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12-20-2009, 12:27 PM | #1 |
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Good coffee
I grind my own in the morning and once in a while go to Starbucks. Yesterday while shopping, I decided to try McDonald's McCafe. Wow! That is good coffee. I was really impressed. McDonalds is not fooling around. They are going to take business away from Starbucks.
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12-20-2009, 02:06 PM | #2 |
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Try their iced coffee sometime. My tolerance for caffiene is low but I'll put up with the buzz for their iced coffee.
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12-20-2009, 02:08 PM | #3 |
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lol. on our drive to TX from KY (which is a VEERRRYYYY long 16hr drive and we wont be doing it again) we stopped at mcd's at least 4 times for coffee and it is very good. i never go to starbucks. its too pricey.
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12-20-2009, 07:01 PM | #4 |
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Oh yeah! Mickyd's iceed - is that even a word "iceed" - McCafes are awesome. Too bad it's now winter.
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12-20-2009, 07:18 PM | #5 |
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Jamaican Blue is the best coffee I have ever had
but it is about $40USD/lb
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12-20-2009, 10:43 PM | #6 |
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Once in a blue moon I'll go to McD's, Starbucks or Seattle's Best, but for the most part I'm happy with making a cup or two of Folger's de-caf at home in the morning.
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12-20-2009, 11:05 PM | #7 |
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I disagree. First and foremost, the taste is off-putting. Secondly, if you get one of their latte things they basically just fill it up with chocolate and high fructose corn syrup. Thirdly, I tried McDonald's for a week straight for my morning coffee. EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK IT TOOK LIKE 15 MINUTES JUST TO GET A F**KING DRINK.
I gave them a fair chance. They totally blew it in every way. The ONLY reason I go to Starbucks is because it's on the way to work, it's quick, and it's CONSISTENT. The little coffee places have a bad habit of being way out of the way and generally just not convenient. |
12-21-2009, 01:34 PM | #8 | |
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12-21-2009, 01:44 PM | #9 |
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12-21-2009, 05:55 PM | #10 |
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I no longer drink coffee but my wife does. I get her an organic and fair trade certified brand that comes from Colombia, and that is roasted and distributed locally. They offer it in bulk, which is great bonus as we keep packaging to a minimum.
Aside from being better for the environment and better for the farmers, and aside from keeping more of our dollars local, it is a wonderful roast that tastes better than anything one could possibly get from an anti-consumer corporation like McDonald's, or a greenwashing, bad-consumer-enabling corporation like Starbucks.
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12-21-2009, 08:13 PM | #11 |
I would eat at McDonalds if the service wasn't crap the food didn't taste like carboard and the fries didn't leave a starchy after taste. Never had seattle's best but I'm sure my wife has, she is a coffee fiend!
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12-22-2009, 01:40 PM | #12 |
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Hmm maybe, but Seattle's Best and Starbucks are within the same company. Another reason Starbucks is so much more productive is because caffeine is addictive, and they're notorious for using insane doses of it. My last GF used to work at one and she knew 3 customers by name, occupation, family background because they were there practically jittering in line almost everyday lol
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12-23-2009, 11:14 PM | #13 |
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^I've noticed that some Baristas are WAY too interested and excited at 5:45am.
I gradually worked my way up from regular coffee to 4 shots of espresso in the morning. At first I had no idea that the drink I ordered had 4 shots in it. Then one morning I watched them make it. Sure enough... Two shots, some cream, two more shots, some more cream, then water and ice to fill the cup. I was shocked. That's when I started getting smaller and smaller sizes. |
12-24-2009, 04:29 PM | #14 |
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Mickey "D"s is the bang for your buck
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12-24-2009, 05:37 PM | #15 | |
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I remember my first visit too. I got the largest size mocha they had. It was really good and and after about half a cup I became focused like a laser and finished the last few pages of a term paper in an hour. After the whole cup I got the urge to climb the walls and annoy everyone around me. The worst part was the big crash that hit me when I got home lol. So just like you I had to also get smaller orders from that point on the rare times that I go. Otherwise the de-caf at home is more than enough.
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12-24-2009, 08:30 PM | #17 |
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Okay it's your funeral
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12-26-2009, 02:52 PM | #18 |
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I just now tested this, based on this very thread.
McD...CRAP Went to McD's, consulted the latte robot, it tasted like arse ! dumped it, drove to Starbucks. got my regular quad Latte. ahhhh I spent a lot of time in Italy drinking real butt-kicking espresso and latte, and believe me McD is crap compared to Starbucks everyone's tastes are different. these are my results, may not be yours |
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