Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

I'm going to let everyone in on a big secret...$4 for a cup of coffee is a ripoff. We have two Starbucks in Denton; one inside the Kroger, and the other inside Barnes & Noble. Amazing isn't it? A city in the US with less than a hojillion Starbucks! I'd like to think it's because we're a bit smarter here.

Here's an example: Racetrac has a mug you can buy for $2.70 after tax. Not only can you combine about a dozen different flavors to make whatever kind of coffee you want, but there's also an instruction manual on how to make all kinds of combinations. What's the significance of the mug? The mug is 20 oz. and you don't pay for your first fill of coffee. Your next five subsequent refills are free. Still not impressed? Well how about the fact that a refill of that mug, or any 20 oz. coffee from Racetrac is 53¢ and just as good as any of the yuppie shite from Starbucks?

Trust me, you don't have to have a Racetrac near you. Quiktrip, Exxon, 7-11 and more have all figured out that good coffee doesn't have to be grandé and ordered from a barista and other nonsensical bullshit. If nothing else, give it a try and see if that "medium" coffee at Starbucks is worth over 4 to 8 times as much as gas station coffee. Don't you have better things to spend your money on??

3 Comments:

 Hope said (12/01/2005 11:07 PM),  

There's also a stand-alone one on University across from Kroger and on in Albertson's on Loop 288. Can I make a white mocha at the gas station?

 Schlep said (12/01/2005 11:11 PM),  

I don't know. Go find out.

 chu said (12/02/2005 10:27 AM),  

I never had any real hate for Starbucks, but now I do. Those fsck'ing bastards!! I am gonna boycott them like I boycott Sony. Damn Starbucks!!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/12/01/financial/f132605S26.DTL