Starbucks: Evil Empire or Warm Safe Haven?

Yes yes, they charge 4 dollars for a cup of coffee while Columbian coffee growers only make a dollar a lb. But I love Starbucks! The warm environment is so soothing and comforting in the winter. I go there every wednesday night with my friends and we discuss politics, religion, and everything important. It's a very important part of my life. A lot of people think they're an evil corporation and maybe they are...

My favorite cold drinks are: Caramel Frappuccino, Peppermint Mocha Frappucinno

Hot drinks: Caramel Machiatto, Peppermint Mocha

Is Starbucks evil?
What are your favorite drinks from there?

Since the folks gave us a cappucino machine a couple years ago, and we learned how to do it properly, I'll go with 'evil empire' - four bucks for their stuff is outrageous.

Oh they're evil alright....


but they make flippin' awesome coffee.


The gingerbread latte is fab.

It is an evil regime of the coffee empire, but I don't mind being part of the mindless grunts that go in anyway.

anyplace that an old bunny like me can meet college girls is cool..

btw: evil spelled backwards is ???

We don't have Starbucks here in Holland but we got plenty of other coffeeshops insteed.

Actually Starbucks attempts to pay Fair Trade or close-to-Fair Trade prices for all their beans, regardless if the farmers have the Fair Trade certification. Fair Trade is attempting to establish the minimum price for beans at $1.26 per pound, and according to Sue Mecklenburg, vice president of business practices for Starbucks, the company purchases all its beans at an average of $1.20 per pound. So it's under Fair Trade standards, but not a ton-- still 69¢ over the current market price.

Make of that what you will.

Thankyou Gerald...that makes my conscience feel so much better.

We have Max Havelaar coffee for that sort of stuff.

EVIL EMPIRE

its a witch, burn her, burn her

The do have some hella good coffee though.....

http://www.gergltd.com/users/isaac.gerg/starbucks/

That's nothing. I've seen Starbuckses INSIDE other Starbuckses.

It's wild, they're everywhere.

Coffeeshops rule, too bad we don't have Starbucks here. I'd love to go there for a coffee and a smoke sometime.