Starbucks Korea Now Using Real Cups

On Jan 19, 7:00?am, Lou Decruss wrote:

I applaud their efforts. Unfortunately here in the US I suspect
that the vast majority of cups are takeout so they will still use
paper. However, they do use recycled paper and the cups can be
recycled as well.

I love a latte in a ceramic cup...a big round one with the foam
swirled in a pretty pattern.
 
On Jan 19, 7:23?am, ImStillMags wrote:

I like the giant bowl the French use.

If we really had an Italian coffee culture here, most of the action
would consist of guys rushing up to a tall counter, knocking back a
(china) cup of espresso, and rushing off again.
 
On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:23:50 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
wrote:


The Starbucks I go to give you a real mug if you're not ordering take
out.

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sf wrote:

And when you order a mug to go you can specify "own cup" and hand them
your mug. It doesn't work in the drive through lane but it does in the
walk in section. A very tiny number of folks do this but it works fine.
 
On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:59:35 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:


Anybody, anywhere can bring their own reusable cup. There are even
reusable coffee cups that look just like disposable cups.

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Foam cups can be recycled also. The problem is, we don't. Most times they
just go to the trash and, hopefully, to a trash to energy plant where they
become fuel for a powerplant. Disposables are borderline compared to the
energy of handling and washing a ceramic or glass cup. My choice though, is
a real ceramic mug.
 
On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:05:14 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


Borderline? What about the bad things we need to be aware of with
plastics? Styrofoam is a plastic AFAIK.

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"sf" wrote in message
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Thank Bast there isn't a Starbuck's here! I finally broke down and bought a
cup when I was moving. I've never tasted such bad coffee. Who cares if you
can bring your own mug? It tastes like they burned the beans. It's just
gawd awful. I like my coffee black and strong but definitely not like the
crap they're selling for $5 a cup.

Jill
 
"jmcquown" wrote:



Jill,

I'm not a fan of Starbucks either.

I don't see real ceramic mugs as a customer benefit. Paper cups are
conveniently disposable and sanitary (if you don't use your own mug).

Unlike "bottomless" cups of coffee like at many restaurants/diners,
Starbucks is very stingy about their serving sizes for the price.

Whether or not South Korea feels that real mugs are a luxury treatment,
I doubt it would succeed here in America.

For three or four surrounding towns here, thankfully we've only let one
Starbucks open.

In NYC, somewhere, there are two Starbucks directly across the street
from each other.

Now they're also called "Seattle's Best" coffee. Thay spoiled their
image AND name.

Best,

Andy
 
On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:11:14 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Huh. I don't have a clue about your taste in coffee, but I know most
of Starbucks haters don't have my taste. I went to Starbucks a few
weeks ago after a long hiatus (in terms of years). I don't go to
coffee shops very often and if I have a choice, it's Peets. Anyway, I
had no issue with the quality of Starbuck's coffee, but I thought the
brew was too weak. I ordered regular coffee, not a frou frou
something or other with foam on it, and it wasn't even close to $5.


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On Jan 20, 8:05?pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:



Foamed plastics are no longer accepted for recycling where I live,
even though they have great big recyclable symbols molded into them. I
used to wash all the meat trays -- I still hate to throw them away now.
 
"Andy" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

When I was taking classes I'd go to McDonald's (yes, I went to McD's) for
coffee. It was an endless cup of coffee for 50 cents. Wonderful coffee.
No lattes, no fancy barista foamed creations. Just coffee. It's the kind I
make at home. Coffee :)

Jill
 
On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:03:33 -0600, Andy wrote:

I agree, they have excellent coffee.

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On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:43:59 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
wrote:


That's exactly what I concluded. I was only there because I was early
for an appointment and it was downstairs from where I was to be.
Shoulda gone upstairs and gotten a free cuppa coffee from there, but I
*so* wanted a bagel with cream cheese and lox... You can only imagine
how I felt ending up with no bagel and a horrible, weak cup of coffee.


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jmcquown wrote:

At a lot of them you need to stay "for here" because such a large
percentage of their business is to go even at their walk up counter.


If you got the drip coffee at a Starbucks you didn't get their main
product. Sort of like going to a McDonalds and ordering the chicken
sandwich. There drip is unimpressive.

Folks who like bitter like their esspresso very much. I bet you have a
stronger than average dislike of bitter so the slightly darker roast
they use in their esspresso tastes burned to me. I have a stronger
than average like of bitter so the slightly darker roast they use in
their esspresso tastes good to me. It does make their esspresso drinks
not last though. Within an hour they have lost most of their appeal.

My brother says that one day the folks at the original Starbucks burnt
their coffee and then were surprised that it sold well. The rest is
history. My brother has a stronger than average dislike of bitter.
 
On Jan 21, 10:14?am, Doug Freyburger wrote:


But their drip _used_ to be impressive, that's the problem. They used
to feature coffees from all over the world, two different coffees
every day. Now they serve only braunwasser every day.
 
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