Starbucks Coffee

If I needed another reason to never leave a Starbucks, this is it.

Maybe there can a be link to a page with that store's Baristas where they can post comments, drink recommendations, favorite quotes, or anything else to help their customers get to know them better and feel more like part of the neighborhood & family.

How can customers contribute to the content? You should have a space on this new website to contribute to Starbucks ideas or to post reviews of particularly awesome stores (like mine!).

And maybe you could have a company column where you explain why you refuse to seriously consider the very popular Starbucks idea that you recycle cold, plastic containers. Are you locked into some multiple year contract with your vendor? Because right now, it is a complete contrast to your "we are socially responsible" image. In summer, in particular, the outside trash cans are overflowing with plastic cups that are just added to the landfill. If there is a reason you won't change, I'd like to hear what it is. Until then, I'll continue to pass on any cold drinks (cups or bottled) that you sell in your stores and bring my own reusable water bottle with me.

Would be curious if you would ever include localized content that is specific to that store or town you are in?

need more outlets

Great, now all you need is more outlets in your stores!!!  I was thinking that maybe the reason why Starbucks didn't have a lot of outlets was because they wanted to get rid of people who sat there and played on their laptops all day for free, but here is the thing about that......'that' is a coffee shop environment and will NEVER go away, so I think the best way to deal with it, is to embrace it and use it to your advantage.