My niece works at Starbucks Central in Seattle doing something for a couple years
now. So my Xmas gift from her was a 1LB bag of "Christmas Blend" whole bean coffee
made with "Rare Aged Sumatra" beans. I drink exclusively Sumatra coffee for last couple
years as the old standby "Columbian Supremo" kept getting hard to find in the bins.
If you want a powerful/flavorful cup of coffee in the morning to get your system activated
you cant go wrong with Sumatra coffee. Cant wait to open this Christmas Blend and make a cup.
Pipes FC said
6:39 AM, 01/04/18
Sounds like an awesome gift.
Freddie Krueger said
7:35 AM, 01/04/18
You can never go wrong with a coffee as a gift for me.
Cy Valley said
8:18 AM, 01/04/18
Freddie Krueger wrote:
You can never go wrong with a coffee as a gift for me.
Hazelnut?
Uke said
9:25 AM, 04/15/18
They've faded into the background... Pun intended, get it? But all of a sudden Starbucks is in the news. Again. And it really ain't good news!
What the fuck is wrong with these lily-white assholes, that they're afraid of anybody that isn't white? Christallfuckinmighty! Get over yourselves snowflakes... Brothers, and sisters don't need more of your hate bullshit. And Starbucks, you've added fuel to the fire, and another reason to boycott your stores, businesses, and your products!
And shame on your entire entity! My convictions are stronger now than ever, against your shit!
-- Edited by Uke on Sunday 15th of April 2018 09:28:00 AM
Calvin said
10:26 AM, 04/15/18
Coffee must carry cancer warning, California judge rules
Bad news, coffee drinkers: A California judge has ruled that coffee companies across the state will have to carry a cancer warning label because of a carcinogen that is present in the brewed beverage. Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle sided with a nonprofit's case against dozens of coffee companies, including Starbucks, Peets and other chains, saying that businesses that sold coffee were in violation of a state regulation requiring businesses with at least 10 employees to disclose the prevalence of carcinogens and toxic chemicals. While plaintiff offered evidence that consumption of coffee increases the risk of harm to the fetus, to infants, to children and to adults, defendants medical and epidemiology experts testified that they had no opinion on causation, Berle wrote. Defendants failed to satisfy their burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health.
Acrylamide is a known carcinogen that is produced naturally during the process of baking or frying some foods. It is produced in coffee beans when they are roasted, and is prevalent in brewed cups.
Berles ruling, which was reported by the Associated Press, noted that neither side disputed that acrylamide is present in coffee. He wrote that the defendants had failed to show that it posed no risk or added any health benefits to coffee at all. According to the Associated Press, the defense was burdened with showing that acrylamide in coffee wouldn't cause one or more cases of cancer for every 100,000 people, but the judge said that the risk had not been properly evaluated. The case was filed nearly eight years ago; Berles ruling is tentative, but is unlikely to be reversed. The third phase of the trial will determine the civil penalties that coffee companies are liable for. In addition to the warning signs likely to result from the lawsuit, the Council for Education and Research on Toxics, which brought the lawsuit, has asked for fines as much as $2,500 for every person exposed to the chemical since 2002, potentially opening the door to massive settlements. Starbucks is the lead defendant in the case; others like 7-Eleven have already settled. Starbucks did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Pipes FC said
10:48 AM, 04/15/18
I thought this was going to be about the Philadelphia Starbucks, I was waiting for *** to post the story.
Uke said
5:54 PM, 04/15/18
Starbucks. WTF? You're not allowed to wait on a friend inside their paranoid cafes? They might think on posting signs that say "If you ain't white, we don't need your bizness! Go to that other coffee joint down the street!"
Cock suckers! This racial bias, and outright apartheid mentality demonstrated by Starbucks employees. It is reminiscent of Jim Crow laws enforced by police during the last two centuries!
We ain't goin' back there! This is 2018, fire those employees Starbucks! Apologies are worthless after the fact!
-- Edited by Uke on Sunday 15th of April 2018 10:26:06 PM
Calvin said
6:32 PM, 04/15/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeT5otk2R1g
Pipes FC said
6:49 PM, 04/15/18
Uke wrote:
Starbucks. WTF? You're not allowed to wait on a friend inside their paranoid cafes? They might think on posting signs that say "If you ain't white, we don't need your bizness! Go to that other coffee joint down the street!"
Cock suckers! This racial bias, and outright apartheid mentality demonstrated by Starbucks employees. It is reminiscent of Jim Crow laws enforced by police during the last two centuries!
We ain't goin' back there! This is 2018, fire those employees Starbucks! Apologies are worthless after the fact!
Uke said
10:35 PM, 04/15/18
Sorry guys, this shit (racial bias, and discrimination) just grates on me. By now you'd think, as a nation where everybody is part of the solution, and not furthering those biases! But my hope is America CAN one day be the nation where every person is equal, and no-one is superior to another.
