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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
80. About a decade ago, I did the math and bought a fancy espresso maker
Sat May 4, 2013, 12:53 AM
May 2013

Push the button and it grinds the beans then makes the espresso. Or you can set it for a long pour, and have an Americano if coffee's more your style. Froths milk, too.

Expensive, but it's saved us zillions vs. going to Starbucks.

I sure hopes Begich's bill succeeds. If my senators don't back it, they'll have some 'splainin to do!

I didn't drink his shitty coffee before; I sure won't drink it now! MotherPetrie May 2013 #1
Seriously. Worst tasting/smelling shit offee. Nt XanaDUer May 2013 #66
+1000 hobbit709 May 2013 #94
THANK you! Le Taz Hot May 2013 #95
Same here but I tried it several times thinking I did something to make it taste that bad... Tippy May 2013 #127
Austerity means less Starbucks and more Folger's Xipe Totec May 2013 #2
No shit. LAGC May 2013 #15
Folger's tastes enlightenment May 2013 #42
Folgers is good! tblue May 2013 #61
I remember percolators. Lionel Mandrake May 2013 #157
I have a percolator in my kitchen. enlightenment May 2013 #160
I agree with everything you said except ... Lionel Mandrake May 2013 #161
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2013 #59
Drat. nt enlightenment May 2013 #83
How so? hootinholler May 2013 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2013 #118
Absolutely! Starbucks' coffee is awful. Just the aroma of Folgers turns me on. eom Frustratedlady May 2013 #131
Well, there's the source of your frustration, then! randome May 2013 #133
Caribou Coffee is so much better. madaboutharry May 2013 #3
Is Caribou a good company? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #5
I don't know madaboutharry May 2013 #7
Their coffee is great - much better than Starbuck's. dflprincess May 2013 #35
Peet's is a California based coffee company Lordquinton May 2013 #49
I always found Starbucks to have a 'burnt' taste to it. reformist2 May 2013 #31
they over-roast their beans Lex May 2013 #52
It's only tolerable when you add Mr.Bill May 2013 #150
it is gross Skittles May 2013 #63
Th blonde roast I tried tasted burned as well. n/t hootinholler May 2013 #93
Good to hear. Now I have *no* reason to go Starbucks ever again! reformist2 May 2013 #119
Yep AgingAmerican May 2013 #143
Daz Bog's KGBlend here! CrispyQ May 2013 #140
This needs to go viral DJ13 May 2013 #4
Doesn't matter if he "backtracks" - he has the ear of those who want to do this djean111 May 2013 #112
do a search for how many Starbucks there are near you ...... olddots May 2013 #6
I have three within a 1/2 mile of my house. Le Taz Hot May 2013 #102
Exactly...those DU'ers telling us to "Get Coffee Local" don't know where some of us Live! KoKo May 2013 #156
Time to boycott Starbucks. mick063 May 2013 #8
been boycotting it for years. HiPointDem May 2013 #11
Now that I rediscovered rootbeer, this one will be easy to drop. Baitball Blogger May 2013 #9
schultz is a paid-up member of the gates mafia. fuck him, fuck gates, fuck the entire boatload HiPointDem May 2013 #10
Starbucks serving Soylent Green can't be far off. I always thought their crap sold was toxic RKP5637 May 2013 #12
Once I used my Starbucks gift cards (already paid for)...I'll never step in there again. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #13
I am on their site. Where is this reference? I don't see it. Not doubting but... CurtEastPoint May 2013 #14
It's the blog post "Let's Come Together, America." n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #16
OOOOPS, my bad. Here it is: MannyGoldstein May 2013 #17
I glanced there and saw it was Holiday stuff from last year so I bypassed it. CurtEastPoint May 2013 #19
I was busy travelling when it happened, and missed it MannyGoldstein May 2013 #27
Sad... My Partner...loves Starbucks and Barnes & Noble. I dont' like taste of their coffee.. KoKo May 2013 #18
There are many startup, copycat companies like Starbucks. mick063 May 2013 #24
They are located in our only Bookstore Left in our area: Barnes & Noble.... KoKo May 2013 #39
Support your local businesses doggie breath May 2013 #107
