Do you think starbucks is too expensive? How often do you go there?

Question

I'm just curious. I go to starbucks like maybe once every three months or so, or sometimes even longer like once every 6 months, but I see so many people at my college campus going to starbucks every single day. They get their coffees or fraps or cappuccinos or their tea or their machiattos and I realize how much money they spend. I know starbucks is popular all over and people do go there everyday and willing to spend that 4 dollars on a venti frap or 3 dollars for that tall frap or whatever...but do you think starbucks is a little too expensive? How often do you go there?

Answer 1

It's way over priced, which i've told their corp office (hey, they need to hear from their customers!)

I've actually cut back quite a bit after realizing how much I was spending--it's ridiculous. I get a grande soy latte (can't do regular milk), no syrup/flavor, and it's $3.65.

Maybe twice a week at the most now...mainly because of gas prices! I think of it as a treat :)

Answer 2

Very expensive. I used to go every morning, now I go like once a month or even less. I think that I would learn how to make my own fav drinks from there and do that.

Answer 3

I get panera bread for free so normally I just have that.  I go to starbucks maybe once a month when I am at the mall.

Answer 4

Yes i do.

I dont go there.

Answer 5

No not at all. When-ever i am at the mall :)

Answer 6

When I go to Borders they have a Starbucks in there. I got one of the small marshmellow lollipop with sprinkles on the out side (it was about the size of my finger) and it was £1.20.

Answer 7

I used to visit Starbucks at least twice a week for their Strawberrys -N- Cream Frappacino...YUM. But since I heard what they did during 9/11 I stopped going there. I have on occasion went there at the request of my boss but I refuse to spend my money there. They had the nerve to charge EMT's 163 Dollars for WATER for the victims of the world trade center...don't believe me go to snopes.com and type in starbucks and see what it says.

As for the other part of your question, yes I believe they are way to expensive, but it isn't for extra special delux creme da le creme of coffee, but for the name printed on the cup "Starbucks" is fashionable. It's the newest hippest tread to hit the globe. Therefore they feel they are justified in setting their prices twice above normal.

It makes me sick.

Answer 8

Yes I do think Starbucks is too expensive, but I really like their mocha frappucino!!  I go maybe every other day and it really adds up, but that's my treat to myself.  I am 42 yrs old and can afford it, but for you younger kids in college and what not  I think its way too expensive.  I got to the point I was going every day for weeks and even though I can afford it I was like do I really want to be spending $40 a week/$160 a month ON COFFEE?   That's why I cut it down, I enjoy the mocha frappucinos but now it's a 2-3 times a week treat, not an every day thing.   Don't feel pressured to buy into the Starbucks thing unless you truly love it.  Save your money !! :)

Answer 9

I have never gone there i think the prices are way too expensive

Answer 10

yep, I think they are WAY too expensive, however, I go when I receive a gift card, or if I'm in a 'I don't care how broke I am, I want a d**n coffee now' mood. Know what I mean?

Answer 11

i go like once or twice a week. i think its a little on the expensive side but its totally worth it.

Answer 12

omg i love starbucks but my mom says its wayy to expensive and she says there drinks are sweet soo i barely ever get to go there but h**l i still love there  drinks!

Answer 13

Once every year

Answer 14

it depends how well you like it. I go everyday for a venti frap, it costs me $4.15  a day

Answer 15

I love starbucks...I'm there at least once a day, sometimes twice, and if I'm lucky 3 times...it's happened.

Let's just say I wouldn't complain if they came down on their prices.

Answer 16

It is kinda expensive. But I go there everyday.

Answer 17

YES--------- only twice

Answer 18

I used to go there all the time, now just every so often.  I go to Dunkin donuts and get my caps and coffee for much less and it is just as good to me, if not better.

Answer 19

i have lots of money so it's not expensive for me and i lvoe their coffee it's the best xD

Answer 20

It is really expensive.  I probably go there once every other month. They have great specialty drinks but I get my daily coffee at a much cheaper coffee shop.  I do think, however, that Starbuck's is a great company.  They offer excellent benefits to their employees if they work 30 hours a week.  In a time when benefits are hard to come by in hourly wage jobs, I think it is wonderful.  Plenty of people have the money and can afford $4 coffees everyday (as demonstrated by the huge success of Starbuck's) and they aren't just spending it frivalously, it is actually going toward something.

Answer 21

I get dragged in there once or twice a year by a family member.  I bought a brownie there once.  I don't drink their coffee.