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est:
The reason some people go to chain coffee stores is the same reason people go to chain fast-food joints.  Uniformity of product, or at least some attempt thereof.  If you don't know much about coffee and are in some place you aren't familiar with and just want a cup of coffee you will probably go to a place like Starbucks or (over here, at least) Gloria Jeans because of the illusion that ever coffee will be the same, no matter which store you buy it from.  In reality you could get two coffees from the same store on different days and they'll be markedly different due to them being made by different people, but whatever.

If you are a fan of good coffee or you like poking around in the smaller shops then you'll probably just take the chance with one and try to remember for next time or perhaps try to find out what brand of coffee they serve to see if it's a brand you like. But the majority of people who have a cafe coffee every once in a while and don't really pay much attention to the brands, etc probably couldn't be fucked to bother with that.  Going to a chain store is far more convenient for them.

E. Spaceman:
Dang, who would have ever thought i  would write this.

Starbucks is not at all a bad company. They treat their employees much better than independent coffee shops, they are more environmentally friendly, their coffee is mostly fair trade, and the people taking your order are less likely to be dicks. Now, none of the above are things i really care about, and i don't even drink coffee anymore, but it is really quite silly to complain about starbucks. I mean, this computer was probably assembled by starving malay children.

RallyMonkey:
All of the coffee shops around here have really crappy coffee. I mean extremely bad. I would go for a Starbucks over any of the local shops taste wise any day.

Jimmy the Squid:
I went to a Starbucks yesterday (I didn't get anything, I just danced to the smooth jazz playing over the speakers while my girlfriend ordered a coffee and tried not to look mortified). It was a good experience, I annoyed a business woman in the queue behind us and I ended up getting a punch in the solar plexus for "being weird."

Incidentally I was later told that the coffee was terrible. I opined that if you want good coffee you should probably have it prepared by a barista (not prounounced barrister, it turns out) instead of some high school kid making minimum wage who can't use a cash register. I got punched again.

Patrick:

--- Quote from: E. Spaceman on 25 Feb 2008, 20:28 ---(snip) this computer was probably assembled by starving malay children.

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This, of course, nullifies every argument for no-sweatshop labor on the forum.

I will go buy more Chuck Taylors now.

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