http://www.thirdwayblog.com/starbucks/commentary-starbucks-and-the-drive-thr.html Just another WordPress site Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.thirdwayblog.com/starbucks/commentary-starbucks-and-the-drive-thr.html#comment-670 Jack B. Stalk Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:54:10 +0000 http://www.thirdwayblog.com/blog/?p=110#comment-670 tony's right people. its the invisable hand of the marketplace. buy what you like and then go home and live your life. if you don't take the time to live your life, someone else will. tony's right people. its the invisable hand of the marketplace.
buy what you like and then go home and live your life. if you
don't take the time to live your life, someone else will.

]]> http://www.thirdwayblog.com/starbucks/commentary-starbucks-and-the-drive-thr.html#comment-669 Tony Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:25:42 +0000 http://www.thirdwayblog.com/blog/?p=110#comment-669 I mean come-on it is just coffee. People like the convenience of a drive thru - but that is just my opinion. I mean come-on it is just coffee. People like the convenience of a drive thru – but that is just my opinion.

]]> http://www.thirdwayblog.com/starbucks/commentary-starbucks-and-the-drive-thr.html#comment-668 Becky B. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:40:38 +0000 http://www.thirdwayblog.com/blog/?p=110#comment-668 Also, the whole concept of branding also includes the subliminal and mental conditioning and habit of a day to day routine. Also, the whole concept of branding also includes the subliminal and mental conditioning and habit of a day to day routine.

]]> http://www.thirdwayblog.com/starbucks/commentary-starbucks-and-the-drive-thr.html#comment-667 Becky B. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:26:21 +0000 http://www.thirdwayblog.com/blog/?p=110#comment-667 While I agree to the issue of community even in the coffee arena anyone who enjoys the Starbucks coffee taste or experience of being a "Starbucker" still has a need for speed, otherwise there wouldn't be fast food drive throughs at all. Most people are going to jobs, work and don't have the time to lolly around in the morning. Most of the people who speak "Starbucks lingo" are professionals who can afford a $5 or 6 cup of coffee. Hanging around is great, but I would rather drive through in the morning to save time. While I agree to the issue of community even in the coffee arena anyone who enjoys the Starbucks coffee taste or experience of being a "Starbucker" still has a need for speed, otherwise there wouldn't be fast food drive throughs at all. Most people are going to jobs, work and don't have the time to lolly around in the morning. Most of the people who speak "Starbucks lingo" are professionals who can afford a $5 or 6 cup of coffee. Hanging around is great, but I would rather drive through in the morning to save time.

]]> http://www.thirdwayblog.com/starbucks/commentary-starbucks-and-the-drive-thr.html#comment-666 Adriano Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:15:41 +0000 http://www.thirdwayblog.com/blog/?p=110#comment-666 This is the same direction Krispy Kreme went by selling its donuts at gas stations, funerals etc. What people experienced were old cold donuts very different from the store experience. Some would argue this alone was responsible for KK's fall. There also has been the comparison that Starbucks is now becoming more like McDonalds. With the addition of drive-thrus and replacing its La Marzocco espresso machines with automated idiot proof machines, how long before we get greeted by a clown. This is the same direction Krispy Kreme went by selling its donuts at gas stations, funerals etc. What people experienced were old cold donuts very different from the store experience. Some would argue this alone was responsible for KK's fall. There also has been the comparison that Starbucks is now becoming more like McDonalds. With the addition of drive-thrus and replacing its La Marzocco espresso machines with automated idiot proof machines, how long before we get greeted by a clown.

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