[John Stone]

On 8/8/07 11:21 AM, in article , "Eeyore"
wrote:



John Stone wrote:

There's over 13,000 Starbucks outlets worldwide (89 in Australia) They must
be doing something right.

So where does gullibility fit into that equation ?

I have no idea. But I highly doubt that they've succeeded by fooling 100% of
their customers 100% of the time. They clearly sell a product, which isn't
just coffee, that a lot of people enjoy. Companies like McDonalds never paid
any attention to the swill they served until Starbucks came on the scene. At
least give them some credit for raising the quality bar to another level, if
not to the ultimate. It sure beats the pants off the canned **** from the
likes of Folgers or Maxwell House that many Americans wake up to every day.