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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:47:29 PM EDT
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What's the fascination people have with this place?My daughter wanted a hot cocoa and I a coffee. The location near us is a good sized one, and the parking lot is always so full you'd think they were handing out 100- dollar bills...After close to a half hour we received our order.Coffee, coco and a cookie. Cookie was stale,coffee tasted like shit and the cocoa was basically brown water!!!They gave me a refund for the cookie,gave my daughter a second cocoa that had a "little" more chocolate flavor. So my question is,why is the place so popular??? Marketing.... |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:47:47 PM EDT
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You can open carry there.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:49:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Marketing.... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What's the fascination people have with this place?My daughter wanted a hot cocoa and I a coffee. The location near us is a good sized one, and the parking lot is always so full you'd think they were handing out 100- dollar bills...After close to a half hour we received our order.Coffee, coco and a cookie. Cookie was stale,coffee tasted like shit and the cocoa was basically brown water!!!They gave me a refund for the cookie,gave my daughter a second cocoa that had a "little" more chocolate flavor. So my question is,why is the place so popular??? Marketing.... Yup, and name (Brand) recognition...
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:49:47 PM EDT
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You can open carry there. Had my G19 concealed,maybe try again with my SLR107 across my back? 
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:50:22 PM EDT
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Frappacino
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:51:01 PM EDT
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Eff Starbucks, Coffe Bean kicks ass.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:51:18 PM EDT
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But, but, but....
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:52:11 PM EDT
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What's the fascination people have with this place?My daughter wanted a hot cocoa and I a coffee. The location near us is a good sized one, and the parking lot is always so full you'd think they were handing out 100- dollar bills...After close to a half hour we received our order.Coffee, coco and a cookie. Cookie was stale,coffee tasted like shit and the cocoa was basically brown water!!!They gave me a refund for the cookie,gave my daughter a second cocoa that had a "little" more chocolate flavor. So my question is,why is the place so popular??? Because it's still better than the dirty burnt water you get from Dunkin Donuts 
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:53:46 PM EDT
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I go there every chance I get.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:54:30 PM EDT
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Got a drive-thru one by me. Quite convenient.
Stop by maybe twice a week for some sort of a latte. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:56:39 PM EDT
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You've really never been to a Starbucks before? Wow. Hmm. Not judging.
I was always a Dunkin fan, until I moved from the Northeast. The Dunkin elsewhere in the country is terrible to me. I have found some stuff that I really like at Starbucks. A grande blonde red-eye in a venti cup is my go-to now. Fill the cup rest of the larger cup with whole milk. No sweetener. Boom. Tasty goodness. Wiiiide awake for hours. Starbucks is located just about everywhere I work, so I'm almost forced to them if I want coffee. Got their gold card since I'm gonna drink it anyway, might as well get some freebees. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:56:40 PM EDT
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If you ain't had one of their eggnog lattes you ain't living right. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:57:26 PM EDT
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Because it's still better than the dirty burnt water you get from Dunkin Donuts And every DD I have ever been into is absolutely painful to place an order. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:57:53 PM EDT
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Their coffee is ass.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 6:58:42 PM EDT
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The bacon gouda breakfast sandwiches kick ass
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:02:02 PM EDT
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You've really never been to a Starbucks before? Wow. Hmm. Not judging. I was always a Dunkin fan, until I moved from the Northeast. The Dunkin elsewhere in the country is terrible to me. I have found some stuff that I really like at Starbucks. A grande blonde red-eye in a venti cup is my go-to now. Fill the cup rest of the larger cup with whole milk. No sweetener. Boom. Tasty goodness. Wiiiide awake for hours. Starbucks is located just about everywhere I work, so I'm almost forced to them if I want coffee. Got their gold card since I'm gonna drink it anyway, might as well get some freebees. Stuff does have some caffeine in it, but it is some of the worst tasting coffee I've ever drank. Normally I drink coffee med-strong black, can't drink that crap black. Not only does it taste bad, it irritates my stomach. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:02:33 PM EDT
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when i was single, chicks in yoga pants now good coffee and i am friends with the baristas
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:02:59 PM EDT
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DD in my AO is GTG.
