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| Do you visit Starbucks? |
| I go to Starbucks and I live in a city with one |
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| I go to Starbucks and travel to another city to do so |
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| I don't go to Starbucks and I live in a city with one |
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| I don't go to Starbucks and I live in a city without one |
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| I go to expensive coffee shops, but only for the hookers |
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| I go to Starbucks when a Sex and the City wannabe drags me there thinking it makes him/her sophisticated |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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 Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:33 am Post subject: Re: Do you visit Starbucks or another chain often? |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
| I don't see the appeal of going to a fancy coffee shop that charges something like $4-$6 a coffee when I can get a lovely cup for 150-300won at the vending machine. |
Both options suck. I don't pay other people to make my coffee. I make it better myself at home. |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Local coffee roaster (Bueno in EDae). |
how is that place, anyway? I walked by there a million times when i lived near there. I didn't have a coffee maker at the time. it always smelled so good! |
I've never had a cup there, but I've been buying their beans for a coupla years. They do a good roast, and roast frequently. The owner lived in Costa Rica for a long time, but he's in Seattle now; I believe his son runs the place -- gyopo, speaks native English, nice guy.
If he's around he usually tops my bags off over weight and always offers me a cup of coffee. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| I go to Dunkin Donuts. I wouldn't even classify Starbucks as coffee. It's disgusting. |
That's funny. With D.D. coffee, I taste everything BUT the coffee...milk and sugar is it. |
You could always try ordering it without the milk and sugar?
Dunkin Donuts is far superior to Starbucks. It actually has a smooth taste the way coffee is supposed to, not unlike Green Mountain back in the east US. Starbucks is mud. If you like mud then go to Starbucks. |
Wow. We're in the presence of a real connoisseur. |
Damn right. |
Would you mind gracing us with your considered verdict on the best brand of ramyeon too?
And also, please put us out of our beer misery! Which is it - Cass or Hite? |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is very good, too. Even better than Starbucks. Tom and Toms beats DD. How is Take Urban in Apgu? I need to try that place. |
I used to get drinks and loaves of bread there, both of which were pretty good. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| newteacher wrote: |
| The_Eyeball_Kid wrote: |
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| kimchi_pizza wrote: |
| newteacher wrote: |
| I go to Dunkin Donuts. I wouldn't even classify Starbucks as coffee. It's disgusting. |
That's funny. With D.D. coffee, I taste everything BUT the coffee...milk and sugar is it. |
You could always try ordering it without the milk and sugar?
Dunkin Donuts is far superior to Starbucks. It actually has a smooth taste the way coffee is supposed to, not unlike Green Mountain back in the east US. Starbucks is mud. If you like mud then go to Starbucks. |
Wow. We're in the presence of a real connoisseur. |
Damn right. |
Umm... You do realize that you can walk into Starbuck's and order other things, right? You don't have to walk right up and say "Coffee, please."
I have to wonder about people who say that "Starbucks is mud." Have you tried every roast? Every bean? Every grind? You're telling me that the one drip coffee they have at a place like DD or TH is better than every variety Starbucks has?
Doubt it. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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I never go, and here's why:
Coffee Calculator:
http://www.hughchou.org/calc/coffee.cgi
Figure out the difference between what you spend making coffee at home or drinking it at the office (or buying from a machine by the can or cup).
Even at the end of a short, two-year stint in Korea, ONE coffee shop coffee a day can cost you a couple of grand. And the coffee isn't really that great, anyway! |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Even at the end of a short, two-year stint in Korea, ONE coffee shop coffee a day can cost you a couple of grand. And the coffee isn't really that great, anyway! |
Or compare sitting at home to doing something, anything, to the same thing outside the home. Ohhhh you savvy consumer! I can watch a movie at home for free on TV. Or I can see one in a theater. Hrm. Now why would I ever, ever spend my hard earned money on doing stuff outside the home when I can do it in the home?
The math is simple. I like being outside the home for periods of time. I like being around people. I like coffee. |
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marmotkorea
Joined: 12 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Given the price and convenience, Dunkin Donuts coffee is just fine. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| marmotkorea wrote: |
| Given the price and convenience, Dunkin Donuts coffee is just fine. |
Sure, given the price. However, given the price a bottle of soju is just fine compared to a bottle of Dom Perignon. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I never drink coffee. I just can't handle it; it gives me the shakes. And as I was walking by coffee shop after coffee shop one day, it started to annoy me. Because these are all places that I almost never have any reason to go to. They're just a waste of space for me. All they do is make other buildings 10 meters further away. I suppose if you don't drink alcohol, you can sympathize with me because you must be constantly passing bars that, aside from providing you with a flavorless, non-loop version of Fruit Loops in a little bowl, do very little for you. But then one day I suddenly (I mean urgently) discovered a good use for coffee shops: a lot of them are good clean place to take an emergency dump. Hooray Starbucks! |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| PRagic wrote: |
I never go, and here's why:
Coffee Calculator:
http://www.hughchou.org/calc/coffee.cgi
Figure out the difference between what you spend making coffee at home or drinking it at the office (or buying from a machine by the can or cup).
Even at the end of a short, two-year stint in Korea, ONE coffee shop coffee a day can cost you a couple of grand. And the coffee isn't really that great, anyway! |
I like the environment in Starbucks, Coffee Bean, et al but you're so right about the ludicrousness of paying 4 to 5 thousand Won for a cup of coffee. Must. Stop. Buying. Overpriced. Coffee.
It puts me you edge as well, then you come on Dave's, read 4 or 5 threads complaining about Korea, start to see red, post a rant, and go off on your students or possibly the next passer-by who accidentally brushes against you.
De Caf. Please Starbucks start selling De Caf. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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Credos to the Dunkin D. suggestion.
Mindmetoo, of course there is a premium for doing things outside the home. That's why I like that coffee calculator. You can compare the price of Starbuck/Shop coffee to cheaper alternatives, including 'outside' alternatives. The economy goes round because people make choices; cool if that's yours. I'm not savvy by any means, but I appreciate the compliment. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is very good, too. Even better than Starbucks. Tom and Toms beats DD. How is Take Urban in Apgu? I need to try that place. |
Let's do it!
And then go to the Rocky Mountain Tavern Sunday for 6pm to watch the Ottawa Senators Toronto Leafs game. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Why drink coffee? If I need a caffene fix I drink coke. It also tastes better. |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| PRagic wrote: |
| Credos to the Dunkin D. suggestion. |
What does this mean? Do you mean "kudos"? |
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