truman Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 This implies that you've been in Starbuck's and tries their stuff Their coffee is clearly bog standard - not rubbish but not very good either. Yet you believe it is 'excellent'. I'm now all the more convinced that it is only their marketing which could be described as 'excellent'. Yet to me this implies that you wouldn't Then people might give their coffee money to a responsible company which pays it's share of taxes and pays decent wages. It is an outrageous suggestion! Where would it leave self-centred, greedy tossrags if more people were motivated by the common good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 This implies that you've been in Starbuck's and tries their stuff Yet to me this implies that you wouldn't Correct. Your answer is in the tenses. If you admit you are thick enough to need it spelling out for you, I will happily oblige . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Correct. Your answer is in the tenses. If you admit you are thick enough to need it spelling out for you, I will happily oblige . What stopped you going..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Their coffee is clearly bog standard - not rubbish but not very good either. Yet you believe it is 'excellent'. I'm now all the more convinced that it is only their marketing which could be described as 'excellent'. You think it's bog standard, Shef Fitness thinks it's excellent. I wonder how we can determine whose subjective opinion is the right one? No wait, we can't. Get this too, some people even prefer instant coffee over fresh coffee. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 You think it's bog standard, Shef Fitness thinks it's excellent. I wonder how we can determine whose subjective opinion is the right one? No wait, we can't. Get this too, some people even prefer instant coffee over fresh coffee. jb Enough people think Starbuck's to be OK for them to be planning on opening another 300 places in the next few years.. http://starbucks.co.uk/blog/starbucks-commitment-to-the-uk/1240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Enough people think Starbuck's to be OK for them to be planning on opening another 300 places in the next few years.. http://starbucks.co.uk/blog/starbucks-commitment-to-the-uk/1240 All that money they save from not paying Corporation tax ensures they have a natural competitive edge over their competition and therefore they can build more branches. Brilliant. Welcome to Corporate Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 You think it's bog standard, Shef Fitness thinks it's excellent. I wonder how we can determine whose subjective opinion is the right one? No wait, we can't. Get this too, some people even prefer instant coffee over fresh coffee. jb Do you work in Starbucks marketing Dept? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Do you work in Starbucks marketing Dept? That's me outed. Not. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shef_Fitness Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Their coffee is clearly bog standard - not rubbish but not very good either. Yet you believe it is 'excellent'. I'm now all the more convinced that it is only their marketing which could be described as 'excellent'. There is no marketing, the product is simply excellent. I think so, and so do all the other people who enjoy a cuppa each day. Its so packed I can't read my newspaper in peace and at times its impossible to get a seat. If as you say "marketing" is brainwashing people and the product is rubbish, then why do people give repeat custom day after day? If the product was rubbish, people would stay away and the business would go under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 There is no marketing, the product is simply excellent. I think so, and so do all the other people who enjoy a cuppa each day. Its so packed I can't read my newspaper in peace and at times its impossible to get a seat. If as you say "marketing" is brainwashing people and the product is rubbish, then why do people give repeat custom day after day? If the product was rubbish, people would stay away and the business would go under Indeed, you can go anywhere for a coffee. I tried an independent stall once and felt all warm inside until he pulled out a jar of Nescafé then charged me two quid. But since I started this post, costa have built an outlet around me. You can't escape them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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