Starbucks starts its own record label

norm

Binaural wrote:

Really? I mean over here its awful but the chain has only just arrived, I thought maybe thats what it would have been down to. I can't understand its huge growth in America if the coffee is no better :confuse:

They over-roast their beans. And then they add crack.

Binaural

cutback wrote:

They over-roast their beans. And then they add crack.

Yeah this is what I thought when I tasted it, I have seen some 'barristas' make the coffee and have seen them put the grind in the hopper and leave it in the machine until they foam the milk, which is retarded because by the time they have finished the coffee grind is completely burnt. *sigh* Does it show I'm not a big fan of Starbucks?

hippiemom

Binaural wrote:

Really? I mean over here its awful but the chain has only just arrived, I thought maybe thats what it would have been down to. I can't understand its huge growth in America if the coffee is no better :confuse:

I don't understand it either. I do like their frappucinos, I'll get those once in a while in the summer, but the coffee itself when it's not mixed with a bunch of other ingredients just isn't very good. Luckily I have a nice local shop and a small local chain that make excellent coffee.

Starbucks is better than Caribou though, I'll give them that much.

Cosmo

I don't mind. I don't see a problem with it.
I know there are artists out there like Lisa Loeb who are still making a modest living in the music business and do not get radio play for their recent work because the radio/promotions side of the business see her as old news and are out to promote/sell Kelly Clarkson (who will get kicked to the curb in a couple of years). If Lisa can sell a few CDs through Starbucks... good.

macgyver06

i wrote this next number high on mocha frappa latte..hows my hair..pointy enough...who cares fuck you black coffee drinkers...its all about the creamer baby!

PJammin'

Byrnzie wrote:

Everyone who isn't a corporate whore.

U can't get away from corporations unless you live in a jungle. most people are corporate whores, there's really no escaping it.

Byrnzie

PJammin' wrote:

U can't get away from corporations unless you live in a jungle. most people are corporate whores, there's really no escaping it.

Tell that to Naomi Klein.

Ahnimus

I get a kick out of the messages on starbucks cups.

#187
Life is a school for angels. Love is the Teacher, so do your homework without fear. Death is merely graduation.

-- Jeffrey Kuehl
Starbucks customer from Wilmette, Illinois.

#220
Evolution as described by Charles Darwin is a scientific theory, abundantly reconfirmed, explaining physical phenomena by physical causes. Intelligent Design is a faith-based initiative in rhetorical argument. Should we teach I.D. in America’s public schools? Yes, let’s do it – not as science, but alongside other spiritual beliefs, such as Islam, Zoroastrianism and the Hindu idea that the Earth rests on Chukwa, the giant turtle.

-- David Quammen
Author. His books include The Song of the Dodo and The Reluctant Mr. Darwin

#224
Darwinism’s impact on traditional social values has not been as benign as its advocates would like us to believe. Despite the efforts of its modern defenders to distance themselves from its baleful social consequences, Darwinism’s connection with eugenics, abortion and racism is a matter of historical record. And the record is not pretty.

-- Dr. Jonathan Wells
Biologist and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/thewayiseeit_default.asp?act=1&last=39

jlew24asu

I like dunkin donuts coffee

Binaural

jlew24asu wrote:

I like dunkin donuts coffee

Thats one American chain I've yet to hear of expanding to across the Atlantic. Anyone know for sure?

dunkman

jlew24asu wrote:

I like dunk, donuts & coffee

thanks buddy

now wheres my fucking invite to Youkan thingymajiggy

dunkman

Binaural wrote:

Thats one American chain I've yet to hear of expanding to across the Atlantic. Anyone know for sure?

been one in Glasgow since i was old enough to get on a bus myself and visit glasgow.... actually we dont have a Starbucks in my hometown fucking 358972 gazillion branches but we dont have one

Binaural

dunkman wrote:

been one in Glasgow since i was old enough to get on a bus myself and visit glasgow.... actually we dont have a Starbucks in my hometown fucking 358972 gazillion branches but we dont have one

Lol. Hmm, never knew. Hope they don't pop up here, 2 billion starbucks branches per square mile are enough

dunkman

Binaural wrote:

Lol. Hmm, never knew. Hope they don't pop up here, 2 billion starbucks branches per square mile are enough

.. i love the numerical exaggerations dude

p.s. i might have to go soon... i have 4 women in bed and i can only keep it up for 7 hours at a stretch

Binaural

dunkman wrote:

.. i love the numerical exaggerations dude

p.s. i might have to go soon... i have 4 women in bed and i can only keep it up for 7 hours at a stretch

Who's exagerrating?
I don't even know where to begin with the second part of that :rolleyes:

dunkman

Binaural wrote:

I don't even know where to begin with the second part of that :rolleyes:

oh i do baby... i do

yield2me

this sounds delicious