Are you cutting back on coffee?

[Torsten]

A lot of US Americans are said to be cutting back on their coffee consumption and as a result Starbucks earned 97% less in profits than last year. Interestingly enough though Starbucks finally opened two brand new stores in downtown Leipzig -- both of the outlets are directly across from 'Coffee Culture', another coffee shop chain.

So what about you, have you reduced your coffee consumption because of the 'economic crisis'? Somehow it seems to me that here in Germany consumers are spending as much on fast food and drinks as they did last year. And according to CNN the fast food market in China has grown by 25% within the past year with McDonald's leading the field.
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[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

You might find Starbucks' report about its fourth quarter (along with fiscal 2008) earnings results enlightening:
http://investor.starbucks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99518&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1224645

As for me, my coffee consumption hasn't changed since I returned to the US. I drink as much java as ever.
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[Lost_Soul]

My coffee machine at home broke down, so I am compelled to cut down on coffee real hard - no coffee .
The funny thing: when it broke down, I though I would be going through withdrawal, but no such thing happened - coffee is not addictive (at least for me).

[NinaZara]

I seldom drink coffee but I do have a habit of buying bottled tea. I try to bring my own though, not because of any "economic crisis" but it is pleasantly surprising that I can save a lot just by bringing my own tea.

Nowadays I can only drink very milky coffee (with little coffee and more milk), the real one is too bitter for me. Plus, one cup during the day, and I will have a hard time going to bed, it's like I've been beaten all over but my mind just won't go to sleep. It's the most horrible feeling.

[Torsten]

[SkiIucK]

Hi,

What is 'java'?

Thanks

[Lost_Soul]

[Yankee]

[Prezbucky]

I don't drink much coffee (or coffee much). hehe

And when I do, it's on the company's nickle:

I get a styrofoam cup of Grade A coffee from our deluxe push-button coffee dispenser(lol) and make it palatable by mixing in a packet of Swiss Miss hot chocolate mix... also free.

So I guess it's a poor man's Mocha.

Mind you, I only do this once a month or so.
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[Diverhank]

I don't trust people who don't drink coffee

[Jan]

I have here on bridge a small conflict between tea and coffe drinkers, it has actually turned into a chain of discussions about : why Norwegians have to drink coffe and Englishmen did not
or why English people have to drink tea and coffe not at all or just very little.
Of course both nations drink tea and coffe but it is for English a bit of their national pride to consume tea as for Norwegian kind of sea habit to have just coffe on bridge.
At the beginning Norwegians have even sabotaged purchasing process of a kettle , probably just to make a prove that they are serious about anti-tea polity.
Historically,it was granted for every seaman on duty by sealaw a right to drink coffee on bridge and it was often executed by seamen. This has been at least under Polish flag.
I consume roughly every watch something like four five cups of coffee.
The best coffee in the world in in Brazil or Colombia,there is a huge difference in taste compare to what we usually drink.

Jan

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi, I didn´t cut back on coffee but abandoned smoking!

[Jamie (K)]

[MattNickson]

am a Tea person all the way woot woot !

A don't need to woory bout price thingi i suppose? Lol n i avn't cut down my tea consumption XD

Lol

[NinaZara]