I’ll try to keep this short and sweet.
My office manager would frequently provide Starbucks treats/coffee twice a month. She’d also parade around every day with a $10 sugar drink.
Back of the napkin math: $400 a month personally, and $500 a month from the company. Or $4800/yr and $6000/yr.
In my city, Starbucks has been closing rather than allow stores to unionize. Apparently, the latest closing was the last straw. Fed up, she finally purchased locally. And to her surprise, her drink “tastes better”.
Small win.
So I used to buy Starbucks before work a couple times a month when I didn’t have time to make my own coffee.
The reason I used them was purely because I could order my coffee before I even leave my apartment and pick it up on the way to work.
Everyone’s got reasons. I’m not a huge fan - even if their blonde roast is lovely - but the local brilliant indie coffee shop is open “normal” times of the day, while Starbucks is open until late evening.
When you’re out of a choice, it just feels a bit dirtier.