Chicagoist: Starbucks: Taking Over the World One Meal at a Time

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Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:55:29 -0600

who fking cares?

karczek

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:56:27 -0600

As someone who wouldn't drink Starfucks coffee, even for free, and who generally detests their red weed like spread across the earth, I have to say...breakfast sandwiches all day. Breakfast sandwiches all day! Ever since I was a kid, I've loved all forms of breakfast, but especially breakfast sandwiches. My current problem is that I rarely eat breakfast before I leave home, and then go right to the office when I get off the train. By the time I'm comfortable enough to take a break, it's usually too late to get a McMuffin or anything else with eggs for my breakfast. Damn you Starfucks, it looks like you may have found a way to ensnare me after all.

Jocelyn

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:23:48 -0600

i'm no fan of corporations, and neither am i fan of the starbucks on every corner. however... i will give them huge props for one thing if nothing else in this fucked up capitalist society: they give benefits. even to part-time employees. in a world where people can't even afford to see a doctor or get regular checkups or god forbid, pay for their monthly scrips, this is huge. and it's about time that companies that are making HUGE profits take some off the top and buy their employees health insurance. good stuff, like blue cross and shit. even though it's horribly expensive, i know. when you're making a shitload of money, you can afford to shoot some your employees' way to make them healthier and happier employees. that is, until we get some sort of standardized health care. yeah, i said it.

GB

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:52:30 -0600

I'm so fucking happy I left that shit-storm of a company when I did so now I don't have to deal with an extra shot grande 2 pump hazelnut, 2 pump vanilla soy no foam caramel macchiato and a crispy burnt reduced fat blueberry muffin. There's not many companies I hate, but after the way this company treats their employees, they should be eating a bowl of dick before serving out warm muffins.

Crissy

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:49:28 -0600

Starbucks has been selling sandwiches like these in Honolulu for maybe a year now. They're not bad, aside from the fact that they're loaded with fat and probably a really high overall calorie content -- not to mention, they're also pricey in that typical Starbucks way.

Emmy Gottschalk

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:39:48 -0600

Starbucks is the worst corporate entity on the street. It's boring and bland attempt of selling overpriced drinks takes away from what coffee shops used to provide to society - which was a venue for local community artists. If you are looking for convenience, I suggest that you save your money and use the microwave and coffee machine in your company's breakroom instead.