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    • handsofqwertyH
      handsofqwerty
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      We have Tim Hortons here. We don't need no Starbucks! Let the south keep their Subways and Starbucks! Oh, and we have plenty of Dunkin Donuts too!

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch
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        I just reloaded mine with $25 this morning. That is pretty normal. I will load $20 or $25 and that carries me through a typical 3-4 weeks.

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        • handsofqwertyH
          handsofqwerty
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          Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
          http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

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          • IRJI
            IRJ @Dashrender
            last edited by

            @Dashrender said:

            If you have a regular 5 coffee a week habit, that can be a pretty big savings over a year of free drinks.

            If you are going to Starbucks 5 days a week, I don't think you can use the word savings in the same sentence. That is an expensive addiction. I drink coffee daily ,too but from a coffee maker.

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            • IRJI
              IRJ @handsofqwerty
              last edited by

              @handsofqwerty said:

              Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
              http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

              That article is from 2010 and it's not uncommon for businesses to follow the economy by either going up or down.

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              • handsofqwertyH
                handsofqwerty @IRJ
                last edited by

                @IRJ said:

                @handsofqwerty said:

                Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                That article is from 2010 and it's not uncommon for businesses to follow the economy by either going up or down.

                The point was that Starbucks/DD are part of discretionary spending, not out of necessity. So when they are doing better, it means people are spending more freely on non-essential items. It's an older article (I was just finishing high school when I first saw it) but the principle is just as applicable...

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                • IRJI
                  IRJ @handsofqwerty
                  last edited by

                  @handsofqwerty said:

                  @IRJ said:

                  @handsofqwerty said:

                  Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                  http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                  That article is from 2010 and it's not uncommon for businesses to follow the economy by either going up or down.

                  The point was that Starbucks/DD are part of discretionary spending, not out of necessity. So when they are doing better, it means people are spending more freely on non-essential items. It's an older article (I was just finishing high school when I first saw it) but the principle is just as applicable...

                  I would assume many restaurants follow a similar pattern.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @handsofqwerty
                    last edited by

                    @handsofqwerty said:

                    Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                    http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                    Actually I might say the exact opposite. When businesses that rely on discretionary funds are doing will, that probably means the economy is doing well too because people have extra discretionary funds to spend.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @IRJ
                      last edited by

                      @IRJ said:

                      @Dashrender said:

                      If you have a regular 5 coffee a week habit, that can be a pretty big savings over a year of free drinks.

                      If you are going to Starbucks 5 days a week, I don't think you can use the word savings in the same sentence. That is an expensive addiction. I drink coffee daily ,too but from a coffee maker.

                      I go to much higher end places than SB. Going to one right now, actually, but the cost of coffee at the really good places around here is still only about $1.50. So not cheap, but not crazy.

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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @IRJ said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        If you have a regular 5 coffee a week habit, that can be a pretty big savings over a year of free drinks.

                        If you are going to Starbucks 5 days a week, I don't think you can use the word savings in the same sentence. That is an expensive addiction. I drink coffee daily ,too but from a coffee maker.

                        I go to much higher end places than SB. Going to one right now, actually, but the cost of coffee at the really good places around here is still only about $1.50. So not cheap, but not crazy.

                        $1.50 is doable. The problem with Starbucks is their coffee. I like to drink coffee black and I find Starbucks to have some of the worst coffee. If you add all the creme and sugar it tastes good, but what coffee doesn't taste good when it's drenched in caramel, creamer, and sugar galore?

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                        • handsofqwertyH
                          handsofqwerty @Dashrender
                          last edited by

                          @Dashrender said:

                          @handsofqwerty said:

                          Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                          http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                          Actually I might say the exact opposite. When businesses that rely on discretionary funds are doing will, that probably means the economy is doing well too because people have extra discretionary funds to spend.

                          That's exactly what I said. The point was if they were hacked, the numbers are possibly skewed.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @handsofqwerty
                            last edited by

                            @handsofqwerty said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @handsofqwerty said:

                            Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                            http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                            Actually I might say the exact opposite. When businesses that rely on discretionary funds are doing will, that probably means the economy is doing well too because people have extra discretionary funds to spend.

