the McDonald's billboard? $4 IS DUMB?
let's just talk about it, shall we?
1. there are a handful of drinks on the Starbucks menu that are $4 or above. The seasonal drinks, including the peppermint mochas, peppermint white mochas, gingerbread lattes, and eggnog lattes are expensive. They are special holiday drinks that I think many people anticipate and celebrate each year. MANY people say how excited they are for the new drinks or that the holiday drinks are here; that they are special treats I think lets people splurge a little to treat themselves at different times during the year. When I looked on McDonald's website they didn't have anything comparable to these yet.
The other drinks that are not seasonal that happen to be expensive are 20 or 24 ounces, the biggest sizes (AND YES, YOU CAN SAY LARGE AND THEY'LL KNOW WHAT YOU"RE TALKING ABOUT) and frappucinos at that. If you are especially hungry or thirsty or just gluttonous, well, you probably realize you're paying more for more PRODUCT.
2. Hungry, thirsty, and gluttonous people ordering these drinks make it possible for the employees at Starbucks to have healthcare, including part timers, so thank you. McDonalds needs to back off them.
3. I don't think anyone will actually argue that something like SA brand cappuccinos are on the same level an actual cappuccino that someone skilled actually makes in front of you while you watch. Having a machine spit out espresso shots and steam milk is probably a nice luxury and saves time and energy, but you know what else? IT KILLS HUMANITY. When we're all living in the matrix and all coffee gets scraped out of dumpsters and recycled through a machine and given to us as if it's quality, then yes, I'll probably take it or leave it. For right now, you really just have to decide, do you want cheapness or do you want quality? Some people like crap or accept it simply because it's cheap and then assign it some sort of value or novelty.
4. If we're supposed to think that $4 for a coffee is ridiculous, what are we going to say to the people who spend $400 on a pair of shoes or a purse or $600 for a cell phone? Are they dumb too just because they choose not to buy the cheaper, shoddier rip off? Maybe the people who lay their hard earned money down for these things would shoot back that what they are paying for is quality (or image). hmmmm. . . .
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i tried the mocha from mcdonalds and i couldn't finish it, it was ick. their iced coffee is good if you just get it without any sugary flavor. i used to stop on my way out to BI at this amoco station that had this machine that would pump out a "vanilla latte" and it was the best caffeine buzz on the planet since sheep shedde coffee. weird stuff.
i just don't like ANY of the coffee at McD's. They are a hamburger place...they need to stick with what they know.
Gas station coffee/cappucino (sp?)can ROCK sometimes. I always seem to get that cappuccino machine that spits a little of the dust out first and then a chunk and THEN it starts to pour into my cup. how appetizing. I will stick to my "frilly" coffee whether it be Caribou OR Starbucks!!
yeah, apparently i was in a super foul mood a few days ago because this whole discussion is hilarious to me now and i can't even believe i gave it my attention.
i do think starbucks coffee is high quality, that i'll stand by. mcdonalds yes, should stick to burgers, which i find delicious.
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