Fucking starbucks

[TDK]

Like for all their pretentious bullshit, I figured they would at least have decent coffee. I mean, they sell bags of it for people to take home.



But I just got a cup and this is like the worst goddamn coffee. This tastes like poorly brewed grocery-store-brand crap.


What the fuck, starbucks.

Tangentially related: I'd intended to avoid getting addicted to caffeine. And then college was like "haha fuck you seven am class"

And I'm like "Whelp. :I"

And here we are.

[Amake]

Caffeine addiction is easy to beat. I do it like every other month. You just sleep for three days and have yourself a headache and then you're back to normal.

And that's all I have to say about that.

[pochercoaster]

Here in Ontario you can buy coffee from Tim Hortons, Tim Hortons, Tim Hortons, or occasionally Starbucks if one happens to be nearby.

Tim Hortons tastes like shit, Starbucks is usually pretty good even if it's more expensive and/or pretentious. And a regular, plain coffee (which is what I usually order) actually isn't that much more expensive. Personally, I think the cheaper alternatives are overpriced because the quality is so horrible.

Cheap coffee = pre ground coffee dumped into a filter and brewed into a decanter where it gets burnt really quickly

Expensive coffee = fresh ground coffee brewed at the right temperature in a properly calibrated machine and stored in a thermos where it stays hotter longer and doesn't get burnt

However, I don't buy coffee regularly- I usually brew it at home. That's the cheapest way to do it, and the easiest way to ensure quality control.

Edit: I forgot to mention that McDonalds changed their coffee recipe recently and it's actually really good- at least it is here. Not sure about where you are, TDK.

[Overcast]

Back when I was still in high school and decided a pretentious addiction to coffee was a proper way of living I used to grind down my own beans for quality control. Even got my dad to get a proper coffee maker. Nothing fancy but it got me by. These days I don't often get a chance to fill the urge beyond crap galley coffee and Starbucks which is passable unless I want it black. If I had my own place I'd be spoiling myself again. Likely will if I ever escape this hellhole.

[Nique]

Instant Coffee: Better than the swill served at most coffee shops.

[Red Fighter 1073]

Dunkin' Donuts.

That is, unless I guess you live in the South. In which case, what the fuck are you doing over there, come to New England.

[Arcanum]

I'm perfectly fine with Starbucks. Granted I don't drink coffee very often, but Starbucks is a HUGE step up from Tim Hortons. In fact, getting coffee from Tim Hortons always felt like a gamble. "Will I get a fresh pot of decent coffee? Will I get the last bit of a pot? Will I get the last bit of a pot that's been sitting there for 30 minutes (even though they are supposed to dump it after 15)? Will I get a pot that has coffee sitting for 10 minutes mixed with coffee sitting for 15 minutes mixed with a little bit of fresh coffee?"

At least Starbucks is consistent. And I always drink my coffee black, so the price difference is negligible to me (it's like what, $1.40 for a medium at Tim Hortons? And at Starbucks it's $2.10 I believe) and in fact I'm okay with paying more for the consistency.

[pochercoaster]

Will I get the last bit of a pot that's been sitting there for 30 minutes (even though they are supposed to dump it after 15)?

It's supposed to be every 20 minutes, yo.

</pedant> I am a former Timmy's Ho. IMO it doesn't make much of a difference because it tastes like crap as soon as it hits the decanter. >_> <_<

I also like being able to fix the sugar and milk in my coffee instead of relying on someone else to do it, which also contributes to the inconsistency.

[Archbio]

Alas, my hope for Moby Dick slash fiction again goes unfulfilled.

[Fifthfiend]

Alas, my hope for Moby Dick slash fiction again goes unfulfilled.

I was thinking BSG crossover, personally.

[Fenris]

Caffeine addiction is easy to beat. I do it like every other month.

If you keep beating the addiction on a regular basis, you're still addicted.

"Quitting smoking's easy! I've done it like 7 times!"

Yeah, okay.

[Amake]

Well if I've learned anything from all the addicts I've met you're supposed to feel some sort of craving or need when you don't get your fix. I use Pepsi on a regular basis in order to get more work done because I'm impatient, but there's no feeling of need for the caffine or its effects once the deprivation phase passes; only my need to write.

Maybe that's just me.

[Bob The Mercenary]

I've had timbits only once in my life. It was glorious.

Also, Dunkin Donuts coffee or GTFO.

[Magus]

McDonald's supposedly switched to 100% Arabica which is probably why it tastes better.

I still think it tastes like ass, personally. I think Maxwell House is probably the "best" coffee, though I don't drink it a lot.

[Azisien]

I think the best coffee I had was some from Sumatra that the coffee company had forgotten about under a pile of bat shit, yeah I think it was bat shit.

See, coffee tastes better the worse the conditions of its aging were. It wasn't until I sipped that heavenly ambrosia did I know that there WERE kinds of coffee that you could drink just for good taste, as opposed to energy boosts/habit/culture/with enough condiments to turn to it to candy.

[Magus]

I think the best coffee I had was some from Sumatra that the coffee company had forgotten about under a pile of bat shit, yeah I think it was bat shit.

See, coffee tastes better the worse the conditions of its aging were. It wasn't until I sipped that heavenly ambrosia did I know that there WERE kinds of coffee that you could drink just for good taste, as opposed to energy boosts/habit/culture/with enough condiments to turn to it to candy.

