'Coffee should not come with political brainwashing!' Anger at Starbucks over green 'unity' cups...

Daily Mail ^ | Nov. 2, 2016 | AP, Miranda Bryant

[rickmichaels]

An attempt by Starbucks to unify the country ahead of Election Day with a green coffee cup has backfired after angry customers threatened to boycott the chain.

The company said the cups - which were unveiled on Tuesday and feature a drawing of more than 100 people drawn with one line - were intended to remind Americans of their 'shared values' at a 'divisive time in our country'.

But the move appears to have angered rather than united customers. Some thought it had replaced the company's traditional red Christmas drinking vessels, while others accused the brand of pushing a political agenda.

[Hildy]

They have a right to do what they want in their business.. DON’T GO TO STARBUCKS. It’s pretty simple.

[Cboldt]

There are many places one can get good coffee without a political statement. Easy to find those places too.

[thehopster]

“remind Americans of their ‘shared values’ “

the problem with that line of reasoning is there aren’t many shared values left.

[Uncle Miltie]

[Da Coyote]

Now THAT’s a cup I’d drink from.

[maddog55]

Worst tasting over priced coffee I’ve ever had.

[NELSON111]

Haven’t set foot into a Starbucks in years. They crossed the line into politics...and I am a man of my world. If Christians would stop putting coffee over God they would have to close shop here in Texas.

[Batman11]

Their coffee tastes like burned crap. Enough said!

[King Moonracer]

I’ve been boycotting Starbucks for years. Lousy burnt coffee.

[TXBlair]

Racist cup. All the people in the “highlighted” (white) circle are white.

I think I’m going to lodge a complaint with...someone.

[Uncle Miltie]

There ya go!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/45463706?wmlspartner=wmtlabs

[faithhopecharity]

i agree with the sentiment of the headline
but
i would settle for green cups
if the socalled coffee were only TASTE-ABLE

as it is, Star*ucks tastes like used dishwater, at best

and so we try to seek out other coffee places with much better brew

[who knows what evil?]

I do NOT share values with progressives, moslems, democrats, politicians, educrats, and so on. Wait...I don't do business with Starbucks.

Carry on.

[apoxonu]

Would be true if they were a private company. They’re publicly traded so the company belongs to the shareholders and they have a responsibility to not upset their customers or risk a sell off.

[mewzilla]

4 words: America runs on Dunkin!

[joshua c]

The lady at the Dunkin Donuts says, “Have a nice day!”

I have no idea what her politics are.

Coffee is cheaper and tastes better.

[VTenigma]

What mean “Starbucks” Kemosabe?

[Hildy]

So, let the shareholders take care of it. Are any of them screaming?

[Excellence]

I thought it was Christmas cup, didn’t even notice the lines, which were covered by my red leather cup wrap anyway.