No break needed, Bhairitu, I read the whole article. What was it you thought I had missed?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: I'll cut you are break that you probably didn't read the full article because it is very long. Towards the end he discussed Starbucks' issues. A week or so ago I posted an article about the disparity in pricing at Starbucks in different areas of the world and how the Chinese are paying the most. I don't think Starbucks can raise prices much further in the US without losing a lot more customers. They replaced the old fashioned espresso machines years ago with push button ones. The baristas don't even need to know how to adjust the grind for the humidity anymore because apparenlty the machine does it for them. The clover machine is pretty easy to use and they seem to get a kick out of making those drinks. But that machines is already automated as a kiosk at stores around here. Also the Keurig and it's knock offs make a pretty good brew too with little effort. A couple years back Schultz complained he needed to raise prices due t the increase in bean prices. Then the following year bean prices went down. Did he lower prices? Nope. I used to go to Starbucks daily but no longer. Can't see spending that much money. When I lived 10 miles away I actually went to an independent shop. The ones around here don't have very good grinds so I don't frequent them much. I have my own espresso machine too and make my own drinks most of the week. On 10/29/2013 05:34 AM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: OK, it's just that Starbucks has been very firm that they have no intention of replacing their baristas with robots. I suspect the "word was" from reporters who thought pretending Starbucks was considering it would grab eyeballs (or earballs, in your case). Apparently they were right. ;-) Barry actually thought Starbucks had made an announcement to that effect. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: On the radio (remember those). But I was actually searching for the article when I came across Starbucks automation page. Here is one recent story about coffee automation: http://qz.com/134661/briggo-coffee-army-of-robot-baristas-could-mean-the-end-of-starbucks-as-we-know-it/ http://qz.com/134661/briggo-coffee-army-of-robot-baristas-could-mean-the-end-of-starbucks-as-we-know-it/ On 10/28/2013 03:38 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: The word was from where/whom? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Those are probably for businesses like the place where Turq works and also probably might make sense for some convenience stores. But the word was these may also replace a baristas at some regular Starbucks. I would have to see how much a Seattle's Best machine costs. We have those a Safeways and Luckys over here. On 10/28/2013 02:20 PM, doctordumbass@... mailto:doctordumbass@... wrote: You'd really have to like coffee to buy one for personal use - 15K for the small one (164 drinks), and 19K for the bigger one - (850 drinks). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Following up on Turq's post about the automated espresso machine at work, here's Starbuck's machines: http://www.starbucksfs.com/Support/Equipment/Fully_Automated http://www.starbucksfs.com/Support/Equipment/Fully_Automated The second one can make over 850 different drinks.
