Starbucks Sued For $144m Over Coupon!

[MegaRock]

NEW YORK — Starbucks (SBUX) was sued Friday for $114 million over its recall last week of a coupon that entitled the holder to a free large iced drink.

Peter Sullivan, a lawyer who sued on behalf of a 23-year-old Starbucks regular who felt "betrayed" when her coupon was not honored, accused the Seattle-based company of fraud. He said he will request class-action status to include the "thousands who were misled" by the offer.

On Aug. 23, Starbucks e-mailed the coupon for the free "grande" drink to selected employees with instructions for them to forward the coupon to friends and family.

But Sullivan said Starbucks got jittery and refused to honor the coupon after the company saw how widely it had been distributed.

Sullivan said he saw lines of coupon-carrying customers outside Starbucks shops in New York, and when they could not redeem the coupons "they felt let down and angry."

A spokeswoman for Starbucks had no comment.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

I like Waffle House's coffee better, anyways.

Starbucks can bite me.

[fastingaciu]

They used to call it 4bucks beacause it's so expensive. I like Tim Hortons better anyway.

[MidnightViper88]

Starbucks, shmarfuhks; So what? It's just coffee...

[k_rock923]

I like good old dunkin donuts for 99 cents.

[InvisableMan]

Owned.

[ShyShy]

Originally posted by k_rock923
I like good old dunkin donuts for 99 cents.

That is good coffee

Starbucks is bad.

[InvisableMan]

Starbucks coffee is just coffee. Where people make the mistake is when they down those grande mocha frappuchocoltecaramel things with extra everything bad for you. Weighing in at 300 grams of fat, eating at McDonalds daily is better for you.

[Wolfgang]

Any place that calls the smallest size Grande can fuck off.

[InvisableMan]

Yes sir.

[Mattress]

Originally posted by Wolfgang
Any place that calls the smallest size Grande can fuck off.

QFT

[xzxzzx]

Originally posted by Wolfgang
Any place that calls the smallest size Grande can fuck off.

The smallest size at Starbucks is a "short". It's just not on the menu.

[swingdjted]

I'd sue them too...

Really, how much does it cost per cup to make the coffee?
Go ahead, account for the building, equipment, staff, materials, etc. It's still nowhere near what they charge.

Make your own or get your coffee at DD like k_rock923 said.

[webthing]

YouTube's latest rising viral star just lost his job. Christopher Cristwell, 25, is making national headlines after he posted a video of himself on YouTube singing about his job at the Chowchilla Starbucks.


In the video, he sings the song while playing guitar and wearing nothing but a green apron and his underwear: "It's just a cup of coffee / Give me a break / I shouldn't have to put up with this, making minimum wage."


Well, now he won't have to. He was fired Tuesday.


The video was picked up by a popular Starbucks blog last week, which quickly caught the attention of the corporate honchos. After several meetings with managers, he was sent packing.


"They were really cool about it. The regional manager complimented me on my creative ability — not on that specific song — and then asked me why I did it. They were really trying to find out about my intent behind the videos."


The intent, he says, was strictly satire. He said he never actually did any of the shortcuts he sings about, such as filling a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino with whipped cream because most customers can't tell the difference. "I'm not trying to say it's a healthy song, but it's definitely satire," he said.


Starbucks released a statement through company spokesman Alan Hilowitz on Wednesday afternoon that said: "While Christopher was expressing his own views in the video, the disparaging remarks about our customers and company are unacceptable and out of line with our commitment to our customers and partners (employees)."


Cristwell got the idea for the song after one particularly stressful shift. He was searching YouTube for rants about Starbucks and found plenty of customer complaints — but none by employees. He uploaded the video in July with the hopes of causing a few laughs.






Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09...#ixzz1YgjgT1wK

[rockouthippie]

Waffle House

I don't know if you know this about Waffle House. When there's a hurricane, FEMA calls up the local Waffle House. FEMA even has a Waffle House scale.

"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed?" FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate has said. "That's really bad. That's where you go to work."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...736605364.html

[Warrior of the Light]

I know I'm 5 years late but how much money was it? the title says 144M, the text 114M.

That's a 30 million difference. If it's all the same to them, I wouldn't mind to have it.
Maybe I will spend $4 of it at their store. Maybe.