                            That's exactly what I said. The point was if they were hacked, the numbers are possibly skewed.

                            Probably not enough to make a real difference in the overall picture though.

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                            • handsofqwertyH
                              handsofqwerty @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @handsofqwerty said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @handsofqwerty said:

                              Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                              http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                              Actually I might say the exact opposite. When businesses that rely on discretionary funds are doing will, that probably means the economy is doing well too because people have extra discretionary funds to spend.

                              That's exactly what I said. The point was if they were hacked, the numbers are possibly skewed.

                              Probably not enough to make a real difference in the overall picture though.

                              That's a fair statement. Even if they stole millions, we're talking about billions of dollars for Starbucks, so you're probably right.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @IRJ
                                last edited by

                                @IRJ said:

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                @IRJ said:

                                @Dashrender said:

                                If you have a regular 5 coffee a week habit, that can be a pretty big savings over a year of free drinks.

                                If you are going to Starbucks 5 days a week, I don't think you can use the word savings in the same sentence. That is an expensive addiction. I drink coffee daily ,too but from a coffee maker.

                                I go to much higher end places than SB. Going to one right now, actually, but the cost of coffee at the really good places around here is still only about $1.50. So not cheap, but not crazy.

                                $1.50 is doable. The problem with Starbucks is their coffee. I like to drink coffee black and I find Starbucks to have some of the worst coffee. If you add all the creme and sugar it tastes good, but what coffee doesn't taste good when it's drenched in caramel, creamer, and sugar galore?

                                I found that with effort I can normally find something okay there in their vein of brewed American coffees. But nothing really good, just passable. It's definitely the low end of coffee.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @handsofqwerty
                                  last edited by

                                  @handsofqwerty said:

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  @handsofqwerty said:

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  @handsofqwerty said:

                                  Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                                  http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                                  Actually I might say the exact opposite. When businesses that rely on discretionary funds are doing will, that probably means the economy is doing well too because people have extra discretionary funds to spend.

                                  That's exactly what I said. The point was if they were hacked, the numbers are possibly skewed.

                                  Probably not enough to make a real difference in the overall picture though.

                                  That's a fair statement. Even if they stole millions, we're talking about billions of dollars for Starbucks, so you're probably right.

                                  I thought that they stole from customers, not Starbucks?

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                                  • handsofqwertyH
                                    handsofqwerty @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @handsofqwerty said:

                                    @Dashrender said:

                                    @handsofqwerty said:

                                    @Dashrender said:

                                    @handsofqwerty said:

                                    Starbucks Hacked - Maybe Not Such a Great Economic Indicator?
                                    http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/30/using-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-to-track-economy/

                                    Actually I might say the exact opposite. When businesses that rely on discretionary funds are doing will, that probably means the economy is doing well too because people have extra discretionary funds to spend.

                                    That's exactly what I said. The point was if they were hacked, the numbers are possibly skewed.

                                    Probably not enough to make a real difference in the overall picture though.

                                    That's a fair statement. Even if they stole millions, we're talking about billions of dollars for Starbucks, so you're probably right.

                                    I thought that they stole from customers, not Starbucks?

                                    No they did. But my point is that if they steal from customers, that's going to hurt Starbucks too, because people report the fraud, and then stop going there because they don't trust it, tell others the same, etc.

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                                    • MattSpellerM
                                      MattSpeller
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                                      Oh no! Whatever will I do!

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                                      Yeah never mind 🙂

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch @MattSpeller
                                        last edited by

                                        @MattSpeller said:

                                        Oh no! Whatever will I do!
                                        Yeah never mind 🙂

                                        Yeah, that is my normal process too. But I do enjoy something different about once a week or so.

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                                        • ?
                                          A Former User
                                          last edited by

                                          Starbucks says they weren't actually hacked though. They are blaming it on people using weak email and starbucks passwords (or using the same one.) etc.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @A Former User
                                            last edited by

                                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                                            Starbucks says they weren't actually hacked though. They are blaming it on people using weak email and starbucks passwords (or using the same one.) etc.

                                            That's my understanding - it was users being hacked, not Starbucks themselves.

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