I used to work with a Cuban guy who had relatives send him the real-deal Cuban coffe from the old country.
That stuff was like crack in a cup! After one cup, I was wired like no other coffee in my life. Though I'm not much of a coffee drinker to begin with.
Oh I would looove to drink real Cuban coffee. Or just some fresh, homegrown Columbian would be great.
I never understood the appeal of Starbucks, paying 8 or 9 times what any intelligent person would pay for a cup of coffee. I had co-workers a few years ago who ordered from them every day, and I often volunteered to pick up the stuff, so I became familiar with the operation without being an actual customer. I tried the coffee once or twice to see if i was missing anything, I tried some of their sandwiches, but ultimately just found everything overpriced and not worth the money.
Yeah, STARBUCKS is the McDonald's of coffee shops. It did what most retail food corporations do: they spend good money on quality product until they secure their customer base. Then, once they have a sales plateau, they generally cut the quality back. So, instead of using expensive coffee beans to make great coffee, they switch to subpar beans, cheaper, that make subpar coffee. They just don't tell anyone. Look at Chik-Fil-et. Their chicken was tops about three/four years ago. Then, they suddenly switched to a different brand/cut of chicken. Obviously cheaper because the once-solid Chik-Fil-et experience has taken some hits in reviews in the past years. It's a sound business move, but a crooked move nonetheless. Paramount to "tricking" the customer. Or false-advertising.
