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SB is still at fault JD, hi! Even though i was refering to Starbucks' community service IN MY COUNTRY COsta Rica, (in the areas where they buy the coffee), i think that what you point out is pretty sad. SB has gotten big and they either CAN NOT or DONT WANT TO BOTHER hiring employees that...

tobacco is a whole different story totally agree with nodezone. honduran tobacco is great, as a matter of fact, my partner in the coffee farm, Antonio, has a cigar factory here in Costa Rica (soleares) and i know Honduran is an active part on his blend. He hands rolled his cigars and has...

right on indeed, nodezone is totally right, nothing wrong with being able to afford a big advertising budget. The sad part is that their great mktg effort seems to have gone down the drain, at least with the people in this thread. Matias

bottom line it pisses me off Coffe note, hi! thank you for giving me your feedback, it is really interesting. I guess bottom line is that is easy to see how much SB bothers me. Some of what you mentioned made sense, and certainly the numbers paint a funny picture, if not unbelievable. But...

Call me idealist call me a dreamer but i think if you give people the options, they will prefer the better. i have been marketing our farm's production for almost 6 years now and have a few hundred converts, specially to our Light Roast, which Americans are hardly exposed to. Upopn hearing...

can't give up yes, DAVEC, but we have to try to educate the public so they understand that what they are getting is nothing but fluff. If we don't do that, then the SB of the world will continue to thrive and the subtleties of the specialty coffees you mention will never be appreciated by more...

Blue mountain and others Here are my two cents on this: 1- Blue mountain is acknowleged to be, along with Kona and Tarrazu from Costa Rica, the best coffee in the world. 2- the problem is not with Blue mountain or Tarrazu for that matter. The problem are the irresponsible marketers (or...

I will send you samples Hey, i will gladly send you samples, we are based in Costa Rica but i would love to do it. email me at matias@downtoearthcoffee.org and i will ship some, i am willing to take the chance, if you don;t open the shop, at least you will be hooked on my product and order...

I am drooling i can not wait to get my hands in the topic. Starbucks sucks and everybody knows it but i have seen some pretty interesting views here, let me address some of them: 1- SB does not over roasts by mistake. They overroast to mask the "contribution" to the cup that their low cost...

how was it? so, how was the love buzz? sounds interesting, would love to try it too.

Jeff, hi! i just joined this forum and saw your write up from 2005. how is the business going? even though i am firm believer that no country has the exclusive in coffee quality, i have a hard time believing that coffee from Honduras could ever be as good as a good guatemalan or costa...

ABOUT your opinions of COFFEE FOOL As a farm owner/coffee producer/online marketer it was terrifying for me to see the reviews of coffee fool. Poor guys, but i guess the market place is unforgiving and to see it that clear is scary. I can understand somebody making a mistake, we have made...

Just to add to the topic, I never heard of those coffees you are mentioning but if Jackson is right and the main characteristic is high acidity, then you will enjoy my coffee. It comes from the Tarrazu region, more specifically the Dota Micro-climate and it has a high acidity because of the...

I hope this does not come too late but we do have a coffee club, check it out at [removed by Moderator]. It is truly flexible: you decide how many pounds you want, what roast, what presentation, HOW OFTEN you want it, hold orders and report alternative addresses to keep getting the coffee...