Starbucks withdraws single use plastic straws in a bid to counter plastic pollution and replaces them with paper straws...
wrapped in a single use plastic wrapper.
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SW-User
I ain't paying for one cup of coffee when I can get a whole can of it for a couple bucks more has always been my beef with Starbucks and other high priced coffee places. I don't need desinger coffee. But, yes that's pretty dumb. It's like some of the vegans who wear leather shoes??? You just null and voided your own protest.
@SW-User I had a friends (who has now passed away ) Who imported fresh beans from all over the world . Every morning he was roasting them and baking all kinds of fluffy crusted pastries that were so melt in you're mouth goodness . It was a tiny place with a huge parking lot that we made fun of when we first met Bill He was from Miami opening a coffee shop on main street Hendersonville NC He hired my brother and I to do some remodeling work ,and one of the perks of the job was trying out different blends of coffee and different pastries . I was soon hooked on real hazelnut and a cherry turnover . The business grew until he needed to buy the business next door too for the space and it was still a line on the street and standing room only . He has a few real espresso /capachino machine ,the huge tall shiny brass machines with Eagles on top ,and all of them had burn scars from not knowing how to operate the machine right at first . after my friend passed away everyone tried making me all types of garbage that was suppose to taste like hazel nut from flavored coffees to creamers the smell of it brewing gave me a headache ,there was no comparison . French Vanilla too ,I hate the smell of all the imitations . For a treat yourself reward for a hard days work ,nothing was like Bill's Starbucks has nothing on it or any of the other ones that have popped up since . Huge burlap bags of beans ,the special ovens for roasting them ,the blends and his chief style pastries ,its was a treat worth paying for But I have not had anything that comes close since , A lot of my lady friends blamed me for the extra pounds too for getting them hooked on Bills pastries They said the same thing in the beginning ,"No way is coffee worth $2,50 per cup when I can buy a whole bag of 8 oclock beans for just a few dollars more" It was funny when I popped in ,and caught them there "Its you're fault ,you got us hooked " May Bill rest in peace ,I am not the only one who misses him ,or his coffee The Vegetarians I know were raised that way ,they never eat meat in their lives ,but they are that way for health reasons ,and all of them are supper healthy , and now they kind of have proof as to why
