• m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      The coffee is okay, but nowhere close to the price they’re asking for.

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          You’ll always make a better cup of coffee at home for less.

          But people pay a little extra for the convenience of not doing it. Starbucks however is banking on their reputation to overcharge, which seems to be finally backfiring.

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            The coffee is better at home, sure. But I can’t make what is essentially a specialty milkshake at home without going out and getting the tools and ingredients.

            Sometimes I can have little a of Starbucks, as a treat.

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          Starbucks does not directly support the RNC. But that doesn’t mean that Starbucks’ lobbying money doesn’t primarily support Republicans. Per the PDF you linked, the majority of Starbucks’ contributions to lobbying organizations went to those that donate at least 75% of their lobbying to Republicans.

          From your link: National Restaurant Association: 75% of all donations to Republicans; 50% of Starbucks’ donations to this organization went to lobbying Business Roundtable: “75 percent of donations from the median chief executive were directed to Republicans”; 40% of Starbucks’ donations to this organization went to lobbying

          Edit: Added the word “lobbying” before “money” in the first paragraph. Should have been in the original.