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The Starbucks near me is only $0.65 cheaper than a pour-over[0] at my local specialty coffee store, which has (IMO) better coffee, better variety, and my patron
by tiltowait 3y ago
The Starbucks near me is only $0.65 cheaper than a pour-over[0] at my local specialty coffee store, which has (IMO) better coffee, better variety, and my patronage supports a small local business instead of a multinational behemoth.
I'm not saying no one should ever go to Starbucks, but it does bum me out that so many people I know will only go there.
[0] Yeah, a pour-over takes longer than getting a cup from the pot they already have going. Most specialty shops I've been to also sell drip coffee. I just mention pour-over to show that you can get an excellent cup for only a bit more than what you pay at Starbucks.
- VHRanger 3y agoAt least here in Canada: Starbucks has obvious, measurably worse coffee than most other chains. Just order a black espresso to see. Starbucks is banking on the fact that most people order drinks, and the quality of the coffee is indiscernible among the milk and sugars. At this point, Starbucks has worse coffee than McDonald's and is only a step above Tim Hortons (which itself is on par with truck stop coffee).