[QUOTE=Ethilrist]
I’m still trying to figure out how the OP equates Starbucks with “dirty hippies.”
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I had assumed that the OP was quoting his workmate in an ironic fashion. But I am actually not so sure now.
(Frankly, if I lived in the USA and a coffee chain made clear that it opposed the war, I’d consider making it my local…)
Damn. This is about Starbucks…and here I was all ready to storm the gates of all things fuzzy, scuzzy and patchouli scented. 
[QUOTE=Mindfield]
I was going to say the same thing.
Second Cup or Timothy’s are better. Tim Horton’s is better still, but there are very few in the US. Most of the rest (Coffee Time, Country Style, et al) serve roasted sewer effluvium.
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We must feel sad for those who reside in America that haven’t got access to a Tim’s. I have a 7 hour drive to the nearest one. Thankfully, Mom sends care packages.
[QUOTE=Colophon]
I had assumed that the OP was quoting his workmate in an ironic fashion. But I am actually not so sure now.
(Frankly, if I lived in the USA and a coffee chain made clear that it opposed the war, I’d consider making it my local…)
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Bingo! (Bolding mine).
[QUOTE=Winston Smith]
Bingo! (Bolding mine).
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Okay, then, I’m having trouble figuring out how your roommate equates Starbuck’s with dirty hippies. :dubious:
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]
We must feel sad for those who reside in America that haven’t got access to a Tim’s. I have a 7 hour drive to the nearest one. Thankfully, Mom sends care packages.
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I’d be bitterly disappointed if I didn’t have a Tim’s within a reasonable distance. I am fortunate to have one within a 10 minute walk so naturally, it’s my daily fix. I’ve tried buying their tins and making it at home but it’s never quite the same for some reason. I’d consider buying one of the real Bunn makers (the ones Timmy’s sells that’s designed for home use) but they’re pretty pricey and, frankly, I can’t see how they can make much difference.
[QUOTE=Ethilrist]
Okay, then, I’m having trouble figuring out how your roommate equates Starbuck’s with dirty hippies. :dubious:
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Not my room-mate, my coworker. He was in the army. :dubious:
[QUOTE=Winston Smith]
I can’t believe I got snoped. My cow-orker related the story first-hand. :rolleyes: What a ballbag.
Good job fighting ignorance here, fellow Dopers. Thank you.
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At the same time you’ve done a good deed. I now have a new name to call the ballbag next door who parks like a moron. Thanks!
oh, and regardless of any corporate position on the war Starbucks will not get one red cent from me. (I’m no hijacker)
[QUOTE=Cluricaun]
…fuzzy, scuzzy and patchouli scented…
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Shoot, now I wanna be a Goddamn Dirty Hippie ™.
Does that trademark stamp make you a Goddam Dirty Corporate Hippie?
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever]
Does that trademark stamp make you a Goddam Dirty Corporate Hippie?
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You owe me 2$
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]
We must feel sad for those who reside in America that haven’t got access to a Tim’s. I have a 7 hour drive to the nearest one. Thankfully, Mom sends care packages.
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Mine is one of those resident souls.
I’ll have to get online and order more, Ginigy. I’m down to half-can of my last can. :sad:
I would equate Starbucks with “damn dirty hippies”. But I have to give them credit–you have to applaud an organization that makes it “hip” and “cool” to pay $4.25 for a damn cup of coffee you could get at the corner store for $1.25 (with a lot better morningtime conversation too.)
Tripler
“Yeah though I walk through the valley of decaf, I shall not fear, for I have a double-double.”
[QUOTE=zoid]
You owe me 2$
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Oh no I don’t. That’s clearly not your trademark. It’s public domain now!
[QUOTE=Mindfield]
I was going to say the same thing.
Second Cup or Timothy’s are better. Tim Horton’s is better still, but there are very few in the US. Most of the rest (Coffee Time, Country Style, et al) serve roasted sewer effluvium.
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I wanted to like the Canadian coffee shops, but man they are BAD… Second Cup is sort of passable, but Timothy’s is absolutely the WORST coffee I have ever had… I even tried a Latte there, hoping it wouldn’t taste as vile as all their other kinds of coffee - figuring the milk might wipe out the vile taste - and it had the same putrid taste as their other coffee…
And I don’t get the whole Tim’s thing… Food is pretty good, doughnuts are good, coffee is on par with the truck stops I stopped at driving across the U.S. - OK, but non-descript.
