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this is hilarious. having said that, I hate Starbucks, always have, this is nothing new as their entire business model from day one was to price gouge the sh*t out of their customers. their margins have to be stupid high- they are like the Apple of coffee. both these companies mottos have to be: "hey, how can we rape our customers more" - but alas....like a complete dumbass I still find myself going to Starbucks and also buying Apple products. There just isn't any competition for Starbucks- they have a monopoly and can charge whatever the f**k they want. sure, in your own town or area you might know some great little coffee spots or cafes - but if you travel a lot or drive a lot - where you going to go? Dunkin Donuts is trash. I wish illy's had cafe's all over the US - I'd go there over Starbucks 10/10 when I want espresso & a croissant in a pinch.


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I have the solution to Starbucks.

I bought a Bunn.

My favorite is whatever is on sale.

Costco has their own brand of Columbian, it used to be $10 for a 3 pound can, now it's $13, but still a steal, as good as I've found anywhere.  I use a French press.

Coffee shops are VERY popular around here, the young crowd, I think it's more of a social thing than liking coffee.  We used to go to Cafe Intermezzo that had a ginormous brass coffee machine from Austria but they are crowded all the time so we patronize the other places that are new or struggling, but not for coffee.  And there is a Starbucks of course.  My wife has her machine to make espressos.



I still don't think Starbucks is unusually gouging for profits, no doubt they play off the price elasticity of their product, as they should.