Starbucks to Source Coffee from China

Reuters ^ | September 4, 2007 | Reuters

[Pablo64]

No, it's made from the beans found in the civet droppings.

(It's a subtle difference, I know, but a difference none the less)

[Uncle Miltie]

"I'll have the leaded, please."

[School of Rational Thought]

I’ll have a tall latter “leaded”. ;-)

[School of Rational Thought]

I’ll have a tall latter “leaded”. ;-)

[ElkGroveDan]

I’ll have a venti, non-fat, triple, caramel latte with an extra shot of lead paint.

[dragnet2]

Communist Chinese Coffee?

I’ve never been to a Starbucks, now I never will.

[ulm1]

Boycott Chinese products.Besides ,McDonalds Coffee is better AND cheaper

[pandoraou812]

ping ...~P~

[yorkie]

Don't the CEO's read the news? This is not a smart move.

China has the most polluted lakes and rivers in the world. How do they intend to water their plants? With river water or lake water?

[chaos_5]

I can see the “taint” stories coming now....

taint, taint, taint, taint... it aint *@!!$ it aint @$$ it’s taint...

I HATE THAT WORD NOW...

ahahhaha

[samadams2000]

I hear their Soylent Green tea rocks!

[OCCASparky]

Just one more reason to avoid Starbucks.

At least it's not that coffee that monkeys eat (and crap out)...

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/k/kopiluwak.htm

[RepoGirl]

Starbucks Coffee...now fortified with lead! Mmmmmmm, lead, the tasty white metal.

ROFL! Yeah, I usually start my day with a vente unsweetened ice coffee -- but after reading this, I'm really looking forward to the extra melamine and/or antifreeze! YUM!

[Redcloak]

Roast anything long enough and it will taste like Starbucks coffee.

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

China has the most polluted lakes and rivers in the world. How do they intend to water their plants? With river water or lake water?
Man, that is so right. I remember back in 2004 I was in Shanghai, looking at the scenery and the river with my wife, when I noticed a turd floating by. Followed by more turds. Then I really started paying attention to what was in the river-yech.

[The KG9 Kid]

They’ll spray-paint the coffee beans brown and claim they roasted them.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I have a knee-jerk hostility to people who use the word “Source” instead of “Buy” or “Purchase”.

That doesn't make it wrong. Most people's instincts are right on the money.

[visualops]

How on earth can that be cost effective?

[Sparticus]

If Chinese coffee tastes like most Vietnamese coffee... bleaghth, no thanks!!! Battery acid with twice the caffeine.

[Army Air Corps]

The antifreeze will be handy on cold mornings...it’ll make it easier for you to get started. The melamine might form a nice coating in your intestines to block cholesterol absorption. Hey, it’s a healthier when you think of it that way!