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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 95 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't bought stuff from sbux in the last few months because of their union busting and DEI rollbacks. Seems like it was the right choice.

[–] Crewman@sopuli.xyz 81 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

I don't buy from them because their coffee is bad.

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Being able to feel pious about it is a nice bonus, though, lol

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 2 points 3 hours ago

Well they have been caught multiple times buying from slave labor farms in Brazil, buying from a farm with child labor in Guatemala and possibly contributing to the decline of commodity prices in 2019 (which was under a $1).

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I've never seen a Pete's coffee shop, I thought it was just a supermarket brand.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 1 points 3 hours ago

It’s a Bat Area company. They aren’t all over the U.S. According to a map on their website there are 286. Approximately 47.5% are located in the Bay Area.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

They have physical locations too. I'm on the east coast so they're not as popular here. Major city though.

Used to have like 6 locations but they're down to 2 now that I know of in my state.

You can also just aim for local shops instead of chains.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 14 points 14 hours ago

"You don't buy from Starbucks because of social issues.

I don't buy from Starbucks because their coffee is bad.

We are not the same."

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 28 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think they sell coffee, just like subway doesn't sell 12 inch sandwiches.

They sell coffee flavored sugar water.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Venti (20 oz) Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha: 580 calories

Big mac: 590 calories

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

The big Mac is probably better for your body. I mean less bad. Don't wanna really say "healthier" but I'm sure you get my meaning.

I Googled it and the bullshit Ai summary is REALLY going to bat for starfucks. First it compared a grande mocha to a whole big Mac combo (480 vs 1100 cal) , the when I specified "venti" and "sandwich" it decided to make the mocha a nonfat milk with no whip which brought it down to 400.

Regardless, 72g of sugar in that friggin thing.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I relied too heavily on chatgpt search.

12oz Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha is 360cal so 20oz is 600cal.

It got the 590cal big mac correct

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

I wanted to compare the nutrition info directly but it's a hassle on mobile so I had to try to sucker the Google ai into doing it. It didn't work.

Pretty sure the mocha is on par with or worse than the big Mac in every way except sodium.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 21 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

My days of not purchasing anything from Starbucks are definitely coming to a middle

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

[–] PixelTron@lemm.ee 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Bad is an understatement! I compare it to Fosters beer, it’s piss water. Had it twice in my life, never again…

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You should try Dunkin Donuts coffee. That's really bad coffee. Starbucks isn't that bad, it's just roasted so bad to make it consistent. Can't tell the difference when it's burned to shit, and most people order what are basically milkshakes with a bit of coffee in them anyway.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 4 points 18 hours ago

Boyd's is the worst coffee. Not sure they have coffee shops anymore. Starbucks is always 'burnt' tasting.