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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think, or maybe when do you think, the Starbucks love affair will end? Or is it here to stay like McDonalds?[/quote]

I think it's here to stay.  I am a major anti-corporate lefty who actively scorns them and I still go there at least twice a week because I'm sleep-deprived and it's easy.[/quote]

But the idea came straight from Italy. Have you read the history of Starbucks? Before Starbucks was *Starbucks* and before Howard Schultz ran the joint, he went to Italy looking for new ideas to bring back to the small Seattle coffee roasters. He came back thrilled with the idea of the Italian coffee cafes and the espresso drink. After lots of other stuff happened that small Seattle coffee roaster became what it is today, Starbucks. The idea of the "coffee shop" isn't so crazy, it's been around for ages all around Europe & South America. If you don't like the corporate-ness of Starbucks then support your local coffee roaster & local specialty coffee shops. There are plenty all over DC, Fairfax, & Moco. [/quote]

I never said I hated coffee shops, I love them!  As you say, though, there are plenty in DC, Fairfax, and Mongomery counties: not really any in PG where I live.  Except for the new Busboys which serves the exact same fair trade coffee I have at home for $3 a cup.  I still go there, but there is no Firehook or the like around these parts.  Hopefully the one that went out of business in College Park will reopen soon.[/quote]

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