ or anywhere else from my experience. I had no idea they were down south, it's one of my must stops when I go back to PSU for a football game or something. It's like a wawa, but much better. No surprise they have good coffee (I've had it before but its so rare for me that I can't remember enough to comment on its quality, but I like EVERYTHING from Sheetz).
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There's Sheetz in PA, not in NJ or anywhere else from my experience. I had no idea they were down south, it's one of my must stops when I go back to PSU for a football game or something. It's like a wawa, but much better. No surprise they have good coffee (I've had it before but its so rare for me that I can't remember enough to comment on its quality, but I like EVERYTHING from Sheetz).
Is that even possible??? Their sandwiches (WaWa) are killer.
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There's Sheetz in PA, not in NJ or anywhere else from my experience. I had no idea they were down south, it's one of my must stops when I go back to PSU for a football game or something. It's like a wawa, but much better. No surprise they have good coffee (I've had it before but its so rare for me that I can't remember enough to comment on its quality, but I like EVERYTHING from Sheetz).
Is that even possible??? Their sandwiches (WaWa) are killer.
The wawa sandwiches alone maybe slightly better, but the rest of the menu (except mac and cheese) is not as good, wawa doesn't have nearly as many food options either.
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There are Sheetz everywhere in the greater Pittsburgh region. Their coffee and food is real good.
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There's Sheetz in PA, not in NJ or anywhere else from my experience. I had no idea they were down south, it's one of my must stops when I go back to PSU for a football game or something. It's like a wawa, but much better. No surprise they have good coffee (I've had it before but its so rare for me that I can't remember enough to comment on its quality, but I like EVERYTHING from Sheetz).
Is that even possible??? Their sandwiches (WaWa) are killer.
Never been to Wawa, but the food at Sheetz is pretty good.
Their frozen hot chocolate (made with Ghirardelli chocolate) is to die for.
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Half my diet is from Wawa :lol
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Weird, I have read this thread a bunch of times, might have even posted in it. But on the main page, it cut off the title and just said "Your thoughts on Sta"
And I was so excited to post my thoughts before realizing it was the Starbucks thread.