Lettuce discuss. I'm sure I missed a few hundred. Do you have a preference?

These corporations are really playing into Americans' love of sugar and fattening creamers and addiction to caffeine. [Wow! What a novel thought, Kickstand!]

What? You don't have disposable income? Insurance and taxes keeping you down? Bullshit! Get you a $7 small latte every day of the week!

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9/8/2026 10:55:49 AM

I can count on one hand how many times i've been to all of those places combined

[Edited on September 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM. Reason : Unless dunkin at the airport counts...]

9/8/2026 11:20:50 AM

^Same. I make a pot of coffee every morning. Sometimes I pour a cup in the afternoon/evening and re-heat it in the microwave. Occasionally I have an iced coffee from the refrigerator. I admittedly have Starbucks occasionally while traveling (although not my choice).

9/8/2026 11:31:56 AM

I have mainly gone when traveling with a colleague who demands it. Coffee is nasty.

9/8/2026 1:26:28 PM

I love coffee. I only stop and get black coffee, usually when I’m traveling otherwise I’m making my own at home. Caribou has pretty good black coffee. Starbucks is absolute garbage.

Mostly though, I try to find a locally owned coffee shop and hit that up. I’m rarely disappointed with those.

9/8/2026 1:50:36 PM

My wife and I will sometimes get Starbucks on a Saturday morning. Throw in a breakfast sandwich and that puts us at around $20 every now and then.

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"Unless dunkin at the airport counts"

True for me. I don't mind grabbing a fru fru drink during business travel.

9/8/2026 1:54:37 PM

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"I love coffee. I only stop and get black coffee, usually when I’m traveling otherwise I’m making my own at home."

Same, for the most part. Maybe like twice a year when it's hot out I'll get an iced something or other.

[Edited on September 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM. Reason : adf]

9/8/2026 8:40:59 PM

For those of you who say coffee is nasty, I highly recommend working your way into it. It’s a lot like beer when you first tasted that and it was also nasty.

9/9/2026 8:31:20 AM

I'm one of those middle-aged weirdos that cannot stand the smell or taste of coffee. I try a little taste once a year to see if my taste buds have changed and the last time I tasted it, I felt like I was gonna throw up. My wife, however, loves it. We have like four local coffee places near my house though, so at least we do not patronize the big coffee empires. Sometimes I get a matcha.

9/9/2026 8:33:49 AM

^^Yeah but we were first tasting beer at age like 6...not in our 40's and 50's

[Edited on September 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM. Reason : Wraith posted]

9/9/2026 8:36:28 AM

^^Just curious, do you live around Fuquay?

For some reason it seems like there are umpteen local coffee shops in Fuquay.

9/9/2026 8:39:55 AM

He lives in northern alabama...works for nasa

9/9/2026 8:42:23 AM

Do not understand the 100 car lines that for at 7 brew.

9/9/2026 8:44:26 AM