▲ 537 ▼ Starbucks is reeling as customers go elsewhere, sales decline (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 208 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] nifty@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (2 children) The funny thing is that Starbucks isn’t even “luxury”, their product is mediocre at best and mostly mocked by coffee enthusiasts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago The sugar filled drinks are an insult to coffee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's affordable status. I doubt say, a Gucci handbag is of significantly greater quality than a handbag one might buy from target, but the former has that sweet, sweet logo. Also, see Payless sold discount shoes at luxury prices — and it worked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nifty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No one thinks anyone has status because they drink Starbucks though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's not what other people think. It's what the Starbucks customer perceives what other people think. On the rare occasion that I buy retail coffee, it's usually from the Race Trac gas station which has machines that grind the coffee beans and brew it fresh by the cup - nothing to erect a historical statue over, but a solid coffee for a low price. When Starbucks loving coworkers see me walk in with my ghetto gas station coffee cup, they'll generally mock me for it. So I suppose you and I each have our own anecdotal data samples, and they apparently vary from each other quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago The sugar filled drinks are an insult to coffee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's affordable status. I doubt say, a Gucci handbag is of significantly greater quality than a handbag one might buy from target, but the former has that sweet, sweet logo. Also, see Payless sold discount shoes at luxury prices — and it worked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nifty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No one thinks anyone has status because they drink Starbucks though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's not what other people think. It's what the Starbucks customer perceives what other people think. On the rare occasion that I buy retail coffee, it's usually from the Race Trac gas station which has machines that grind the coffee beans and brew it fresh by the cup - nothing to erect a historical statue over, but a solid coffee for a low price. When Starbucks loving coworkers see me walk in with my ghetto gas station coffee cup, they'll generally mock me for it. So I suppose you and I each have our own anecdotal data samples, and they apparently vary from each other quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nifty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No one thinks anyone has status because they drink Starbucks though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's not what other people think. It's what the Starbucks customer perceives what other people think. On the rare occasion that I buy retail coffee, it's usually from the Race Trac gas station which has machines that grind the coffee beans and brew it fresh by the cup - nothing to erect a historical statue over, but a solid coffee for a low price. When Starbucks loving coworkers see me walk in with my ghetto gas station coffee cup, they'll generally mock me for it. So I suppose you and I each have our own anecdotal data samples, and they apparently vary from each other quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's not what other people think. It's what the Starbucks customer perceives what other people think. On the rare occasion that I buy retail coffee, it's usually from the Race Trac gas station which has machines that grind the coffee beans and brew it fresh by the cup - nothing to erect a historical statue over, but a solid coffee for a low price. When Starbucks loving coworkers see me walk in with my ghetto gas station coffee cup, they'll generally mock me for it. So I suppose you and I each have our own anecdotal data samples, and they apparently vary from each other quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent