If your in the UK skip Starbucks and go straight to Costa Coffee! 10X better than starbucks (and just as pricey)

Now, if you buy a whole lot of coffee I can see how it would make sense to give you a discount, like anything that you buy in bulk. But you need to fly 25,000 miles or so to qualify for gold status on airlines, and the coffee equivalent might be not so healthy for your heart. Or nervous system. Or ability to function as a human being.

…Really?

Well, good luck with that.

Those of us who opt to buy coffee from places with individuality, character, and pride-of-ownership will wave to you as we pass by on our way to Things That Actually Matter. It’s a nice place - you should visit.

No matter what they say, you, sir, are a BIG SHOT. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! You’re the head honcho of Starbucks’ elite. You stand proudly at the vanguard, a certified Venti VIP who will NOT be treated with the callow disregard reserved for hoi polloi who spend a FRACTION of what you spend on coffee!

KEEP THE FIGHT ALIVE, MY GOOD FELLOW!!

Your elitist mentality is dangerous. This economic elitism that you are crying for could really damage our nation if it actually happen. Instead of dividing people between black and white like we did in our tragic past, we’ll just make an even stronger divide between the rich and the poor.

Some people who go to Starbucks and sit in a nice comfy chair go there to reward themselves after a month of hard work. THEY DESERVE TO SIT ON THAT CHAIR JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

This kind of elitist status is disgusting. What would a guy like you do if one day America fell and there was no Starbucks, let alone a “Starbucks Preferred Customer” section.

Get a life!

To lure me into buying the exact same product (in altered form) that I can get in the company cafeteria every day for free, I want to be treated WELL. That means shorter waits for me and better service than I would get at just any old place.

It’s JUST coffee, but it is freaking EXPENSIVE, and as a daily customer who spends 80$ a month, I don’t want my time wasted on top of it.

If I don’t get this, or perks that translate directly into monetary benefit for me, I pull up my business and go to the company cafeteria.

Made that decision 3 weeks ago.

I’ve been pestering Sbux for years for free Internet, but now that it’s here (via the loyalty program), I wonder how they’re going to enforce it. Two hours is plenty, by the way: They’re a coffee shop, not an office space provider. I’m sure profits go down as lingering goes up, beyond a certain point. (Perhaps that point happens to be two hours.)

Finally, one reason the loyalty card is popular never gets mentioned: It eliminates the need to handle money. Money is dirty, and food should be clean. (Baristas probably hate the thing: No change means no tips.)