Flitterkill November 16, 2012 Share Flitterkill GC Board Member November 16, 2012 Sometimes I just don't get it. I mean, I get it - money, profit, etc. but when it drops quality... Yes yes, burnt coffee, etc. Don't care. I don't go to Starbucks. The coffee I drink is exclusively Starbucks Vanilla, store bought. Splashed with half/half and then doubled in volume with skim milk. A bit of sugar and my coffee flavored milk is good to go. Six months ago they had Starbucks Natural Fusions Vanilla with ground vanilla beans and ground sarsaparilla. Brilliant. They phased it out in favor of their standard Starbucks Vanilla, lost the sarasaparilla, kept the ground vanilla beans. Fine, whatever. Naturally that means it was all leading to them eliminating the ground vanilla beans in favor of "natural flavors". And now the crap tastes like all the other fake vanilla crap coffee out there. Which means I probably have to start making and grinding my own at home. I'd prefer the convenience of giving them my money. Seems they don't want it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs November 16, 2012 Share Biggs GC Alumni November 16, 2012 While we're at it: this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amertrash November 16, 2012 Share amertrash Member November 16, 2012 Heh, first world problems at it's finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill November 16, 2012 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member November 16, 2012 Damn straight. Imagine one of your favorite beers. Now imagine that they thought changing it to crap was a good idea. It's an odd thing - probably worthy of more debate, but brands sometimes decide to cash in on their brand value, trash the product quality, and skate by on good will for teh profits. They're gonna lose people along the way. Doubt they care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs November 16, 2012 Share Biggs GC Alumni November 16, 2012 This reminds me of Rocky IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 16, 2012 Share boiler Member November 16, 2012 This reminds me of Rocky IV This thread def needs more Apollo Creed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill November 16, 2012 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member November 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinkadeus November 16, 2012 Share Cinkadeus Member November 16, 2012 (edited) Most of the time, a no-name company can make something, so they go to a major brand and offer to make said product and slap the brand logo on it. Its usually not the parent brand company that's making the product. Edited November 16, 2012 by Cinkadeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 16, 2012 Share stutters GC Alumni November 16, 2012 excuse me, i was just pour over brewing a cup of my fair trade shade grown organic equadorian roast while reading the latest portland farmers market report. what seems to be the problem here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amertrash November 16, 2012 Share amertrash Member November 16, 2012 I just use this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill November 16, 2012 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member November 16, 2012 As do I. With an Eko Brew Cup. Two to three times a day. Occasionally four. And it used to be filled with Starbucks Vanilla coffee. When they dropped the sarsaparilla root from the original version I actually started looking around for where I could get the stuff to drop in; liquid, dry, whatever. Now it looks I gotta roll coffee nerd-style and grind my own custom blend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel November 16, 2012 Share shaftiel Member November 16, 2012 Coffee junkie, addicted to the bean.... oh the humanity! Shaftiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest November 16, 2012 Share lousiest Member November 16, 2012 coffee's good for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 16, 2012 Share stutters GC Alumni November 16, 2012 people who make coffee with a keurig concern me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain November 17, 2012 Share Madvillain Member November 17, 2012 I'd rather drink 7-11 coffee any day than support Starbucks, I know the original post was in regards to a store product, but 7-11 coffee tastes way better and is half the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 November 17, 2012 Share akaM2 Member November 17, 2012 (edited) people who make coffee with a keurig concern me. For once in 7 years I agree with him Edited November 17, 2012 by akaM2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest November 17, 2012 Share lousiest Member November 17, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 17, 2012 Share stutters GC Alumni November 17, 2012 I'd rather drink 7-11 coffee any day than support Starbucks, I know the original post was in regards to a store product, but 7-11 coffee tastes way better and is half the price. coffee is like bourbon. never shop for the cheap stuff, or you're going to have a bad time. http://www.heartroasters.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless November 18, 2012 Share Clueless GC Alumni November 18, 2012 people who make coffee with a keurig concern me. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill November 18, 2012 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member November 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless November 18, 2012 Share Clueless GC Alumni November 18, 2012 Dunkin Donuts coffee is pretty awesome...I will not waiver from this stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 18, 2012 Share stutters GC Alumni November 18, 2012 dunkin donuts is the best cheap coffee out there, but i don't trust coffee that comes with the follow up question "what kind of flavoring would you like?" that's like putting broccoli on pizza. you just don't do some things. oh, keurigs? not exactly "fresh coffee." or even "real coffee." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill November 18, 2012 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member November 18, 2012 Watermelon, hard candy, red wine Strawberry, bergamot, lemonade Honey, fresh melon, cream Brown sugar, figs, earth tones Cranberry, cherry, and toffee "what kind of flavoring would you like?" Apparently if the coffee is hipster boutique, than that's alright, esp. if the "flavors" emerge from the roasting process. Oh wait! They have a drip brewer instructions! Oh wait. A proper oxygen cleansed filter Yeah. Also, keep in mind I don't so much as drink coffee as I drink coffee-flavored milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless November 18, 2012 Share Clueless GC Alumni November 18, 2012 dunkin donuts is the best cheap coffee out there, but i don't trust coffee that comes with the follow up question "what kind of flavoring would you like?" that's like putting broccoli on pizza. you just don't do some things. oh, keurigs? not exactly "fresh coffee." or even "real coffee." Hmm....I dunno, it's as fresh as any other vacuum sealed container of coffee that you buy in the store, and as far as real? I don't know what you mean by that, it's coffee. Is it the best out there? No. But it fits my needs when I am trying to get out the door by 6:15 am, fills my travel mug perfectly with no clean up or waste...me likey. And if you use the EkoBrew thingy that Fk posted...you can put anything you want in there. So other than that, I don't see how using a Keurig machine to make your cup of coffee differs from using any other machine...different means to the same end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless November 18, 2012 Share Clueless GC Alumni November 18, 2012 dunkin donuts is the best cheap coffee out there, but i don't trust coffee that comes with the follow up question "what kind of flavoring would you like?" I don't dig flavored coffees anyways...I like it straight up, so I ain't skeered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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