Comment Summary

What's your favorite Starbucks alternative?
#	Response Date	Other:
1.	8/14/2008 6:44:00 AM	Just their (McDonalds) iced coffee... not the hot icky stuff.
2.	8/14/2008 6:47:00 AM	Also, Caribou Coffee
3.	8/14/2008 7:57:00 AM	Caribou Coffee does a great job around this area (I live in Iowa).
4.	8/14/2008 8:39:00 AM	authentic Italian coffee
5.	8/14/2008 9:38:00 AM	Panera is a better meeting place and their food is good. I make better coffee at home than Starbucks does.
6.	8/14/2008 9:39:00 AM	Costa Coffee
7.	8/14/2008 10:54:00 AM	I think McDonald's entry into the coffee category really hurt Starbucks...badge value isn't there w/McD's, but the price/quality value is.
8.	8/14/2008 10:58:00 AM	I live in the UK - so I love Dunkin Donuts in the US, but they're gone from this market. We have Caffe Nero, great coffee if you're ever over here!
9.	8/14/2008 11:01:00 AM	Local coffee shops are favored when I'm "out for coffee". Tim Horton's is reliable when I'm on the road and want coffee in a hurry.
10.	8/14/2008 11:51:00 AM	Biggby's, right around the corner from our house, or Caribou, just down the street from my 'standard' Starbucks, and also offering outdoor seating.
11.	8/14/2008 12:01:00 PM	In Louisville, that's Heine Bros. and Java Brewing. But hey, White Castle has a great "traditional" coffee that rivals McDonalds. So does Krispy Kreme!
12.	8/14/2008 12:09:00 PM	It's Starbucks coffee anyway; it's all we buy!
13.	8/14/2008 12:10:00 PM	Panera
14.	8/14/2008 12:21:00 PM	Favorite and most convenient are two different things. I will not drive past a Dunkin Donuts to get to my favorite.
15.	8/14/2008 12:24:00 PM	My niece & her husband have a coffee plantation in Africa, she has a roasting business & coffee shop in S. Carolina. I get all my coffee from her so I prefer my "homemade" brew because of the quality of coffee I use.
16.	8/14/2008 12:26:00 PM	Peet's
17.	8/14/2008 12:40:00 PM	Tea! Water!
18.	8/14/2008 12:44:00 PM	I don't really have one. Most of the chains listed above provide a very different experience and product than Starbucks. Not necessarily better or worse - just different.
19.	8/14/2008 12:51:00 PM	Caribou!
20.	8/14/2008 12:52:00 PM	Dancing Goats, Decatur, GA. Owned by Batdorf Bronson.
21.	8/14/2008 12:55:00 PM	I'd switch to Caribou in a minute if there was one in my neighborhood. Its not that they offer a better ambiance, but I have always liked their offering better when I've encountered their shops on vacation or in airports.
22.	8/14/2008 12:55:00 PM	Caribou
23.	8/14/2008 1:14:00 PM	I don't go anywhere other than starbucks
24.	8/14/2008 1:17:00 PM	consistency of specialty drinks is not as good from one Starbucks to another than it used to be. The baristas need more training.
25.	8/14/2008 1:21:00 PM	water
26.	8/14/2008 1:27:00 PM	Caribou Coffee
27.	8/14/2008 1:28:00 PM	Caribou Coffee
28.	8/14/2008 1:36:00 PM	There is a no alternative.
29.	8/14/2008 1:44:00 PM	Caribou Coffee
30.	8/14/2008 1:47:00 PM	Caribou
31.	8/14/2008 1:57:00 PM	In Toronto, Balzac's coffee, a local chain. In the US, Peet's.
32.	8/14/2008 1:58:00 PM	Peet's
33.	8/14/2008 2:00:00 PM	Caribou sometimes
34.	8/14/2008 2:17:00 PM	IF I was a java junkie, I would most likely visit McD's for my joe.
35.	8/14/2008 2:27:00 PM	Shipley's Donuts.
36.	8/14/2008 2:31:00 PM	Caribou Coffee
37.	8/14/2008 2:32:00 PM	because they have good coffee. it's all about the coffee
38.	8/14/2008 2:38:00 PM	I am a DD girl- I like the taste better, the price better and the simplicity of ordering
39.	8/14/2008 2:42:00 PM	with local coffee shop a close second but I can't afford to hang at coffee shops more than 1-2 times per month. Homemade is best.
