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It’s time for a fiscal cliff compromise, says … Starbucks?
In the letter, Schultz asked baristas at Washington, D.C.-area Starbucks to write “Come Together” on coffee cups for the rest of the week.
“In the spirit of the Holiday season and the Starbucks tradition of bringing people together, we have a unique opportunity to unite and take action on an incredibly important topic,” Schultz wrote. “Rather than be bystanders, we have an opportunity—and I believe a responsibility—to use our company’s scale for good by sending a respectful and optimistic message to our elected officials to come together and reach common ground on this important issue.”









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Starbucks (and eating)…the smoking of the 21st Century.
Oil Can on December 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Maybe it’s time for Staryucks to figure out how to make coffee that doesn’t taste like burned cardboard.
Caribou for the win.
Bishop on December 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM
I like Starbucks. But I don’t like the cup of coffee I purchased being used for their political advertising.
Blake on December 26, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Never been in a starbucks, and that’s not the end of that story!
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letget on December 26, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Watch out Starbucks, if Obama get’s anything close to what he is looking for, people are going to start thinking twice about $6 Lattes every day.
WisRich on December 26, 2012 at 1:41 PM
But it will make everybody feel good.
davidk on December 26, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Exactly. Silent till it hurts.
L.i.B.
davidk on December 26, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Starbucks realizes its product is a luxury, begins grass-roots lobbying effort to try to stay in business.
Overheard at Starbucks Board of Directors meeting:
“This isn’t what we spent millions in Democrat party donations for….”
BobMbx on December 26, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Errr, Caribou still leaves a bad taste in my mouth for a number of reasons (except for the Turtle Mocha.) Weighing in at a mere 580 calories for a “medium,” it’s a sweet little cup of heaven.
Fallon on December 26, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Same company that has an annual
fundraiser to benefit AIDS charitiesmarketing gimmick on World AIDS Day – 5 cents for every cup of hand crafted coffee marked up $2.00 above cost. They have no shame.blammm on December 26, 2012 at 8:47 PM