Starbucks

[BoulderSooner]

To be fair, I just looked online: Starbuck's short (8oz) Caffe Americano (this looks to be their most basic coffee) is $3.85 while Wendy's small (assume 8 oz, but doesn't say) hot coffee is $1.19. This does make Starbucks 224% more than Wendy's (McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts wouldn't tell me the price without the app). Panera was $2.79 for a regular (16 oz), so 38% more for twice as much.

americano is a mixed coffee .... just drip coffee at starbucks .. (8oz) is 2.55 .. mcdonalds is 1.00 dunkin is 1.89 (for smalls at each)

[bamarsha]

americano is a mixed coffee .... just drip coffee at starbucks .. (8oz) is 2.55 .. mcdonalds is 1.00 dunkin is 1.89 (for smalls at each)

Thanks. I do not like coffee at all, so was not familiar with Americano (McD's has it also and it looked like the most basic at both websites). I also checked Scooter's (seem to be a specialized coffee shop like Starbucks) and their small brewed coffee is $1.00.

It does look like Starbuck is the most expensive coffee around (at least of the "readily available" places).

[OkieBerto]

To be fair, I just looked online: Starbuck's short (8oz) Caffe Americano (this looks to be their most basic coffee) is $3.85 while Wendy's small (assume 8 oz, but doesn't say) hot coffee is $1.19. This does make Starbucks 224% more than Wendy's (McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts wouldn't tell me the price without the app). Panera was $2.79 for a regular (16 oz), so 38% more for twice as much.

An Americano is made with an Espresso shot, most places do two shots. You are not paying for drip coffee when you order an espresso shot or an Americano. Drip coffee will always be super cheap because it costs little to nothing to make.

[gjl]

We just buy Starbucks Cafe Verona dark ground coffee at Sam's and make it at home. Starbucks coffee in the stores will be higher priced than other brands.