MERGED: What's with Starbucks?

[klemzhou]

honestly, dili kaayo ko ganahan sa Starbucks 'coz tam-is ra kaayo para nako.. (peace to those Starbucks worshipers).
Well I'm a coffee guy... it makes me keep standing and erect... on my graveyard shift.... heheh

the article is very true... hehe igo jud tanan... and yes.. I totally agree when he said

But Starbucks has gone beyond colonial mentality; it has become pure escapism. It helps us forget about the EDSA traffic jam, the hostages in Mindanao, and the decreasing popularity of the current President. In this age of harsh realities of poverty and chaos, anything that offers oblivion and temporary indulgence sells fast. No matter how costly it is.

by the way...

I'm a Bo's drinker.. mas isog ang brewed coffee nila.. hehe

[vern]

This has been written about every damn western company that "suddenly" invades the Philippines. The author has no originality. Giving people an asinine reason to go up in arms about is in itself asinine. For someone to call Starbucks as THE coffee authority in the US or anywhere really does not know anything about what they are writing about. On the web, this is what people would call link-baiting ... a feeble attempt to get hits for the sake of getting hits without really putting any thought into their writing aside from the fifteen minutes in the bathroom that is required to come up with something that will grab your attention, but really has no substance. Sorry, I'll take mine black, the way it is meant to be ... and people have been drinking black coffee for a long, long time.

You have to admit that the Philippine franchiser of Starbucks-whoever-he is-deserves credit.

Starbucks does not franchise. At least get your facts straight.

[cokefloat_f]

hay bsag unsa pna ka lami ang coffee sa starbucks and chuva. coffie jud ghapon na. gamhal2 lng jud. arong ingnon sad ning uban. maygani d ko addict ug kapi. malipay nko ug 3in1 kung gnhan ko.

[kid_blade]

to be honest ive never been to coffe shops like starbucks or coffebean or boss...ambot dili man pod ko inom cape gud...usa pod libog ko sa mga tao not all but some na bisan giduka na cge huy-ab maka tulog nlng sa sulod or sa gwas basta naa lng sa coffe haus nahan kau sila..i dont get the point?pa display? should i say?or ambot...nice ang place for discussions but dili pod to the point na sakit na lobot liningkod...hahaha

[EricCartman]

sharu way kasuway ug sumbagay didto sa starbucks

[lejean]

hmmm, i tried drinking coffee sa bo's sa BTC kuyog ako g-tutoran na American doctor how to speak Cebuano hala nagpalpitate jud ako heart grabe... that time naka realize ko I am not into drinking coffee jud.

Then, when my husband arrived here he likes drinking coffee hala tag 100+ ang coffee sa Starbucks sa Ayala palit pa sya card para wifi sa yaha internet wa jud nagamit. Ne drink ra sya coffee ngadto tan-aw ra sad ko.

It's like the ambiance, the people who stay there and drink, they stare at you sometimes... hala when i went there wala jud ka fashion2x kalkag pa ako buhok bhala sila hahahaha...

i have the chance to study starbucks the brand label for our Property Intellectual Rights nga class about infringement with the trademark, hypothetical ra nuon to but we got to study starbucks... the first outlet open and main jud nila is based in Seattle. Then kakita mo sa logo sa starbucks mura na-ay mermaid? twin-tailed siren of greek mythology... just some info about starbucks...

[waterboy0911]

kabaw naka pinoy!!!

[pirehro]

bahala na nah cla malunod sa kape basta akoa kay redhorse na lng... kanang bugnaw... pwd pud pilsen

sakto sakto. hahaha. pero di ko pilsen...

[AshmoR]

Posers Unite in Starbucks... anywhere you go, be it in the mall or a regular hangout place you'll hear starbucks being the Crowned Religion of Posers and alike...

Coffee Mixed with Tanduay, now that's Better... hehe...
i wonder if they serve those...

kung libre pa na mauban jud ko... hehe...

[rhanee]

sorry, but reality check.. a lot of star bucks stores are closing in, in the states due to crisis.. true.. even big companies you'll never expect.. another example is Gap.. well, star bucks issue doesn't affect me.. truly i don't find coffee beneficial to the body.. this crisis happening global today only means one thing.. settle for something less., safe and convenient..