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Conjuay

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11. They overbuilt, for sure.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:07 AM

Friday

Visiting the Kids in Seattle, we took a boat cruise. At one point the captain stops the boat and announces, "From this spot, you are within one half mile of 350 Starbucks locations."
So yeah, overbuilt, and not an especially good product.

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Price of coffee has at least doubled. no_hypocrisy Thursday #2

Locally It's competition from 7Brew. Chipper Chat Thursday #3

We had one open up a few months ago, it's always packed. Haven't tried it because lines are long. Silent Type Thursday #7

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The cost of the coffee is irrelevant somsai Thursday #6

Like drug stores, they are overbuilt and expensive coffee is one of first things people cut back. Silent Type Thursday #8

They overbuilt, for sure. Conjuay Friday #11

Starbucks pretty much defines "discretionary" . . . hatrack Thursday #9

Exactly. I'm using k-cups now. It's just as good and more convenient, at only 50 cents a k-cup. nt SunSeeker Friday #10

People are realizing Starbucks coffee is not good Buckeyeblue Friday #12