Vote: How often do you go to Starbucks?

I never got caught up in the Starbucks thing...I saw if for what it was...another "fad"! I also agree that the coffee does not taste that great. On the positive side, I agree that Starbucks was a good meeting place for kids...better than the corner bar!

R U kidding me! Starbucks isn't just coffee, it's a culture, a way of life. I've made many new friends at Starbucks whom I see every day. They are my second family and i wouldn't give it or them up for anything. As someone over, well let's say 45, I didn't think I would be making any real new friends. Starbucks changed that and I'm very glad they did. Even when I moved across country I found my second home at Starbucks. As a sign of gratitude I have no problem paying $4.00 plus tip for a latte. Thank you, Starbucks for allowing me to meet new faces in new places.

We have two great coffee house chains here in my area that are both local companies. One with nearly a dozen locations around town and the other with about six. My coworkers and I ALL go to them instead of some Seattle based, left wing owned, snobby-assed chain such as Starbucks.
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Rarely to never. Maybe if I have a lot of time to kill in an airport and it's morning. I have never bought coffee from them outside of an airport location. I much prefer Dunkin' Donuts coffee.

I agree that Starbucks is not the best in coffee. Now all I drink is their chai tea a couple times a week. We have Crane Coffee in Omaha NE. It is much better in all areas than Starbucks. Wish Crane would come over to the Iowa side of the river.

Ok, so if Howard Starbucks guy gets greedy and thinks that there should be a Starbucks on every street corner for every person in the United STates, what does that have to do with the economy tanking? If there are 2 million Starbucks shops and only 40 survive, isn't that better for the economy?

Starbucks is my vice, my addiction. I LOVE coffee. I think they should patent the smell of their store-they ALL have the same unique smell and only a true coffee lover could and would say that. Going to Starbucks is a treat to myself-i've earned it, i enjoy it immensely and it will put a big ole smile on this face!! Just a thought-Instead of closing 600 stores and putting ALL those people out of a job why not decrease your prices? I mean come on-how greedy can one be??

The thing about Starbucks is not the coffee. And I don't know which of you dingdongs have been paying $4.00 for coffee, it doesn't cost that much. If you get the extra, the lattes and the specials, yes it could cost you. I would have to go a long ways to find coffee that is decent. I drink decaf and most places make a pot of it in the morning and leave it until the afternoon. Most people need that shot of caffeine, me, I can do without it. So usually, I get a decaf Americano and it is fresh, good and doesn't cost me $4.00.

The thing about Starbucks is it is constant. The only place I have had consistently better coffee was a place that our company sponsored at Intuit, in Tucson. She made me an Americano every morning with a refill later, around 11:00 and it only cost me 85 cents, with tip. But try to find that on any corner, good luck.

The thing about Starbucks is not the coffee. And I don't know which of you dingdongs have been paying $4.00 for coffee, it doesn't cost that much. If you get the extra, the lattes and the specials, yes it could cost you. I would have to go a long ways to find coffee that is decent. I drink decaf and most places make a pot of it in the morning and leave it until the afternoon. Most people need that shot of caffeine, me, I can do without it. So usually, I get a decaf Americano and it is fresh, good and doesn't cost me $4.00.

The thing about Starbucks is it is constant. The only place I have had consistently better coffee was a place that our company sponsored at Intuit, in Tucson. She made me an Americano every morning with a refill later, around 11:00 and it only cost me 85 cents, with tip. But try to find that on any corner, good luck.

It's Tim Horton's for me. Coffee is like rich, smooth velvet, no burned flavor, no nasty aftertaste on your tongue. Wonderful when it's cool out. Plus they offer the most wonderful iced Capuccino on which I am thoroughly hooked!! Neither of which is anywhere near FOUR BUCKS!!

I have tried Starbucks Coffee, but I have to say my bucks will go to Dunkin Donuts regularly. Not only do they have the best Coffee, but they do more for the community and supporting our troops than stick up Starbucks.