Luckily there’s a REAL coffee shop near me - The Bulldog…
But I still miss Peets Coffee from the SF Bay area 
[QUOTE=Tripler]
But I have to give them credit–you have to applaud an organization that makes it “hip” and “cool” to pay $4.25 for a damn cup of coffee you could get at the corner store for $1.25 (with a lot better morningtime conversation too.)
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Starbuck’s coffee is also right around $1-1.50 (don’t know offhand since I don’t go there all that much). Do you go to your corner shop and get something that involves pulling an espresso shot, frothing milk, etc? Or are you just talking about a regular cup o joe? Because if the latter, you’re being disingenuous.
How could anyone think Starbucks would be fool enough to do something like this?
“You know what would be great for business? Refusing to sell soldiers in Iraq coffee! People would love that!”
Jesus Christ, even on the assumption that Starbucks are a bunch of damn dirty [del]apes[/del] hippies who hate american soldiers, they’re good enough businessmen not to write that dumbass email and to realize that sending soldiers coffee gives great goodwill.
[QUOTE=Winston Smith]
Good, bad or indifferent, Starbucks coffee will put lead in your pencil.
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Yep. I’ve been in some pain the last couple of days, and am short on sleep. The ten-times-normal caffeine in their coffee has been a lifesaver the past mornings.
But if they don’t stop correcting me when I order a medium coffee, I can’t speak for what I might do.
AAFES, at least its store in Yongsan, Seoul, carries Starbucks coffee. They’re also opening a Starbucks franchise in the food court on Yongsan’s North Post. Units and individual personnel from Yongsan get deployed routinely to Iraq.
[QUOTE=Monty]
AAFES, at least its store in Yongsan, Seoul, carries Starbucks coffee. They’re also opening a Starbucks franchise in the food court on Yongsan’s North Post. Units and individual personnel from Yongsan get deployed routinely to Iraq.
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AAFES, for those who don’t keep up with acronyms, is the Army Air Force Exchange Service (which is pronunced “Ay-Fis”, not “ay-fees” gorramit!), which is a Department of Defense-run company which is sort of like Wal Mart for people in the Army and Air Force (Navy and Marines, being the antisocial sorts that they are, have their own setup for this). They run department stores, resteraunts, etc. both on bases in the US and at deployed bases overseas, and because they’re almost always located on military bases, they don’t charge sales tax. Both of my parents have worked for the company at various times during my life.
That said, I did not realize they had Starbucks. Mostly I’m familiar with the Burger King/Anthony’s Pizza/Robin Hood’s/Frank’s Franks setup you see in PX/BX food courts.
Oh, meandering back towards the topic, IIRC, Starbucks specifically does not make donations to the troops in Iraq, but that’s because of a corporate policy not to support ANY politically-backed organization (which includes the military). That said, individual employees apparently get free coffee every month as a job perk, and can elect to have their free stuff shipped elsewhere on their behalf (quite a bit of Starbucks Coffee gets sent to troops in Iraq this way by employees).
[QUOTE=Raguleader]
AAFES, for those who don’t keep up with acronyms, is the Army Air Force Exchange Service (which is pronunced “Ay-Fis”, not “ay-fees” gorramit!), which is a Department of Defense-run company which is sort of like Wal Mart for people in the Army and Air Force (Navy and Marines, being the antisocial sorts that they are, have their own setup for this). They run department stores, resteraunts, etc. both on bases in the US and at deployed bases overseas, and because they’re almost always located on military bases, they don’t charge sales tax. Both of my parents have worked for the company at various times during my life.
That said, I did not realize they had Starbucks. Mostly I’m familiar with the Burger King/Anthony’s Pizza/Robin Hood’s/Frank’s Franks setup you see in PX/BX food courts.
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Continuing a hijack, the one time I’ve been in a store like this (I’ve a relative in the military) it was a mildly surreal experience. It is, I believe, open to everyone who works on the base (civilians included) and their families, so apparently they sometimes check for ID when you make any purchase. I just found it a bit like a surreal blend of typical American hedonism and communism, because it is very much like a big Wal-Mart or Target, only…run directly by the government. Kind of eerie.