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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 1665181, member: 36248&quot;]<b>God this is such a myth. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is totally off-topic, but I am compelled to speak:</p><p><br /></p><p>First off, I worked as a shift supervisor at Starbucks in Maine for 4 years. My wife currently works for Starbucks. (awesome health insurance, dental, and okay 401(k) for only 20 hours per week) I think you may agree that I am qualified to speak on this topic?</p><p><br /></p><p>The quality and consistency you get at Starbucks, not to mention IMHO much higher quality of employee than other massive chain coffee shops, only costs a very small premium for a <b>&quot;cup of coffee&quot;. </b><u>Do you want to know the ACTUAL, REAL cost for a fresh brewed hot cup of coffee at Starbucks?</u> In Maine (including sales tax) a Tall AKA small cup costs $1.77, Grande AKA medium cup costs $2.09, Venti AKA Large cup costs $2.41. Most people order a grande, so let&#039;s say an <b>average cup of coffee at Starbucks costs $2.09</b>. <b>A bit off from $5.00, right? </b>Dunkin Donuts is $1.99 for same size.<b> 10 cent pricing difference!!!! </b>Pricing is different in different markets, and local sales tax plays with the final figure. But all competitors in the area are affected by same issues, so their prices are likewise affected. Certainly this is more expensive than brewing your own, some people choose to pay it and others don&#039;t. Some people can&#039;t tell the difference between bad coffee and good coffee, other like me can. Have you ever done blind side-by-side taste tests? I have. I drink my coffee black, and have a cup every single day. If someone dumps all kinds of crap into their coffee, than maybe you can bury the taste of crap coffee brewed poorly. I can taste cheap badly made coffee every...single...time. (even when my wife tries to trick me). Amount of water, quality of water, brewing time, time it&#039;s sitting around, type of cups, all make a difference in final taste. Are you picky enough to pay for a known good cup of coffee with day-to-day consistency? I am.</p><p><br /></p><p>$5.00 coffee what a joke! But if you are talking about disgusting milk based sugary chocolate/caramel/whipped cream concoctions or iced blended frappes that are loaded with things that are bad for you, yeah Starbucks sells those too. Yes, they can add up to more than $5.00 depending on how much junk you put in them. Do they qualify as &quot;coffee&quot; just because they have a small amount of espresso in them? I don&#039;t think so!! Are they overpriced, not really. If Starbucks charged $10 for these, people would still pay. Many people like gross drinks that are bad for them, and don&#039;t mind paying a lot of money for their bad habit, even twice a day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, the <u><b>coffee</b></u> premium is small and the benefit is great IMHO. Sorry for rant, I hope someone here found it educational.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>On-topic:&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>I am very sorry this happened to your friend.&nbsp; But I am amazed that anyone would buy anything costing more then $250 without doing very basic research online.&nbsp; &nbsp; Something costing &gt;$1000 should be very thoroughly researched IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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