KK as well. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:03:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:05:34 PM EDT
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What's the fascination people have with this place?My daughter wanted a hot cocoa and I a coffee. The location near us is a good sized one, and the parking lot is always so full you'd think they were handing out 100- dollar bills...After close to a half hour we received our order.Coffee, coco and a cookie. Cookie was stale,coffee tasted like shit and the cocoa was basically brown water!!!They gave me a refund for the cookie,gave my daughter a second cocoa that had a "little" more chocolate flavor. So my question is,why is the place so popular??? lol Jesus why do write like that? |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:05:55 PM EDT
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I went in there once and asked for a regular coffee, they looked at me like I was from Mars. What I was given was a poor excuse for coffee and I have never returned.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:06:27 PM EDT
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Frappacino Fappacino |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:06:29 PM EDT
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I hate Starbucks with a passion. People feel trendy and hip when they spend their 7.50 on a coffee then sit there with their fucking MacBook.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:08:24 PM EDT
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I hate Starbucks with a passion. People feel trendy and hip when they spend their 7.50 on a coffee then sit there with their fucking MacBook. actually, i pay like 2 dollars for a venti blonde roast and when i get a latte, it's about 3. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:09:09 PM EDT
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Stuff does have some caffeine in it, but it is some of the worst tasting coffee I've ever drank. Normally I drink coffee med-strong black, can't drink that crap black. Not only does it taste bad, it irritates my stomach. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You've really never been to a Starbucks before? Wow. Hmm. Not judging. I was always a Dunkin fan, until I moved from the Northeast. The Dunkin elsewhere in the country is terrible to me. I have found some stuff that I really like at Starbucks. A grande blonde red-eye in a venti cup is my go-to now. Fill the cup rest of the larger cup with whole milk. No sweetener. Boom. Tasty goodness. Wiiiide awake for hours. Starbucks is located just about everywhere I work, so I'm almost forced to them if I want coffee. Got their gold card since I'm gonna drink it anyway, might as well get some freebees. Stuff does have some caffeine in it, but it is some of the worst tasting coffee I've ever drank. Normally I drink coffee med-strong black, can't drink that crap black. Not only does it taste bad, it irritates my stomach. It's tough to try and respond here. Sbux sells Single Origin coffees from almost every region across the world for CPG.. . . they sell Reserve coffees which are made by some of the best farmers on the planet and only produced seasonally in small batches. . . and they sell various types of blondes, darks, and breakfast blends. The Espresso machines are sourced from Switzerland and the Brewers are from Bunn. Please tell me what you'd do differently? Personally I think it's more trendy and hipsterish to hate on Starbucks than actually go there. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:09:56 PM EDT
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people don't go there for hot chocolate
they go there for double espresso half caff whip crème triple berry chocolate caramel nutmeg with 1/4 crème and a cherry on top |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:11:06 PM EDT
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The bacon gouda breakfast sandwiches kick ass Made properly it would, but the bacon-flavored paper on that sandwich leaves much to be desired. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:16:24 PM EDT
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Pike place roast, black, is still better than gas station coffee. Dunkin donut coffee is watered down shit too.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:21:21 PM EDT
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people don't go there for hot chocolate they go there for double espresso half caff whip crème triple berry chocolate caramel nutmeg with 1/4 crème and a cherry on top I go for their hot chocolate. Yum! Makes McD's taste like something powdered. That being said, I don't like Starbuck's coffee. Or I should say, my stomach doesn't like it. I can take McD's coffee. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:27:23 PM EDT
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So you say it's always busy eh ?
They're always busy around here too Apparently all those people are wrong. 
I happen to love it !! 
Vanilla latte- hot or iced, Pike's place, breakfast blend etc etc
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:31:49 PM EDT
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It's tough to try and respond here. Sbux sells Single Origin coffees from almost every region across the world for CPG.. . . they sell Reserve coffees which are made by some of the best farmers on the planet and only produced seasonally in small batches. . . and they sell various types of blondes, darks, and breakfast blends. The Espresso machines are sourced from Switzerland and the Brewers are from Bunn. Please tell me what you'd do differently? Personally I think it's more trendy and hipsterish to hate on Starbucks than actually go there. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You've really never been to a Starbucks before? Wow. Hmm. Not judging. I was always a Dunkin fan, until I moved from the Northeast. The Dunkin elsewhere in the country is terrible to me. I have found some stuff that I really like at Starbucks. A grande blonde red-eye in a venti cup is my go-to now. Fill the cup rest of the larger cup with whole milk. No sweetener. Boom. Tasty goodness. Wiiiide awake for hours. Starbucks is located just about everywhere I work, so I'm almost forced to them if I want coffee. Got their gold card since I'm gonna drink it anyway, might as well get some freebees. Stuff does have some caffeine in it, but it is some of the worst tasting coffee I've ever drank. Normally I drink coffee med-strong black, can't drink that crap black. Not only does it taste bad, it irritates my stomach. It's tough to try and respond here. Sbux sells Single Origin coffees from almost every region across the world for CPG.. . . they sell Reserve coffees which are made by some of the best farmers on the planet and only produced seasonally in small batches. . . and they sell various types of blondes, darks, and breakfast blends. The Espresso machines are sourced from Switzerland and the Brewers are from Bunn. Please tell me what you'd do differently? Personally I think it's more trendy and hipsterish to hate on Starbucks than actually go there. They should be using Sham Wows from Germany. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:32:06 PM EDT
