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Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

H (Yep, that's my name) — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:47:08 -0000

You're a bit young to be playing the "Cranky Old Geezer" card, aren't you, Andrew? Or was it just a slow day and you couldn't think of anything clever to whine about, so you picked on something that everyone moans about every year?

What next? Complaining about the weather and the chairs at Bingo?

You're a journo... think of something witty and original or get a real job.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

EJ — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:58:47 -0000

u guys its red cups big deal they start xmas music i love the holiday's and the red cups it just means winter is coming and know more swetey day I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND I"M GLADE THAT THEY BROUT IT OUT SO EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Kristin — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:04:26 -0000

I am a Starbucks partner ,and I do not know what store you were at, but we do not do Holiday setup until the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving,so maybe your letter has been taken in to consideration in their holiday decision making process.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Andrew Phelps — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:02:23 -0000

Tara and Aja,

Where and how did I or any of the commenters indicate a dislike of the Christmas spirit?

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Andrew Phelps — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:56:51 -0000

I guess "I will not be purchasing any Starbucks products" means nothing.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Tara — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:11:13 -0000

haha, Aja - my sentiment exactly. I love the holiday spirit, and if you don't like it, DON'T SUPPORT THEM!

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

aja — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:13:43 -0000

BAH HUMBUG!

If you losers don't want holiay music then don't drink the holiday drinks either!

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Sam Reed — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:04:34 -0000

Thank God we haven't started playing the Christmas music in my Santa Cruz store, nor do we have Red shirts this year. Huzzah.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Doubleu — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:16:38 -0000

I thought it was a way for the Godless communists to make everyone sick of Christmas.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Michael Demmons — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:25:57 -0000

"Year after year, I hear the same complaints. It's not just me."

Andrew,

I will say though, that Starbucks customers are a loyal bunch, and they will keep coming back, as you do. You may be annoyed, but you come back every time. And the Christmas music might actually bring IN customers - for a net gain, which I can't understand, but which is sadly what it's all about.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Michael Demmons — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:21:31 -0000

Dean,

A station has done that here as well. I've never understood the "all Christmas decorations must be in place by Thanksgiving" mentality of some people.

I remember as a kid in Canada, puttin gup the tree and decorating the house about a week (2 max) before Christmas. And they were always down by January 1st.

My favorite line from a TV show exemplifies how I see Christmas in America. It's from Roseanne:

Roseanne: Dan, go outside now and take down the Christmas lights

Dan: Like I got anything better to do on THanksgiving!

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Dean Esmay — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 04:58:05 -0000

Here in the Detroit area, one of the major radio stations switched to a mostly-Christmas-music format a couple of weeks ago. I was stunned.

On the other hand, I've been hearing complaints about companies bringing on Christmas stuff too early for my entire life. People were complaining about this as far back as the mid-1970s, when I was first old enough to notice the complaining (I was born in 1966). So I don't know, am I wrong, or is this really just a constant in life, that every year some companies will start ridiculously early and every year people will complain about it?

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Jenna — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:38:55 -0000

Nice Andrew.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

del — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:20:17 -0000

shut the hell up, scrooge

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Andrew Phelps — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:00:36 -0000

pRiMaL_AnOmiNiTy,

It was sarcasm used to make a point.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

oso — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:20:06 -0000

Amen Brutha.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

pRiMaL_AnOmiNiTy — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:12:45 -0000

Just a comment on the S-Bucks thing. I agree with the whole Xmas thing early.. But, they wear green aprons all the time. I believe the logo is green and White so they really dont get brownie points for the St. PAtty's ay thing for me.. :~) They wear those aprons everyday.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Julie — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:57:46 -0000

I posted a similar rant the other day. Starbucks gets the medal for being first this year and I will be tired of Christmas before Thanksgiving.

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Adam Rosko — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:14:54 -0000

The closer companies make Christmas closer to Halloween they are gradually turning 'The Spirit of Christmas' to have literal ghostly meaning.

Watch out or they're gonna get you...

... wait, I see a Starbucks down the street. A pedestrian is waking past my window, smelling and lightly sipping something out of a red cup. A gust of 60 degree wind comes in and cools my bones to a point where I am startled and awakened completely. Ghostly caffine... can't...fight it....

AH!

...whoo....

Saaaaanta Baby....

Re: Starbucks Christmas Company II

Allie — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:44:33 -0000

Ahh.

Andrew, next time I lose my mind, I'm going to call you and ask you to give it back, because we clearly share the same one.

Oh, well. We'll wait it out and when November 26th DOES come, I'll visit you and we'll play Bing Crosby Christmas songs all the live-long day.

Love, Allie