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($4-5)
Yep, that’s why a lot of folks here call them Fourbucks.
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Maybe things are different in San Fransisco, but the largest (venti) regular Starbucks coffee here by my house (in Chicago, no less) is $1.80.
It’s the espresso drinks that are $4-$5.
Then again, it is San Francisco, but I would like independent confirmation before I believe that a regular cup of joe is $4-$5 there.
There are 19 within five miles of me, so not too many. I typically prefer Kiva Han (Pgh local store) anyway, but I do love Frappuccinos. Nobody makes a good iced coffee outside of KH and Starbucks; most places will just dump a bunch of ice cubes in the coffee if you ask for “iced coffee” and will look down their noses and point to their “Starbucks sucks” sign if you say “no, I mean, like a Frappuccino.” I don’t drink normal coffee in cafes since I can just get it for free at work so I have been known to go to Starbucks on occasion even though it makes me feel dirty. Note to local coffee shops: more froo-froo drinks! I want my coffee, chocolate, and whipped cream all together, all at once.
Polaris Fashion Center in Columbus, Ohio has 3 Starbucks inside. Directly across the street from the mall is a free-standing Starbucks with drive-thru. Behind that Starbucks is a Barnes & Noble with another Starbucks inside. Also across from the mall is JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters, which has its own Starbucks in it as well. So that’s 6 within a 200 yard radius, at most.
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I’m a suburban WAHM who does my share of volunteer work. Starbucks cards seem to be a common currency both for giving/receiving to teachers and helpers in all venues.
I have $80 worth in my bag, some of which are left over from Christmas. I can’t regift the holiday ones unless I go into the store and swap them out. The 3 stores (1 in a Safeway) within walking distance are always so busy I don’t have the patience to wait to conduct the switch.
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Ooo gift card swap! I don’t suppose you like Abercrombie&Fitch, then? I can’t seem to get rid of it for the life of me!
I have 92 within a 5-mile radius of home, and 99 within 5 miles of work. The nearest to home is the one that employs my husband, and it’s maybe a 5-minute walk. He has the best commute!
And no, plain-ol-coffee does not, at your average US Starbucks, cost $4.00.
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I have 92 within a 5-mile radius of home, and 99 within 5 miles of work. !
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You win! 
I’ve got 81 within five miles of home and 95 within five miles of work.
Am I the only person in the entire world who actually seeks out 7-Eleven coffee? My hierarchy is ex-boyfriend’s coffee, 7-eleven, dunkin donuts, my homemade coffee and then whatever happens to be where ever I’m going.
Although Dunkin Donuts is good I can never actually trust that they’ll put the correct amount of sugar & cream in the cup or the lid on tightly which makes them second to 7-eleven. My coffee is last because I have to do all the work myself. 
I’m so lowbrow.
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…Am I the only person in the entire world who actually seeks out 7-Eleven coffee?..
…Although Dunkin Donuts is good I can never actually trust that they’ll put the correct amount of sugar & cream in the cup or the lid on tightly which makes them second to 7-eleven. My coffee is last because I have to do all the work myself. 
I’m so lowbrow.
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No, you’re no lowbrow, 7-Eleven is my first choice too, outside of my own homebrew. I wish I liked DD better, as a relative owns several of them, and I could have regular supplies of their beans if I wanted.
I also like 7-11 because I make it myself. French (or Dark Mountan) Roast, light cream, sugar and a drop of that French Vanilla chemical glop, that’s as frou-frou as I get.
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I have 92 within a 5-mile radius of home, and 99 within 5 miles of work.
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Yeah, well, we’re in Seattle. Heck, I have a dozen Starbucks within a hundred yards of me. As of last week, there’s one in my pancreas.
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You win!
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No no no! Look back at my post. 105.