Starbucks around the world

[Molly53]

I'm happy with my Mr. Coffee brew.

[Peter J]

Interesting the Wall Street Journal would use a luxury product like a Starbucks coffee as an example of purchasing-power parity across currencies. Look at the difference between New York and Detroit for example. I suspect it varies widely within countries depending on the area, local competition and how much people are able / willing to pay.

The Sydney example would be $5 or $4.95 in local currency, in Hobart I can buy a nice brewed coffee and croissant from local bakeries for the same price so personally I wouldn't pay $5 for a cup of coffee. A lot of people must have felt the same, it wasn't open all that long. I just found an interesting blog post "Why Starbucks Failed in Australia":

http://www.pajamadeen.com/business-news/why-starbucks-failed-in-australia

[SarasotaCook]

No Thank You. On a special occasion during the Holidays. They offer a few pumpkin lattes or spice lattes. They are fun for a nice treat; but honestly, way too $$ for me.

I have a gevalia machine, 3rd one in almost 30 years. Love them, get their coffee too. I'm simple. A nice blend, a little cream and I'm good. I get a latte maybe once every 2 months, more around the holidays, maybe 2 a month ... Seriously. Not a fan, so. Starbucks is not for me. Even their plain coffee I don't like.

I grind mine fresh every morning, can't beat it.

[Chicagoland Chef du Jour]

This is truly my least favorite tasting coffee on the planet. No matter how they dress it up, it still taste nasty to me.

[Dee514]

Chicagoland Chef du Jour wrote:
This is truly my least favorite tasting coffee on the planet. No matter how they dress it up, it still taste nasty to me.

I agree. I dislike Starbucks coffee so much that I can safely say I wouldn't drink their coffee if it was the only coffee left on the planet!
(Yes, I am a coffee drinker.....I have my 2-3 cups of regular coffee and 2 cups of espresso daily.)