Being naturally fugal (aka: cheap) and learned to drink coffee in the Army on freezing days I refuse to waste money on Starbucks when there is perfectly good gas station coffee available at 20% or less of the price. I think the last time I used Starbucks was in 2005 when I needed wifi because the Hotel’s was nonop.
Fun Fact: "Frugal" is a member of that small sub-set of English words (like "to cleave" and "to sanction") which are their own antonyms.
Regards,
I’m the same. I started drinking coffee as a young broke college student because of free refills. My tastes haven’t changed much since then.
A couple years ago I was dropping an out of town colleague off at his hotel that had a Starbuck’s next door. He asked me if I wanted a cup in the morning when I picked him up.
“Nope. I hate Starbucks coffee. Instead, here’s my insulated cup. Fill it up with hotel coffee.”
That’s how I roll.