Comments on: More From the Latte Index http://washingtonindependent.com/158/more-from-the-latte-index National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: firstbaser http://washingtonindependent.com/158/more-from-the-latte-index/comment-page-1#comment-3104 firstbaser Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:59:35 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=158#comment-3104 Writer tahut is missing the point. The question is whether a Starbucks discount is a sign of a significant economic trend. Perhaps she's being half (or wholly) facetious but it is an interesting reaction to a decline in discretionary spending. Writer tahut is missing the point. The question is whether a Starbucks discount is a sign of a significant economic trend. Perhaps she's being half (or wholly) facetious but it is an interesting reaction to a decline in discretionary spending.

]]> By: tahut http://washingtonindependent.com/158/more-from-the-latte-index/comment-page-1#comment-3103 tahut Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:45:21 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=158#comment-3103 Your Latte Index is stupid.<br><br>I purchased an expresso machine while in Italy in the early 1980's and when I returned to the US all I had to do was find a shop that sold fresh ground coffee for an expresso machine. And this was before Starbucks! I'm in Germany now and I have a 3 cup electric expresso coffee pot and still enjoy a fresh latte every morning.<br><br>Point is, if you really like a specific beverage, it doesn't take much effort to learn how to make it yourself. Are people really so stupid that they can't take care of their own wants, needs and desires by themselves; they have to have someone else cater to their needs? Your Latte Index is stupid.

I purchased an expresso machine while in Italy in the early 1980's and when I returned to the US all I had to do was find a shop that sold fresh ground coffee for an expresso machine. And this was before Starbucks! I'm in Germany now and I have a 3 cup electric expresso coffee pot and still enjoy a fresh latte every morning.

Point is, if you really like a specific beverage, it doesn't take much effort to learn how to make it yourself. Are people really so stupid that they can't take care of their own wants, needs and desires by themselves; they have to have someone else cater to their needs?

]]> By: firstbaser http://washingtonindependent.com/158/more-from-the-latte-index/comment-page-1#comment-96 firstbaser Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=158#comment-96 Writer tahut is missing the point. The question is whether a Starbucks discount is a sign of a significant economic trend. Perhaps she's being half (or wholly) facetious but it is an interesting reaction to a decline in discretionary spending. Writer tahut is missing the point. The question is whether a Starbucks discount is a sign of a significant economic trend. Perhaps she’s being half (or wholly) facetious but it is an interesting reaction to a decline in discretionary spending.

]]> By: tahut http://washingtonindependent.com/158/more-from-the-latte-index/comment-page-1#comment-97 tahut Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=158#comment-97 Your Latte Index is stupid. I purchased an expresso machine while in Italy in the early 1980's and when I returned to the US all I had to do was find a shop that sold fresh ground coffee for an expresso machine. And this was before Starbucks! I'm in Germany now and I have a 3 cup electric expresso coffee pot and still enjoy a fresh latte every morning. Point is, if you really like a specific beverage, it doesn't take much effort to learn how to make it yourself. Are people really so stupid that they can't take care of their own wants, needs and desires by themselves; they have to have someone else cater to their needs? Your Latte Index is stupid.

I purchased an expresso machine while in Italy in the early 1980′s and when I returned to the US all I had to do was find a shop that sold fresh ground coffee for an expresso machine. And this was before Starbucks! I’m in Germany now and I have a 3 cup electric expresso coffee pot and still enjoy a fresh latte every morning.

Point is, if you really like a specific beverage, it doesn’t take much effort to learn how to make it yourself. Are people really so stupid that they can’t take care of their own wants, needs and desires by themselves; they have to have someone else cater to their needs?

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