Starbucks and Speeding Tickets and Stimulus

Ha! That Starbucks thing is funny. I’ve had the “Do you mean a tall?” question asked to me. I refuse to play the game and pretend to not understand them and say “no, a small is fine.”

Great video again Zo. I wonder if anyone had the same thought as I did, if the military wouldn’t take you because of an unpaid parking ticket doesn’t it kind of prove they’re not as hard up for recruits as the liberals say they are.

I have purchased 3 Starhacks coffees in my entire 45 years on this Earth. When I heard that so many thousands of Starbuck’s employees were going to be laid off, I cheered and laughed. I have never in my life wished for the downfall of any company before, especially one who employs so many people. But I’m with Zo, I’ll go to 7/11 and get what I want for about 4 bucks less a pop, and without the attitude! And when I don’t want to do the 7/11 run, I plan to spend the entire 5 bucks I would have spent at Starhacks and head on over to my local diner, and get myself a real breakfast along with coffee is that is served with a smile. I just love to see snooty corporations eat themselves up.

I’m a little wound up here, sorry about that. And it’s not that I’ve had too much coffee. It’s just that a very liberal friend of mine just exclaimed that he thinks the feds are up to no good. When I tried to get him to explain exactly who the “feds” are, he refused to acknowledge that those are the crooks he voted into office. The honeymoon is over a bit sooner than I thought it would be.

Thanks for the great video Zo. Wish I could kick in some bucks for your services, but yesterday my husband agreed to a 20% salary cut (hopefully temporary) so that the business he is working for won’t go under. So now I have to figure out a way to help make up the difference. Looks like I’m getting a second job.

Why the bashing? The stuff they serve at 7/11 doesn’t really compare to starbucks… non-dairy creamer isn’t milk, and 14 ounces of it doesn’t really seem like a good idea. The mark up on most retail prices is significantly greater than the mark up starbucks charges, yet how many national retail chains, for their lowest level employee, provides part-time earned paid vacation, part-time health care, stock vestement, and a non-poverty level wage? Few.
The most expensive ingredient in your coffee is their healthcare costs. If you can’t afford to provide that make more money. Too cheap, well, as long as you don’t object to wal-mart workers recieving food-stamps and medicare to offset their meager wages and lack of benifits, I guess your world isn’t that small.

And, as a former Starbucks employee, I have to say, I will always buy Starbucks (granted not a Venti Latte)when I can because it’s a corporation that does try to do right by it’s employees by providing access to healthcare for anyone working 20 hours or more. Plus, I like the coffee. But, variety is the spice of life and the backbone of the free market, so enjoy your caffiene where ever you want. Until Obama tells you when, where and what to drink!

You go guy! Starbucks tanked years ago with me, can’t get pass the goddess on the label

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