▲ 537 ▼ Starbucks is reeling as customers go elsewhere, sales decline (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 208 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 77 points 2 years ago (4 children) You'll always make a better cup of coffee at home for less. But people pay a little extra for the convenience of not doing it. Starbucks however is banking on their reputation to overcharge, which seems to be finally backfiring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) The coffee is better at home, sure. But I can't make what is essentially a specialty milkshake at home without going out and getting the tools and ingredients. Sometimes I can have little a of Starbucks, as a treat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just found a local place that makes a bomb chocolate coffee shake (I mean uhh. A blended mocha) and support them. The worst part is that I can get Starbucks anywhere but only get my local stuff near home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago In my town one of the two coffee shops closed down but they opened like 4 more Starbucks, we have 4 within a quarter mile on the same street it's wild permalink fedilink source parent [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) I will never understand people who get drip coffee at Starbucks... back when I got things from there it would just be the occasional over the top milk shake. Starbucks legitimately has the tools to produce ridiculous drinks with far less hassle then it'd take at home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's like drinking Bud Light at a bar. The beer isn't the product, the venue is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah the only Starbucks in my area I'll go into is the reserve but that's because it's just really cool in there. If I want a busy environment that feels like a steampunk world then it's the place to be. Coffee there still sucks tho and even with the cool location I'm still only in there maybe a couple times a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I avoid Starbucks for all kinds of reasons but can't say it's 100% abstention. Sometimes it's just a little too convenient for that overpriced slop. Sometimes called Charbucks because of how the coffee is always burnt. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feelfold@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't like candy bars or milkshakes. If I'm going to a Starbucks its at 3am in an airport, it's the ONLY option, thus I'm willing to tolerate burnt to fuck drip coffee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is their coffee much more than $2? Last I remember, it wasn’t THAT expensive considering it isn’t shit coffee like a Burger King/McDonalds or etc. Or by drip do you mean their like clover machine fancy coffees? I never bothered with those so idk how much that was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago McDonalds coffee is decent, at least in Canada. Tim Horton's terrible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] astanix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 2.95 for a default size black coffee at the one closest to me right now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok but what is the default size? And where-ish are you? In the Starbucks app, it defaults to Grande for me and that is $3.45. A Tall is $3.25. A Short is $3.15. This is in Northern California. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Grande, northeast Ohio permalink fedilink source parent [–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s… not true. I have zero coffee making skills and tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aussiemandeus@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago A kettle and some instant coffee, better then any coffee I've ever had from a shop permalink fedilink source parent [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No not always. I knew this Turkish immigrant who had his own little coffee shop you could not make close to the stuff he made let me tell you. God I miss him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 77 points 2 years ago (4 children) You'll always make a better cup of coffee at home for less. But people pay a little extra for the convenience of not doing it. Starbucks however is banking on their reputation to overcharge, which seems to be finally backfiring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) The coffee is better at home, sure. But I can't make what is essentially a specialty milkshake at home without going out and getting the tools and ingredients. Sometimes I can have little a of Starbucks, as a treat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just found a local place that makes a bomb chocolate coffee shake (I mean uhh. A blended mocha) and support them. The worst part is that I can get Starbucks anywhere but only get my local stuff near home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago In my town one of the two coffee shops closed down but they opened like 4 more Starbucks, we have 4 within a quarter mile on the same street it's wild permalink fedilink source parent [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) I will never understand people who get drip coffee at Starbucks... back when I got things from there it would just be the occasional over the top milk shake. Starbucks legitimately has the tools to produce ridiculous drinks with far less hassle then it'd take at home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's like drinking Bud Light at a bar. The beer isn't the product, the venue is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah the only Starbucks in my area I'll go into is the reserve but that's because it's just really cool in there. If I want a busy environment that feels like a steampunk world then it's the place to be. Coffee there still sucks tho and even with the cool location I'm still only in there maybe a couple times a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I avoid Starbucks for all kinds of reasons but can't say it's 100% abstention. Sometimes it's just a little too convenient for that overpriced slop. Sometimes called Charbucks because of how the coffee is always burnt. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feelfold@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't like candy bars or milkshakes. If I'm going to a Starbucks its at 3am in an airport, it's the ONLY option, thus I'm willing to tolerate burnt to fuck drip coffee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is their coffee much more than $2? Last I remember, it wasn’t THAT expensive considering it isn’t shit coffee like a Burger King/McDonalds or etc. Or by drip do you mean their like clover machine fancy coffees? I never bothered with those so idk how much that was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago McDonalds coffee is decent, at least in Canada. Tim Horton's terrible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] astanix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 2.95 for a default size black coffee at the one closest to me right now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok but what is the default size? And where-ish are you? In the Starbucks app, it defaults to Grande for me and that is $3.45. A Tall is $3.25. A Short is $3.15. This is in Northern California. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Grande, northeast Ohio permalink fedilink source parent [–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s… not true. I have zero coffee making skills and tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aussiemandeus@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago A kettle and some instant coffee, better then any coffee I've ever had from a shop permalink fedilink source parent [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No not always. I knew this Turkish immigrant who had his own little coffee shop you could not make close to the stuff he made let me tell you. God I miss him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) The coffee is better at home, sure. But I can't make what is essentially a specialty milkshake at home without going out and getting the tools and ingredients. Sometimes I can have little a of Starbucks, as a treat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just found a local place that makes a bomb chocolate coffee shake (I mean uhh. A blended mocha) and support them. The worst part is that I can get Starbucks anywhere but only get my local stuff near home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago In my town one of the two coffee shops closed down but they opened like 4 more Starbucks, we have 4 within a quarter mile on the same street it's wild permalink fedilink source parent
