# I broke my Starbucks boycott yesterday **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2001, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378 "2001-12-07T04:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378/1 "2001-12-07T04:31:05Z")
Yup. I had been boycotting since September 11th, when I heard about them charging rescue workers for water for the victims at Ground Zero. I figured yesterday that it’d been long enough, and besides, the espresso bar in Park Hall was closed. Specifically, I broke the boycott for an iced Venti nonfat mocha (their espresso is so terrible that I have to get my macchiatos somewhere else). Anyways, please return to your mundane and pointless stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378/2 "2001-12-07T04:39:37Z")
I boycotted them because they were bought by McDonald’s, and I’m not a big fan of Maccy D’s. Besides I thought that MD’s would cheapen it and cut costs. - Noone buys a company if not to turn over a profit. Usually when a big mulitnational takes over another, it slashes quality. And we’re talking about McDonald’s here folks. So I thought “I aint going there anymore”. But I just couldn’t keep away from the tuna mayo baguettes. Total boycott time: about three weeks. I’m sorry, I’m pathetic… ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378/3 "2001-12-07T04:44:43Z")
Ah. No. Sorry. I’m talking about Pret A Manger, not Starbucks. Lord knows who are responsible for that atrocity. I would apologise, but it’s 4.30 in the morning over here, and I’m keeping this thread in the limelight for you. Er, I was a runner for a while and I kept getting sent to Starbucks to pick up ridiculous caffeine drinks for people. I won’t be going near the place till the memory of all those burnt fingers fades from memory. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378/4 "2001-12-07T07:21:10Z")
Ha! I can say with complete honesty that I have _never_ spent any money at Starbucks! I am a better human being than you! (Of course, I don’t drink coffee. It makes me physically ill.) ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378/5 "2001-12-07T07:58:29Z")
I like strong, flavorful coffee. S doesn’t seem to cut it for me. Lacks the flavor IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Taste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Taste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taste)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-my-starbucks-boycott-yesterday/97378/6 "2001-12-07T09:10:59Z")
I’d be sympathetic, but if you were heroin addicts or hardcore boozers, I’d show sympathy. But coffee?? Sorry, whores.