Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19979717 en Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:44:30 EDT Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:44:30 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19995827 demontop : I always tell people, there's no such thing as "FREE Wi-Fi" - you just pay for it in some other way.

And the coffee part of a latte or mocha probably still is 89 cents - in 1970's or 1980's dollars, and you're also forgetting steamed milk, which is 85-90% of the drink. Farm subsidies might help farmers, but they don't help the american milk-drinking public, that's for sure.

I love how people conflate the price of coffee so readily to the mystical $5, even though you have to add a bunch of crap to it to get it into that price range, even after the 10.75% sales tax here in Chicago. Why not strap a pair on and just drink straight-up espresso shots if it's that big of a deal?

Back to the Wi-Fi - the plan is limiting starbucks card holders to 2 free hours per day to preserve bandwidth and table real-estate in busier stores, basically so a bunch of freeloader anarchist script kiddie types don't move in to the cozy corner starbucks and spend all day downloading pirated material while sipping on free ice water. Apple is also heavily in bed with Starbucks lately, via iTunes, so I would expect to see some Apple/iTunes banner ads, popups, portal pages, etc. as part and parcel with the "free" access.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19995827 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:38:38 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19991054 Derspankster :
said by Qumahlin See Profile :

You say "Only goes to show people will pay, eat, and drink anything as long as it's "hip"

I don't know a single person who goes to Starbucks because it's "hip" they go because they like the drinks...
I guess you don't know too many people.
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I thought I made a mistake once but I was wrong]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19991054 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:22:05 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19990518 Qumahlin : You say "Only goes to show people will pay, eat, and drink anything as long as it's "hip"

I don't know a single person who goes to Starbucks because it's "hip" they go because they like the drinks...

Also most of the drinks at Starbucks that cost 3+ dollars...also cost 3+ dollars at your local coffee shop. Most people going to starbucks aren't going to buy black coffee that they can get anywhere else for 50-99 cents.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19990518 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:04:30 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19981596 BIGMIKE :
said by joako See Profile :

I pay $3.88 for medium mocha or $4.47ish for medium mocha with extra shot. It's a rip of and expensive but its not $8.
Is not $8, is not 3.88, for black large cups of coffee it $1.95.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19981596 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:31:31 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979932 jc100 : I guess people can apply that extra $1.12 to their first pacemaker or heart surgery. I mean occasionally that stuff isn't bad but it's like fast food, too much of it kills you. Likewise, I would guess a good majority of the people drinking coffee at those places are regulars, too. Experience of not, 4 dollars for a cup of coffee is ridiculous. Sure, it's not your ordinary cup of black coffee, but who needs all that extra crap anyway? O well, there must be plenty or ATT and Starbucks wouldn't be in such an agreement. Only goes to show people will pay, eat, and drink anything as long as it's "hip".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979932 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:41:44 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19979717 Derspankster :
said by jc100 See Profile :

...What happened to the 89 cents worth of normal black coffee? O yes, it became the 5 dollar expresso that people chug in the A.M.... No wonder America is unhealthy. I forgot how much fat and calories those things had, but man o man, maybe the people sipping their lattes best take a jog afterward instead of sitting on wifi for hours. Just a thought.
Don't say $5 when you know you can get it for $3.88! This was my point exactly. People apparently love to be ripped off for the ambiance, the "experience", to be seen at Starbucks with your Macbook surfing the net, drinking your latte. Sublime!!
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said by joako See Profile :

I pay $3.88 for medium mocha or $4.47ish for medium mocha with extra shot. It's a rip of and expensive but its not $8.
It's still essentially flavored water.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19978677 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:12:51 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19978511 jc100 : ...What happened to the 89 cents worth of normal black coffee? O yes, it became the 5 dollar expresso that people chug in the A.M.... No wonder America is unhealthy. I forgot how much fat and calories those things had, but man o man, maybe the people sipping their lattes best take a jog afterward instead of sitting on wifi for hours. Just a thought.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19978511 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:41:47 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19976035 anon : Perhaps he is buying for two.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19976035 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:11:07 EDT Re: Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19975919 Derspankster :
said by joako See Profile :

I pay $3.88 for medium mocha or $4.47ish for medium mocha with extra shot. It's a rip of and expensive but its not $8.
I stand corrected.
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09:F9:11:02:9D:74:E3:5B:D8:41:56:C5:63:56:88:C0]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19975622 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:39:59 EDT Who needs $8 coffee anyway? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19974093 Derspankster : Not me, that's for sure. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19974093 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:29:15 EDT