Coffee competition: Starbucks or Caribou?
I went to Starbucks for coffee yesterday and I went to Caribou for coffee this morning. Both have their holiday cups out in force, which is just wrong. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet and I am not ok with this premature holiday celebration. Don’t get me wrong. I love the Christmas season. I love everything about it. But I’m not ready for it yet. Can’t we enjoy Thanksgiving first?
In any case, I have to say I hate the Starbucks holiday cups. Way, way too red. So Caribou, with cups in several pleasantly muted colors, wins on cups. Also in Caribou’s favor: at least in Chicago, they have pastries from Deerfield’s bakery which are very, very yummy.
Holiday Season: Advantage Caribou (or The Bou, as Kat calls it. It should be noted that the cups say “Bou Wonderland” on them, which must be a shout-out to her.)
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May 14, 2008at 12:49 pm
Caribou wins by a value landslide as well:
Espresso content:
Small (or the pretentious and misleading ‘large’ at Starbucks) = 1 shot at both
Medium - 2 shots at both
Large - 2 shots at Starbucks, 3 shots at Caribou.
At Starbucks, you pay extra for….milk.
Hate Starbucks.
July 23, 2008at 11:10 am
^ you mean “Tall”