Originally Posted by
trip
So that's why that car ahead paid for my Del Taco the other night.
As for Coffee, we quit buying Starbucks and Seatles best (Starbucks) at our house. Lots of choices these days for coffee, we just don't need a double shot of politics with the morning joe.
Originally Posted by
OneEyedMonster
And Starbucks sucks anyways. Plenty of local coffee roasters in your home town, small businesses, doing great things. Why spend $12 for a bag of Starbucks beans, roasted 4 weeks ago when you can spend the same and support a local roaster who roasted a batch that day?
Originally Posted by
captjns
We support our local proprietors versus the K-Mart, or Walmart, etal, which close down the local stores when they invade our area. Then they close down their superstores, leaving a void in the local area with a rise in unemployment. Aren't these big superstores, (bunch of tools) continue to support foreign economies rather than selling goods manufactured in the U.S.?
That said we patronize the local grinder, and other stores in the a.m. for our morning joe (1/2 the price and twice as good as Starbucks) watching Morning Joe, and fresh baked goods too
. Read our local paper and chat with locals who live in our area.
I applaud your socially responsible actions! ...Except that they don't fly when you're bleary eyed in PHL at 6am and your only options are Dunkin (blech), ship's brew (gamble) or the 'bucks (meh). In over 10 years I have only flown with ONE GUY who's commitment to locally roasted, truly good coffee/spurning of the Starbucks-Mommy Mafia industrial complex went so far as carrying grounds for a four-day in an air tight container and a French press. Probably saves a good bit of cash too vs $2 a pop at the 'bucks!