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29. Well then it is a very accurate description!

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Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:52 AM

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Remember. Today is 'Skip Starbucks Day' [View all] onehandle Aug 2013 OP

I'm going to stop by .... oldhippie Aug 2013 #1

I think I will stop by today Duckhunter935 Aug 2013 #2

Well, it was a no-go ..... oldhippie Aug 2013 #44

on a Saturday? TheFarseer Aug 2013 #3

Even gun owners work during the week too Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #10

Every day is a "Skip Starbucks" day for me BlueStreak Aug 2013 #4

Well stated, Blue. SB is not even on my horizon. CurtEastPoint Aug 2013 #7

Same here mimi85 Aug 2013 #42

So all things considered Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #11

Ah say, that was a joke, son BlueStreak Aug 2013 #15

You wrote Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #18

It is always a bad sign when one has to explain a joke. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #22

Yeah I think it was the paragraph break that threw me Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #45

No problem. Thanks for coming. You've been a great audience. Don't forget to tip your waitress BlueStreak Aug 2013 #50

Um, Starbucks is a publicly traded company. I'd wager half of the folks on DU HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #13

Probably true, but what is the point? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #14

Unless I misread you, you wrote that Starbucks is "owned by assholes." I didn't HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #16

OK. I should have said "run by assholes" BlueStreak Aug 2013 #17

I'm too anal-retentively logocentric HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #23

There is a vibe about them like they are above it all BlueStreak Aug 2013 #37

I'm a musician and my wife is a visual artist, so we tend to spend our HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #38

Sounds painful. Have a cup of coffee. (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #41

Well then it is a very accurate description! whistler162 Aug 2013 #29

Exactly, owned by assholes! NuclearDem Aug 2013 #30

You and me both. zappaman Aug 2013 #49

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf started here & has a better product; Peet's is superb; local Coffee Cat... Hekate Aug 2013 #58

to me every day is skip Starbucks day and it has nothing to do with guns hobbit709 Aug 2013 #5

"Hey, were'd everybody go?" TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #6

Those who feel compelled to engage in open carry..... Paladin Aug 2013 #8

I'm not a gun owner Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #12

People who do open carry have issues -- like Hummer drivers BlueStreak Aug 2013 #20

Ok so you generalize the majority from the minority Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #25

I'm a long-time gun owner, and you're wrong about open carry. Paladin Aug 2013 #21

Again an extreme minority Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #27

And because they are such a minority, it not unreasonable to assume they have some serious issues BlueStreak Aug 2013 #32

Ok. Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #46

Starbucks is a splurge purchase for me cherish44 Aug 2013 #9

Bet that sales increase slightly today... Synthesize Aug 2013 #19

Moms of dead kids are "preachy"? Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #26

What does open carry have to do with dead kids? Throd Aug 2013 #48

If I was ever inclined to feel sorry for a corporation, I might feel a small petronius Aug 2013 #24

The good thing about all this starbucks gun stuff is BainsBane Aug 2013 #28

I gave up SB a few months ago. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #31

They have many vegan-friendly options oberliner Aug 2013 #33

Somebody forgot to get the word out Sissyk Aug 2013 #34

I only go to Starbucks about 2-3 times a year, so I don't think I'll be missed. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #35

Every day is "Skip Starbucks Day" n/t TroglodyteScholar Aug 2013 #36

Like everything else the gun control movement attempts HolyMoley Aug 2013 #39

To skip it all the time, Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #40

Thanks for the heads up. rrneck Aug 2013 #43

That would be every day for me HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #47

I'm happy to comply as everyday is skip Starbuck's day for me. Cleita Aug 2013 #51

Starbucks boycotters are also helping some rather nasty homophobes: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2013 #52

Not a prob, 5 buck coffee is way out DiverDave Aug 2013 #53

Skip Starbucks Day. Otherwise known as 'Saturday'. distantearlywarning Aug 2013 #54

I skip Starbucks everyday! gopiscrap Aug 2013 #55

It's Skip Starbucks Life for me IDemo Aug 2013 #56

I grind my own at home, thank you very much ! steve2470 Aug 2013 #57