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2017-02-25 Home Front: Culture Wars

Starbucks' 'Brand Perception' Takes A Massive Hit After Announcing Plans To Hire 10,000 Refugees

[Zero] About a month ago, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz decided to 'take a stand' in defiance of Trump's immigration executive order and penned a message to the world vowing, among other things, to hire 10,000 refugees over the next 5 years and "build bridges, not walls, with Mexico". Here are some excerpts from the politically charged message drafted by Schultz with "deep concern and a heavy heart":

Sorry Mr. Schultz. You've taken it a bit too far this time.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-02-25 01:35|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Well, their coffee is lousy.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-02-25 04:02|| 2017-02-25 04:02|| Front Page Top

#2 ... Clearly, Mr Schultz knows nothing.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2017-02-25 07:02|| 2017-02-25 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe it's because liberal bots don't buy coffee?

Posted by gorb 2017-02-25 09:32|| 2017-02-25 09:32|| Front Page Top

#4 As part of their new "Build Bridges, Not Walls" campaign, CEO Schultz announced Starbucks' latest coffee blend, Arnhem Bridge.

Posted by SteveS 2017-02-25 10:18|| 2017-02-25 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 In my neck of the woods the morning lines at McDonalds and Duncan have gotten much longer.

Posted by jvalentour 2017-02-25 10:41|| 2017-02-25 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't have time for your jerkoff politics, your jerkoff pretense, your jerkoff "baristas," or your jerkoff coffee.

Stay out of Malibu Lebowski!

Posted by Regular joe 2017-02-25 13:05|| 2017-02-25 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Howard let's see, I'd like my coffee with...out an attitude please.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-02-25 13:12|| 2017-02-25 13:12|| Front Page Top

#8 "You need to buy our product, you ignorant, bigoted infidel!"

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-02-25 13:14|| 2017-02-25 13:14|| Front Page Top

#9 I must confess, even if it is over roasted, I like Starbucks. But coffee is one of the few things McDonalds does right. Coffee and the Egg McMuffin.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-02-25 13:33|| 2017-02-25 13:33|| Front Page Top

#10 "But coffee is one of the few things McDonalds does right."

Really? I cannot stand McDonald's coffee, it's too %*#$ hot! I have to wait a half hour or longer to get it to cool down enough so I can drink it.

Result, I can never find the time to wait to drink the coffee and still get to work on time, so I never buy it anymore.

Sorry Abu Uluque, I must respectfully disagree with you on this subject.

P.s. I make my own drip coffee at home, it's cheaper and taste better anyway.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-02-25 15:42|| 2017-02-25 15:42|| Front Page Top

#11 Really? I cannot stand McDonald's coffee, it's too %*#$ hot!

I thought they learned that lesson.

Posted by Clusong Uloth8937 2017-02-25 18:15|| 2017-02-25 18:15|| Front Page Top

#12 ^ oooops that was me.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-02-25 18:15|| 2017-02-25 18:15|| Front Page Top

#13 Kinda wish I drank coffee so my boycott of Starbucks would have some effect.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-02-25 19:05|| 2017-02-25 19:05|| Front Page Top

#14 Lots of reasons to avoid Starbucks. Not sure this is one. The 'defiance' thing is stupid, but hiring refugees (presumably ones here legally) is not an odious thing to do.

Posted by Iblis 2017-02-25 19:34|| 2017-02-25 19:34|| Front Page Top

#15 I read the Starbucks sales are off 50%. If that is true it couldn't happen to a nicer guy and I hope the franchisees sue him for their loss of business.

Posted by Glaise Bumble7972 2017-02-25 20:09|| 2017-02-25 20:09|| Front Page Top

#16 Seems everyone I've mentioned this Starbucks hiring 15000 refugees thing to has switched to other venues for their brew.

The boycott seems to resonate particularly with folks that don't like paying almost $3 for a large cup of coffee that you can make at home for about $0.25.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-02-25 21:33|| 2017-02-25 21:33|| Front Page Top

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