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Starbucks is reeling as customers go elsewhere, sales decline
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Why would you go to Starbucks if another local coffee shop was nearby? Their coffee is fine, but it loses taste tests to McDonald's. They're anti union. They're too expensive. You can usually get a better coffee elsewhere.
That's crazy. Someone told me McDonald's coffee is pretty good for the lower price range. I tried it a few times since you never know if it was just a bad batch, and I gotta say it was pretty awful, not for me. I just avoid starbucks because they think they can charge you the most ridiculous price I've seen for ok coffee. I have a few local places I will go to if I need something. Sadly, they are pretty expensive as well these days, but they are still cheaper than starbucks.
I wonder if the people who claim that only order the sugary stuff. I tried McDonald's a couple of times recently after reading online that they got the Tim Hortons OG coffee provider and it was awful. I'm not a fan of Starbucks but at least they serve consistently good coffee (not great). I only get it if I'm on company expenses
The best mass market coffee I've had is, no joke, Sheetz. If their fancy machines are to be believed, they're grinding the beans fresh every time and doing some kind of pressurized brewing method. For each cup. And if you buy something else it's usually free.
Wawa has great coffee, too. I don't think it's anything to do with the coffee itself or the brewing process - it's because they sell a shit ton of it so you never get stale coffee that's been sitting in an urn all day.
It's almost Pumpkin Spice coffee season! I look forward to seeing the pumpkin on the wawa door. Then I buy like 10 bags!
I like their Christmas blend the best. I always buy a bunch of bags thinking it will last me until summer, and then it's gone by the end of January.
Saaaame... and that flavor is a favorite of mine too!
That's the same reason I use Sheetz (or Wawa if I'm in enemy territory) for gas. It's not sitting in the tanks getting stale.
Yes but Sheetz has that dumb creamer machine that jizzes French Vanilla into your coffee.
Funny how everyone's tastes are different. There is a Sheetz with a gas station on the way back from where I go skiing a lot and I often stop for gas and coffee. I keep hoping the coffee won't be garbage, but it always is.
I don't even like Starbucks but there are plenty of blends they have that I would pick over sheetz any day.
Are you getting it out of a thermos or from the fancy machines? The thermos stuff wasn't that great but IMHO the machines make a fantastic cup. I think they're just making espresso and watering it down to an americano, though, so if that's not your thing I can see why you wouldn't like it.
I personally do not like any sugar in my coffee unless at a Viennese coffee house. I have a lot of amazing coffee roasters in the area.
I still find McDonald's coffee to be good for the price. Well, as long as there is a bit of creamer in it. I don't ever eat at McDonald's, I only go there for coffee if I need something quick and cheap that is better than gas station / 7-Eleven / Starbucks coffee.
I don't use creamer/milk in any actual good coffee. I prefer my coffee black to actually taste it, and normally it's already sweet without anything added. And don't like drip coffee usually.
I mean it's a low bar. Starbucks coffee is fucking terrible.
It's no contest for my taste buds. Black coffee from McDonald's tastes like carbon, whereas coffee from Starbucks actually has a coffee flavor.
I like MacDonalds coffee, but it is acidic, which I equate to the 'breakfast blend' Latin American type coffee that I assume it is. I can absolutely see that as tasting awful to some palates.
Also has been some years since I had the hot coffee. I did have their ice coffee a few years ago, and it was solidly okay for 1 CAD.
It's different in different markets. In Australia and New Zealand it's usually a reasonably well made medium-dark blend.
You'll get much better at any dedicated café, but it's also miles better than sbux (who don't even use real espresso machines).
I love the Starbucks sugar and fat loaded frappucinos.
Fortunately, there's a unionized Starbucks near me! A little out of the way but I make the trip. I feel ok supporting that branch and only that branch.
The reason is the app. If you’re in a hurry, being able to walk in and have your coffee ready is huge. I love to support the local coffee shops and I do on weekends, but it can be risky in the middle of the week if you’ve got to get to work and the local place has a long line or someone ahead of you orders a fancy drink and all you want to do is grab a cup of coffee, pay, and leave.