Febuary 14th is Starbucks Appreciation Day.

 

If you don't drink Starbucks, buy something else.

 

What's all the fuss about Starbucks? Well a Brady Bunch front group called National Gun Victims Action Council is having a boycott Starbucks Day on Febuary 14th.

 

NGVAC says that because Starbucks defaults to local community laws and standards regarding who can carry guns into their stores, Starbucks supports the extremist NRA agenda.

 

Don't believe me? Read this: http://gunvictimsact...rbucks-boycott/

 

PA Gun Blog has more regarding supporting Starbucks.

 

Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of Starbucks, their coffee tastes burnt, but I'll still support them on the 14th.

 

Send Starbucks your support here: http://www.starbucks.com/customer-service/contact/company-information-form

I'm a DD's fan myself but I'll do that on the 14th..

I hate starbucks and cant stand when pretentious pukes walk around with their cups of crap-afrapa-chino soy bs latte saying "look at me look at me" however I guess I will be buying something from them that day.

Retracted due to inaccurate info. Sorry. I still don't like most of their customer base. At least from what I see around here.

Good for Sbux. Then again, pro gun or anti gun, they are a corporation, they can do anything they want that is legal.

 

So Sbux is getting hammered for being pro gun, weren't they just hammered for being anti gun a few months ago?

 

Btw, for sbux, it is not just about the coffee. Much like Apple and their products. If I have time to kill, I will go to Sbux, grab a Venti Caramel Latte lite, Skim, 2 Splenda, sit my butt down in the comfy chair, and work on whatever it is, or have a business meeting.

 

Not going to have one at Dunkin. =)

 

For the same reason you go to a Bar. its the social aspect, at least for most of us.

Starbucks can suck it. They openly don't support the military.

 

How about a supporting cite? I seem to remember a sbux campaign to send the troops coffee and I certainly am unaware of any non-support of the military. Enlighten us.

At 21 years old, I've never had Starbucks coffee. Kind of shocking, considering there's one 10 feet from the office I work in. No particular reason why. I'm not big into coffee in general, and when I do get some, it's at DD. But maybe this is a reason to make my Starbucks debut.

I'll take it for FREE!!!

I hate coffee, but I'll gladly drink a few cups just to troll the brady bunch.

I hate starbucks and cant stand when pretentious pukes walk around with their cups of crap-afrapa-chino soy bs latte saying "look at me look at me" however I guess I will be buying something from them that day.

 

I'll just order a coffee flavored coffee, they do have that don't they??

I will go to Sbux, grab a Venti Caramel Latte lite, Skim, 2 Splenda, sit my butt down in the comfy chair, and work on whatever it is, or have a business meeting. What the heck is that???

 

Not going to have one at Dunkin. =) Yea, DD's has real Coffee..

 

For the same reason you go to a Bar. its the social aspect, at least for most of us. I go for Coffee...

I drink Starbucks if I happen to be near one, but I don't go out of my way. Usually ends up Wawa or now Quick Chek. Isn't this a bit redundant since open carry in CA is now banned? That's what seemed to set these folks off, that people in the East Bay were OC-ing.

DD coffee is much better and i like there hot chocolate , Starbucks has all the other good stuff...

Good for Sbux. Then again, pro gun or anti gun, they are a corporation, they can do anything they want that is legal.

 

So Sbux is getting hammered for being pro gun, weren't they just hammered for being anti gun a few months ago?

 

Btw, for sbux, it is not just about the coffee. Much like Apple and their products. If I have time to kill, I will go to Sbux, grab a Venti Caramel Latte lite, Skim, 2 Splenda, sit my butt down in the comfy chair, and work on whatever it is, or have a business meeting.

 

Not going to have one at Dunkin. =)

 

For the same reason you go to a Bar. its the social aspect, at least for most of us.

Exactly. Starbucks teaches in their management course that Coffee and such is secondary to the whole experience. In their culture they are not selling you a product but a slice of life.

Exactly. Starbucks teaches in their management course that Coffee and such is secondary to the whole experience. In their culture they are not selling you a product but a slice of life.

 

The experience of what? Everyone with their noses stuck in their laptops?

The experience of what? Everyone with their noses stuck in their laptops?

 

ooohhh, can I bring my iPad???

The experience of what? Everyone with their noses stuck in their laptops?

Exactly.....the average customer want to believe that by ordering in their own special language,drinking overpriced insipid coffee while playing video games on their I Pads in a contrived hipster living room is the experience that makes them special... You didn't think they became omnipresent just selling coffee did you?

Exactly.....the average customer want to believe that by ordering in their own special language,drinking overpriced insipid coffee while playing video games on their I Pads in a contrived hipster living room is the experience that makes them special... You didn't think they became omnipresent just selling coffee did you?

 

Well people have bought into it and if that makes them happy great, but I can say the VP level folks do well at that company, Have one of the VP in the same complex as my folks house out in Scottsdale, it's only a small over a million dollar home that is only used for about 2 maybe 3 weeks a year.

Well people have bought into it and if that makes them happy great, but I can say the VP level folks do well at that company, Have one of the VP in the same complex as my folks house out in Scottsdale, it's only a small over a million dollar home that is only used for about 2 maybe 3 weeks a year.

You should see their HQ in Seattle,old hospital on the hill overlooking the stadium that smells like fresh brewed coffee even in the restrooms. They are so successful because of their philosophy of exclusivity and chubbiness came at a time where every one needed to feel that much more special even when indulging in something so mundane as buying a cup of coffee. They have just released their "Blond Roast"with strict instructions that there is to be absolutely no blond jokes when interacting with customers.....or else.

Isn't this a bit redundant since open carry in CA is now banned?

 

Not to these anti gunners. If you go their web page, you'll quickly learn that they consider NJ one of the states where Starbucks peddles the NRA's pro gun message by allowing concealed carry.

Starbuck is to dunkin donuts as apple is to microsoft.

 

Truth be told I dont really have a problem with starbucks. It's not my thing so I dont drink it. Just like to poke some fun at the coffee snobs.

 

I will be getting some on the 14th though.

I do not like sbux coffee but they're the only game in town after midnight. I will make sure my crew hits them up on the 14th pending any disasters.

I'll be there. There's one at Barnes & Noble. Grab a coffee and read some gun mags...

I'm not a big coffee drinker so I never really go to Starbucks (or any other coffee joint) but their pastries are pretty good and I can get a hot chocolate or tea or something.

I'll go to Starbucks if Starbucks are there...

Starbucks is a guy.

Quite a bit of activity on this topic over on PAFOA, in the Lounge and on the General Calendar. People arranging counter-demonstrations. I just wonder if there really will be much participation, nationwide, by the anti's. Now in Chicago, where it all started, (go figure) there may some serious activity, I'm thinking not so much the farther away from the epicenter you get. Not to say that if someone started one in say, Newtown, PA (in the free world) I wouldn't participate. I will definitely be getting a coffee that day though.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

This thing is so poorly thought out by the antis that the small part of my mind that is a conspiracy nut is wondering whether this was started by Starbucks to drum up business I just can't see anyone but the most hardcore antis actually going through with this boycot

I think Starbucks probably just wishes that both sides of the issue would just go away and leave them alone to sell coffee.

A little too metro sexual for me. Real men buy their coffee at a gas station, or beat up iron workers and take theres, and they don't use homo flavored creamers, or whipped cream.The whipped cream is for the old lady when she get's home. I'll give my daughter a few dollars and have her get one for herself though.