[–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just found a local place that makes a bomb chocolate coffee shake (I mean uhh. A blended mocha) and support them. The worst part is that I can get Starbucks anywhere but only get my local stuff near home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago In my town one of the two coffee shops closed down but they opened like 4 more Starbucks, we have 4 within a quarter mile on the same street it's wild permalink fedilink source parent
[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago In my town one of the two coffee shops closed down but they opened like 4 more Starbucks, we have 4 within a quarter mile on the same street it's wild permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) I will never understand people who get drip coffee at Starbucks... back when I got things from there it would just be the occasional over the top milk shake. Starbucks legitimately has the tools to produce ridiculous drinks with far less hassle then it'd take at home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's like drinking Bud Light at a bar. The beer isn't the product, the venue is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah the only Starbucks in my area I'll go into is the reserve but that's because it's just really cool in there. If I want a busy environment that feels like a steampunk world then it's the place to be. Coffee there still sucks tho and even with the cool location I'm still only in there maybe a couple times a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I avoid Starbucks for all kinds of reasons but can't say it's 100% abstention. Sometimes it's just a little too convenient for that overpriced slop. Sometimes called Charbucks because of how the coffee is always burnt. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feelfold@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't like candy bars or milkshakes. If I'm going to a Starbucks its at 3am in an airport, it's the ONLY option, thus I'm willing to tolerate burnt to fuck drip coffee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is their coffee much more than $2? Last I remember, it wasn’t THAT expensive considering it isn’t shit coffee like a Burger King/McDonalds or etc. Or by drip do you mean their like clover machine fancy coffees? I never bothered with those so idk how much that was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago McDonalds coffee is decent, at least in Canada. Tim Horton's terrible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] astanix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 2.95 for a default size black coffee at the one closest to me right now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok but what is the default size? And where-ish are you? In the Starbucks app, it defaults to Grande for me and that is $3.45. A Tall is $3.25. A Short is $3.15. This is in Northern California. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Grande, northeast Ohio permalink fedilink source parent
[–] solrize@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's like drinking Bud Light at a bar. The beer isn't the product, the venue is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah the only Starbucks in my area I'll go into is the reserve but that's because it's just really cool in there. If I want a busy environment that feels like a steampunk world then it's the place to be. Coffee there still sucks tho and even with the cool location I'm still only in there maybe a couple times a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I avoid Starbucks for all kinds of reasons but can't say it's 100% abstention. Sometimes it's just a little too convenient for that overpriced slop. Sometimes called Charbucks because of how the coffee is always burnt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah the only Starbucks in my area I'll go into is the reserve but that's because it's just really cool in there. If I want a busy environment that feels like a steampunk world then it's the place to be. Coffee there still sucks tho and even with the cool location I'm still only in there maybe a couple times a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solrize@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I avoid Starbucks for all kinds of reasons but can't say it's 100% abstention. Sometimes it's just a little too convenient for that overpriced slop. Sometimes called Charbucks because of how the coffee is always burnt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] solrize@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I avoid Starbucks for all kinds of reasons but can't say it's 100% abstention. Sometimes it's just a little too convenient for that overpriced slop. Sometimes called Charbucks because of how the coffee is always burnt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feelfold@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't like candy bars or milkshakes. If I'm going to a Starbucks its at 3am in an airport, it's the ONLY option, thus I'm willing to tolerate burnt to fuck drip coffee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is their coffee much more than $2? Last I remember, it wasn’t THAT expensive considering it isn’t shit coffee like a Burger King/McDonalds or etc. Or by drip do you mean their like clover machine fancy coffees? I never bothered with those so idk how much that was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago McDonalds coffee is decent, at least in Canada. Tim Horton's terrible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] astanix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 2.95 for a default size black coffee at the one closest to me right now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok but what is the default size? And where-ish are you? In the Starbucks app, it defaults to Grande for me and that is $3.45. A Tall is $3.25. A Short is $3.15. This is in Northern California. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Grande, northeast Ohio permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago McDonalds coffee is decent, at least in Canada. Tim Horton's terrible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] astanix@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 2.95 for a default size black coffee at the one closest to me right now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok but what is the default size? And where-ish are you? In the Starbucks app, it defaults to Grande for me and that is $3.45. A Tall is $3.25. A Short is $3.15. This is in Northern California. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Grande, northeast Ohio permalink fedilink source parent
[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok but what is the default size? And where-ish are you? In the Starbucks app, it defaults to Grande for me and that is $3.45. A Tall is $3.25. A Short is $3.15. This is in Northern California. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Grande, northeast Ohio permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s… not true. I have zero coffee making skills and tools. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aussiemandeus@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago A kettle and some instant coffee, better then any coffee I've ever had from a shop permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aussiemandeus@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago A kettle and some instant coffee, better then any coffee I've ever had from a shop permalink fedilink source parent
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No not always. I knew this Turkish immigrant who had his own little coffee shop you could not make close to the stuff he made let me tell you. God I miss him. permalink fedilink source parent