Comments on: Why Starbucks Was Failing–And How it’s Getting Worse

By: Starbucks: A Defense « Slow Stagger

Starbucks: A Defense « Slow Stagger — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:11:41 +0000

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By: Tyler!

Tyler! — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:11:15 +0000

Sike, Im a Barista at starbucks and alot of people buy pikes place and love it.Either way your going to have people who either like it or dont like it. The CEO and researchers obivisly felt this would be a better change, Im sure they wouldnt have done it if they knew there bussiness was going to plunge.

By: Eric F

Eric F — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:26:28 +0000

Pike’s Peak is a mountain in Colorado. Pike Place is a public market in Seattle, home to the first Starbucks, and the name of Starbucks’ new blend (which tastes like brown water.)

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:25:25 +0000

I didn’t like the old Starbucks brewed coffee (I prefer Dunkin’ Donuts or Chock Full Of Nuts) but the Pike’s Place brew isn’t actually better. It’s just weaker, with the same burnt flavor of the old stuff.

However, their froofy espresso drinks are great (and massively improve if you halve or quarter the syrup.) I would’ve said the custom fancy drinks are their core business, not the plain coffee. If that’s true, they’ll do okay whether or not their regular coffee is good.

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:59:39 +0000

You are spot on about the new blend; it lacks the bold flavor we were used to. The new oatmeal on the other hand is delish.

By: Ulla Lauridsen

Ulla Lauridsen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:21:51 +0000

You’re so right. You can buy “mild blend” coffee here in Denmark. I always think, if you do not like the taste of coffee, why drink it?
I’ve stopped bying coffee anywhere – even if it’s real coffee and not some variant of instant, it’s generally awful, and I always live to regret it. And why? It’s not rocket science to make good coffee. Someone whose core business it is should take the trouble to do it right.

By: Pops in Vienna

Pops in Vienna — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:30:56 +0000

My problem with Starbucks is with all the yuppie pretensiousness. Back when I lived in the states, the best coffee, in my opinion was served at Dunkin Donuts.

There was also something out on the internet a while back that Starbucks had told the US Marines to go screw themselves. I don’t know if that was true but Starbucks should have mounted a major PR campaign to turn that around, rumor or not.

But then, on the other hand, I doubt a Marine would ever go into a Starbucks. The jar heads wouldn’t drink a mocha if you gave it to them for free.

It wouldn’t break my heart if Starbucks went under. Hope Ben and Jerrys are next.

By: Kasey Rasmussen

Kasey Rasmussen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:37:24 +0000

The only thing I ever order from any coffee place is “I want it to taste like a hot, melted candy-bar in a cup. Thank you.”

By: Slampo

Slampo — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:17:49 +0000

Have you ever considered retaining a proofreader, if not a copy editor? Or maybe you should “post” later in the day.

By: brandon

brandon — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:22:06 +0000

As an unabashed coffee addict, I agree: Pikes Place is pigswill. It is unforunate that Starbucks tries to change attitudes about what is good coffee and what is not.