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actually, i pay like 2 dollars for a venti blonde roast and when i get a latte, it's about 3. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hate Starbucks with a passion. People feel trendy and hip when they spend their 7.50 on a coffee then sit there with their fucking MacBook. actually, i pay like 2 dollars for a venti blonde roast and when i get a latte, it's about 3. OK I'm a hick, never been to Starbucks. What the hell is a latte? |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:32:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I went in there once and asked for a regular coffee, they looked at me like I was from Mars. What I was given was a poor excuse for coffee and I have never returned. Same here the faggy guy behind the counter wouldn't give me any coffee unless I said venti or whatever the stupid code word they use the cup size. I don't want an Italian lesson, I just wanted a cup of coffee. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:37:18 PM EDT
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OK I'm a hick, never been to Starbucks. What the hell is a latte? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hate Starbucks with a passion. People feel trendy and hip when they spend their 7.50 on a coffee then sit there with their fucking MacBook. actually, i pay like 2 dollars for a venti blonde roast and when i get a latte, it's about 3. OK I'm a hick, never been to Starbucks. What the hell is a latte? frothed milk, espresso and flavor of your choice. get a carmel or a vanilla machiatto (spelling). i am surviving christmas because of starbucks |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:38:30 PM EDT
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OK I'm a hick, never been to Starbucks. What the hell is a latte? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hate Starbucks with a passion. People feel trendy and hip when they spend their 7.50 on a coffee then sit there with their fucking MacBook. actually, i pay like 2 dollars for a venti blonde roast and when i get a latte, it's about 3. OK I'm a hick, never been to Starbucks. What the hell is a latte? Espresso with milk. A mocha is a chocolate latte. Of course, I don't know what espresso is, aside from strong coffee like beverage. I like a mocha now and then. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:38:48 PM EDT
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triple espresso. end of order..
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:39:09 PM EDT
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Go to Panera for great cocoa.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:40:05 PM EDT
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They actually put out pretty decent coffee IMO. I don't know what the cafes are doing, I just buy coffee beans.
I'm guessing that a lot of their coffee drinks are just carriers for flavored sugar syrup. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:40:22 PM EDT
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You don't like it. Doesn't mean the rest of us have to hate it.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:41:32 PM EDT
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Because it's still better than the dirty burnt water you get from Dunkin Donuts Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's the fascination people have with this place?My daughter wanted a hot cocoa and I a coffee. The location near us is a good sized one, and the parking lot is always so full you'd think they were handing out 100- dollar bills...After close to a half hour we received our order.Coffee, coco and a cookie. Cookie was stale,coffee tasted like shit and the cocoa was basically brown water!!!They gave me a refund for the cookie,gave my daughter a second cocoa that had a "little" more chocolate flavor. So my question is,why is the place so popular??? Because it's still better than the dirty burnt water you get from Dunkin Donuts This. Because the coffee actually tastes like coffee and has caffeine in it. It may never be the best coffee you get but it's the same every time. You can't really judge it during the holiday rush anyways. I've never had to stand in lone for a half hour. Plus for the price of a cup of coffee and free refills you can play online for free. You can probably do that at home, but on rainy or cold winter days it's nice to get out and about and have a change of scenery. That's why I like it, |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:43:13 PM EDT
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FPNI
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:43:37 PM EDT
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Startbucks coffee is ok, its a step up from wa-wa or dunkin donuts.
there are many other roasters out there that have coffee that is far, far better.. two of my favorite new ones are "Kick Ass Dark" from kicking horse coffee company and Death Wish Coffees.. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:46:30 PM EDT
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Starbucks is over priced gas station coffee.
Peet's is the place to go.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:47:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/21/2014 7:50:33 PM EDT
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Starbucks is over priced gas station coffee. Peet's is the place to go. I think you may be on to something here, but I can't recall ever seeing one ETA: Peet's is probably the best coffee that I know of, but I'm fairly unsophisticated |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 8:35:15 PM EDT
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Down here, we have CC's (Community Coffee). It's a coffee shop based upon a very popular coffee in south Louisiana. They branched into coffee shops, but Starbucks are putting the hurt on their shops. But, their bagged coffee is still THE coffee down here. Their coffee shops do not have the Starbucks "we are better than you because we appreciate good coffee" vibe.
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Posted: 12/21/2014 8:41:16 PM EDT
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I do miss the DD's of the Northeast...They're few and far between here, and they sure do suck balls compared to the ones I'm used to as well.Best coffee I've had down here's come from a Golden Pantry gas station believe or not
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Posted: 12/21/2014 8:51:41 PM EDT
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So my question is,why is the place so popular??? Conspicuous consumption. It's sort of the white girl equivalent of bling rims for your car and gold chains and crap like that. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 8:52:25 PM EDT
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You can open carry there. I think they reneged on that. The liberals heaped so much crap on them for supporting OC that they changed their position. |
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Posted: 12/21/2014 8:53:10 PM EDT
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Not my first choice if I want coffee.
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