So that coffee that is literally cat shit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak) is indeed the best tasting shit ever? (It wasn't under bat shit, it is cat shit).

To quote a brother from another mother:

"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker." --Jules Winnfield, Pulp Fiction

[Seil]

Didn't we have a thread praising Starbucks for something a while back? (http://nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=27235&)

[synkr0nized]

I will never drink their regular coffee. But their espresso drinks are fairly good.

While I prefer DD coffee, their lattes and the like are very sub-par here.


Of course if I really wanted to earn my coffee/espresso cred I would be at the local coffee shop, instead.

[Aerozord]

Coffee? What are you philistines talking about *sips his freshly brewed Earl Grey*

[Krylo]

If you keep beating the addiction on a regular basis, you're still addicted.

"Quitting smoking's easy! I've done it like 7 times!"

Yeah, okay.

Not how it works, actually.

You can totally quit smoking more than once, if you quit, let it get out of your system entirely, cease having cravings for it, and then at some later point get offered a cigarette while drinking/after sex/inwhateversituationthiswouldseemlikeagoodidea and then you're addicted again.

Caffeine is worse that way 'cause it's like, "Well I beat the addiction, removed my cravings and feelings of sluggishness when I don't have it. Haven't had caffeine for months. But now someone else has done the shopping and it's either soda or water and fuck. Welp, here we go again."

[Aerozord]

I thought smoking addiction was so severe you never truly lose that craving

[Flarecobra]

*Looks at the store brand coffee I got that (In my opinion) tastes just as good as Folgers or Maxwell House coffee, and is a quarter of the price*

And McDonalds DOES have great coffee.

[Red Mage Black]

Guess it sucks that I'm not really a stickler for what type of coffee I drink. To me, Maxwell House and Folgers will taste the same. The only difference between Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks to me is Starbucks tastes a little stronger. I just have a bit of frustration. I make it the same way as everyone else, spare the extra half scoop I put in for strength, but the pots I make always taste stronger and half an hour later, taste incredibly weak. Yet, if someone makes it the same way I do, it will taste different, yet keep the same consistent taste for even later.

Also, I don't know how anyone burns coffee. I don't think I've ever burnt a good pot of it before. Even when I first started making it and I've been through about 4 different coffee makers so far.

[Doc ock rokc]

I thought smoking addiction was so severe you never truly lose that craving

Actually no. It does take about 7 years to get the tar out of your lungs and thus lose nicotine in your blood stream. Meaning that you have underlining cravings. However past that point and you have zero cravings. The only possible addiction where you can't lose the cravings ever would be meth, because it can severely alter your brain.

Coffee and caffeine in general though isn't a Bad addiction (http://youtu.be/OTVE5iPMKLg).

[Magus]

Once you beat an addiction that addiction is always easy to regain, though. It is more than possible to completely lose any physical aspect of the addiction after enought time, but the mental aspects may always be there, and if you allow yourself to lapse you will quickly regain the physical aspects of the addiction. After the physical addiction is gone, it's still about mind over matter.

In any case, quitting cigarettes multiple times is still way better than never quitting them at all. Whatever reprieve you give your body is better than nothing. Even switching to electronic cigarettes so you only recieve the nicotine dosage as opposed to the carcinogens and tar is superior to doing nothing for your habit.

[Mondt]

Scooters + Iced Mocha = I'm poor, but fuck I'm gonna be wired aaaaaaaaall day and it's gonna be delicious.

[Solid Snake]

I hate Dunkin Donuts coffee with a horrifically strong passion, but can and will drink nearly anything else.

[Azisien]

So that coffee that is literally cat shit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak) is indeed the best tasting shit ever? (It wasn't under bat shit, it is cat shit).

To quote a brother from another mother:

"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker." --Jules Winnfield, Pulp Fiction

It's probably really, really tasty.

[Fenris]

Not how it works, actually.

You can totally quit smoking more than once, if you quit, let it get out of your system entirely, cease having cravings for it, and then at some later point get offered a cigarette while drinking/after sex/inwhateversituationthiswouldseemlikeagoodidea and then you're addicted again.

Caffeine is worse that way 'cause it's like, "Well I beat the addiction, removed my cravings and feelings of sluggishness when I don't have it. Haven't had caffeine for months. But now someone else has done the shopping and it's either soda or water and fuck. Welp, here we go again."

That's not what I was talking about.

[Bobbey]

I had an addiction to coffee my first year at Uni, to the point where I needed to drink three Large Double-doubles from Tim Horton's everyday to keep me going or else I got a headache and very cranky. I realized I was addicted when there was a time I couldn't get my third coffee for some reason and started freaking out a bit, which made me go ''I'm...freaking out about not getting enough coffee...okay, stopping NOW'' and then I just stopped. The first three days were terrible and I had constant headaches, but then I eventually got over it.

Nowadays, I only drink coffee when I feel like it, which is maybe once or twice a week, and I can't stand Tim Horton's coffee anymore (I love their ice caps though!). Instead I go to Java U, Second Cup or Van Houtte for a Latté. We have Starbucks almost as much as Tim Horton's in Montreal, but I've never really gotten myself to try their coffee.