I was annoyed enough to write all of this up. I used to go regularly, and the rewards program was genuinely a good deal, and made it worth going to Starbucks. Now, even if I set aside all of the horrible things they're doing, I wanted to show just what an absolute shit program this is, and why there is absolutely no use in trying to "gain starbucks status".

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[–] 71 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Even as an American, I've stopped drinking this garbage years ago.

Virtually every Mom and Pop shop tastes better at this point so do yourself a favor and support a local small business instead.

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  • [–] 30 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I started brewing mine again. It's gonna take me more time to go to a drive through or gas station, while costing me money than it actually takes me to make a cup in the morning.

    Plus it's guaranteed to be made how I like it.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I love my Lavazza coffee blend. I grind and brew it as often as I can. However, I have days where I hit the fuckit button at 5am and have to buy coffee somewhere.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I gave up completely and just bought an espresso machine. Sure it’s gigantic and it and the grinder take up a fuck ton of counter space, but turns out making a latte the way I like it wasn’t that hard to learn.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Jealous. I wish I could do that, but I neither have the space nor the money for a good espresso machine. I'm a major fan of Breville btw.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Thankfully there's more than one Mom and Pop shop. So our sneakers (and Sienfelds) will eventually show up somewhere...

    Good memories. Now I have to go full 'no soup for you' on my kids tomorrow.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    No soup for you, only mutton chops. 😄

    Yeah, Seinfeld storylines and quotes are so engraved in my subconscious that for any situation, Seinfeld's the first thing that comes to mind 😆

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