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I'm not Starbucks biggest fan, but they do have the model nailed down. It's consistent coffee, they generally have a drive-through, and it's one of the few places that's open outside of business hours.
However, the coffee isn't that special, and I was actually borderline speechless when two large coffees came to £10.10 recently.
I can put up with one or the other, but not both. I don't mind paying over the odds for good coffee, and I don't mind paying under the odds for caffeinated tar - but fuck paying over a fiver a pop for "normal" coffee.
Their blonde Nespresso pods cost under a tenner for 40 capsules or so and they're just as nice.
The biggest thing I appreciate about Starbucks is the app. I can order, go in, and grab my cup and go. This is enormously important in the morning when I NEED to get to work. With the “local” shops you need to wait an arbitrary amount of time depending on how long the line is and what those people might order. Also, I don’t have to deal with the FUCKING iPad swivel. Sorry “local” coffee shops, but until you stop condoning begging from your customers I will generally avoid, even if your coffee is better.
Don’t agree? That’s fine. I do what works for me. You do what works for you.