I was unaware we stopped boycotting since like... Covid?
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I've been boycotting since...no cup of coffee is worth $6
As a European I have no clue why Starbucks is so popular. It’s horribly bad coffee.
Is the succes just due to the many options / sweets you can add? Just drink a quality espresso
Its coffee for people that don't like coffee.
They have this ad that “only 2% of the world’s coffee is good enough for Starbucks” but the real stat is more like “Starbucks uses 2% of the world’s coffee” 😂
I definitely fall into that category and I don't rate Starbuck's either. I also thought Tim Hortons was incredibly mid and Canadians love that shit so what so I know.
I tend to describe Tim Hortons coffee as 'tepid dumpster juice'
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Their coffee sucks, but their tea lattes are some of the better ones. Admittedly probably due to the sugar, but I only tea out as a treat anyway. But that's why I used to go.
It's often the only available coffee if you want it on the go
That seems rarely the case in the UK. Even the Starbucks drive through is often next to a service station with an espresso counter serving something better, such as a BP with their " Wild Bean Cafe" counter. Sure it's not great coffee but it's not as bad as Starbucks burnt weak offerings !
The coffee on it's own is brewed poorly aka burned, however; if you order a specialty coffee with lots of sugar and milk then its alright.
I believe its intentionally made that way because it makes sense for the quality control of the specialty coffee mix drinks that people buy. Their premade refrigerated drinks are okay at best but I wouldn't not drink one if somebody gave me one for free.
Clearly Lemmy isn't their target market demographic and the people that keep buying it are not going to boycott the product.
How do you stock tens of thousands of locations around the world and maintain a consistent (all be it shit) brew? Over roast your beans.
At least that's always been my theory.
As an American tourist, I about screamed when I saw dozens of people lined up outside Starby’s in Milan. Better espresso within two blocks in every direction!! Aaahh!!
I’ve always boycotted them naturally. Their black coffee is shit and expensive. That’s why they fill it with so much sweets. Anyway, fuck them
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You can only boycott something if you see value in them. I see no value in Starbucks.
You hate starbucks because of their unjust hiring practices
I hate starbucks because they were always a shit coffee spot to get shit coffee
We are not the same
Ya... I was about to say I don't need to boycott Starbucks they have terrible coffee so I just don't buy shit from them.
With how much they cost, this could also be good financial advice.
I remember Starbucks being used as a comparison to university fees. It was something like "oh of you go to Starbucks every day that costs as much as you would spend on uni!". That had the opposite effect on me to what they wanted, put me off going to places like Starbucks.
Having to pay for a takeaway pizza in my teens once also put me off ever doing that again when I saw how little I got for how much I spent. I was disappointed before I even started eating it and the pizza its self was nothing special either.
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You mean continue not buying over priced bullshit coffee?
Gee, I dont know.. It'll be hard, but I think I can manage it.
For someone like my wife, it’s very hard, she spends like $30 a week at coffee places, not necessarily all Starbucks. It tastes better apparently
In a lot of places in Europe, they are forced to give you free tap water. Now, the tap water is basically free for them (and that's why they passed that law), but they give it to you in one of their paper cups. Those cost money.
For years now I've been boycotting starbucks by asking for a cup of water every time I see one, and not buying anything from them.
I've probably only made them lose 2 cents, but I'm proud of it. Fuck starbucks.
(Of course, be respectful to the employees when you ask them for the cup of water)
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I started boycotting them years ago when I found out they were union busting.
Now, because I can't start doing it twice, I'll just get somebody I know to boycott them next time they ask.
I started boycotting them a couple years back when I first heard about the union-busting practices. I was previously a twice weekly customer. -More money for me.
This is where I am. Haven't been there since 2019 when they shut down a store than respect unionizing. My wife, a Starbucks addict, finally cut the addiction after her job's union went on strike. Suddenly, it clicked with her how important that shit is.
People aren't doing that already? It's overpriced and over roasted
Their coffee is terrible. I don’t know why people go there, let alone pay outrageous prices for their shitty coffee.
Lol I genuinely can't remember the last time I had Starbucks. There's always a small business coffee shop doing it better just about anywhere you go if you bother to look.
Still am.
Done.
I will continue to not drink their coffee; as I always have.
So what did Starbucks do today?
Easiest boycott of my life.
That one's easy
I started 'boycotting' them after the first time I had one of their coffee adjacent drinks when I was in the US in late '08. I love how badly they ate shit when they tried to come to Australia where we already knew about good coffee.
It’s not even good coffee.
I’ve been boycotting them for my entire life. Won’t stop now
Have been for well over 6 years now
Every one of the comments in this thread is almost the exact same thing. "I already boycott them, duh!" or "Starbucks is crap compared to what I like."
I don't like Starbucks either, but you don't have to be pretentious to stand for work reform. Like what is going on here? Get over yourselves.
Didn't have to boycott, I never liked their overpriced coffee
Starbucks coffee is hot garbage, it’s not hard to boycott them. I don’t think I’ve set foot in one of their shops in over a decade.
Been boycotting them for years! I love supporting local coffee shops who actually make good coffee.
My wife got a coffee there like 3 or 4 times a week, but we both refuse to cross a picket line. She hasn't been there in a year and a half.
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