Welcome to DU. n/t Laelth May 2013 #117
Enforce antitrust laws, and welcome to DU. leveymg May 2013 #130
Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #139
Well... You could keep visiting, but do subversive stuff MannyGoldstein May 2013 #81
Now I really like this idea! Lifelong Protester May 2013 #142
lol's...done some stuff of that in B&N and Borders before it closed.... KoKo May 2013 #154
Maybe we should do the "satanic messages in their logo" thing... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #20
lol's...it's harder to do these days...but, maybe someone could give a go at that one. KoKo May 2013 #155
The 0.1% apparently doesn't realize the masses need disposable income to afford $6 coffees high density May 2013 #21
Scuzzy company serving scortched, overpriced second rate beans. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #22
I will NEVER set foot in a fucking BarfCups again Triana May 2013 #23
"Let's privatize it, and those profits will increase by 22% over time. Buy our stock now!" arcane1 May 2013 #25
Well, I'm happy I have never bought any of their overpriced coffee ever. Cleita May 2013 #26
He wants to cut Social Security by 22% because he can't bear to have his taxes raised by 2%. reformist2 May 2013 #28
Very succinct and right on the money Oilwellian May 2013 #60
The man sounds as bitter as his coffee. RGinNJ May 2013 #29
You sure fixed the surplus, didn't ya, Howie? moondust May 2013 #30
Any person that frequents Starbucks is an asshole. Luminous Animal May 2013 #32
See post #18...and yes...I understand how they cut out the "Mom & Pop" coffee places... KoKo May 2013 #36
I saw that before I posted and I hestitated because I respect you so much. Luminous Animal May 2013 #43
Oh..no problem...so much stuff to process reading.. I miss things myself in threads. KoKo May 2013 #50
Costa is better Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #33
Costa is the best place in the UK to get decent coffee vanlassie May 2013 #75
When I pass through Manchester airport Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #132
No more Starbucks, then, for me. closeupready May 2013 #34
Me either!! We People May 2013 #84
Bill Gates, Sr. and some other wealthy Washingtonians proposed they should pay a State Income gateley May 2013 #37
If you're in Seattle, try Vivace (small, local, rosteria) -- They have mail order, too -- gateley May 2013 #38
As it happens... My sister is a Seattleite, and IIRC she gave us some Vivace beans last year MannyGoldstein May 2013 #65
I used to have an espresso concession and that's what I used. My brother's gateley May 2013 #78
Maybe if he drops his pay to the level of SS and give up any savings and off shore accounts and let Thinkingabout May 2013 #40
I like Duncan donuts coffee better ... nt littlewolf May 2013 #41
Yeah, about Dunkin Donuts - assholes that own it make Schulz look like a socialist dbackjon May 2013 #45
+1 lunasun May 2013 #136
I call for a 100% reduction in Starbucks sales from anyone who pays into social security. bravenak May 2013 #44
Seconded. Lex May 2013 #53
Agreed jsr May 2013 #54
Never stepped into a 840high May 2013 #46
Social Security has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with the debt or the deficit MiniMe May 2013 #47
That was my reaction too 99th_Monkey May 2013 #56
CEO Howard Schultz is extremely and rabidly anti-Union wolfie001 May 2013 #48
Fuck you, Howard Schultz! Brigid May 2013 #51
Ever heard of Teavana? Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 #55
Don't drink their overpriced sludge & never will spiderpig May 2013 #57
Just greed libdude May 2013 #58
You said it, libdude spiderpig May 2013 #76
Support your local indie taught_me_patience May 2013 #62
I assume you're in California? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #67
Are you in the Bay Area? spiderpig May 2013 #70
socal, but Bay Area has incredible indies taught_me_patience May 2013 #71
Thanks for the tips, TMP spiderpig May 2013 #72
Where in SoCal? villager May 2013 #77
My shop is in Long Beach taught_me_patience May 2013 #162
Thanks for the list villager May 2013 #164
Just grind up some burned tires, klook May 2013 #64
