What's So Special About Starbucks?

[otab]

its just a brand, why not go with the beans they're using!!!! Kng totoong addict k sa kape u would base a great coffee from the best roasted beans and a good water. For pipol who truly appreciate the art of coffee, im sure they understand what im saying.

[THUG]

its a bit expensive for a coffee..70 pesos for a small brewed coffee.. thats bullshit.. this is already equivalent for 2 meals for a typical filipino..

 

you actually pay for the ambiance here.. its like renting a public hotel room..though they should at least allow customers to sleep.. thats just a waste of money for ambiance..you could just go to a 5-star hotel lounge and its free..

[honey]

i dont know...pero ngayon, special kasi i like the journal hehehe

now i must complete my stickers!!!

[Psyke]

its just a brand, why not go with the beans they're using!!!! Kng totoong addict k sa kape u would base a great coffee from the best roasted beans and a good water. For pipol who truly appreciate the art of coffee, im sure they understand what im saying.

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i agree..dami dian pagkapehin mo ng kapeng barako from batangas ayaw kasi wala daw vanilla :grr:

[otab]

i agree..dami dian pagkapehin mo ng kapeng barako from batangas ayaw kasi wala daw vanilla  :grr:

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tama k pre, solid ang kapeng barako pro d p sha ganun k smooth, pro lagyan mo lng ng creamer at sugar, pucha SARAP!!!!

[moemoe]

for the cofi of course!~

[hitomi]

magandang tambayan lang kapag may hinihintay ka o kaya may pag-uusap kayong gagawin na mahaba-haba, yung tipong paaalisin ka na kapag ginawa mo sa ibang mga shop.

 

yun ang gusto ko dun. ako lang ata umiinom ng tea sa starbucks e hehehehehe

[Crystalmare]

Asides from the burnt tasting (charcoal) coffee, its the appearance and the ambiance. Though I loath this particular brand of coffee I can't knock it since I work in a call center. If given a choice between the instant crap coffee nescafe gives us, and charbucks....I'll pick charbucks any day....if only they let us bring in our own coffee makers.... haaayyy... guess I'll just have to save up for that bodum coffee press :headsetsmiley:

[MaDaMe_PeeYaa^]

fresh palagi yung coffee di init init...

 

mas masarap parin dunkin coffe para sakin...

 

sarap ding yosihan

[ladyworkingclass]

mas ok dito magtambay..............

[new2dabeat]

It's not as much as there being anything special about it, but rather that it serves as a known-base for consistency - even across countries, which is especially appealing whenever you find yourself someplace that isn't known for having a "coffee culture."

 

Take the Philippines for instance. When I finally get back there, it's a sure bet that I'd hit a Starbuck$ first before trying some other "brand" (whether it be local or another 'import' like Gloria Jean's). Conversely, knowing that there is a Starbuck$ that I can fall back to, I'd also be more apt to sample the local offerings. Odd how that works huh?

 

However, when you do happen to live someplace that has a more dynamic alternative coffee scene (Seattle, Paris, Rome, Portland, San Francisco, etc), then you do tend to stay away from the chain operations and patronize the local cafes.

 

Think of Starbuck$ as a coffee comfort-blanket when you require something known.

[lomex32]

Crystalmare, I Fully Agree on your commend regarding the burnt taste.

Im no authority in coffee ... but

Modesty aside, I have tried coffee in Middle East as in I even drank it there ...

 

I also regularly take coffee from Kenya, Brazil and Vietnam on 3x a week..

For local stuff I take Figaro everyday ..... Starbucks and Seattles Best during meetings

My favorite drink is the Expresso, very little sugar ...

Sometmes with a liitle steam milk foam ...

 

What really stands out with Starbuchks is its Burnt taste. specially when u drink it as is.

 

* Trivia - The demand of coffee in Philippines is increasing .... Local production could not cope

up with the demand and we are already importing coffee... Yes, about 100+ tons na imported

stuff natin sa market

Chit San Juan of Figaro has been advocating coffee planting to local farmers to boost local supply

 

 

Asides from the burnt tasting (charcoal) coffee, its the appearance and the ambiance.  Though I loath this particular brand of coffee I can't knock it since I work in a call center.  If given a choice between the instant crap coffee nescafe gives us, and charbucks....I'll pick charbucks any day....if only they let us bring in our own coffee makers.... haaayyy... guess I'll just have to save up for that bodum coffee press :headsetsmiley:

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[new2dabeat]

Chit San Juan of Figaro has been advocating coffee planting to local farmers to boost local supply

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That'd be great!

 

The world needs more coffee produced :thumbsupsmiley:

 

 

mmmm, caffeine.

[_Pabling]

ung planner? hehe

[Guest temperamental]

in fairness, they are trying to spice up na their fraps... medyo feeling ko umaasim na ang kape ng starbucks