40.	8/14/2008 2:43:00 PM	Tullys
41.	8/14/2008 2:50:00 PM	I like to support the local businesses, those that know customer service!
42.	8/14/2008 2:59:00 PM	The only coffee product I'll buy from Mac's is regular coffee with cream. It's good.
43.	8/14/2008 3:28:00 PM	CoffeeWorks is just yummy and the new shop Sargent's is awesome.
44.	8/14/2008 3:43:00 PM	or local coffee shop or Dunkin Donuts which IS local in this region
45.	8/14/2008 3:46:00 PM	Caribou (how do you not have that listed? I mean, Wendy's? seriously?)
46.	8/14/2008 3:48:00 PM	Caribou
47.	8/14/2008 4:00:00 PM	Peet's
48.	8/14/2008 4:02:00 PM	At least I can use my own cup at home!
49.	8/14/2008 4:07:00 PM	And I use Starbucks at home although I can no longer get the big/club bags since Sam's Club stopped carrying the brand.
50.	8/14/2008 4:12:00 PM	Surprisingly - McDonalds has captured my morning coffee dollars. An associate at work kept showing up with coffee and brought me one. It was really good - and so much more for only $2.50!
51.	8/14/2008 4:14:00 PM	Peet's
52.	8/14/2008 4:19:00 PM	I really like the DD coffee.
53.	8/14/2008 4:19:00 PM	VERY Local
54.	8/14/2008 4:28:00 PM	But McDonald's has a great cup of coffee too. It's about the only thing I go there for. That and an egg mcmuffin.
55.	8/14/2008 4:28:00 PM	Peets and Royal Ground
56.	8/14/2008 4:40:00 PM	Caribou
57.	8/14/2008 4:52:00 PM	Cup O Joe
58.	8/14/2008 4:53:00 PM	Dunkin Donuts is less expensive, faster and typically more convenience. D&D has more stores (@4) than Starbucks in our town.
59.	8/14/2008 5:04:00 PM	Peet's.
60.	8/14/2008 5:39:00 PM	Panera
61.	8/14/2008 6:01:00 PM	in Canada - Second Cup
62.	8/14/2008 6:51:00 PM	Peets is actually better, just less convenient to my office
63.	8/14/2008 8:00:00 PM	Illy Cafe coffee brewed at home
64.	8/14/2008 8:03:00 PM	Better coffee, lower prices, but no seating.
65.	8/14/2008 8:11:00 PM	Caribou
66.	8/14/2008 8:49:00 PM	Local coffee shop is more personable, more knowledgeable, has better quality control and has better, fresher coffee, which Starbucks no longer has.
67.	8/14/2008 8:56:00 PM	Caribou
68.	8/14/2008 11:16:00 PM	Peets, Coffee Bean
69.	8/15/2008 12:31:00 AM	Whole Foods coffee bar
70.	8/15/2008 3:02:00 AM	Peets or Whole Foods
71.	8/15/2008 5:20:00 AM	The Juice Stop
72.	8/15/2008 7:10:00 AM	Roasterie Cafe, Latte Land
73.	8/15/2008 12:32:00 PM	McDonald's is getting much better at producing a reasonably robust coffee. And Tim Hortons coffee if weak and rather than raise price they shrank the size of everything. They've lost me to McD's.
74.	8/15/2008 5:37:00 PM	Einstein's Bagels
75.	8/15/2008 8:21:00 PM	Nespresso
76.	8/15/2008 9:45:00 PM	Costa Coffee
77.	8/16/2008 12:04:00 AM	Seattle's Best
78.	8/16/2008 1:39:00 AM	Borders, Panera Bread
79.	8/16/2008 11:42:00 AM	any small gourmet coffee shop
80.	8/18/2008 2:22:00 PM	Caribou Coffee rocks!
81.	8/18/2008 2:34:00 PM	Caribou Coffee
82.	8/18/2008 3:25:00 PM	Local
83.	8/18/2008 8:16:00 PM	coffee plant--local shop, costs less, gluten free pastries, recycles etc