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Five Inland area Starbucks stores to close
Press Enterprise ^
| July 13, 2008
| DAVID OLSON
Posted on 07/13/2008 8:52:25 PM PDT by rockinqsranch
Coffee giant Starbucks Corp. has released its first list of store closures since it announced a major downsizing July 1, and five of the eight California locations to be shuttered are in the Inland area.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Humor; Local News
KEYWORDS: coffee; marketing; starbucks
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To: rockinqsranch
i get my coffee at mcdonald’s.
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posted on
07/13/2008 8:54:26 PM PDT
by
ken21
( people die + you never hear from them again.)
To: ken21
I get my coffee at home. It’s better, and cheaper.
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posted on
07/13/2008 8:56:37 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: rockinqsranch
5 dollar a gallon fuel doesn't play well too a five dollar cup of coffee these days ......Drill for Coffee Oil NOW !
4
posted on
07/13/2008 8:58:10 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: rockinqsranch
Finally some semblance of sanity may be creeping into the American mindset.
We bitch and moan about paying five dollars for a gallon gas while we sit in line and wait to pay five dollars for 16 ounces of coffee.
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posted on
07/13/2008 8:58:36 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(Barack Obama is lika a bowl of chili - - he's full of beans.)
To: Texas Eagle
“...while we sit in line and wait to pay five dollars for 16 ounces of coffee.”
I am a cheap sucker. Never been to a Starbucks, not going to one either. I heard about their prices for coffee. As much as I love coffee, grind my own “Rich Roast” beans, the whole bit, I won’t do a Starbucks.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:09:16 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: rockinqsranch
Funny thing is, they’re all within a block of each other.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:11:47 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: rockinqsranch
No problem — Rosie’s Diner still serves joe.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:19:08 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
To: rockinqsranch
QT coffee is better and a lot cheaper.The employees dont look like a bunch of goths.
9
posted on
07/13/2008 9:25:35 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
To: rockinqsranch
Funny thing is, they’re all within a block of each other.
10
posted on
07/13/2008 9:27:46 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: rockinqsranch; Texas Eagle
A normal coffee at Starbucks runs $2.02 (or $2.12 for a 20 oz). I don't see that as abhorrent at all. Actually, if you're going to buy coffee out, it's a pretty good deal.
Gas station coffee will generally run $1.39-$1.59 here. With the Starbucks coffee you get:
1) Better quality and far better taste
2) Better cups
3) More caffeine. 29% more than Dunkin' Donuts and 52% more than a 7-11.
http://www.click2houston.com/health/3005271/detail.html
,br> The people who are paying $5 for a cup of coffee are getting fru-fru drinks loaded with whipped cream, sugar, and calories. Less caffeine for their bucks, too.
And hey, I like my caffeine. ;) Prevents diabetes and Alzheimer's, afterall. Mmmmm.... (Yep, that's exactly why I drink it...)
To: Ramius
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:28:19 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: rockinqsranch
What they serve and call coffee and what they charge for it they should close every one of them!!
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:30:07 PM PDT
by
dalereed
(both)
To: CaspersGh0sts
Starbucks is more than coffee, it is a place to meet, comfortable. You don’t get nice for free. Like hey, meet me at McDonalds and we will talk over that deal.
Starbucks came up with a great concept. Wish them well. When we can no longer afford simple $5 luxuries, we are in trouble as a country. Maybe we already are.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:41:09 PM PDT
by
gogov
To: gogov
We already are; and have been WAY pre-Starbucks.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:45:12 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: rockinqsranch
Where will people go for their bitter, over priced, lousy coffee? Starbucks coffee is awful.
To: rockinqsranch
There are 2 Starbucks each within a 5 minute drive from my office...what makes me avoid them is that they charge you for wireless (ok, so they DON’T charge you for it, but you have to pay someone else for it.)
I’d rather drive a little longer to the sole It’s A Grind close to me...better tasting coffee, and FREE wi-fi!
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:53:23 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"--Ronald Reagan)
To: rockinqsranch
Anyone have a more detailed list of the ones that are going to close?
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:56:46 PM PDT
by
gogov
To: gogov
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posted on
07/13/2008 10:10:23 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: rockinqsranch
600 Starbucks is equal to approximately 12 Starbucks per state. I’d bet that a couple hundred could close in CA alone and few people would notice. Here in the Phoenix area, I can be at a Starbucks anywhere in town in about ten minutes. Sbux just overbuilt and the increasing price of fuel has made a lot of people think twice about paying the same amount for a gallon of gas as a frappucino. Having said that, I had five frappucinos five days in a row a couple of weeks ago when my kids were in VBS, and I had to drive them to church early every morning. They’re icy cold, yummy, and I felt like treating myself.
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posted on
07/13/2008 10:17:47 PM PDT
by
ChocChipCookie
(<----- Typical White Person)
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