From Evan Sultanik

Starbucks vs. the World

Earlier today, I got a cup of coffee from La Colombe Torrefaction (the best coffee brewers/roasters in the world, in my opinion). From there, I planned on heading to Rittenhouse Square to do some work. Immediately upon leaving La Colombe, a Starbucks representative handed me a free $5 gift card:

I thought that was pretty funny. I’ll probably use it to get some tea. Years ago, I tried Starbucks back when they were only out of Seattle. I liked it then. Now they over-roast the beans… until they burn. I’ve heard that one reason they do this is to artificially increase the caffeine content. Anyway, I can’t stand Starbucks coffee anymore, and I’d much rather support a local coffee house.

On the way back to my bike, which I had parked in front of La Colombe, I was handed a second free $5 gift card. That made my day.

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