It's interesting that the prices at Starbucks in Mexico are almost exactly the same as those in the U.S. This despite the fact their labor and overhead costs in Mexico are substantially lower and their competitors charge far less.

I think Starbucks prices are whatever the market will bear.

Yeah, CEOs that talk about $9 coffees are expensive.

Ngl, I'm fucking blind because I saw the notification for your response pop up and thought "oh fuck yeah, I want a terabyte of coffee!"

Ahm. Yes.

I haven't had Starbucks in a long time, but most coffee places need to use lighter roasts, grind more fine, distribute way more even, pull slower shots, and probably shorter shots, too. Even medium roast to me smells like ash from the bottom of a fireplace, now. Once you smell it, it's hard to unsmell. Even if the other flavors are good, that overbearing ash is often too much. A little is okay, it gives it a toasty quality like a fire roasted marshmallow... But I don't want to have to mentally wade through a burnt peaty bog of musty old spiderwebs for a little tiny peak at hollow essence vaportrail of "coffee" with the sweetness of an off-season unripe tomato.