Comments on Drinking Coffee All the Time: Coffee & Life: As American as Apple Pie---Starbucks at 40

I think that "as american as apple pie" ...

2011-09-12T01:47:11.468-04:00

I think that "as american as apple pie" needs to be retired as a saying. Although, "as german as a frankfurter" is still one my favorite phrases to use at dinner parties and family gatherings.

"What's good for the goose is good for the gander" must really piss the gander off, don't you think?

OOOh!!! Entente Cordiale! Additional marketing ...

2011-07-11T13:02:14.325-04:00

OOOh!!!

Entente Cordiale!

Additional marketing opportunities, hmmm?

Well, SBUX Hoodie, obviously. Mark Zuckerberg could buy one, and then everybody would need one.

The highest margin food businesses are Pizza and Hot Dogs (fat tastes good). Unfortunately, I just read Howie likes his Pizza with Oysters, so Pizza is out, (those Seattle people have some kind of different world goin' on).

How about a Marijuana dispensary? Few things go better with a cup of Joe, errr, um, so I hear. BTW did you know that the phrase; "cup of Joe" was coined in honor of Joe Martinson founder of Martinson's Coffee? I guess you did.

Cup of Howie? Well maybe not.

Anonymous 2: Interesting point about the earnings ...

2011-07-04T00:22:51.498-04:00

Anonymous 2: Interesting point about the earnings prospects...how about diversifying their offerings away from coffee and taking on other merchandising opportunities...perhaps this is one way to still improve margins (albeit marginally) w/o raising coffee prices! Thanks for your comment...Nicole

Anonymous 1: I love the idea of naming the people ...

2011-07-04T00:21:15.919-04:00

Anonymous 1: I love the idea of naming the people you meet at Starbucks! It is the ideal 3rd space. Good health in coffee to you!

Nicole

I believe they already had 4 stores when Howie cam...

2011-06-26T04:28:08.949-04:00

I believe they already had 4 stores when Howie came to the company.

Good Coffee, check, a good place to meet and greet, also check but so is every good coffee house.

As a company, not so attractive. Go try to figure out how they got from a negative Current Ratio to a positive one over the last few years, I dare you.

They are now at the point where Walgreens and Comcast are: they can only grow by raising prices. Buy the coffee, short the stock.
Howie has 16 million shares he won't mind, the ends are already meeting like a m...f...

At first, when I saw Starbucks and the number 40, ...

2011-06-13T22:24:26.743-04:00

At first, when I saw Starbucks and the number 40, I thought you must be discussing the price of a Mocha Frap w/ a double expresso shot. I confess sometimes I only have time to read the nouns (in your missives) and have to come back later to read the verbs and prep. phrases.

Starbucks has all the qualities you've mentioned and is also a hell-of-good place to meet persons of a gender which interests you (so I hear). My advice is to assign a nickname to these potential conquests immediately, such as; "Mocha Girl" or "Pappy Frappy". It keeps the mood as light as a House Blend.

That's all I have time to write. I have to go watch episode 37 (of 120) of the TV series; "LOST" on Netflix. It's like a book you can't put down that was written by some 16 year-olds who made the whole thing up as they went along.

Hi Joi! I will make sure that Angel gets your con...

2011-06-05T18:11:30.799-04:00

Hi Joi!

I will make sure that Angel gets your contact information!!

Good health in coffee.

Yours, Nicole

HI!!! My name is Joi Dupre and I have been looking...

2011-06-03T16:21:13.873-04:00

HI!!! My name is Joi Dupre and I have been looking for Angel Williams for many years!! We were great friends back in Miami in the early to mid 90's and after my divorce in 2000, we lost touch!! Can you please forward my contact information to her!! It would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!! joidupre@hotmail.com