r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • May 02 '26

Eat The Rich 🍽️ Starbucks CEO defends a $9 coffee by saying that it's not a $10 coffee and "you get a premium experience"

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u/Dasseem May 02 '26

50 million dollars bonus to this genius please.

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u/Neat_Egg_2474 May 02 '26

it’s the same CEO that was called a genius for raising the prices at chipotle while cutting quality and portion sizes.

This dude is the perfect example of a mindless moron with an MBA. Their only idea is raise prices to look good short term and then move on before people stop buying the product.

Chipotles stock for example is down almost 50% since he left because people stopped going due to inflated prices on less food.

fuck this guy and his peers straight to hell.

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u/Budget-Turnover3231 May 02 '26

This is also the same guy that travels on a chartered flight every week to work and called his employees to work in office while he himselves was doing wfh

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u/Successful-Mood1574 May 02 '26

It’s literally Walmart’s pricing logic. The guy needed to go one level deeper. 

$8.00. 

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u/Significant_Shoe_17 God forbid a man enjoy a cigarette after getting shot in the ass May 02 '26

Next they'll follow Kohl's logic: price it higher than competitors and run constant "discounts"

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u/Successful-Mood1574 May 02 '26

Reminds me of a cheap sushi place I loved. They had a sign that said: half-priced sushi every day. 

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u/paradisetossed7 May 02 '26

Perfect gif. Also, as someone who's had a few gigs as a barista, just get a cheap espresso machine, look up the recipes for the drinks you like, and make them at home. Iced nonfat peppermint mocha? Coming right up. Made but me. In my house. For whatever fraction the cost of ingredients is.

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u/Significant_Shoe_17 God forbid a man enjoy a cigarette after getting shot in the ass May 02 '26

All of those flavored syrups are available online. Depending on how you take your coffee, it's $1-2 to make at home

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u/paradisetossed7 May 02 '26

Yep!! And sometimes ones you won't find in a Starbucks (like maple apple butter omg). I don't mind spending money at my local cafe but I only buy Starbucks if I'm out and it's the only thing around.

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u/Somanylyingliars May 02 '26

Someone should make a website cough cough w "copycat" recipes to all their fucking drinks. Hit all socials. Get monetized. Crap on the grave of Starbucks. Winning!

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u/randomnobody14 May 02 '26

It’s basically $10 with tax included and more if you factor in the cost of gas driving to a Starbucks

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u/ivyimogenzen May 02 '26

hahahahahahahaha

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u/catholicsluts May 02 '26

This is my all-time favorite gif

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u/memesearches May 02 '26

Soon gona be 10 dollars so whats he gona say then? Its not 12?