Started By
Message

re: Starbucks to close stores, lay off workers in $1 billion restructuring plan

Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:27 am to
Posted by smooth99
Member since Oct 2003
708 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:27 am to
I go when I'm on work trips and it is on company dime. Venti blonde roast with an extra shot. I find the blonde roast doesn't taste burnt. Every once in a while when traveling for vacay with the wife via car.

I will say that the Starbucks Reserve location in Seattle is absolutely legit. The knob creek whiskey barrel aged coffee is a must try.

NVMD: Apparently they just announced they are closing it.
LINK

This post was edited on 9/25/25 at 10:32 am
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32998 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:31 am to
quote:

Not to mention Chick Fil A is about to roll out a similar concept with coffees and drinks


Their iced coffee game has improved in the last year. It was a bit rocky at first.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
119253 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:34 am to
Go woke go broke. I only buy coffee from baristas that stand for the flag and kneel for the cross.
Posted by Barry McCockinner
Member since Sep 2018
1460 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:36 am to
7 Brew or Elianos for me. Starbucks sucks.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
8036 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 11:03 am to
My wife quit going when a 7Brew opened across the street. But Starbucks makes a good Banana Walnut Loaf and chai tea. That's all I got.
Posted by poppa1254
Moody, AL
Member since Jan 2019
551 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 12:54 pm to
quote:

If you live near a 7 Brew.....you don't go to Starbucks anymore, unless you like unfriendly baristas that probably want to shoot you in the neck, a slow drive thru, and burnt coffee beans.


We have a 7 Brew directly across the highway from Starbucks. The line at 7 Brew normally circles the building (2 lane drive through), while maybe 2-3 cars at Starbucks.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
292770 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 12:55 pm to
We have a local place called Heritage that beats Starbucks.

Ive been to one starbucks, In Seattle on a business trip and only because I was outvoted.
Posted by DesScorp
Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
9447 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 1:02 pm to
quote:

Out here it's Dutch Bros. Or Human Bean. Or Moxie Java. Or any of the local spots. All with better coffee and better service.


My town is blessed with an assortment of non-Starbucks choices. I’ve got a Scooters and an Ellianos blocks from my house, and we've got a new Dutch Bros thats just killing it here. I haven't gotten anything from a Starbucks in, oh, two years now.
Posted by ljhog
Lake Jackson, Tx.
Member since Apr 2009
20154 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

In this house we believe love is love, black lives matter, and anyone who doesn't use correct pronouns is a nazi.


In this house is everyone as F'd up in the head as you?
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
33339 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 1:18 pm to
quote:

Pj’s if you are in New Orleans is good


PJ’s fricking sucks arse. Not as bad as Starbucks but any local place is going to have much better coffee
Posted by Harry Morgan
Member since Sep 2019
10340 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 1:29 pm to
Posted by Doctor B
Member since Jul 2024
984 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

In this house we believe love is love, black lives matter, and anyone who doesn't use correct pronouns is a nazi.


quote:

In this house is everyone as F'd up in the head as you?


First poster might have been joking about that.....
Posted by travelgamer
Member since Aug 2024
2310 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 1:34 pm to
Never been a coffee drinker and for sure never understood a $5 cup of coffee. I prefer tea either hot or cold.
Posted by South Shore Cyclist
Member since Jul 2023
326 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 2:54 pm to
Not a coffee drinker. I’ll do a drive-through Charbucks when traveling. Their chai tea latte is decent enough, and no other chain does tea properly.
Posted by wallowinit
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2006
16972 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 2:57 pm to
Most people don’t have that sort of pallet regarding coffee however, I think most people were put off by the cretins that work there and their aggressive political leanings.
Posted by tilthatday
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2009
969 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:09 pm to
I’ve been in a lot of Starbucks a lot of times. They’re everywhere and when I’m on the road or in an airport, I take whatever is available. That said, the coffee isn’t that bad and I can get that caffeine boost I’m looking for. Seems a lot of other folks must know and appreciate coffee more than I do. If it’s hot, wet and easy? I’m in
Posted by Genghis Khan
Mongolia
Member since Nov 2008
1682 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:11 pm to
If they want to turn around the company, slash expenses, mimic the Chick Fil-et hiring model, lower prices.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44115 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

In this house is everyone as F'd up in the head as you?


Did you just mis-pronoun me you racist homophobic ableist bigot?
Posted by MikeAV8s
Member since Oct 2016
2187 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:32 pm to
Whenever I’m in the mood for a mocha frappe. I like em. Probably once a month. I’m too busy to constantly be thinking about the politics of where I shop. I rarely buy hot coffee, I drink a cup at home, or whatever is free. I’m not a coffee snob.
Posted by alteroviously
77465
Member since Oct 2021
79 posts
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:34 pm to
I have no idea what they expect to happen when they begin to open in very small towns. There isn't a lot of fancy coffee drinkers in places like Corrigan Texas as an example.
first pageprev pagePage 4 of 7Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram