When Starbucks was first getting started they came to Portland, Oregon with a vengeance. They installed 4 stores in a 10 block area on one street - 23rd Avenue. They bought out one competitor and forced the rest out of business - all of them mom and pop operations that gave us variety and enriched our lives.
Once the dust had settled they then closed 3 of the stores over the next few years leaving us with little choice except their corporate staleness.
Since then Starbucks has been accused of union busting by closing stores that are about to become unionized, and price gauging using Covid and inflation as cover.
Their actual coffee is terrible, their espresso bitter, their true coffee drinks unsophisticated, served in paper cups.
It is apparent that Starbucks provides cover for those wishing to indulge in dessert while pretending they are at a coffee shop. What's wrong with that? Well the sugary calorie content of their drinks alone renders them unhealthy and contributes to obesity and poor health, worldwide. Besides, it just feels dishonest to deliberately pretend that a place to grab sugary dessert is a coffee shop and in my opinion reflects their disingenuous from their early beginnings. They are not interested in your health or well being, and never have been. They are not there to enrich your life. They are there for your money - and watch out if you stand in the way.
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