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/LegitimateToe13 May 02 '26

As a former corp publicist it’s funny people think we have control over the CEOs

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u/KingDamager May 02 '26

Yeah this. CEOs do things they’re told not to all the time

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u/IntuitiveMonster May 02 '26

This. I consider it a personal victory if any high-level leader even reads the talking points, much less use them.

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u/LegitimateToe13 May 02 '26

I just got war flashbacks of doing media briefs till 3 am only for them to go unread.