Starbucks buys Coffee People stores, hippies mourn

I hate Starbucks coffee. It is to strong and leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. On the other hand I do like Dunkin Donut's coffee.

starbucks coffee is good especially the decaf brands
however they are a little expensive...but it's worth
it as flavor is good beans .....the specialty drinks
latte etc are way overpriced but i guess people who like that sort of drink don't care about the price

Every generation has what they consider their own "icon" of sorts, and Starbucks just happens to symbolically represent the "current generation"!?! (That’s scary). In our “college” town, if you are craving a cup of coffee or you are a Starbucks fan, you will wait in line to order, and don't even think about sitting down to relax and enjoy your cup of java, you will NOT be able to find a seat. An incredible number of college students and their laptops are just "HANGING OUT/studying" for hours ......... It appears the students buy only one drink and fill up the space/seats for hours!! I wonder how profitable this is for Starbucks .... Maybe they should be creative and find a way to “turn over the space/seats” to create additional revenue, instead of increasing prices again! Starbucks may have a long "wall street" history, IF they keep their prices within REASON! Look around, and you will notice many of the large chains that slowly increased their prices (GREED) found that new competitors "stole" their customers. If they didn't close the doors, they had to roll back prices or offer two for one prices just to get their old customers back, and jump through hoops to attract new ones!! I do visit Starbucks on occasion for the healthier drinks, mainly the Pomegranate & Green Tea Frappachino. This is definitely a draw for the Baby Boomers (with all the $) who are looking for healthier refreshments! America is the heart and soul of true entrepreneurship… so respect and applaud Starbucks for continuing their AMERICAN OWNERSHIP!!!

well i find the atmosphere at starbucks good and the coffee medium.
there is still petes for more straight forward stores and better coffee.

Look I have nothing against Starbucks. I am mad at the people with the poor taste who like the burnt coffee beans that it serves. I also wish I was one of those people so I wouldn't care that Starbucks will soon be my only choice.

Rachel Saldivar makes a great point. American troops are dying overseas primarly to protect American business interests. Starbucks wants nothing more then to open up locations in Iraq. Under Sadaam it could not. Accordingly, it should be spending its own money on supporting the troops. Moreover, my idea of supporting the troops is bringing them home.

STARBUCKS! What a success story. What a humane type of company which gives back to the community. I am a proud stockholder of this company and glad I am. They are doing things right and quite successfully! Yeah, their coffee may be a little high, not bad though. People are paying the price for it. The KEY here is their locations, strategically located and draw solid interest and business. They ARE the GOOGLE in the coffee world!!!

I'm 60, have had maybe 2 dozen cups of coffee at best, long ago. I never did like the taste. I'll continue to have my Diet Pepsi every morning to get me started. Thank you

Starbucks I have been to a couple dozen stores in all difference states and the chain has alot going for it.I think that the coffee is to strong for me,I have been at more dunkin donut stores then any other coffee places,and I think there coffee is always good.Starbucks is more sitdown kind of place to relay and enjoy but at there prices you could go broke buying a cup of coffee and roll seven days aweek,with a family of five it cost me forthy six dollar for five coffee and rolls that comes to threehundred and twenty two for one week,Starbucks needs to slow those prices down abit.

I'm a bit late commenting, but I currently work at Coffee People, and even though I'm fairly new it's ridiculous to see it go. Despite the fact that Coffee People became slightly less "hippie" in the last few years (which has brought in some customers and made others move away slightly), 'tis still more than a step above Starbucks.

It's not a conglomerate (I'm tired, and allowed to spell that wrong ^_^), doesn't feel like it, and now half the people who come through our store talk about how much they like us over Starbucks. Diedrich Coffee sold over 40 stores for 13.5 million dollars, and my store makes 1.5 a year in sales. Oh, and sales have been rising constantly and consistently in the last few years.

Also, the coffee isn't months old and nasty. ^_^