Martin's Dream!
Uke said
12:24 PM, 04/27/18
Just when ya figured my rant had ended. And those fuckers at Starbucks stirred the shit again. They just can't leave well enough alone. Look at their latest ploy ta get YOU in to their cafes.
Yeah just drop in...buck be prepared to part with $4- for a cup o' and maybe a slice of pie, or pastry. By the time yer outa there yer light by $20- Fuck Starbucks! It's coffee man, just coffee!
Cross the street and have the same shit for HALF that 20 dammit! Fuck Starbucks!
now. So my Xmas gift from her was a 1LB bag of "Christmas Blend" whole bean coffee
made with "Rare Aged Sumatra" beans. I drink exclusively Sumatra coffee for last couple
years as the old standby "Columbian Supremo" kept getting hard to find in the bins.
If you want a powerful/flavorful cup of coffee in the morning to get your system activated
you cant go wrong with Sumatra coffee. Cant wait to open this Christmas Blend and make a cup.
Hazelnut?
They've faded into the background... Pun intended, get it? But all of a sudden Starbucks is in the news. Again. And it really ain't good news!
What the fuck is wrong with these lily-white assholes, that they're afraid of anybody that isn't white? Christallfuckinmighty! Get over yourselves snowflakes... Brothers, and sisters don't need more of your hate bullshit. And Starbucks, you've added fuel to the fire, and another reason to boycott your stores, businesses, and your products!
Fuck you Starbucks! https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/15/two-black-men-were-arrested-waiting-at-a-starbucks-now-the-company-police-are-on-the-defensive/?utm_term=.85b7030e81e3
And shame on your entire entity! My convictions are stronger now than ever, against your shit!
-- Edited by Uke on Sunday 15th of April 2018 09:28:00 AM
Coffee must carry cancer warning, California judge rules
Bad news, coffee drinkers: A California judge has ruled that coffee companies across the state will have to carry a cancer warning label because of a carcinogen that is present in the brewed beverage.
Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle sided with a nonprofit's case against dozens of coffee companies, including Starbucks, Peets and other chains, saying that businesses that sold coffee were in violation of a state regulation requiring businesses with at least 10 employees to disclose the prevalence of carcinogens and toxic chemicals.
While plaintiff offered evidence that consumption of coffee increases the risk of harm to the fetus, to infants, to children and to adults, defendants medical and epidemiology experts testified that they had no opinion on causation, Berle wrote. Defendants failed to satisfy their burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health.
Acrylamide is a known carcinogen that is produced naturally during the process of baking or frying some foods. It is produced in coffee beans when they are roasted, and is prevalent in brewed cups.
Berles ruling, which was reported by the Associated Press, noted that neither side disputed that acrylamide is present in coffee. He wrote that the defendants had failed to show that it posed no risk or added any health benefits to coffee at all. According to the Associated Press, the defense was burdened with showing that acrylamide in coffee wouldn't cause one or more cases of cancer for every 100,000 people, but the judge said that the risk had not been properly evaluated.
The case was filed nearly eight years ago; Berles ruling is tentative, but is unlikely to be reversed. The third phase of the trial will determine the civil penalties that coffee companies are liable for.
In addition to the warning signs likely to result from the lawsuit, the Council for Education and Research on Toxics, which brought the lawsuit, has asked for fines as much as $2,500 for every person exposed to the chemical since 2002, potentially opening the door to massive settlements. Starbucks is the lead defendant in the case; others like 7-Eleven have already settled. Starbucks did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Starbucks. WTF? You're not allowed to wait on a friend inside their paranoid cafes? They might think on posting signs that say "If you ain't white, we don't need your bizness! Go to that other coffee joint down the street!"
Cock suckers! This racial bias, and outright apartheid mentality demonstrated by Starbucks employees. It is reminiscent of Jim Crow laws enforced by police during the last two centuries!
We ain't goin' back there! This is 2018, fire those employees Starbucks! Apologies are worthless after the fact!
-- Edited by Uke on Sunday 15th of April 2018 10:26:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeT5otk2R1g
Sorry guys, this shit (racial bias, and discrimination) just grates on me. By now you'd think, as a nation where everybody is part of the solution, and not furthering those biases! But my hope is America CAN one day be the nation where every person is equal, and no-one is superior to another.
Martin's Dream!
Just when ya figured my rant had ended. And those fuckers at Starbucks stirred the shit again. They just can't leave well enough alone. Look at their latest ploy ta get YOU in to their cafes.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/starbucks-wants-afternoons-to-be-more-rewarding-for-loyalty-program-members-2018-04-27
Yeah just drop in...buck be prepared to part with $4- for a cup o' and maybe a slice of pie, or pastry. By the time yer outa there yer light by $20- Fuck Starbucks! It's coffee man, just coffee!
Cross the street and have the same shit for HALF that 20 dammit! Fuck Starbucks!