My wife and I HAD been going to Starbucks once in a while...maybe once a month. Just to get an occasional Cafe Mocha. We usually stay away from the coffee because we find it too harsh. We always did enjoy these. The Carmel Macchiatto or the White Chocolate Mocha or, sometimes, a Cappuccino. We went to the Starbucks in the Barnes and Noble a few months ago. I ordered a Cappuccino while my wife ordered a Cafe Mocha. The beverage that we received was more like a coffee flavored milk shadow of its former self. We brought the drink back to associate behind the counter and told them that we thought there was a problem with the drink. It had too much milk and could they remake it? They made it again...with one thimble shot of espresso and the rest frothed milk. The taste did not improve. When asked why is this a milk drink instead of a coffee drink? They stated that it was always made this way and if we wanted a coffee taste, we need to pay for more shots.

Starbucks seems to be getting cheap on their ingredients and greedy about keeping their high prices. Seems they are pushing hard to keep their profit margins at the risk of losing quality....and business. With costs what they are (gas, food, etc.) I'm not going to bother dropping $3.50 to $4 for coffee flavored steamed milk. Its almost like that deli or pizza joint that you used to love to go to that came under new ownership. You'd get a great sandwich or a great slice of pizza for a tolerable price. Then the ownership changed...and the sandwiches got cheaper while the prices went higher. Starbucks is risking losing their brand. Their name is going to be associated with an overpriced mediocre product. Just like that deli or pizza joint...before it went out of business.

you know i only hope if starbucks closes everyway that i can still have access to there coffee beans i for one only buy it because i love the taste i know some lady likes milestone better and that is allright everybody has different taste i can't see anybody putting anything in it like milk,sugar,chocolate, or anyother additive l drink mine black and strong and for me that is the only way to really taste the coffee
and yeah it cost me a $1.75 per cup but it is the taste i go for anyway if they converted to drive thru only that would be fine by me i use my pc at home only anyway bill

I had my first espresso in 1975 at the Starbucks flagship store in Pike Place Market and kind of fancy myself as a coffee snob from way back. It's too bad that Starbucks became greedy but I believe they're paying the price, so to speak, now. Being a former Seattle-ite, I frequented their flagship store for ages and was a fan because there was no one else really, except for those wonderful, tucked-away bohemian coffee shops or the small Italian roaster in Pioneer Square (I miss you Torrefazzione!) Once they became who they are now, it became the place to be if you were or wanted to be "someone" and we all overpaid to be seen with a Starbucks coffee cup in our hands. Many of us have wised up and no longer frequent Starbucks as often as we once did. I really only stop there if I'm going on a road trip because by the time I'm able to take my first sip, I'm 40 miles out of town--that stuff is HOT!

I find it interesting that Starbucks is discounting and giving away their product. Look at the results of this (unscientific) poll with this very article. I think a drop in price would be a better move. C'mon. Consumers are getting hit from every angle with price increases. Be a hero and roll back your price. And if you're going to advertise these new promotions via newspaper inserts--maybe rethink that too. Who reads newspapers any more and who really is going to go thru piles of inserts for a free coffee? Wake up and smell the very coffee you're brewing!

I've ordered limited edition beans from The Arbor Day Foundation which are pretty good and at least help out the environment, but I'm really hooked on whole beans from Target, of all places! Their Archer Farms brand, organic "Tierra del Sol" at around $7/bag is fabulous.

I have to say that I really love going to Starbuck's on a Sunday morning with the paper and having a nice vanilla latte and mingling with the folks that are regulars like me. Lately, those regulars and I have been a lot less regular. Not that we don't still love the experience, however the amount of money I have to spend for all the "necessities" such as gas, groceries, and rent, I find that I can no longer afford this little indulgence on a regular basis. I make good money, don't buy a lot of expensive toys or take expensive trips or anything, so it seems ridiculous that in the US, a person working full-time and not living extravagantly should not be able to shell out $4.00 a week for a cup of coffee with friends. Just sayin'

I like Starbucks but they are way over priced and go to Mc Donald's or Dunken Doughnuts for better coffee. Go local coffee houses.