I was unaware we stopped boycotting since like… Covid?
I’ve been boycotting since…no cup of coffee is worth $6
As a European I have no clue why Starbucks is so popular. It’s horribly bad coffee.
Is the succes just due to the many options / sweets you can add? Just drink a quality espresso
Its coffee for people that don’t like coffee.
They have this ad that “only 2% of the world’s coffee is good enough for Starbucks” but the real stat is more like “Starbucks uses 2% of the world’s coffee” 😂
I definitely fall into that category and I don’t rate Starbuck’s either. I also thought Tim Hortons was incredibly mid and Canadians love that shit so what so I know.
I tend to describe Tim Hortons coffee as ‘tepid dumpster juice’
Timmie’s flavoured lattes are so sweet that it’s probably sugar addiction.
People who like coffee flavoured things but not coffee.
But why go to a massive international corporation for that? Local independent cafes exist and many of them do much better coffee cakes.
Convenience. I make my coffee at home, but I pass dozens of Dunkins, Starbucks, gas stations, etc. on my way to work. Can’t say I’d be able to locate a local café in my area.
Never heard of dunkins. Is it convenience or laziness?
They used to be called “Dunkin Donuts”, I think the name changed to “Dunkin”. They are a widely known brand in the United States.
I’ve never been to their coffee shops but the coffee you can buy of theirs at the grocery store is alright.
Its convenience but also around here, the private coffee shops that aren’t commercialized are more expensive.
I don’t think spending 30-60 minutes of my wages on a single drink is a reasonable choice.
A bit of both, I’d wager. Same goes for fast food and whatnot.
Their coffee sucks, but their tea lattes are some of the better ones. Admittedly probably due to the sugar, but I only tea out as a treat anyway. But that’s why I used to go.
The coffee on it’s own is brewed poorly aka burned, however; if you order a specialty coffee with lots of sugar and milk then its alright.
I believe its intentionally made that way because it makes sense for the quality control of the specialty coffee mix drinks that people buy. Their premade refrigerated drinks are okay at best but I wouldn’t not drink one if somebody gave me one for free.
Clearly Lemmy isn’t their target market demographic and the people that keep buying it are not going to boycott the product.
How do you stock tens of thousands of locations around the world and maintain a consistent (all be it shit) brew? Over roast your beans.
At least that’s always been my theory.
As an American tourist, I about screamed when I saw dozens of people lined up outside Starby’s in Milan. Better espresso within two blocks in every direction!! Aaahh!!
It’s often the only available coffee if you want it on the go
That seems rarely the case in the UK. Even the Starbucks drive through is often next to a service station with an espresso counter serving something better, such as a BP with their " Wild Bean Cafe" counter. Sure it’s not great coffee but it’s not as bad as Starbucks burnt weak offerings !
I’ve always boycotted them naturally. Their black coffee is shit and expensive. That’s why they fill it with so much sweets. Anyway, fuck them
More like because people are addicted to sugar.
Boycott? Never even entered that shitshow 😁
I have never went into a starbucks but there are those little shops in other stores and that coffee smells bad. Like a desert truck stop where the coffee machine is stained and the pots have a thick black buildup of tar.
Never appealed to me, I rarely eat or drink outside. But if I WANTED to, I’d still avoid big stupid chains and would go to the tiny shops or indeed a truck stop.
My first date with now-wifey, she invited me to a hotdog at gas-station. We both drown in money but this was a special moment for 2 x 2 moneyz. How could a fancy starbucks latte frappe suckmynut beat this 😁
I did once. For a tee. 4 €. The tea bag placed next to the paper cup of hot water. Very aromatic though.
Never saw the appeal. I buy tea by the kilogram and have hundreds of liters from it. If I wanted tea outside, I’d fill a can and take it with me.
Cheapskate? Yes.
Cheapskate? No, reasonable. That was a one time mistake. I am now vaccinated.
Hehe. To each his own. If I’d own Starbucks I would probably be happy about these masses of people willing to spend so much for so little .
You hate starbucks because of their unjust hiring practices
I hate starbucks because they were always a shit coffee spot to get shit coffee
We are not the same
Ya… I was about to say I don’t need to boycott Starbucks they have terrible coffee so I just don’t buy shit from them.
You can only boycott something if you see value in them. I see no value in Starbucks.
You mean continue not buying over priced bullshit coffee?
Gee, I dont know… It’ll be hard, but I think I can manage it.
For someone like my wife, it’s very hard, she spends like $30 a week at coffee places, not necessarily all Starbucks. It tastes better apparently
With how much they cost, this could also be good financial advice.
I remember Starbucks being used as a comparison to university fees. It was something like “oh of you go to Starbucks every day that costs as much as you would spend on uni!”. That had the opposite effect on me to what they wanted, put me off going to places like Starbucks.
Having to pay for a takeaway pizza in my teens once also put me off ever doing that again when I saw how little I got for how much I spent. I was disappointed before I even started eating it and the pizza its self was nothing special either.
Where are you getting pizza that it’s so expensive? $10-$12 will get you a large pepperoni most places in Canada. I’d say pizza delivered averages closer to $20 but it’s leagues better than store-bought. Homemade is a different story, but not everyone can justify that.
Yes, that is really expensive… It was the first time I had ever paid anything like that much for food of any sort.
1 overpriced pizza that is gone in 20 minutes, or 1 Minecraft that I will have forever? That was the kind of calculation I was making, Minecraft was cheaper back then of course.
I guess it depends how you value food, but as someone who doesn’t enjoy cooking, that’s still less than restaurant prices. I take it you don’t eat out much in general then?
Friends often push eating at restaurants and I go but it wouldn’t be something I would otherwise choose to do or suggest.
A meal I could have made in 20 mins in the air fryer, but it costs 3 hours of wages.
I started boycotting them years ago when I found out they were union busting.
Now, because I can’t start doing it twice, I’ll just get somebody I know to boycott them next time they ask.
In a lot of places in Europe, they are forced to give you free tap water. Now, the tap water is basically free for them (and that’s why they passed that law), but they give it to you in one of their paper cups. Those cost money.
For years now I’ve been boycotting starbucks by asking for a cup of water every time I see one, and not buying anything from them.
I’ve probably only made them lose 2 cents, but I’m proud of it. Fuck starbucks.
(Of course, be respectful to the employees when you ask them for the cup of water)
I use their restrooms
I started boycotting them a couple years back when I first heard about the union-busting practices. I was previously a twice weekly customer. -More money for me.
This is where I am. Haven’t been there since 2019 when they shut down a store than respect unionizing. My wife, a Starbucks addict, finally cut the addiction after her job’s union went on strike. Suddenly, it clicked with her how important that shit is.
Lol I genuinely can’t remember the last time I had Starbucks. There’s always a small business coffee shop doing it better just about anywhere you go if you bother to look.
People aren’t doing that already? It’s overpriced and over roasted
Done.
I will continue to not drink their coffee; as I always have.
Still am.
