It’s not actually. That’s the second store they claim is the first. The real first was on Western. Coffee is the same though, you’re right, better to go to the roasterie
Nobody goes to Starbucks for good coffee, they go because it’s the same everywhere. Sometimes I want to go get a great coffee somewhere they know how to pull a decent shot, and sometimes I want brownish sugarmilk.
This I can actually weight in on a bit. They have their recipe under full version control and plant operations can only adjust it slightly without HQ doing an override. Not their air waste handling however, that is under local control.
My family ran a local sandwich shop for years. Here’s the problem.
If this is downtown, the local sandwich shop isn’t even there, in part because Starbucks helped price them out of being able to rent. Every supermarket now has a sandwich counter too, so local sandwich shops don’t do well in shopping centers either. Fast food has slightly improved their quality over the years so that’s more competitor at the low end.
You’re paying for the convenience at Starbucks and in some cases convenience is valuable. If you don’t care about time and can go out of your way to a local sandwich shop, you get better food for less.
It’s your own damn fault for trying to get food at fucking Starbucks, the coffee isn’t even good unless you’re at pikes place
what’s different about pike place?
It’s the original one.
So now I have to travel around the world to Seattle or something to get good Starbucks? I don’t believe you, nice try!
It’s not actually. That’s the second store they claim is the first. The real first was on Western. Coffee is the same though, you’re right, better to go to the roasterie
Is the coffee actually different there?
Tastes the same to me.
No. It’s a local myth that it is.
I don’t think that’s a local myth. That sounds like a tourist trap myth.
It’s local. I’ve had tons of people tell me it’s better there.
It isn’t.
Interesting, I’ve never heard that. I don’t know any locals that would voluntarily go there unless they have out of town guests.
No. It’s a local myth that it is.
Nobody goes to Starbucks for good coffee, they go because it’s the same everywhere. Sometimes I want to go get a great coffee somewhere they know how to pull a decent shot, and sometimes I want brownish sugarmilk.
Not entirely true, the stores that unionized have better tasting coffee in comparison to regular sb
Yeah I also heard the unionized stores don’t have bathrooms because everybody shits rainbows.
lmao
How would that even make sense? They’re still getting their beans from the same source and preparing drinks in the exact same way.
They charge that much because the market will bear it. 🤷🏻♂️ That’s on us consumers.
Yeah, support a local sandwich shop.
Probably won’t be much cheaper but it’ll be ten times the quality.
Coffee will be better as well. Starbucks burns their beans so they can guarantee the same “quality” flavor at every location.
This I can actually weight in on a bit. They have their recipe under full version control and plant operations can only adjust it slightly without HQ doing an override. Not their air waste handling however, that is under local control.
My family ran a local sandwich shop for years. Here’s the problem.
If this is downtown, the local sandwich shop isn’t even there, in part because Starbucks helped price them out of being able to rent. Every supermarket now has a sandwich counter too, so local sandwich shops don’t do well in shopping centers either. Fast food has slightly improved their quality over the years so that’s more competitor at the low end.
You’re paying for the convenience at Starbucks and in some cases convenience is valuable. If you don’t care about time and can go out of your way to a local sandwich shop, you get better food for less.
Also how else is the roof of your mouth going to get tougher without starbucks sandwiches?
There’s a “your mom” joke in there somewhere but it’s not coming to me.
Luckily the downtown in the city where I live doesn’t allow chain restaurants so I have many options for decently priced food.
Speaking of mildly infuriating 😆
And even Pikes Place SB’s isn’t as good as a local cafe.
Starbucks coffee’s got nothing on $1 McDonalds coffee.
Truth