BOYCOTT! - K&R n/t DeSwiss May 2013 #68
What do they care? Old folks on Social Security Warpy May 2013 #69
Solution ProSense May 2013 #73
About a decade ago, I did the math and bought a fancy espresso maker MannyGoldstein May 2013 #80
In many areas Newest Reality May 2013 #74
Has anyone made comments on their FB page? Lifelong Protester May 2013 #79
Hey, Schultz, you're a dipshit.... tex-wyo-dem May 2013 #82
i avoid them whenever possible - and that's often geckosfeet May 2013 #85
It really is crazy that you could buy a whole CAN of coffee for what you pay for a CUP at Starbucks. reformist2 May 2013 #86
I know some coffees that are worth the price DonCoquixote May 2013 #89
live near 2 Starbucks MFM008 May 2013 #87
Yank up that ladder, dude; you earned the right dogknob May 2013 #88
You pretty much hit the nail on the head durablend May 2013 #152
Coffee(From a former Vendor) DonCoquixote May 2013 #90
Last, but far from least DonCoquixote May 2013 #91
He also supports raising the minimum wage. randome May 2013 #96
His target market includes young people who often make minimum wage. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #99
I think his 'target market' is whoever wants to buy coffee. randome May 2013 #105
He did more than cite the site. He invites readers there to learn more about our urgent problem MannyGoldstein May 2013 #109
Starbucks gives benefits to a smaller % of its workforce than WalMart does (nt) Recursion May 2013 #97
Okay people, this thread is completely bogus Wednesdays May 2013 #98
If Schultz supports that group, which he does, he's for the 22% cut. leveymg May 2013 #104
He's asking readers to visit Fix the Debt's site to learn more MannyGoldstein May 2013 #106
Why are you carrying water... 99Forever May 2013 #108
Good thing corporations have no say over policy Cal Carpenter May 2013 #100
Wouldn't buy Starbucks over-priced coffee... 99Forever May 2013 #101
the whole bean 2# bagged coffee at costco is really good too Snarkoleptic May 2013 #128
Costco also has Mayorga Coffee Jim23434 May 2013 #145
Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #146
One more reason not to spend $4 for a cup of Schultz's caffeinated water. leveymg May 2013 #103
They have a FB and Twitter account Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2013 #110
bought heaven05 May 2013 #111
The same crooked bastard . . . another_liberal May 2013 #113
This is coming from a coffee man savebigbird May 2013 #114
Rec'd and spread. HughBeaumont May 2013 #115
I'd boycott Starbucks, but I already don't drink their crap magical thyme May 2013 #116
Instead, I call for Starbucks cuts Sanity Claws May 2013 #120
I don't buy Starbuck's coffee by the cup ohheckyeah May 2013 #121
... SalviaBlue May 2013 #149
That looks like it hurt.... ohheckyeah May 2013 #158
Read "Fast Food Nation" and OldHippieChick May 2013 #122
Starbucks is all about cheap and docile labor, and that means keep them all poor. nt bemildred May 2013 #123
This senior won't be spending any Social Security santamargarita May 2013 #124
Who can afford Starbucks, even now? joanbarnes May 2013 #125
re: Starbucks *officially* calls for Social Security cuts. Huge cuts. allan01 May 2013 #126
I think at lot of people on SS probably drink SB coffee Tippy May 2013 #129
I am on SS and have never had Starbucks' coffee, RebelOne May 2013 #138
Dear Starbucks rickyhall May 2013 #134
I am a patron of the only Starbucks within miles .. unfortunately it's the only place to hang out >> YOHABLO May 2013 #135
Fuck you. Fearless May 2013 #137
I assume that's addressed at Schultz? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #141
Of course! Fearless May 2013 #159
Ready, Fire, Aim? Fumesucker May 2013 #144
Why has this been so quiet? Thanks for posting, do not remember seeing this before where EV_Ares May 2013 #147
Seattle sports fans already hate Schultz because of what he did to the Sonics n2doc May 2013 #148
Now I have another reason...... lupine25 May 2013 #151
Link to their Facebook page BuddhaGirl May 2013 #153
What a fuckwad, I hope he goes broke soon. Rex May 2013 #163
Starbucks are tax dodgers Rise Rebel Resist May 2013 #165
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