Starbucks Ripping people off

Well, the thing is you pay for the quality of the coffee, not the
quantity. I do love their mocha iced coffees, but I realize they are
slightly higher quality than the coffee you can find at a gas station.
And Starbucks intentionally charges more for their stuff because they
try to pass themselves off as "green" and they need to pay their staff
extra to make that "Starbucks experience" possible.

I do wish they offered items for lower prices - I would most
definitely patronize their establishments if I could get that iced
coffee for $2 instead of $4.

If you really want to make the most of your Starbucks purchase, order
the following: Three shots of espresso, over ice, in a venti cup,
extra ice. Then add a bunch of free condiments from the little bar
area near the register. It's stealing, but it's cheaper than a latte.
If you don't mind putting aside your ethics for one outing, you can
save a little money doing this.

You are paying for the name along with the coffee. And, they do offer
you a service that you cannot or do not get at home. So if you want it
you will pay it or go somewhere else where they may charge less...but
will it be as good as Starbucks??

Even with Starbucks filling every cup up to the top, etc. it is still
a rip-off. I mean, come on....Over $4 for a latte? I stopped
drinking there a long time ago, I don't want to throw my money away.
As long as there are pigeons who continue to patron them, their prices
will keep going up and up and you will probably get less too. And it
is usually the complainers who will still go there anyways.

This letter and the comments reminded me of a segment Andy Rooney did
quite a while ago on 60 minutes. I was able to dig it up on CBS.com

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/07/60minutes/rooney/main543240.
shtml

I actually find starbucks coffee to be comparatively priced to the
coffee shops in my area (even wawa has raised prices, almost 1.30 a
cup!) I'm talking about the regular coffee, not the frilly drinks that
ARE expensive, like lattes and cappuccinos.

I had to ask my starbucks barista to put my mediums in a large cup to
leave room for cream and sugar, because they told me they aren't
allowed to not fill them to the top. It was confusing but the solution
they suggested worked.

I don't know if there prices have gone up recently, but prices of
EVERYTHING has gone up lately, so I can't even afford to go get a cup
of coffee and find out (brewing my own at home is MUCH cheaper, even
brewing starbucks brand coffee)

I always hear them asking people if they want room for milk, and
they'll fill it accordingly. Seems a bigger waste to use a bigger cup
than necessary than to just leave a little room. I know they raised
prices about a dime, maybe last year or the year before?

I work at Starbucks, and have for over a year and a half. Never have I
been told that when a customer purchases coffee that we can't "fill
them to the top". Whatever barista put you through this, was seriously
mistaken. At my store, we do everything we can to make the customer
leave with a pleasant expierence, and I'm sorry you were told this.

Mcdonald and DD are the same way. There is either a invisible mark
that you have to eye measure...or you may see a small mark outside the
cup where they know how to fill only to that level...too many people
just wase the excess any way by pouring it out to put in
condiments...or spill it on themselves and cry lawsuit.

Working at a DD and Mcdonalds in the past, this is what was said to me
by supervisors and customers.

I've never liked Starbucks. I think their coffee is too strong and
too expensive. I also think they're WAY too pretentious. I mean,
calling your clerks "baristas", calling your cup sizes "venti",
"grande", "tall", "short", and calling your coffee every possible word
you can think of besides "COFFEE"?!?!

If you've ever heard Denis Leary's stand-up comedy bit about how
impossible it is to find "coffee-flavored coffee" in this country,
you'll know what I mean.

No thanks, just give me a cup of plain ol' Dunkin Donuts coffee. (and
yes, I'm well aware of Denis Leary's bit against them too! lol)

If you want more coffee in the cup, I think you just have to ask. I
assume they leave room at the top for those who want to add cream
and/or sugar, or for people who are heading to their cars and don't
want coffee sloshing out of the cup.

It's called downsizing and just about every company does it. Fast
food burger places like Wendy's changed the circumferance of their
meat and buns. Taco Bell now puts less meat in their tacos. It just
goes on and on. If Starbucks were to keep the same size they'd be
charging even more than what they do now. Full price is dependent on
how much the public is willing to pay for a product.