a paper coffee cup

Starbucks is possibly the most successful coffee franchise ever. I can't even walk a couple of blocks before I run into several Starbucks. I, like many in North America, love to enjoy a drink here and there. My favorites are definitely the Green Tea Frappacino and and the White Chocolate Mocha. Ever since my sister had worked there until she quit, I've noticed a few things that bother me about Starbucks.

Firstly, the "aftersmell" is absolutely nauseating, no offense to Starbucks. You know how food can taste good but have an odd aftertaste. Same thing applies with Starbucks. You enter any one of them and it is filled with the heavenly smell of coffee but once you leave, a weird smell clings to you. At first it didn't really bug me but after years of my sister coming home after a long work day there, the smell really starts to get you. The other thing is obviously the price. The price I have to pay for my lunch is equivalent to only a tall Frappacino.

I find it weird how we would buy several cups of Starbucks coffee when something equally as good can be half of the price, but that's the power of branding. People pay for name. Let me know what other coffee places that are worth trying.