Coffee
Where Starbucks Went Wrong – Seeking Alpha
Someone is on the same page as me. This captures, in a nutshell, the real problem at Starbucks. It has made a commodity out of itself. Starbucks now reminds me of the game operator you played as a kid, you start with a message it gets whispered from ear to ear, and at the end [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Starbucks coffee is too expensive, new survey says
Oh boy. 73% think Starbucks is overpriced. How did they ask the question? I’d like to see the questionnaire. They only asked about coffee prices as far as I can tell. Well I think the coffee is not overpriced (for NYC anyhow), but I think $5 is too much to pay free Internet.
I was a [...]
Getting ‘Free’ Wi-Fi At Starbucks — Courant.com
Only 5 easy steps to get ‘Free’ Internet! Oh, yeah and only 2 hours a day, you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. Starbucks has a knack to make simple things ridiculously complex.
1. If you already have a Starbucks card that you have used or added money to in the [...]
Starbucks Restores Bold Blend, Yielding to Its Customers – WSJ.com
It’s a train wreck in slow motion. First they make this blend (which is not so good in my opinion), then when old loyal customers like me stop going the company brings back the “bold” blends. The damage is already done to the brand. I am starting to believe that Starbucks will never regain its [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PC World – Business Center: Starbucks Wi-Fi Comes with AT&T Limits
Starbucks’ not free “Free” Wi-Fi is a good plan? According to several news reports first day demand overwhelmed the system. Could I have been wrong? No. I still say this scheme is a big stinker. It turns out they even limit what you can do with your not free “free” access.
Activities not allowed:
Video [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )AT&T offers free Wi-Fi at Starbucks | Tech news blog – CNET News.com
Free internet with a catch. Starbucks still doesn’t get it. My guess is that it will take less then six months for Starbucks’ latest overly complicated Wi-Fi scheme to fail. Is anyone counting how plans for internet access have failed so far? It’s almost amusing to see how many bazaar and unwieldy plans Starbucks can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Starbucks exits music biz, Pikes Place roast is getting bad press, and I went to Seattle
What did I say? Finally someone is using the old noggin at Starbucks, well sort of.
After just one year, Starbucks pulls back from music label – Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
I agree with this article. I had the Pikes Place Roast and I think it’s very much like New Coke. In fact, [...]
