OT: Free Coffee at Starbucks today

Submitted by Steve Lorenz on

You can get free regular brewed coffee today at Starbucks if you bring your own mug. Just thought I'd throw that out there for everyone incase you didn't know.

TIMMMAAY

April 15th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^

Starbucks does truly suck, biggest hipster marketing scam evah. I buy mine right from a roastery, it's not much more expensive than what you get in a grocery store dispenser and the taste is infinitely better. Zero bitterness, I couldn't even imagine using cream and sugar in it.

And as Brutus says below, Starbucks brews their coffee very hot which creates bitterness and over-extracts the oils.

Clarence Beeks

April 15th, 2010 at 4:56 PM ^

I was talking about the beans, not the coffee that starbucks brews at its locations. I very rarely drink coffee brewed at a starbucks location, which was fairly obvious from the standpoint that you don't go to a Folgers store to buy brewed coffee. The point being that pure product of Folgers coffee bean doesn't hold a candle to Starbucks coffee bean. I have NEVER had a bitterness problem from starbucks beans that I brew at home. Buying at their store, well, that's a different story.

TIMMMAAY

April 15th, 2010 at 5:01 PM ^

Give this place a try, it's a place I found while on vacation a few years ago. The guys name is Whitney, great guy, awesome coffee and moderate pricing. Usually its between $10-13/pound, and worth it. I usually go for the lighter and medium roasts, he's got a lot of really good Latin American coffee's. Try it out.

http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_64kj4n

Hoken's Heroes

April 16th, 2010 at 6:02 AM ^

FYI, according to PG (take it for FWIW), Folgers scored better in a double blind taste test against Starbucks. Taste, as we all know, is subjective.

http://www.pginvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=104574&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=…

I personally don't enjoy coffee and despise Starbucks. It's why I routinely go into their store and tell their employees, "I am going to rip out your eyes and piss on your coffee beans!"

evenyoubrutus

April 15th, 2010 at 4:47 PM ^

how Folgers is made? It's basically the leftover scraps that more expensive coffee comapnies don't want (simplified version).

In all reality, you probably don't like the more-bitter taste of Starbucks because they brew their coffee about 20 degrees F warmer than most places. This keeps the coffee fresher longer, but also gives it a slightly 'burned' taste. If you like espresso (which is the only thing I drink) then they are great for that, as they use relatlively high quality beans that are better for espresso-pulling. Just my own personal experience. Anyone who tells you Starbucks is no good; that they are just a brand with no quality, doesn't know what they are talking about.

HartAttack20

April 15th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^

Don't forget to pick up your free cookie at Subway. Not sure about the details on that one, though, you may have to buy something at Subway first. All I heard some kid say is free cookie at Subway today and I zoned out.

MMBhorn

April 15th, 2010 at 5:16 PM ^

If you're in Ann Arbor, do yourself a favor and go to Comet Coffee in Nickels Arcade. It's not free but it actually tastes good (scratch that. It actually tastes AWESOME. Best coffee in Michigan.)

aaamichfan

April 16th, 2010 at 4:41 AM ^

I typically brew my own good coffee, and rarely ever pay the $3 per cup outside of the house.

However, the person who said that Folger's coffee tastes better than Starbucks has definitely been smoking crack recently.